Morning Oregonian., September 13, 1904, Page 3, Image 3

HE MORNING- OREGONIAN, TUESDAY,: SEPTEMBER 13, 1904,
El ROUT FOE
Japan
ese Win- Big Vic
tory at Hun River.
ZASSALITCH IS A PRISONER
All But 2000 of His 5000 Men
Share His Fate.
GENERAL SEVERELY WOUNDED
Official Russian Dispatches, While
Telling of Disaster to Rear Guard,
Assert Kuroki's Advance Has
Been Checked.
Prom Ixndon comes the news that the
Japanese . have captured IJeutenant
General Zassalltch and 3000 cut of 5000
of the men constituting the Ruaslan
rear-guard at the Hun River. This Is
the only news of fighting.
Great interest centers In the rumors
that Viceroy Alexleff has resigned, as
reported Sunday; that General Kuro
patkln is to be replaced by Lieutenant
General JLlnevltch, now in command of
the forces at Vladivostok, and other
statements which cannot be traced to
authentic sources, but all of which. If
true, would have a most Important bear
ing on the situation.
One Russian correspondent points out
that when the Japanese withdraw from
the Russian front It is usually the pre
cursor of their appearance on the flanks,
and he thinks the indications point to a
"Winter campaign.
Interest again turns to Port Arthur
and to the effect which the Russian de
feat at Llao Tang Is likely .to have on
the garrison there, and the fear Is ex
pressed that the siege will oon end in
disaster for Russian arms.
LONDON, Sept 13. The Morning Post
states that official Russian dispatches re
ceived in London announce that Lieutenant-General
Zassalltch, who commanded
the portion of the Russian rearguard
south of the Hun River, has been severely
wounded and captured with 3000 out of his
5000 men. , ,
It is added by the Morning Post that
Generals Zaroubaieff, Kondratovitch and
Bllderling have checked General Kuroki's
advance.
experience has shown that when the Jap
anese withdrew from the Russian front
this usually was the precursor of their
appearance on the Russian flanks. The
correspondent also thinks that the Indica
tions point to a Winter campaign. More
over, he says, there remain two full
months, the best of tho year, for campaigning.
Another correspondent considers It ex
tremely significant that the Chinese offi
cials at Mukden have already broken off
relations with the Russians. The chief of
the Chinese officials says he las received
orders from the Japanese to pay the taxes
to them.
ROUT WAS DECISIVE
PREDICTS WAR WITH BRITAIN
Russian Paper Believes Japan Will
Turn to Thibet If Successful.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 12- M. Sou
vorln, manager of the Novoe Vremya, In
a long leading article In that paper today,
again discusses the Asian problem, and
points out that if Great Britain, with her
42,000.000 can hold over .250.00J.OOO of
India In check, Japan could more easily
become tho Great Britain of China. M.
Souvorln, however, considers that Japan's
threat goes even beyond China to India,
where, he says, the eyes of the natives in
this conflict are turned, not toward Rus
sia, but to Japan. He expresses the opin
ion that Russia's defeat would -be fol
lowed by a conflict between Japan and
Great Britain, and consequently con
cludes that Russia's interests are those of
Great Britain, as well as those of the
other "Western powers In the present
crisis, are bound to be identical.
M. Souvorln says Great Britain fought
for two years a country one-twenty-fifth
the size of Japan without any British
statesmen foreseeing tho time, money and
lives the war would cost their lack of
"foresight being hardly less than that of
the Russian, and concludes with saying:
"No matter how hard the war is on the i
Russian people, Russia must win the vic
tory, it being even more necessary than
It was for Great Britain to defeat the
Boers."
Kuropatkin Did His Utmost to
Make Liao. Yang Safe.
FORTIFICATIONS A MARVEL
Military Critics Assert Russian Gen
eral Intended to Relieve Port Ar
thur After Victory, of Which
He Was Confident.'
BOTH SLAV LEADERS MAY GO.
Russia Feeds on Rumors of Retire
ment of Alexleff and Kuropatkin.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 13 (2 A. M.).
