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. Correspondents of th'el t)aily .Chron-*-
Icle and the Dally Mail assert that
j^~IiONpON, r ; Sept. 2.— Thifik-TOorning's
comment .upon-, the i dis-^
ip^^h'-from Mukden sayihpythat .the
''train service between 'Mukden and
iiijibyarig is interrupted' ahdNthat the^
*.r'6ads are impassable, as -the; most im-
'por tant ; ne\vs from the seat of hos
tilities in the Far East.and say that
{there/ is only one meaning Uo it— that
the" Japanese have : seized f the ' raihyay
between"; Liaoyang and \ Mukden. , ;
(.Taiwanese Believed to Have Severed
.-tA.vKuropatldn's Conuininications.
'"- HAVE CUT THE RAILKOAD.
Field Marshal Oyama's: right at
tacked a heavy force of Russians in
the vicinity i of Heiyingtai, twelve"
miles northeast of/ Liaoyang," at 11
o'clock on Thursday. His left began
at dawn to-day, pressing the "Russians
toward Tatzho. It .is believed., that
he will severely punish the Russians.
The Japanese casualties in the Llao-,
yang engagement have not yet been
ascertained officially. It. is announced
that they willnot exceed 10,0D0l*
TOKIO. Sept. 2, 10 a. m.— The Rus
sians began to retreat on right
center from Liaoyang early Thursday.
They were thrown Into great • con
fusion, while attempting to . cross to
the right bank of "the- Taitse * River.
The . Japanese,' pursuing them vigor
ously, seized'a Russian- cannon, which
they used to shell the Liaoyang rail
way station: . ' : . *
O jama's Left Wins Is Pressing Back
'the Russian Foe..
BATTLE RESUMED TO-DAYl
ST. PETERSBURG, , Sept. 1.— The
battle yesterday was' of the;most'des
perate character. It raged 'continu-,
ously t from dawn until taiidriight ' and
the -slaughter must have been Immense.
At 8 o'clock In the evening, after, holdr
ing his outer positions all day in the
face of the most desperate charges,
General Kuropatkin gave the order to
retire upon the main works about, the
city. The Japanese assaults during the
day had been directed 'principally
against the Russian 'center," a little east
of Mactung Hill; near the railroad, and
three miles southwest of Llaoyahg. '
Nothing approaching the severity, of
the infantry and artillery fife here had
been heretofore experienced in "this
war. . General Kondratsvlich's division
bore the brunt and suffered the most.
Bayonet charges succeeded one an
other in rapid succession, while the' ar-'
tillery duel never ceased for a moment.
¦ No attempt was made in the official
advices to estimate the number of guns
the* Japanese used, except , : that [%, they,
had many hundreds. Each ; gun carHe3'
150 charges and these must have been
expended many . times, as i several hun
dred thousand shells were fired between
sunrise and sunset. \
General Kuropatkin's order, to" fall,
¦^ackon the fortifications probabiy"'*was"
to the receipt of information^ 'tha-t*
the Japanese had succeeded in'crossing;^
the* Taitse River northeast of.;, Liao?^
-yang,' although Generals ' Reriheiitf
kampf's and Mandarll^ff^S'.'divisiona'
had^been especially placed' in poslUbh;'
Horrible Device of Retreating Rus
sians Finds' Many Victims. • .;-
JAPANESE IMPALED IN PITS.
"After. midday .the Japanese con
centrated th6 strength" of all their ar
tillery fire'agaist hill .No. 98 and, the
village of Maetum, endeavoring^ to
break into our left At -the same time
they viciously attacked our Vest line,
to the right of the hill.
•'Attack followed attack for three
hours. Between 2 and 5 o'clock In the
afternoon we repulsed three headlong
charges against our line. After this
the Japanese, with the strength of all
their batteries, Opened fire along the
whole southern front; but this attack,
too, * was driven * back with what
seemed tremendous loss, although it
was impossible to tell clearly what' oc
curred amid the shell fire and fighting.
The roar of siege guns, mortar bat
teries and mixed .volley firing went on
until darkness set in.'
"To the north a storm accompanied
by thunder and lightning broke, while
along the front thousands of shells
were bursting constantly. It seemed
like a magnificent display of fireworks.
