Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-01

IO-day'S dispatches 1nUlcaJe that tue tide of battle around Liaoyang mas turned in favor of the Japanese. With a tremendous and disastrous assauit on his right and center and threatened in his rear by a heavy force which has crossed the Taitse river, General Kuro- patkin has been forced to fall back from his first Nine of battle to fortif1ed positions he has established in Idao- yang and its immediate envtrons Russian official advices say that Gen eral Kurokis object obviously is to in- terpose his force between Ldaoyang the Russian. base, and the north, movement which if successful would cut Kuropatkin's rear and command the railroad leading from Laoyang to Mukden.
 Tokio, Sept 1.-The Russian right and center defending Liaoyang south ward, are retreating this (Thursday) afternoon. The Japanese are pursu- ing the Russians.
 As Karopatlxii's line, according to previous advices, occupied q semi circle several miles to the southward of the town of Liaoyang, it is evident that the movement above alluded to is a retreat into the fortified posi- lions of the town and its environs and not from Liaoyang itself north ward.
 SUSPENSE IS INTENSE.
 St Petersburg, Sept 1 q:37 p. m)-- Although General Kuropatkin has had the best of the first two days battle fRt Liaoyang, the suspense here is in- tense over the final issue of the Titan ,1c struggle. Tn view of the number Iof men and guns engaged the carnage doubtless will be great on both sides. The best figures now are that half million men with about 1,50O guns are fighting for the mastery. The crisis is expected to-day. The public Is so hungry for news from official sources that the failure to give out ad- vices last night is interpreted omin- ously in some quarters, but 1t Is ex- plainabIe by the theory that General KTropatkin is too busy in the midst of the gigantic battle to prepare re ports for publication, his reports to The emperor containing strategic in formation which cannot be published The meagre advices received make it plain that the Japanese are trying to turn both the Hanks of General Kliro patkin's position and surround the Russian army at Liaoyang, as Mar BIal Bazaine was shut up in Metz Hfteri the battle of GravelOtte, August IS 1870, but, up to last night. accordr Ing to unofficial advices, their plan had failed and they seemed worsted at alf points. Should the Japanese Ammunition give out suddenly their position might become desperate. The press. realizing from experience the desperate character of the Japanese lighting qualities and the fact that he battle is not yet decided, while expressing much qualification at the result Of Tuesdays fight, indulge in no premature julbilation. Most of the newspapers express the. opinion that Field Marshal Oyama, whom they be- lieve to be in supreme command, was Hriven to attack General KurOpatkin by disappointment over the failure of the operations against Port Arthur. All the papers point out that the de- risfve moment to which all of Kuro- patkin's well thought out plans con verged. has arrived, saying that he has 1t last drawn down the Japanese into the plain before Liaoyang, where po- Eitfons have been preparing for months nnder the direction of the Russian en- giIleer. General Velitchko. The works around the city, the Russ says, are nlarvels of engineering skill, with gall keries for the protection of the gum hers, connected by telephone and de- Tended by wire entanglements and hines. Into these works, however, General Kuropatkin will not go except IS a last resort. He is now protecting simself in his outlying positions.