With the IU11 In military operations and
almost entire suspension .of dispatches I
from the front, St Petersburg has again
fallen back upon rumors. Countless sto
ries are afloat regarding the Russian de
feat at Llao Yang, some of which are
absolutely absurd. Of first importance Is
the revival of the rumor of Viceroy Alex
left's resignation, based probably upon
difference said to exist between him and
General Kuropatkin and others In author
ity In the Far East Of next importance
is the rumor that General Kuropatkin is
to be superseded, Lieutenant-General
Llnevitch being named as the most prob
able successor. This Is supposed to rest
upon the Emperor's displeasure with Ku
ropatkin's generalship at Llao Yang and
general dissatisfaction with the course of
events at the front
Many other rumors are probably the out
growth of Jealousy, bickerings and irre
sponsible criticism of the defeat at Llao
Yang, but none Is traceable to an authen
tic source. Nevertheless, in a country
where the will of one man is the supreme
law, sudden changes of the most grave
importance are always possible. Neither
Alexleff's nor Kuropatkin's friends, how
ever, seem to attach great Importance to
the stories Involving them.
Unofficial information tends to confirm
the reports that. General Kuropatkin Is
withdrawing the bulk of his army north
ward from Mukden. The" rain continues
at the front The three armies of Field
Marshal Oyama are reported to have
united north of the Taltz River, but there
is nothing yet to Indicate that they are
sufficiently recuperated to resume the ad
vance. The best unofficial opinion Is that
Kuropatkin does not contemplate making
a serious stand at Mukden.
The spirit animating the Japanese
troops is' snown Dy tne translation or a
letter written by a Spartan Japanese
mother to her son, which has reached
the "War Office. The letter was found on
the body of her son. It adjured him to
light nobly for the Mikado and his coun
try, and Informed him that his capture
would be considered an everlasting dls
grace upon the family ancestors, and
that if he died on the battlefield, it would
be honor which his family would cele
brate Tor a week.
A Russian correspondent says Kuro
patkin's strategy was upset by tho fall
ure of Major-General Orloft to hold Gen
eral Kuroki's extreme right According
to this correspondent Kuropatkin's plan
was to catch Kurokl after he had crossed
the Taltz River by a quick and clever
movement Orloff's mission was to at
tack -desperately September 2 the front
of Kuroki's army, which had marched
northwest, to hold him, and, if possible.
to drive him back towards Kuropatkin,
while the latter, severing Kuroki's com
munication, struck with all his might at
his flank and rear.
But Orloff was unequal to the task as
signed to him. His division had just
arrived from Russia, and its fighting
efficiency was not known. When he
struck Kurokl, Orloff was wounded early
in the fight and was compelled to hand
over his command. To make the matter
worse, the horse qf his chief of staff
bolted. The division could not resist
the onslaught of Japanese troops and
gave way and retreated. In the mean
time Kuropatkin was just launching his
attack, but when he found the Japanese
were turning his left he was compelled
to abandon the offensive, withdraw, and
ordered a retreat As It turned out how
ever. General Stakelberg had come to
Orloffs rescue and checked the Japanese
flanking movement Just before they
reached Yen Tal. Had Kuropatkin held
on a Uttle longer, the fate of the day
mignt nave Deen omerent, as tms was
the critical moment for Kurokl referred
to In tho dispatches from the Japanese
side.
FALLING BACK TO, TIE PASS.
Kuropatkin Will Make. No Serious
Stand at Mukden.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 12, Jt is now
practically conceded that General Kuro
patkin js falling back to Tie Pass, and
no serious stand Is expected at Mukden.
This movement is confirmed by the Asso
ciated Press dispatches from Mukden,
which Indicate that the Russian move
ment is being effected slowly but in an
orderly manner. The two armies are
merely keeping in touch with each other,
no fighting of consequence being reported.
Rain continues to fall at the theater of
war and the roads are said to be almost
Impassable. Official figures from Toklo
which place the Japanese losses during
all the engagements which constituted .the
battle of Llao Yang at 17.500 make neces
sary a big reduction of the reported
casualties of the,jgreat battle.
According to military experts, the Rus
sian losses should not exceed those of
the Japanese; inf fact, aa Russia was on
the defensive they should not be so great
The Toklo figures therefore would indi
cate that the total casualties were not
more than 30.000.
AMERICAN POINT IS MADE.
Commission Considering Contraband
Cases Reaches Decision.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 12. The com
mission which has been considering the
contraband question has reached a deci
sion. While unable to ascertain Its exact
terms, the correspondent of the Asso
ciated Press learns it is favorable In the
main to contentions of the United States
and Great Britain.
May Shorten Siege at Port Arthur.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 12. General
Kurokl has fallen back on Tental, where
the main Japanese army is bivouacking.
Only very small Japanese detachments
are reported on the Russian flanks.