"As a result of the exhausting ef
forts on the part of the Japanese our
position on the eastern .'front is- 1 be
coming stronger."
¦LIAOYAXG, Wednesday, Aug. 31—
A Russian correspondent sends the
following from .the, south-east front:
>j
Hail of Bursting Shells During a
.;- .Thunder Storm at Night.-
LIKE A FIREWORKS DISPLAY.
¦ "General Kuroki is constructing a'
pqtitopnr' bridge at a fowl;' crossing the
Taitse River." ¦ ; ;-? ;
"The Japanese left a number of
de'ad:^ After each . bayonet engagement
ouritroops found time to dig pits In the?
fields of Chinese corn In front of some'
of our positions. These in,' some cases^
were completely filled cwith Japanese
corpses. ;.T-he/e,nemy's losses 'must have,
been." enormous. Ours j have not yet
been^eyen^approximately computed, but
they. are. large. A corisiderable number,
of Japanese arms f ell : into Tour hands. ;
i "The,; night passed quietly. Up to .6
b'clpck-thls morning therej has been no
movement on either side. -4 \
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 1.— General
Sakharoff, in a dispatch tothe general
staff, dated to-day, on yesterday's
fighting, says: ; r
"A portion of General Kuroki's .force
has crossed to the right bank of the
Taitse River at Sakankankwantun. A
division of' Infantry, with cavalry and
artillery, crossed first and covered the
advance of another detachment. After
folding' the" river the Japanese "ad
vanced toward Liaoyang in two bodies,
one due west and the other by way of
the Yontai mines.
"There* was fighting between the two
armies all day long, especially between
8 o'clock and midnight, after which the
fire, slackened. As on the previous day
the ''fighting ended ;with complete suc
cess for us., The Russians maintained
all, their positions,! General Kondrat
enko's detachment- specially, distin
guishing itself.
/ "During the last* few hours of the
J^the Japanese fired an . immense
number of projectiles and the Russian'
positions .were searched bv the | Jap
anese, shrapnel. " The Russians maln^
tained a stubborn" {'defe'ns'e'l the .whole
'day. Our troops all day long .were ex
posed to a hall; of sbrapnel but defend
ed the positions entrusted to them with
desperate bravery. V ¦/'• :-, \\ ;«
¦¦ "After preparing' ; for the; assault
with artillery the Japanese 'repeatedly
attacked ' our -positions. '.¦) Some' : of ~our
advanced' fortifications 'passed into
their hands after a stubborn defense. ,
They however, each; time recap
tured by us at the point "of* the bayo
net.- ">-'.¦- . ' "¦ "" -'¦•.'", ¦¦:.':¦"'
Buttle of Wednesday.
SakhiirofTs Official . Renort of the
CLAIMS RUSSIAN .VICTORY.
• The Independent, under (charter: td
the Osaka Steamship Company to.
convey food supplies from Japan to
Newchwang. was detained wheji-""8he
entered Chefu by the Chinese customs
authorities "on -the ":grqund that '••he
violated the neutrality 6t the port.
She carried "contraband of wax.. •' The
question of what should be done with
her was referred to Sir Robert- Hart
PARIS, Sept. 1. —^Advices received
at the Foreign Office here from Sai
gon, French Indo-China, to-day say
that the Russian cruiser Diana, which
arrived on August 20, -following the
naval battle off Port Arthur on August
10, is still at Saigon. She has not yet
entered the dock for repairs. Final
orders from the Russian admiralty
are expected to reach the Diana soon.
France Yet Harbors the. Diana.
CHEFU,. Sept: l.-r-Slr Robert Bart,
chief, of the Chinese marine custonia
service, has decided that' the steana-r
ship Independent be allowed • to-pro
ceed to Xewchwang unhamperedi •" •'
DECIDES TN~ JAPAN'S . FAVOR.''
