The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-15
KUROPATK|NSENDS
OFFICIAL REPORT
OrlOff'S RIunder at Yentai Lost
Battle of Liao.Yang
RUSSIAN LOSS 1900
DESPERATE FIGHT AT TALIENkO
--GEN, FoMiN KILLED
TELLS or RETREAT TO
MUkDEN.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 14.--Gen. Ku
ropatkins official report sets at rest
the alarmist stories of the loss OF
guns, cutting off of divisions and the
death or capture of prominent com
manders, which have been freely cir.
culating here.
The report enters at considerable
detail into the various phases of the
battle of Liao-Yang and entirely bears
out the declaration of the Associated
Press at the time thar General OrlOff's
failure to hold the vital Position at
Yen-Tai mines was responsible for
the breaking down of the whole of
Kuropatkin's plan of battle and turn
cd a potential victory into defeat
The manner in which the retreat was
carried out in the face of the terrible
condition of the country and the de
termined pressure of the japanese
armies does much TO restore Kuropat.
kins prestige in military circles.
The report dwelling upon the ter
rible difficulties during the retreat al
Liao-Yang from the positions ON the
southern front. particularizes an
event when twentyfour horses and
whole company of infantry harnessed
to single gun were not able to move
the gun from the quagmire.
TnIRIITE Tn TILE TDnnnc
Gen. kuropatkin pays an especial
tribute to the bravery of the troops TO
whom was set the task of recaptur-
ing Sykwantun hills on the north
bank of the Taitse river.
The engagement on the night of
September was productive of some
OF the most severe fighting of the
whole battle. 1t was practically
company commanders fight, com.
mands becoming separated in the |
darkness and Independent units act. |
ina upon their own initiative with the |
one subject of carrying ont the com |
manders' orders to retake the heights. |
The necessity of re-taking Sylvan
tun heights formed the first rank in
Kuropatkin's plan and lost him
whole day, Sept. 2. and thus delayed |
the launching of the blow against Ku.
roki, and when the Russians had just
regained a foothold on the coveted
position, Orloff's failure to hold the
Japanese advance against the Yen.
Tai mines threatened the movement
of Kuropatkin on the north, crippled
the whole Russian scheme and forced
the now historic retreat TO Mukden.
CASUALTIES UNDER $1,000.
The report as given out does not
state the casualties. bu. the Associ-
ated Press is authoritatiyely Informed
hat they were under 1900.
THE REPORT.
Following Is the report dated Sept.
II, ana including all the engagements ;
rom August &c to the retreat TO Muk :
len:
He recites the difficulties encoun.
cred in Withdrawing towards Lao
rang, the bravery of his troops and
heir success in getting all baggage
nd artillery to Liao-Yang. His army
at Liao-Yang August 2g.
)n the 5Oth and the 31st the Japanese
ttacked the advanced positions. but
fere repulsed with enormous losses.
There was desperate fighting on the
III flank and center. accompanied by
number of counter attacks. result. i.
lg in bayonet fighting. On August c
J.. considerable force of Kurokf's
rmy crossed Taitsc river Believing
40 main body Of Kuroki's army had
cen ordered to turn the left flank
nd attack the Russian line of CON.
Kuropatkin says he or .
cred the withdrawal of the advance
oops to the main position and con. t'
large force against Kuro-
Is and attempted to hurl his army
ack upon the Taitse river. Only at II
'rtain points was this carried out oI
lccessfnlly. Ia
ovANcED POSITIONS YIELDED. bI
Al nightfall evacuation of the ad- W
Inccd positions was commenced. the ir
Iemy meantime losing heavily. The al
oops were all safely gotten TO the tr
shl bank of the river ON the morn. to
Z OF September /. The japanese pr