The War Office fully realizes tho dis
couraging effect of' the battle of .Llao
Yang on the heroic garrison of Port Ar-
EXPECTS OYAMA TO PRESS ON.
Russian Correspondent Regards Re
tlrement as Meaning Nothing.
ax. Jt-j Ltutaa u an, sept. 12. Tne re
tirement of the Japanese southward from
Mukden means nothing to a Russian cor
respondent who. telegraphing the news.
calls attention to the fact that previous
GENERAL KUROKI'S HEADQUAR
TERS IN THE FIELD NEAR LIAO
YANG, Sept 8. (Delayed In transmission.)
The battle of Llao Yang was a magnifi
cent victory, of which the Japanese have
great reasons to be proud, although they
were unable to realize their hopes of an
other Sedan. The execution of a campaign
by the Japanese upon such a vast scale,
against an army probably their superior
in numbers, and possessing more modern
guns of greater caliber and range than
theirs, established behind fortifications of
great completeness and unprecedented ex
tent and directed by skillful command
ers, excites the highest admiration of the
military critics.
It Is unquestioned that at Llao Yang,
General Kuropatkin expected to turn the
tide of war against the Japanese. It would
now appear that the fighting of the past
few weeks since the failure of the Rus
sian movement to the south was not
expected to be decisive, but was a series
of preliminary operations conducted for
the purpose of harassing the Japanese
and gaining time for the crucial struggle.
Plans of Kuropatkin.
The foreign military observers with the
Japanese army find convincing evidences
that General Kuropatkin planned to' de
feat the Japanese armies in detail, and
then to dispatch a powerful column to the
south. for the relief of Port Arthur, and
they are of the opinion that with the 13
divisions at his command, "General Ku
ropatkin could have accomplished thlsv
had the quality of hla officers and soldiers
equalled that of the Japanese.
Not until the night of September 3, after
five days of continuous battle, did the
Russians take the first steps of retreat
With an almost unfordable and wide river
at his back and a strong force of Japan
ese opposing him in the rear and on the
flank, General Kuropatkin was able to
withdraw his army without losing a sin
gle gun.
One result of this battle has been to give
the Japanese a much higher opinion of
the abilities of their antagonists than the
exhibitions at the Yalu River and else
where compelled them to entertain. Today,
the Japanese army is self-possessed and It
has Indulged in no demonstrations of re
joicing. Fortifications a Marvel.
The work done by the Russians in pre
paring the neighborhood of Llao Yang
to be a theater of battle is of incredible
magnlture. In addition to the extensive
fortifications on tho south side of the
Taltz River, there were practically three
lines of defenses lor the protection of' the
eastern approaches of the railroad, which,
in themselves, constituted a formidable
battle area. The fighting was carried right
up to the railroad line, but notwlthstand-
over their houses. Most -of the Chinese
shops and all of the Russian buildings
were thoroughly looted on the departure
of the army. Both Russians and Chinese
participated in the looting.
MANY NONCOMBATANTS KILLED
Russians Would Not Allow Their Re
' moval.From Llao Vang.
TOKIO, Sept 12. A telegram re
ceived here from Field Marshal
Oyama gives the disposition of the
Russian troops In the "vicinity of
Yental and Mukden. He says that a
large force of Russian cavalry Is posted
at Ping Tal Tsze, "which is about 24 miles
to the east of the Yental railroad sta
tion, and that another force of cavalry
occupies the town of Helling Chal, to the
northward of Ping Tal Tsze. Other bodies
of cavalry, with artillery, are located at
Huangshanlln,. on the eastern road out
of Mukden, as well as In the neighborhood
of Yumentzushan, which Is occupied by
the Japanese. Some detachments of Rus
sian cavalry are posted at Fanchl,
Kushutzul and Menhukutun, along the
railroad between Yental and Mukden, and
are apparently keeping in touch with and
watching the Japanese.
Another report, received from, the head
quarters of the Japanese Manchurlan
armies, ' tells of the pitiable condition of
noncombatants in Liao Yang. It relates
that while tho Russians were holding the
defense works close to the walls of Llao
Yang they prohibited the removal of non
combatants from the city, and conse
quently many were killed or wounded.
Dr. A. M. Westwater, a well-known Brit
ish medical missionary of Llao Yang, Is
at present sheltering 200 wounded non
combatants and feeding and nursing more.
Concluding, the report says:
"The condition of these people i3. be
yond description, and It is awful to see
the results of this Russian inhumanity.
