The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-09-08

The two great armies that we're Joined
in battle with the center at Lao ang,
last week, kept up desperate battle
until Russian troops were obliged to fall
back. This kuropatkin did gradually
and in order showing his mastery abil-
ity to extricate his army from disaster
amounting to humiliation or capture.
On Sunday at Toxic dispatch from
the scene of action stated that Lao
Yang fell completely in the hands of
the Japanese at O'clock that morning,
that the Japanese casualties were be-
leved to be heavy and that nothing was
known to the Japanese concerning con-
ditions on the right bank of the 1aitse
river
1t was reported in st. Petersburg,
Sunday, that Kuropatkin had arrived at
Tiehing, which is ten miles north of
Yentai and Is miles south of Mukden.
On September 4th, Emperor Nicholas
received telegram from General Kuro-
patkin asking for immediate dispatch to
the Far East of the Sixth Army corps.
dispatch dated, Sept. 8, says that
fourteen regiments will leave Toxic dur
ing the week to replace tho losses out
side Port Arthur which alone are esti-
mated at rs, 900.
Dispatches published on Tuesday
morning were to the effect that the
forces of Kuropstkin and Oyams were
racing for Nukdsn. This is indicated
in report forwarded by Kuropatkin,
who says that his retreat 10 being CON
Quoted in perfect order, though the
Japanese ON Sunday repeatedly attack
ed his rear, and continued the attack
until, Monday. The united Russian
forces were north of Yentai, a station
on the railway about ton miles north
east of Laio Yang. They were pushing
on to kukden TO which the bulk of the
Japanese forces was marching direct,
after having swnrmsd across the Taitse
river. A strong Japanese fanking
column was about 80 miles northeast of
Lao Yang and was trying to get be-
tween the Russian forces and Mukdsn.
brief despatch from hukdsn says
that preparations for the evacuation of
that place were proceeding. This Ie-
port, if well founded, as pointed out in
the Associated Press ST Petersburg dss-
patches, would mean the abandonment
of the whole of southern Aanchuria and
the winding up of the present campaign.
and including September A, at 10000
This is considered to be a very conserva.
tive figue. The loss to the Japanese
probably will be very much larger,
owing to their position as attackers
Kuropatkin says nothing regarding the
loss of guns, but is probably that some
of the heavier emplaced guns at Lao
Yang had to be abandoned. There is
M nj in ha hot
patkin has been wounded or that Lieu
tenant General Lineyitch is moving to
his support General Lihevitch is still
at VladIvostok.
Careful inquiries IN official and diplo.
matte quarters at London establish the
fact that no hope prevails of the termi-
nation of the war at this moment as a
result of the series of victories obtained
by the japanese at Lao Yang. There
has been no interchange of official views
by the neutral European governm snts
What discussion has occurred has been
entirely personal and has led to no re-
suits, even to the extent of paving the
way to mediation. Russia feels, &C
cording to statements made in Russian
diplomatic circles, that she cannot afford
to accept peace until she has completely
indicated her military prestige, there
by reassertng her influence in central
and far eastern Asia.
At St. Petersburg it is stated that the
bulk of the Russian Nanchurian army
is near hukden, where it now appears
Gen. Kuropatkin has been since Mon
day. His troops, it is understood, are
not entering the city but are taking up
prepared positions around Nukden
While there is no specific information on
this point. the general staff bellows that
only a small rear guard is in the neigh
borhood of Yental No further fighting
of importance is expected south of Muk-
den. The critical stage is regarded as
having passed and the announcement
was made, Wednesday that the war
Off CO will no longer give out two bulle-
tins each day.
Generals Kurori and Kuropatkin have
been marching northward along parallel
lines, both armies being greatly hamper
cd by heavy roads, the Japanese in
rough region and the Russians along
fiat country, but harrassed by the high
Chinese corn, which prevented march
ing on the aide of the main roads.
There has been constant fighting at the
Russian rear and along the eastern
wing, but so far as known by the war
office nothing of Importance las &C.
CURED since the retreat began
There are no recent developme nts of
Importance at Port Arthur.