Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-23

' hlIfduN HdU I'Hutttu EI'ul E'lNl'N IL
weakening the enemy by enormous
| losses. Thanks to the sufficient mum
| Der OF bridges and the manner in
! which the roads led out. all troops des
tined to take the offensive We're safely
on the right bank OF the river on the
morning of September LIST. The enemy
did not occupy our abandoned advanc'
ed positions until the evening of Sep
tender list when they opened an artil
/ lery fire on I.iaoyang. No trophies OF
| war fell into the hands of the enemy,
Movement Against kuroki.
Il adopted the following plan OF
operations: Having crossed to the
| right bank of the river the army had
lage of Sykwantun and heights near
the Ientai mines, which II was intend.
ed to occupy with all our detachments.
composed of thirteen battalions. TAX.
ing the position near Sykwantun as a
pivot, It was intended that the army
effect movement to flank the Japan.
csc positions, which extended from the
Taitse river, near the village of Kwan.
tun. toward the Yentai collieries. or.
fensive operations began when all the
troops had taken up their allotted posi-.
lions.
The night of September list the
commander of the corps on the right
flank sent dispatch stating that. the
Japanese having taken the offensive
and advanced to and occupied the dis.
trict northwestward Of our SYLVAN.
tun position, which was OF great i'm.
! portance to us. the Russian regiment
: holding the district was forced to re.
tire, and ! was Obliged TO change my
plans in order to Ictake tho lost ground
the following day. 1t was not until the
evening of September I'd that the en-.
tire mountain village Of Sykwantun
was in our hands. At first our attacks
did not succeed. but the fighting was
continued with undated yigor even
after darkness had set in. We repeat.
cdly gained possession of the heights,
but were finally compelled to withdraw
temporarily Many of our dctach.
ments became mixed up. and in the
disorder unity OF command was rem
dcred very difficult. Leaders OF indi
vidual detachments, however, contln
uod the attacks time after time, and al
last succeeded In occupying the desir
cd position, thereby attaining the OBJ
jcct of the operations on our RICH,
flank.
Where the Plans Failed.
AS soon as the left flank In the vi
entity OF the Yentai mines, on Scptem
Der I'd COrlolf's detaChmenU. occupied
the heights to the north OF the mines
holding a strong position facing south
he opened fire with two batteries and
engaged the enemy In an artillery
duel. Orlon's right flank was theI
four miles from the left flank and the
remainder of the army. In order e
aid our troops holding positions neal
Sykwantun, Orlof sent part of his
force from the hills and attacked til,
enemy in the direction OF the village o.
Sakhomoon. This movement was car
ried out In corn fields. Our men me
with frontal and a flank fire. and. los
Ing their bearings in the corn fields
began to retire. The troops remain
Ing In the hills also retired westward
by that time Orloff's detachmen
was within mile and third Of on
other forces. Orion himself wa
wounded, as also was General Fomip
who subsequently died.
AFTER the evacuation of the position
which had been intended to serve as
, base for our attack, the Japanese eN
tended northward and occupied tn
whole range OF hills and the Yenta
mines. SamsOnoff's sotnia of Cos
, sacks dismounted and defended gu
positions with the utmost courage, bu
were gradually driven back.
Retreat to Mukden.
The enemy was now established i
an extremely strong position on tn
hills, and II would have been too hal
ardous for our left flank to attac
them, in view Of the losses sustaine
In the previous five days. We Their,
fore withdrew to the village of Taller
: ko and decided to retire to MukdeI
the retreat being accomplished o
. September It'll, The evacuation c
| Liaoyang began and was concluded til
morning of September 18th. All on
equipment was removed and there wa
, no time to save the commissariat r,
u saryas which Wara suflip ipnt In las