The killed and wounded were of course
hit by our fire, but the Russians were
responsible. It is a great pity to extend
the calamities of war to noncombatants."
An additional report from the headquar
ters of the Japanese army concerning
dumdum bullets says:
"Among the Russian ammunition cap
tured at Llao Yang are two kinds ' of
dumdum bullets, -which very much re
semble those made for the Russian rifle
of the 1891 type. They do not however,
fit thl3 rifle exactly. We. made search
for rifles which could have fired these
bullets,, but failed to find them. The
wounds received by some of our men
are comparatively large, and it seems
likely that they were made by dumdum
bullets. We have, however, been unable
to ascertain this definitely.
"Th.e presence of the bullets explains
Itself. Photographs of tne bullets and
papers relating to this matter will be
forwarded, later."
JAPANESE ENDURED MUCH.
No Water for Twenty-Four Hours,
and No Food Save Rice.
TOKIO, Sept 12, Details of the
fighting by the troops under the com
mand of General Kurokl from August
28 to September 5 were received here
this morning, and the stories of desperate
and continuous engagements show the
fighting to have been the supreme test
of endurance.
On September 2 and 3 the Japanese
soldiers were without anything to drink
for 24 hours, and during that time they
had no food save dried rice. During the
night fighting at Hsuchlakou on August
SO, the Russians made use of their field
searchlights to expose the Japanese posi
tions to a deadly fire.
On the night of September 2, a Japan
ese column, after repulsing a Russian at
tack, occupied a line from a point. In the
vicinity of the Yental mines to the ridges
to tho west of Tayao. On the afternoon
of the 3d, the Russians were again en
gaged. The enemy had received strong
reinforcements and had 60 guns. A Jap
anese column was detached and advanced
from- Penhslhu to Plngtaltsze. where
guard was left while the column swung
to the westward.
On tho afternoon of September 4 the
Japanese occupied Yumentzushan,
The center column, while engaged in
J
SUEZ ROUTE PBOM BALTIC TO FAR EAST.
The distance that must be traveled by the Russian Baltic fleet froni Kronstadt to -Port Arthur via Suez is 12,270 knots (14.110
statute miles. At an average steaming- speed of 10 knots, 57 days would be occupied in covering the distance. Jttmtll, . the Frencn
port on the western side of the entrance to the Bed Sea, is probably the last place at which the fleet could coal, aa Great Britain
baa refused to allow her coallnc stations to be used by Russia, The distance from Jlbutll to Port Arthur 19 7600 miles.
thur. With all prospects of Immediate re
lief from General Kuropatkin gone, it is
feared the length of the elege will be
shortened.
Rumor Alexleff Has Resigned.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 12. Tho ru
mor that Viceroy Alexleff had tendered
his resignation has been current for sev
eral days. No confirmation of it is ob
tainable, but it is hardly credited.
A report that Lleutenant-General Llne
vitch will succeed General Kuropatkin as
commander-in-chief is also circulating,
but is not confirmed.
The dispatch published by the Dally
Mall of London, that General Kuropat
kin has been ordered by the Emperor to
recapture Liao Yang Is not credited here.
Emperor Joins In Celebration.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 12. The
Alexander Nevsky holiday was cele
brated today by a review by the Emperor
on the Champes de Mar of 4000 guard
troops of the Paul Regiment The Em
peror came here from Peterhof on the
imperial yacht, crowds cheering him as
he drove from tho pier to the review.
The Emperor wore the uniform of colonel
of the regiment, with tho high sugaxloaf
cap.
Russian Fleet Will Stop at Libau.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 12. The Bal
tic fleet which sailed from Kronstadt yes
terday is expected to remain at Llbau
for about a fortnight
Ing the fact that the Japanese shelled
the last trains that left Llao Yang on the
way to Mukden, It was impossible for
them to intercept any of the Russian
rearguards.
The area north of the river, which was
fought over by the contending armies,
presents a terrible picture of; the results
of war. The fields are dug with hun
dreds of lines of trenches marklqg the
successive stages of retreat and crematory
fires are yet burning where searching par
ties are bringing in Japanese bodies.
Graves of Russian soldiers can be seen at
every turn, some dug by comrades and
others by Japanese. On the hillside is a
group of 200 or 300 graves marked by
rough sticks. Many bodies remained un
discovered In the high grain and the odor
of decomposition fills the air. Flocks of
crows hover about and hundreds of Chi
nese dogs roam the field.
