The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-14
m FIGHT TO HOLD MUKDEN.
kTROPATKIN WILL NOT LEAVE
WITHOUT A STRUGGLE.
Report Received Outlining. His Plans
May Try TO Repeat His IAaoyang
Tactics-Army Now 2OO. O0O--Kuroli's
story OF the Hartships OF the Advance.

even the political situation.
The despatch will not be published.
but 40 far as it deals with the immediate
future it is possible to guess from official
expressions OF opinion that Gen. Kuro-
natkin will not leave Mukden without
fighting
He will try, 1t is said. to repeat his tactics
at Liaoyang, leaving $4,000 men to hold the
enemy, while his main army retires to
Telling. staff officials say that Gen. Kuro-
patkin probably has been reinforced since
leaving Liaoyang by the equivalent OF
two corps. His force Ia believed to number
now more than 200, 900 men, with 800 guns.
The Gar will shortly go to Odessa to bid
East.
Gen. Kuropatkin has also reported that
there was no fighting yesterday.
The Japanese are concentrated at Yanu-
pudza.
The General Staff denies that Gen. LIME
witch is advancing with force from vladi
vostok to cut of Gen. Kuroki.
EXHAUSTION CALLS A TRUCE.
LONDON. Sept. 1.-THE relative positions
OF the armies in Manchuria seem to be I'm
altered. No further fighting is recorded by
either side. Mud and exhaustion are ex-
pected to enforce a truce.
The report from st. Petersburg that Gen.
Kuropatkin has been greatly strengthened
since the battle Of Liaoyang is regarded as
probable. 1t is surmised that 1t was the
knowledge Of the approach Of Russian re-
endorsements that determined the Japanese
to attack the Liaoyang positions before
their own arrangements were complete.
The newspapers this morning are flooded
with tardy accounts OF the battle. each
running to some thousands OF words. All
relate incidents indicating that there was
never bloodier combat In the history Of
war Gen. Kuroki's section OF the field
seems to have been the most holly contested
The summit of Heiyingtei Hill, which is
a quarter Of mile long, was torn into frag-
ments by shells. 1t is stated that 1t was
HIpOSblDle al tue hbnI W toho u Stf'p
without treading on bullets.
Bennett Burleigh Of the Telegraph, who
recently left Manchuria Disguised with the
treatment accorded correspondents by the
Japanese, is still at Tientsin He says he
has not permanently withdrawn from the
scene Of action. though he evidently con-
tinues very sore.
He says that Mr.. Wallace, correspondent
of the San Francisco Bulletin. who has been
dangerously i'll, is en- route for home. Mr..
Wallace justly complains Of the gross neg
lect shown him by the Japanese army
doctors and declares that this neglect
is part of plan to get rid of foreigners.
Mr. Burleigh declares that the Japanese
estimate of 1900 casualties is too modest.
Judging from his own observations they
we're nearer 80, 900. There are no evidences
that the Russians are using a single oum-
dunn bullet.
Many thousands Of the apanese horses
are foundered and terribly CALLED. The
japanese are tad horse masters Reen-
forcements Of men. animals and munitions
are being fastened northward by way OF
Newchwang and Dalny. The Japanese
hold secretly, but strongly, all the districts
TO the north along the Lao River as far as
Snminting.
BANDITS TO WORK WITH CHINESE.
The bandits. in large organized bodies,
are mastering for important operations
north OF Mukden. Tney often rfaternize
with the Chinese soldiers. The Yentai coal
mines are now abandoned. The CORE
spondent says he learns reliably that they
never produced more than $50 tons daily
since February.
He adds that Field Marshal Oyama was
overheard to say at Liaoyang that stubborn
as Gen. Kuropatkin is he must now be in
q desperate condition. He must know that
his game will not do Whatever corps
Russia may mobilize Japan can duplicate
them with better troops and put them more
quickly in the field.
Mr., Burleigh quotes refugees from Muk-
den as saying that there were 10000 Rus
slams there on Sept. 7. They had their bag
gage packed and were ready to start for
Hardin The remainder Of the troops, with
stores and munitions, had already gone.
The Russians have no serious intention Of
fighting at Mukden, but will make a stand
in the hills at Telling.
The Japanese. with their three linked
armies, mean to advance upon the open
plain toward Mukden. As circumstances
forbid the risking OF Gen. Kurokis or
Gen. Nodzu's armies as detached columns,
they realize that it will be preferable to out
flank or fight the Russians on the open
plain. They do not fear the Russian
cavalry.
The Russian staff denies the use OF dunn
dunn bullets, and retorts by recalling the
stories OF the Japanese mutilating the
dead at the battle OF the Yalu.
LONDON, Sept. is.-Despatches from Muk-
den describe the city as without food,
owing to the number of troops concentrat-
ing there.
Dispatches from st. Petersburg say
that II il nNH o;n thot Co