The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-04
or. PETERSBURG. Sept. 4.-d2:25 a
y Mall Russia will learn by th'

or. PETERSBURG, Sept. 4-Q2:25 a.
y m.l-All Russia will learn by the
morning newspapers that General
Kuropatkin's army is in full retreat
10 the northward; that Lao Yang has
been abandoned, and that General
Stakeiberg's corps is surrounded and
cut off
The hopes of victory raised in Rus
sian breasts by the telegram from the
commander-in-chief published this aft
ernoon saying that the Russians had
advanced against General Kuroki on
Friday and that an attack on the Rus
sian right had been repulsed. proved
sbort-lved. General kuropatkin had
scarcely begun the offensive against
General kuroH's army when he was
compelled by the overwhelming force
of the Japanese thanking movement TO
give up all idea of continuing his ad-
vance and huTriedly withdrew in the
direction OF Mukden
The retreat is the logical consequence
Of the Russian plan Of leading or and
> .siTsIla. outethe aaRsnesea at-tl oeasAaeces-
Sive stations Of the road nUrthward,
thus placing their foe at the constantly
growing disadvantage of lengthening
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this plan was married by q blunder Of
General Stakelberg, who. in the words
or General kurOpatkin. insisted on
placing hi own Interpretation on or
derS instead of fulfilling them. General
Stakelberg erred i'm failing to cross the
Taitse river when General Kuropatkin
desired that the whole army should
retreat 10 its northern bank. as was ex-
Clusively reported in dispatches to the
tAsGrriafc1 Press on Gapf
This blunder, it is feared. win in
NOlVe tEe loss of the whole of The First
Siberian army corps. consisting OF the
First. Second and Sixth rifle divisions,
the USsuri CoSsack brigade and a Sap
Siberian artillery brigade and A Sap
per battalion.
The abandonment or the whole posi-
ton at Lao Yang involves the Ices of
great accumulation OF stores. though
&c Is believed that many # these al
ready had been sent north before the
commencement of lighting. II is more
than possible. however. that the Rus
SLAMS destroyed what hey could not
remove.
Something akin TO CONSERVATION
prevails among Russians who have
learned OF the disaster to General
Stakelberg's corps. All realize that
there is small hope now for the relief
Of Port Arthur. but the military Off
Gals are unanimous i'm the belief that
1t would only be folly for General XII
TOpatkin TO remain and run Che risk of
being surrounded with his whole army
and that the COmmandeT-in-chief by
his withdrawal north has actually con-
Verted what might have been disaster
10 himself into what is regarded as a
reverse FOR the Japanese, for the failure
OF the japanese 10 hold General Kuro-
patkin's army and iRflict a decisive
blow, IT is claimed, cannot be regarded
otherwise than a reverse. Field Mar
shal Oyama's tenacious frontal attack
and the clever flank movement could
not have had any other object than to
compel the Russians to accept a de-
CisiVe engagement.
General kurOOatlin's retreat viii
undoubtedly have a dscOuraging ef-
feet on the garrison Os Port Arthur,
which can no longer hope for any re-
lief from this source. 1t is doubtful,
however, If the japanese are in posi-
ton TO press the siege, and IL il more
than probable that they have diverted
portion Of the besieging army TO re-
inforce their corps. operating I'm Man
churia. This would account for the
temporary lull in the lighting 1t is
noticeable that the siege reports reach
ing here do not mention fur
Their assaults on thes fortress.
but only spoke of bombardments.