Railroad Practically Intact.
The portion of the railroad In the posses
sion of the Japanese remains practically
intact The woodwork of the railroad
bridge was burned, and also a section of
the framework destroyed, but none of the
piers and the bridge could be made fit for
temporary use in a few days. The station
building remains. Only a few houses In
the Russian settlement outside of the city
wall, which forms a considerable village,
were burned.
The Chinese have hung Japanese flags
getting possession of the ridges to the
west of Helyingtai, on the afternoon of
September 2, was subjected to a con
centrated Russian fire and suffered heav
Ily. The Japanese held their position
with difficulty Tho Russians shelled the
Japanese tight and center from two
sides. Tho Japanese artillery was un
favorably, placed, so the artillerymen
were exposed and sustained severe losses.
During the evening of tho 4th, three
Russian brigades attacked the Japanese
right and center columns, and the enemy
was repulsed only by the timely arrival
of the left wing of the center column.
JAPANESE DESIRE A BATTLE.
Much Disappointed That Liao Yang
Victory Was Not Greater.
LIAO YANG, Sunday, Sept 11 (delayed
in transmission). The Japanese are
greatly disappointed at the failure of
uieir pians una operations to impose a
final conflict upon the Russians at Llao
Yang, In the hope of breaking up the
present Russian army In Manchuria.
They are now pushing reinforcements
and supplies northward in every way nos
slble. using boats on the Liao River and
its tributaries, while all the native roads
leading into Llao Yang are filled with
native wheelbarrows and other convey
ances carrying grain and ammunition
Into the Chinese city where Field Mar
shal Marquis Oyama, the Japanese com-'
mander-in-chlef, has established his head
quarters. There Is every . Indication,
therefore, that the Japanese Intend to
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force. If posslblo, a' decisive battle with
the Russians, and It Is probable that this
engagement will take place some dis
tance south of Mukden.
In the past the Japanese have declared
their belief that the Russians were using
dum-dum bullets, basing their .contention
on the vicious wounds made by the bul
lets when they struck; and they now
consider that - they have proved their
case by the fact that they found' dum
dum ammunition In the field at Liao
Yang. The evidence Is not considered
conclusive, however.
The Impression was held in Xiao Yang
that the Russians had destroyed the rail
road between here and Mukden, but an
examination of the line as far north as
possible showed it to be everywhere in
tact. This, Is taken to Indicate that the
Russians hope to use the line again.
They posted proclamations along the
line, warning the Chinese not to damage
It, under pain of future punishment.
It- Is, now reported upon good authority
that in some of the assaults made by the
Japanese upon the Russian trenches 'sur
rounding Llao Yang, September 1 and 2,
the attackers, at some places, lost In
killed or wounded 20 per cent of the
numbers engaged.
It is believed that the Japanese forces
win remain stationary at Llao Yang for
one month to come.
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Rain Falls In Torrents.
MUKDEN, Sept. li. Last night rain
fell again in torrents, and today It is
drizzling. The roads are Impassable,
and military movements are at a stand
still. The town is so crowded that food
stuffs are almost unprocurable. Prices
havo trebled and quadrupled. The divis
ion settlers lost almost all their supplies
during the Russian retreat. Civilians are
besieging the railroad station In an effort
to leave the place. It Is almost Impossi
ble to get food.
No Prospect of Intervention.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 12. Reports'
of impending intervention by the
powers to end the war are consid
ered today by the Novoe Vremya, which
says there Is no prospect of such action
by France, which country would sincerely
like to see peace. The paper says It
prefers that Germany should undertake
the task oC separating the combatants,
while Germany has not the same mate
rial interests to be affected as France
and the United States.
On the other hand, the Novoe Vremya
continues. America is entirely too busy
with the National election to undertake
such a daring task, so that Russia may
as well look forward to the conclusion
of the war without prospect that any
world power will even attempt to interfere.
Keeping in Touch With Japanese.
TOKIO, Sept. 12. Field Marshal Oyama
reports that a large body of Russian cav
alry has appeared at Pintaltzu. eastward
of the railroad between Yental and Muk
den. He adds that the Russians are merely
keeping In touch with the Japanese.
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THE FUR COACHMAN CAPE
Effects are the newest styles this season.
NOVELTIES IN FUR STOLES. FUR NECK
WEAR. FUR PILLOW MUFFS.
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LEADING and RELIABLE
FURRIERS