River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-09-08
LIAOYANG is EVACUATED
KURoPATKIN WITHDRAWS HIS
ARMY ACROSS TAITSE RIVER.
japanese Said to Have Occupied City
Furious Fighting Results in
Great Slaughter.

London, Sept. 2.-The japanese have
captured Liaoyang, after eight days
of battle. Kuropatkin, defeated but
not yet crushed, has withdrawn his
entire army of 100000 men across the
Taitse river, to the north The losses
to both sides are known to be heavy.
Losses Estimated at 1000.
It is estimated in Toxic that in the
battle of August 20, 80 and 81 and Sep
TENDER l the Japanese lost $4,000 men
and the Russians 10000. The Russian
official report, however, puts Kuropat-
kin'S loss at 5000.
How Liaoyang Was Captured.
The news of the capture of Liaoyang
came with unexpected suddenness.
This is how it happened:
Tuesday and Wednesday Kuropat-
kin held his ground against the terrific
assaults of Modulus army, south Of
Liaoyang Wednesday afternoon
Kuroki, ON the extreme right, after a
14-hour bombardment, crushed Renne-
kamp's and Mandaritaff's divisions,
swept their remnants out of his path,
and threw two divisions across the
Taitse river, 20 miles east of Liaoyang,
thus turning Kuropatkin's right flank.
Kuropatkin learned of this disaster
early Wednesday evening. He immedi-
ately ordered his army to withdraw to
Liaoyang.
The Russian retreat from south Of
Lioayang began at eight o'clock
Wednesday evening. Instantly Nodzu
hurled his three divisions at the Rus
sian center. Stackelberg, although
wounded, was compelled to face about
again to resist Nodzu's impetuous ad-
vance For four hours, or until mid
night, Stackelberg's and Zaroubaieff's
divisions fought stubbornly to hold
Nodzu in check until the Russian right
and left wings could cross the Taitse.
Then Nodzu's artillery fire ceased
suddenly, and between midnight and
dawn Stackelberg's army escaped to
the north.
One of the Greatest Battles.
The battle of Liaoyang will probably
rank as one of the great sanguinary bat
ties of history. 1t is estimated by the
general staff that the Japanese armies
engaged number II divisions of $4,000
men each, or, allowing for inefficients,
about 100000 men, Each division has
So guns, and there are two Independent
artillery brigades of 100 guns each, MAX
ing a total of about 800 guns. The esti-
mates of Russian correspondents range
at from 600 to 1000 guns per side. In
the preliminary fighting of Monday the
Russians captured 200 prisoners, who
have already arrived at Hardin, and re-
port persists that they captured over Az
Japanese guns Tuesday. Gen. Kuro-
patkin's effective forces are variously
estimated at from 10000 to 100000 men.
Russians Hard Pressed.
London, Sept. 3.-All repor.7 from
Liaoyang received up to a late hour
indicate that the battle is raging
fiercely at two points-Heiyingtai IL
miles across the Taitse river and to
the northeast of Liaoyang, and around
Liaoyang itself. The fact that no re-
ports have reached st. Petersburg, even
from Kuropatkin, since Thursday even
ing lead to the belief that Kuroki has
defeated the forces with which he was
confronted and at last has cut off all
communication with Mukden, thereby
surrounding the Russians with circle
of japanese guns. The troops under
Gen. Kuroki are jaded and weary. They