Sir Robert Hart Orders the Release: of
tlie Independent.- . " , • ".. •. .
j 'TSINGTAU.-Sept r 2, 9 a. nu—Cap
tain .Hoffman of the; German, gunboat
Tiger Yha's; returned, here after an un
successful-search for the missing- junk
carrying Lieutenant Gilgenheim" and
Lieutenant- 4e CouveryilleV the Ger
man t and 'French naval- attaches,
which left Port Arthur the middle of
August. Captain -Hoffman saw noth
ing of -the junk and every hope for
the safety of Lieutenants Gilgenheim
and De Couveryille has been aban
doned. ' " / ' •! "
SEARCH SEEMS HOPELESS.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 1.— Repair worjk
on the Russian, cruiser Askold and the
torpedorboat destroyer Grozovoi. , has
been stopped, by the order of the Brit
ish Minister,, the ddck at which the
repairs are being made being ovned
by British citizens. V-' ";¦ '•".: ¦
China has ordered that the ' paroled,
crews of. the Askofd and Groapvoi ' re
turn, to Russia, • The Japanese Con
sul to-day notified the Consuls of : neu'-
tral nations that any ship- leaving, port
with the crews of the Askold and Gro
zovpi aboard will bte captured 1)y. tho
Japanese warshljjs still • outside th«
harbor of Shanghai; • ; ." ..;•".¦ -
Retnrn to -Russia.
JAPAN VKTOES CHINA'S ORDER
Will Not Permit Paroled Seamen to
PRINCE TO BE. COURTMARTIALED
... PARIS,.: Sept. 2.— The correspond
ent at St. Petersburg of the Echo <le
Paris says that at a council of admir
als presided over . by High Admiral
Grand Duke Alexis it was decided that
Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky be
courtmartialed for having disobeyed
the order not to return to Port Ar
thur. The court will sit a€ Vladivos
tok, Viceroy Alexieff presiding.-
The right and center of the right
wing, ' with . its main strength,; com
menced 'a- movement .at 11 o'clock on
the night' of August 30, crossing the
Taitse River near Lientaowan and ad
vanced toward Huangkufen. It is be
lleved'that it occupied a line' extending!
from Hanjalaaui to .Tzuatuo, but de
tails; of the movement have r not been
reported. . .. fS^r --•.-.*' i'*'-
The Russian artillery fire asainst the
right column of the Japanese center
abated somewhat yesterday. The in
fantry fight continued unabated. The
Japanese held their positions. „"•• .-
The left -column of the center was
vigorously engaged from Wednesday
morning throughout the j day, but Its
efforts to dislodge the Russians failed.
The right column of ' the left wing
resumed the attack on Wednesday
morning. ' Several assaults proved fu
tile and the' Japanese troops were
beaten back finally. Being- reinforced,
they again advanced and secured a
position at noon on an eminence south-
TOKIO, Sept. 1, 8 p.. m.— Additional
details of the fighting at Liaoyang,
which . are arriving here, clearly indi
cate its desperate character. . -../.-
The Japanese have changed the
method of numbering • their armies
since their union, calling General
Kuroki's army the right, General
Nodzu's the center and General Oku's
the left. ;' : ;"" V :
A portion of the left column of the
right wing, after dislodging the Rus
sians occupying an eminence north of
Hsuchlakou toward evening on August
SO, was exposed to violent attack by
the reinforced Russians and retired
during the night to a ridge south of
Hsuchiakcm, where it held its position.
The Russians prepared to follow up
their attack, but desisted. ->. :'.:' Tv .'-. v
Hurled Back Repeatedly Only to Rer
lcntlessly Return to the Charge.
JAPANESE KNOW XO DEFEAT.
. LONDON,. Sept. 2.— The Dally
Mail's Shanghai .correspondent says
that Chaplain Okonotzschinqff of the
Russian cruiser .Rurlk has ar
rived , here. The chaplain says that
after a vain attempt to repair the Ku
rik's rudder. Junior Lieutenant Ivan
off, who succeeded to the command o"
the Rurik, tried to blow up the vesel,
but that all the fuses were destroyed
and that he then opened the seacocks.
The wounded, he says, were placed on
cork mattresses and .thrown . over
board, the other .. survivors followed
and the cruiser., sank, turning com
pletely over. . ,. _ . . /
RURIK SUNK BY. HER CREW.
ST.- PETERSBURG. .Sept; 1.— Th.»
