The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-09
THE GLOOM DEEPENs.
Russians Find NO Comfort in the La
test Dispatches.

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test Dispatches.
ST. Petersburg May g (S.38 a. m.).-
Two official dispatches. calculated to
increase the depression existing among
an circles i'm Russia. were given out
last night From the point of view Of
The progress Of the campaign the most
important is that regarding the cap
JuTe by the Japanese, without oppO-
sion, OF Feug Wang Cheug on May 6.
The second gives details concerning the
killed, wounded and missing among the
troops under the command of Lieu
tenant General LassaIitCh. as the re-
suit OF the fighting on the YaIu. the
number of which totals 2,5S7 officers
and men.
General kuropatkin forwarded "a mes
sage from Lieutenant General Zassa-
itch, who had been left iu command
of the column retiring from Feng
Il Wang CheHE. which describes the
movements of the enemy I'm connection
rith the occupation Of the town.
Caused No Surprise.
The Information caused no surprise
60 the officials, who had already been
advised of the decision that no attempt
would De made 10 hold Feng Wang
Chcug, the superiority of the Japanese
81 all fighting arms rusuriuE "a disas-
Therefore General HaSsalitch was
given orders that there should be no
night of the rear guard.
The Russians left while General Ku-
loki was making his disposition Tor
big battle.
The Japanese approached from two
directions along The main road and uu
The valley. placing batteries So as To
command the town. This procedure
d
That the entire japanese plan OF one
cation had been thoroughly prepared
1 nd that every division commander
Et.ew exactly what he should do.
Russians Puzzled.
Vow that General Ruroki is cStab-
li-hed at Feng Wang Cheng the Rus
slams are puzzled as to what move he
viii make next. The fact that ne sent
Two companies to Daliandiapu Ts0.
ran miles northeast OF Feug Wang
thcng Indicated mis- purpose TO proceed
along this road To Ting Chan Glen.
Nnety miles north from where he
would march due west TO Lao Yang
Iais would permit am effective Haukiug
movement, but it IS not considered Z
probable. the likelihood being that he
viii move along the road by which the
Russians retreated toward Lao Yang /
This roal branches off at Chats-Chaug (
forty miles westward OF Feng Wang
theug, and continues almost directly /
west ~ Hal Cheng, which was cap
tured By the Japanese during the chi
nO-Japanese war. A march ON this .
place would compel the evacuation of I
New Ghuaug. as the force there would I
be On danger Of destruction or of being
subjected To a siege by the armies con-
Nerins from Hei Cheng and the
southern part Of the Lao Tuug PENN f.
Euis-
Evacuation Probable.
There is no confirmation up to the
present 20 the report that Russians are
"a eparlng 10 eVacuate New Chuaug
iflt Few would be surprised il Id
Should turn out 10 be correct.
me erect OF march along the road I
20 Ha1 Cheug would be TO place a bso-
lElelE ln the control of the Japanese
ell Manchuria between the vain and
the Lao Tung peninsula. with the ex
ceptloh oI Port Arthur. The Russians
admit thaC at this stage Of the war fbe
Japanese control the territory mem
tiOie1' me t,ussAy Invalid. the army
organ, making this concession The ra
manner OF the press is silent
only one afternoon paper referred TO
ne aDanoonmeht Of Feng Wang Cheng.
IucAed away ln 2 corner III that papgr
q as small item saying that the posr
office and telegraph office SIT that ft3fnt
we're closed.
Where General Kuropatkin.s main
force IS now stationed has not been
tnncunced. though General Lassalltch