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Northland Age, 6 September 1904, Page 2

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LONDON, Monday, Sir.eg August 2.0 the Japanese have had from 10,000 to 20,000 casualties. General Kuropatkin admits that ho has lest 5,000 men in two days. Unofficial estimates state that there *t Liaoyang and in the vicinity. Their losses since the battle began on August 23rd are estimated at 30,000. ( him se refugees from Port Arthur report that tin* Japanese had landed a fon-e from junks, and Ih.it. L had surprised and captured EwangehiT-w-n coast and forts, which guard the entrance to Port A’llmr at the side opposite to the Tiger’s Tail forts. The Japanese have captured 20 iftr.ks that were attempting to convey provisions to Port Arthur garrison. A St. Petersburg message states that rumours are abroad to the effect that General Strakelberg’s 25,000 men, forming the Ist Siberian Army Coipr, have been completely cut off to the west of General Sakaharoff reports that, the Russians on Friday assaulted the heights of Sky wanting and after a desperate fight captured the whole chain. They then discovered a great force of Japanese extending from Ycnlaito Taitfo. During tiie retreat General Strakelborg’s Ist Siberians extricated General* Orloff’s detachment, which was threatened with annihilation after an unsuccessful attack on the Japanese flank. General Orloff was scnouslv wounded and the Russian’s loss was. 3,000 men. Russian papers have published some horrible details of need] -ss sufferings enduaed by the Russian sie! and w-mmmd. It appears that not only medical necessaries blit even clothes are unavailable. Reports read at Toltio say that on

Saturday General Kuroki captured the east of the line of hills between the Japanese and the railway. Severe lighting continues at that point. General Kuropatkin lias sent a large force to Yentaito attack General Kuroki’s army there. Military authorities at St. Petersburg allege that unless General Kuroki has 150,000 men with him at Yentai, he certainly will be defeated. The Japanese are about to siege Sangalien Island, and use it as a base of operations against Yladivostock. General Oka attacked the Russian rear so severely at Liaoyang that it is believed a number of troops were forced into the Taitse Iliver, which was flooded, and drowned. General Kuropatkin reports that he ordered the evacuation of Liaoyang, and that the Bombardment of the railway station prevented the Russian troops from being entrained. The Japanese, shells destroyed the railway station at Liaoyang, but a noth', r was established on the north side of the river. The field telegraph was removed to a point 18 miles north of the city. General Kuropatkin has stated that he is retreating along the tight bank of the Taitse River. This is interpreted as meaning that he lias abandoned Mukden Road for retreat, and is trying to escape westward across the Liao River. It is thought to be possible that he will enter Chinese territory if Lo can get across the

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