The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-13
|L|A0-YANC WAS
. A GRAND VICTORY
Military Critics Loud ia Their
Praise 'of japanese skin
PLANS or kUROPATKlH
FOR THE BIG BATTLE WERE or
INCREDIBLE MAGNITUDE,
SHOWING THAT HE
THOUGHT HE COULD
WIN.

BY the Associated Press.
| General Kuroki's Headquarters in
| the Field Near Liao-Yang, Sept. S.
| Deiayed) The battle Of Lao Yang
was q magnificent victory of which
the Japanese have great reasons to
be proud, although they were unable
70 realize their hopes OF another Se-
dan
/ The execution Of a campaign by the
Japanese upon such vast scale
against an army probably their SUI
perior In numbers and possessing
more modern guns OF greater calibro
and range than theirs and establishes
behind Notifications of great com.
pietcness and unprecedented extent
and directed by skillful commanders.
excites the highest admiration Of mil
! itary critics
kuRoPATklN THOUGHT
He WOULD WIN.
1t Is unquestloned that at Liao-Yang.
Knropatkin expected to return the tide
Of war against the Japanese. II
| would now appear that the fighting OF
| the past few weehs--since the failure
Of the Russian movement sOuth-was
not expected 10 be decisive, but was
a series Of preliminary operations con-
Quoted for the purpose of harassin6
the Japanese and gaining time for IL
crucial struggle.
Foreign military observers with
Japanese army find convincing
donces that kurOpatkin planned ~
defeat the japanese armies In deti n
and then dispatch powerful cdIun&
south for the relief Of Port Artha.
and they are Of the opinion that wissS
the thirteen ,iivisionseat his command
Kuropatkin could have accomplished
this had the quality Of his officers and
soldiers equalled that OF the Japanese.
BUT kuRoPATkiN HETREATED
Not until the night Of seps, srd. az
ter five days OF continuous battle, did
the Russians take the first steps Of re-
treat. With an almost unfordable and
wide river at his back and strong
force of Japanese opposing him In the
rear and on his flank. Kuropatkin was
able 10 withdraw his army without
losing q single gun.
One result OF this battle has been
to give The Japanese much higher
opinion Of the abilities OF their anfag.
onists than the exhibitions ia the Yalu
river and elsewhere compelled them
to entertain Today the Japanese
army Is self-posJessed, and II has in
dulged In no demonstrations Of re.
joicing.
RUSSIANS MADE BIG PREP
ARATIoNs AT LlAo-YANG.
The work done by the Russians in
the noighborhood of Lao
Yang to be the theater of battle Is
Of incredible magnitude. In addition
to extensive fortiflcatIons ON the south
side Of Taitse river. there were prac-
ticalIy three lines OF defenses for the
protection OF the eastern approaches
10 the railroad, which In themselves
constituted a formidable battle arena.
The fighting was carried right up to
he railroad line. but Notwithstanding
he fact that the Japanese shelled the
ast trains which left Llao-Yang ON
he way 10 Mukden. IL was impossible
or them TO intercept the Russian
'car.guard.
TERRIBLE PICTURE OF WAR.
The area north OF the river which
vas fought over by the contendIne
Irmies presents terrible picture o,
he results OF war. Fields are strewn
With hundreds of lines OF trenches and
marking successive stages OF retreat
md crematory fires are yet burning
nd searching parties are bringing in
apanese bodies. Graves Of Russian
oldlcrs can be seen al every turn.
omc dug by comrades and others by
apanese.
on ono hill side Is . eToup OF two
r three hundred graves marked BY
Dugh sticks Many bodies remained
in the high grain. and
n odor Of decomposition iils the air.
locks Of crows hover about and hun
reds Of Chinese dogs roam the
elds.