Emperor has received: the following,
dispatch . fro.m General StoesseL .com-:
manding'the Russiah troops at Port
Arthur, dated August r 26 : - ' " . • I • • .'¦¦
"The gracious telegrams of .'". your
Majesty have been "received With- r"e
s.ounding;hurrahs- before- the 'enemy
and have' redoubled , the strength, of.
•the defenders and the heroic "spirit ot
the troops.. Frbnv August -23- to'.to
day, inclusive, alt the"-daijy assaulti
have been repulsed, with the helo -of.
Godr" •.".-• : ¦': ". "¦¦ ¦• "^
Port Arthur- Garrison Informs Czar of
:':• . Besiegers'. Repulse. -. . ; " v
MESSAGE FRQ3I: STbESSEL*
War scarred veterans scarce believe
the stories which come from the seat
of war and declare that it is -beyond
human endurance for an army to fight
without respite for a week, each day
of which has exceeded its predecessor
in intensity of struggle and carnival
of "slaughter. Day after day the thou
sands of dead bestrewing the battle
fields have to be removed. The Jap-"
anese have invented new methods to
incinerate, the heaps of dead com
rades, removing the ashes for the
honors of burial in Japan. The
wounded present a most serious prob
lem, as they tax the transportation
capacities on both sides to the utmost.
,Thjs.-mjQs.t ..dlfficjilt. problem _which.
has^ occurred is the bringing up of
foocl supplies and ammunition to
every point of the fighting line, which
extends from ten to twenty miles.
/ Never has such bombardment been,
known. An eye-witness of the battle
of Vafangow said that many officers
suffered nervous prostration following
the terrible roar of the "artillery and
one military attache had to be in
valided home for the same reason.
Yet the artillery fire at Vafangow
was far inferior in intensity to that at
Liaoyang. . ';;
A telegram from a correspondent at
Mukden, filed at., >9:27' o'clock on the
evening of September 1, stated that the
train service . between ¦ Mukden ' and
Liaoyang had been Interrupted, but the
dispatch did not mention whether the
telegraphic communications were open.
The action of the Japanese com
mander in throwing a force across
the Taitse in the face of a strong
enemy is considered to be extremely
rash, and the position of this force,
isolated from the main Japanese army
by a deep river, may easily become
desperate.
A - correspondent at Vladivostok
telegraphs that the Japanese are re
lying on the aid of the -gunboat flo
tilla for future operations against
Liaoyang and Mukden. The gunboats,
the correspondent says, have, not yet
materialized,* but in any. case they
would be-in" no position to render aid
to a force on the right bank in time of
need, because they would- be unable
to.. run, the . gauntlet, of;,,, the forts at
: L4adyang..r.. -The -strongest .forts are
situated on.the^right bank, where the
Russian army is now. concentrated.. £i •
. v. Thejflgtiting at Liaoyang has beaten
all, records, for the desperate valor of
the r assailants, and ( the invincible slub
bQrnness.of the defenders. . The whole
history of warfare tells of no such
bombardments, no such carnage and
no such persistency. Day after day
the fight has been resumed at day
break and kept up with hardly a
moment's intermission until after
nightfall. ¦'• '^v
The absence of press telegrams from
Liaoyang on September 1 aroused sus
picions that changes ',;- ..of importance
were proceeding,: which the military
censors did hot wish to be ma'de
known. ,
Up to the- hour of filing this dispatch
the War Office has not given the de
tails of the fighting of September V but
it is believed that this'figMlng exceed
ed In fierceness that of any ¦ prevloiis
day. • ' "i ¦** .-» >.' :4 >;i' ¦; ¦-.;-.• ; . r : : '?'>*''
der to withdraw v was .probably., due
their anxiety.) to, - keep \ahe - , Russians
south of Liaoyangt"until?^General,VK"u
rokl should beable^tO'Strikeifrom .the
northeast. General t how
ever, saw the" trap and cleverly avoided
it. ¦-':. '¦ i-i --.: li "'¦ .-••.%';• "
the Japanese, occupied Liaoyang on
Thursday. There is no official con
firmation of these statements, but .the
latest official dispatch to the Japanese
legation ihere reports the capture of
the heights- southwest of Liaoyang at
dawn •' on Thursday. This dispatch
adds: ;¦¦>'•?£
"Thereupon the enemy in the south
of Liaoyang commenced, to retreat.
