Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-29
Official Report on the
Casualties About
Liaoyang.
JAPS BAYONET CHARGE
Reported Destruction of Three
Thousand of the
Enemy.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 29.-In the re
tirement on Liaoyang the Russians
lost large proportion of the officers
ten guns and between 1,500 and 1900
men. The heaviest fighting occurred
on the extreme left where the Japa-
nese advanced to the assault again and
again with bayOnets.
Harbin, Aug. 29.-The Russian loss
{ s in the fighting Aug. 27. 26 miles east
and south of Liaoyang were 5000 kill
cd or wounded.
The department telegraphs informs
the Associated Press that lines are
working direct with Liaoyang, thus
refuting definitely the report that
Kuroki had cut the railroad.
Await the Japs.
Liaoyang. Aug. 29.-The Russian
army has effected it's retirement with
transport and artillery on Liaoyang
and is now in position awaiting the
Japanese. In the attack on Siaolindzy
the position of one Japanese battalion
lost all it's officers.
The Japanese artillery resumed bat
tie this morning, the point of pressure
again being the Russian south front.
The Japanese infantry is now advanc-
ing to attack the regiments deployed
in open order.
London. Aug 29.-The greatest bat
tie since Sedan is in progress south
east of Liaoyang. Kuroki and Oku.
with 10000 men and 500 guns. arc
trying to- break through KOurOpatkin' S
right and center. He is defending a
strongly intrenChed position with near
ly 20O.0 900 men and hundreds of guns
In three days fighting, some of it
bayonet to bayonet. the Russians have
lost .i5O men.
Japs Change Base of Activity.
Liaoyang, Aug. 29-The Japanese
have transferred their activity to the
Russian eastern and southern fronts.
The rear guard battle is proceeding
The weather has improved and the
roads are drying. and events are there
fore likely to be precipitated.
Jnps Attack Main Position.
St Petersburg. Aug. 29.-Following
the Russian evacuation of Anshanshan
and all the outer positions east OF
Liaoyang, the Japanese attacked the
main position of Gen. KurOpatllin' 5
army outside Liaoyang. 1t was an ar
tiliery battle at long range, but under
Japanese rapidly pushed forward their
mighty army of infantry.
Gen. Kuropatkin is now in a trap
for it is reported that Gen. Kuroki has
blown up a big section of the railroad
between Liaoyang and Mukden and is
holding a position there with a strong
detachment. while his main force
unites with the armies under Nodzu
and Oku in the attack on the Russian
base from the east and south.
Gen. kurOpatkin. apparently, must
now. defeat 100000 Japanese or be an
initiated himself and the Russian
cause in ManChuria irretrievably lost
The war office is silent, but it is evi
dent the cmperor's officials expect dis
aSter. Kuropatkin has about $50. .0Ol
men and occupies a fortified position
in what was formerly the outpost lin,
of the Liaoyang garrison.
Gloom In St. Petersburg.
The Russian public is cast down il
deepest gloom. Only u hours ago re
ports from Liaoyang announced tn,
repulse of Kuroli. Now it appear
those reports were false and that in
stead of a Japanese check the mika
dos armies were actually running Il
occupy the positions Kuropatkin'
forces had been forced TO vacate.
The official explanation of the Rus
sian retreat is that it was ordered 70
strategic reasons. Kuropatkin's men il
isolated bodies being no match TO
overwhelming odds, particu larly in tn
mountains. On the plains, nearer tn
Russian base, Kuropatkin's troops.
is argued, can demonstrate their ST
periority and will give a satisfactor
account OF themselves
Cannot Hold Out Many Weeks.
St. Petersburg. Aug. 29.-It is RI
ported from reliable source that Ger
Stoessel has telegraphed the empero
that the garrison at Port Arthur ha
already suffered severely. intimatin
that il is hardly possible to hold OF
for more than a month or six weeks.
Four more regiments will be raised
The first contingent of the first arm
corps was destined for VIadivostok br
corps was destined fro Vladivostok bu