The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
? kuRorArkrN HEARD FRoM.
His Report of Liaoyang Does Much To-
 vards Restoration of Con fsdence.

q, pe.rrsSurs, vrpr. r4.--tMIAdIgnrs1 General Kuropatkin's official report, which was given out tonight. comes as a considerable relief. as setting at rest alarmist stories of loss of guns, the cut ting off of divisions and the death or capture of prominent commanders, which have been freely circulating here,
 The reprt, which is a very long one. enters at considerable detail into the various phases of the battle of Liao- yang, and entirely bears out the report of the Associated Press at the time that General Orloff's failure to hold the vital position at the Yentai mines was responsible for the breaking down of the whole of General Kuropatkin's plan of battle. and turned victory into de- feat.
 The manner in which the retreat was carried out in the face of the terrible condition of the country and the de- termined pressure of the Japanese ar mics, does much to restore General Ku- ropatkins prestige in military circles.
 The report dwells upon the terrible diffculties encountered during the re- treat at Liaoyang from positions on the southern front when twenty-four horses and a whole company of in fantry harnessed to a single gun were not able to remove the gun from a quagmire.
 It is shown that the retirement from Liaoyang to the north bank of the Taitse River was carried out in good order and with celerity under cover of night. August 31, when 1t had be- come evident that General Kuroki was making a determined drive at the Rus sian communications north of Liao- yang.
 General Kuropatkin pays tribute to the courage and devotion of every arm of the service under his command and especially to the bravery of the troops | to whom was set the task of recaptur- l ing the Sykwantun hills, on the north bank of the Taitse River.
 The engagement of the night of Sep tember 2 was productive of the most severe fighting of the whole battle. II was practically a company commander; fight. commands becoming separated ir the darkness and independent unit: acting upon their own initiative witt the one object of carrying out the com uander's orders to retake the heights This account puts the Russian soldier in a very different light from the gen eraily accepted belief that he is a more
 automaton. capable only of acting in {
 mass under specific instructions. | The necessity of retaRlng the Syk
 wantun heights formed the first breal in General Kuropatkln's plan, and los him A whole day, September 2, and thus delayed launching the blow agains Kuroki: and when the Russians haC inst regained q foothold on the coveted DosItion. Orloff's failure to hold thu Japanese advance against the Yenta mines. threatened the envelopment O lKuropatkin on the north. crippled tn whole Russian scheme, and forced tn lnow historic retreat to Mukden,
 The report as given out does no lstate the casualties. but the Associated jpress Is authoritatively informed tha itbey were under 17.000.
 The War Oflce Is extremely reticen regarding the present situation and flu lure plans at the front It Is stated il i1eneral terms that the army Is con lcentrated around Mukden, leaving tn inference that 1t is ready to make an lother stand. There has been no raj In. mast two days. and 1t is probabl
 that the country will now dry up an IIAoye two months of good weather fo
 the fall campaign.
 Many things may happen during thi
 rariod but the Associated Press is in
 forroed authoritatively that prepara ltions are steadily being pursued look ling to the wintering of the Russia larmy at Harbin.