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gen. KUROPATKIN
REPORTS DEFEAT
ANNOUNCES THAT JAPANESE
FORCES HAVE OCCUPIED
IMPORTANT POSITIONS.
JAPANESE VICTORY is
4 ANNOUNCED AT TOXIC

JAPANESE VICTORY Is
4 ANNOUNCED AT TOXIC
st. Petersburg in Gloomy Mood Be-
cause of Disaster at the Front
Probable Consequences Of the De-
feat-German Ship Sunk.
! st. Petersburg, Aug 3.-Gen. Kuro-
patkin reports that the Japanese have
occupied Ikhavuen, east of Liaoyang,
and the Yangse pass, 30 miles east Of
Liaoyang.
/ Victory for Kuroki.
! Toxic, Aug. 3.-After two days fight
Ing Gen. Kuroki has defeated the Russian
forces in two separate actions fought at
Rushulikzu and the Yangse pass.
Yushulikzu is possibly village nesr
Simoucheng, Is miles south-southeast
Of Haicheng, at the juncture of the
Fengwancheng-S iuyen roads, where the
Russian forces have apparently sus-
tanned defeat.
\ 81. feCerSDurg Is gloomy.
! st. Petersburg, Aug. 3-The feeling at
The war Office here was distinctly gloomy
Tuesday morning. No official kilograms
had been received by the general stan
from Gen. Kuropatkin, who was COM
municating direct to the emperor, but
from private sources at the front it al
ready was apparent that Simoucheng, 15
miles south-southeast of Haicheng, at
the juncture Of the Fenwangcheng-
Siuyen roads, had been lost, Gen. Stakel-
bergs outposts having fallen back to
Haicheng. No word was received en-
Rbling the staff to either confirm or deny
the reported capture of the late Gen.
Count Keller's position at 1khavuen.
bast Of Liaoyang, and Yangse pass, 80
miles east of Liaoyang, but heavy fight
Ing continues on both southern and east
ern fronts, the object of the Japanese in
the east being to flank Gen. Keller's
corps from the south and north, which
is easily possible. The progress of the
enveloping movement may have forced
the corps to retire to Anishanshan, which
Is the next position in the direction Of
Giaoyang. Official dispatches detailing
the engagement are hardly expected till
The evening.
The failure of the garrison of Simou-
Eheng to retreat along the northern
road was probably due to the presence of
The Japanese column thanking the late
Gen. Kellers corps from the south. In
view of the inability Of the Russians to
bold Simoucheng, it is considered un-
likely that Gems. Zaroubaieff and Stakel-
berg will attempt to offer stubborn re-
distance at Haicheng. 1t is possible that
they are already retiring on Anshanshan.
There is reason to believe that two of
Gen. Oku's divisions are advancing from
Newchwang on Haicheng with the view
pf fanking and cutting OFF Gen. Stakel-
berg's retreat, but this movement is not
likely to succeed on account of Stakel-
berg's ability to retire northward on An
ehanshan.
i An interesting detail, evidencing the
herceness Of the artillery duel south Of
Haicheng July 81, is the fact that the
Russian batteries on the left flank fred
b,842 shots in four hours.
|. Kuroki's Report.
Z Washington, Aug. 3.-The Japanese
legation has received the following
official cablegram from the foreign Of
lice at Toxic, dated Tuesday:
4 Gen. Kuroki reports that at day.
Break of July 81 our army commenced
operations for attacking the enemy
occupying Yushulintzu -four miles
west of Hsihoyen) and Yangtzuling
I1six miles west of Motienling), both
places situated about Is miles from
,Laoyang. The enemy at Yushulintzu
consisted of two divisions with CORE
Spending artillery. The attacking OPP
STATIONS were carried out as prear-
ranged and by sunset we defeated both
wings Of the enemy, but owing to
their large force and strong positions
we were unable to dislodge them en-
ltirely. At daybreak of August 1 we
resumed the attack and succeeded in
expelling the enemy at noon and pur-
sued them four miles in the westward
direction. The enemy fled toward
Anping. The enemy at Yangtzuling
consisted of two and a half divisions.
with four batteries of artillery. The
attacking operations there also pro-
crossed successfully and by sunset we
carried the enemy's principal posi-
lions, but portion of them offered
The stoutest resistance and we had to
bivouac the night in battle forma-
Lion. At daybreak of August 1 we
resumed the attack and at eight a. m.
hll heights fell into our hands. The
'enemy fed toward Tanghoyen. The
casualties are under investigation.
We captured some field guns, but de-
tails still unknown"
4 A German Ship Sunk.
4 Vladivostok, Aug. 3.-The Vladivos-
tok cruiser division returned to port
at four O'Clock Monday afternoon.
The cruisers were in perfect condition.
They captured during their cruise the
steamer Arabia and destroyed some
schooners, a small Japanese steamer,
one German steamer and one British
steamer. The last mentioned two
were carrying contraband material
and had nearly reached their destina-
t1on-Yok ohama, but were almost
without coal, and it was, therefore,
impossible to send them to vladivos-
aok.
The cruisers steamed up and down
In front of the japanese capital, but
saw nothing OF the enemys warships.
Although the Russian vessels had only
three doors through which to ger
home-the Straits of Korea. La
Peronse strait and Tsugaru strait
(which apparently could easily hara