Our armies are 'now pursuing him."
General Marozovsky, who also was
¦wounded, commanded, the artillery bri
gade. He distinguished himself during
the suppression of the Boxer troubles
in China. His wound is severe. ;
General Sakharoff, in reporting the
battle, says the Japanese.!. ¦suffered
enormous losses— much - larger, vthan
those, of the Russians, who also lost
heavily. ,-~:~ - i; - , '. .-i,-. a '¦* ¦ • ¦
.General Stakel*M?fg. r who ;is among the
w'pundejd..'. still remains In "command of
his army corps, ¦ although.-' he. is' . no
longer in chief command of. the south
ern "army, .which h*as since been, con-,
solidated under" General IZaroubaieft.
Stakelberg's injuries are slight, and he
did not leave the field. .
in. this. direction to -checkmate such a
movement. V" ' V : .-^v^ ._. . ' ¦'¦ ;_ ;
JAPANESE -^LUNGE INTO PITS.
i'.The Japanese' * v crossed ¦<¦ at> a point
called Sakankankwantun, .twenty miles
east^ and -somewhat^ above " Liaoyang,
and- marched _in force dirtectlv west
ward, with the evident' 1 object of cut
ting the Russian line of communication
with Mukden. Their 'exact strength was
not established, but a division was
made out. ¦¦¦¦'. ¦ ¦¦y':
. As. soon as the Japanese found that
"the. Russians .were retiring from their
outer positions on , the .south they re
sumed* the attack: there, although it
was then quite/dark. Thus . pressed,
the Russians their, movement
to the rear and 'again forced, the Jap
anese. '..-•;' . ' ;. ¦'¦.''',. ¦.' .'•; .-
With the view of eventual retirement
from their \ positions, the . Russians had
dug a large number of pits, with stakes
concealed in their* bottoms. The pits
were artfully .concealed among the high
Chinese corn. ..{When "'the . Japanese
charged after thev.Russians they fell
into the pits in hundreds" and were en
gulfed and impaled on the stakes and
their lines were thrown into confusion.
When the Russians faced about and
returned to their old positions they
found these death traps filled with dead
and dying.
BATTLE ENDS AT MIDNIGHT.
The rattle of musketry and the boom
of cannon continued until midnight,
when at last silence brooded over the
bloody battlefield and the tired soldiers
lay down where they had fought, whila
the worn-out surgeons and angels of
mercy ministered to the wounded all
night and .the. Chinese coolies worked
at carrying them into Liaoyang. : vv;
Continued From Page -JjwColumn.' !4,
DesperateWalor of Assailants; and Stubborn Bravery
'¦': of ':¦ Defenders Astonish War Experts.
.Victory was in. the balance and the
.Liaoyang battle was a draw when the
• ¦weary soldiers bivouacked last (Wed
nesday) night.
. Following the preliminary successes
of the 2'Jlh, -.-south of Liaoyang, Field
Marshal Marquis Oyama, the com
mander of the Japanese forces in the
field, promptly sent the united armies
forward and at dawn of August 30 a
desperate attack upon all the Russian
positions was made.
The Japanese found the Russians
holding a long chain of splendidly for
tified -positions, with a tremendous force
of artillery. The Japanese artillery
opened the way. but these preliminary
attacks generally failed to give an op
ponunity for an open assault.
The Japanese First Army, after'oc
cupying, the right bank of the L#an
River oh August 27, continued Its for
ward movement and renewed the as
cault against the remaining Russian
positions at Hungshaling, where the
enemy held out the longest and the
most stubbornly. They finally took the
Russian positions at this place and on
an eminence north of Sunchiassai. Fol
lowing these successes the Japanese
.immediately advanced, driving back
the small . bodies of Russian soldiers
cent out to impede their movement.
RUSSIANS DRIVEN FROM RIDGE.
From the night at August 27 to the
morning of the. 29th the Japanese at
tacked .the Russian positions on the
ridge to the. east of Sanyutzu. The-
Russians finally were dlsjodged from
these ridge positions^ but the Japanese
..left "was unable to advance on account
of the forceful resistance • made by the
Russian '. troops who occupied the
heights to- the southeast of Hslang
.ehant-zu. Two divisions of Russians,
which previously had been driven from
Hanpolin,. crossed a bridge constructed
over the Taitse River to the north of
slaotantzu- and retreated to the right
bank of the river.
