Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-29
FLEEING TO MUKOEN
Kuropatkin Reported to Be
Evacuating Liao Yang.
TATCHEKI 40 LOSSES
JAP CASUALTIES MAY REACH
5000 MEN.
Russian Retreat and Taking of Niu-
chwang by Japs Changed St
Petersburg Feeling.
TATCHEKIAO LOSSES

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, July GA cablegram from
Rome says: A dispatch received in official
circles here from Tientsin says Kuropat-
kin is evacuating Lao Yang and withdraw
ing north to Mukden.
Details of Tatchekiao Fight
LAO YANG, July % delayed in trans.
mission).-Further details of the fighting be-
low Tatchekiao July % and "A indicate
that the Japanese losses may reach 5000
men. The Russian losses are officially
stated to be about 700. The Russian front
was much extended. The Japanese concen-
rated their attack against the Russian left
but were repeatedly repulsed The Russians
made several brilliant bayonet charges and
for the first time the Russian artillery was
used in high angle fire from behind a HILL
the flre being directed by telephone from
an eminence and attaining great precision.
The Russians did not retire until IL was
established that the Japanese had seven
divisions
The Russian forces are concentrated at
Haicheng and probably will not retire fur
ther. 1t is expected that the japanese will
now advance against the left flank of the
Russian southern army.
Pessimistic at ST. Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 20. 1:4O p.m-
Since the Russian retreat from Tatchekiao
and the taking OF Niuchwang by the jap
anese the feeling here had grown suddenly
| more pessimistic With the japanese able
| to get around Gen. Kuropatkins right from
Niuchwang, with their forces pressing in
upon Haicheng from the east and a jap
anese column threatening the Russian COM
municationS above Lao Yang, the with
drawal of the entire Russian army north
ward may be absolutely necessary. In this
connection the orders issued to the foreign
war correspondents to go to Harbin, as an
nounced in these dispatches yesterday,
well as the Associated Press confirmation
this morning from Vladvostok that Viceroy
Alexieff is going there, are highly signifi-
cant as indicating that Gen. kuropatkin
may already have decided that his present
position is untenable-
The temper of the soldiers at the front
over these continued retrograde movements
is shown by the statements of two Russian
correspondents with General Herschelmann.
who report in identical language that the
soldiers are tired of retreating, and the
statement of another Russian correspon-
dent, who says "our men retired from
Tatchekiao with heavy hearts" Still an
other correspondent says:
I'VE are all wonderstruck at the strategy
and genius of General kuroki. Everything
he plans is executed with clockwork regu-
larity, although he has no railroad, but
must march his men over mountain roads"
Perhaps the rain, which again seems to
have begun, this time in earnest. may save
General Kuropatkins position.
The statement of the Associated Press
NiaulNOStoh CotIcSpoiiutill, SiNiHS tiiS tus-
sian view of the sinking of the British
steamer Knight Commander, is extremely
important giving for the first time the
text of the Russian rule under which the
Russian Vladivostok squadron Is acting.
The dispatch bears internal evidence that Ii
was directly inspired by Vice Admiral
Skrydloff, who is now with the squadron as
an answer to foreign and especially British
criticism.
1t is announced that the Baltic squad
ron's departure for the far east will not
occur for at least two weeks.
The general staff denies the report cir
culated in European papers of the wound
ing of General kuropatkin at the battle OF
Tatchekiao. The general, it Is added, 10
perfectly we'll