• Continuing the attack, the Japanese
center 'advanced and occupied a line
extending from Sanyutzu to the west
¦"of Shihchutzu. while the left, on the
morning of the 29th, after dislodging
the Russians at Tashihmenling and
SiancFhantzu, advanced to x Yayutai
/and Terischlafangr, where it was rein
forced. *
;"'.- The Russians checked the advance
of all the Japanese forces coming up
. from the south along the Halcheng
. Uaoyang road.
The Japanese resumed the attack on
the 29th. The Japanese right took, a
line, extending from Leichapao to Hel
nluchuang, while the left occupied a
line from a point west of Helniuchuang
to ' Yayutai. A detached column from
. the Japanese right advanced toward
Weljagouand co-operated with the left
column of the First Army.
¦•The Russians on the Hiacheng-Liao
' yang road appeared to be occupying a
line of ridges extending from a point
south of Shoushanpao to a point east
-of Hangchiatun and running through
HElr.lin.tun. These eminences were
•It is the opinion here that the Rus
sians not able to carry many guns
with them and that they were forced to
.abandon or destroy vast quantities of
stores.
To-night ro estimates are obtainable
of the losses on either . side. Field
Marshal Ovama describes, his losses in
the morning assault as heavy. The
early success of the attack was some
what unexpected on- account of the
strength of the Russians and the na
ture of the-.Russiari defenses. It is con
fidently believed that Field Marshal
Oyama -w ill press the pursuit with des
pt'rate vigor arid inflict on General Ku
ropatkin the most crushing blow pos
sible. It is believed that his trophies
will •' prove- valuable.
The details of to-day's fighting are
scanty. It- Is only known that at dawn
to-day Gesera! Oku's army was hurled
against the Russian right center on
the southern line and that the Rus
sians were forced to abandon their line
and positions and retreat. The, pursuit
is now in progress. This pursuit and
the result of the fierce battle waged on
the eastern line, where General Kuroki
is assailing the" force which has long
screened Liaoyans. together with the
abandonment of the Russian right cen
ter on the southern line, expose the
Russian left." But here the Russian
force is so" heavy that it may be able
¦to! protect and extricate itself.
The question of the occupation of
Liaoyang .by the Japanese is in doubt.
The official dispatches do not make
mention of such occupation, but it is
assumed that the Russians are with
drawing through Liaoyang and that
The Japanese possibly occupied it late
to-day. .
TOKIO, Sept. . 1, S p. m.— Tokio rings
with, shouts and cheers for victory at
Liaoyang. " Lantern-bearing crowds
swing through the streets and surge
around the staff offices shouting, •"Ban
zai."
The Russian positions. at .all points
were strongly fortified and the auxiliary
defenses blocked infantry' "attacks."
During the night' of 1 August" 30" the
Russians at Shoushanpao attacked the
Japanese left and repulsed that portion
of the left which occupied Shaoyanzui.
They also made a night attack upon
the ridge south of Shoushanpao.
On the morning of August 31 both
armies renewed the attack with- vigor.
By a late hour in the afternoon neither
contestant had gained any visible re
sult. The Japanese were holding Teng
chiafang and Tsfangtun and. fighting
bravely against superior .forces.
A portion of the Japanese" right-suc
ceeded in capturing an eminence to the
west of Hsinlintun at noon of the 31st.
The operations of 'the day did not
succeed in developing the - Russian
strength in all directions. Bythe-con
atant arrival of reinforcements it was
seen that the guns at Shoushanpao
alone finally numbered 100.-
The Russians -used machine guns
against the Japanese with effect and
the Japanese were unable to press their
attacks home.
During the day the Japanese- left
wing 'was reinforced with a detchment
from the reserves.
The Japanese artillery which at
tacked the Russian left reached Wan
grerhtun at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
and.iKHired a. fire into the rear of the
Russians at Shoushanpao..*
MACHINE GUAS. EFFECTIVE.
The main force of the Japanese right,
with a portion of the left, attacked the
southern Russian line In the neighbor
hood of Hanpchiatun and Hsinlintun,
and opened the attack against '. the
ridges west of Hsinlintun with a vigor
ous shelling. The Russians defended
these positions against this preliminary
attack with energy, and did not allow
an opportunity for an open assault.
The main force of the Japanese left
occupied positions extending " from
Matowle to Tachaochiatai and attacked
the Russians to the west, of Shou
shanpao.
fortified stronglv and occupied ' by a
numerous force of the enemy. The Jap
anese bivouacked -the night of August
29 in front of these positions.
SLAVS HOLD THEIR POSITIONS.
At dawn of August 30 all the Jap
anese armies attacked all the Russian
positions on the southern front from a
point north of.Tengchiafang to a point
east of Hangchlatun and to the west of
Hsinlintun and Shoushanpao. The Jap
anese center attacked with all its
strength. The -left column of the First
Army continued the attack upon Teng
chlafang and Yayutai, but the Rus
sians there received reinforcements and
it was impossible to dislodge them.
A separate column was then dis
patched from the right column of the
Second Army and occupied a ridge, to
the south of Tsafangtun, whence it
opened a cannonade upon the enemy at
6 o'clock on the morning of the 30th.
This first artillery attack proved suc
cessful and at 10 o'clock the Russians
having been reinforced from the direc
tion of Llaoyang, made an endeavor to
retake the ground they had lost.
Throughout the afternoon of the 30th
additional reinforcements reached :¦ the
Russians, until their strength was esti
mated at two divisions and fifty or
•sixty guns. " •. •
The Japanese continued to attack
desperately and at 5 o'clock In the af
ternoon a junction was effected, with
the left column of the First Army.. The
Russians were dislodged from Tsafang
tun and that vicinity.
The Russians fought with dogged de
termination until nightfall.
CHEFU. Wednesday, Aug. 31.— Severe
fighting occurred at -Port Arthur on
August 27, when the Japanese, moving
from Shuishiying". attempted to capture
Palungshan, which is south of Shui
shiying and west of the railroad. The
Japanese made two assaults between
4 and 8 o'clock in the morning. They
were repulsed both times. A prisoner,
subsequently taken, places their loss
at 1045 killed and wounded. For one
hour afterward shells were thrown
from Shuishiying into Port Arthur.
The foregoing, information was
brought here to-night by a Chinese who
speaks excellent Russian and who was
employed at the police' station in Port
Arthur, which place he left in the
evening of August 29. He adds that
up to his departure no further attack
had been made by the Japanese on
Palungahan. He confirms previous re
ports that the Russians had reoccupied
Etzshan, where there has been but
little fighting recently.
At 4:30 o'clpck on the morning of
August 28 the Japanese attacked Fort
Number 6, on the northeast portion of
the right flank. This fort is a new and
strong one. After three hours' fierce
firing, during which the Japanese en
dured a crossfire from Fort No. 2, the
Japanese succeeded. . Jri entering the
fort.
When the Russians were safely away
from Fort 6 and the - Japanese flag
waved over.it se\;eral forts concen
trated their fire on.it and the Japanese
were compelled to retire.
Heavy firing was heard by the Chi
nese on the night of August 29.
The Russians continued to iio^d an
eminence west of Shpushanpao and de
fled all efforts to dislodge them.' The
eminence was finally taken" by storm
era Thursday morning.. • • . .¦¦¦-.
The entire left wing. wfth. all its.
force, continued against the- Russian
line throughout Wednesday. • At . j
o'clock in the afternoon a force of Rus
sians' appeared flve miles northwest of
Shoiishanpao. The Japanese reserves
attacked it...- -' •..•.¦¦...
Late "Wednesday: night a telegram
was dispatched to the general staff at
Tokio saying that the left wing ."with
all its guns wotild renew the attack
and afterward charge against:. tRe"
enemy's position. ' .'.'¦ '.-. : '.."'•.:¦
General Kuroki's 'casualties frotn
August 24 to August 23 amounted, to
3235. The other casualties have not
been reported. '..".".•' ""; .'• : ;".'..
west of Hsinlintun. This ground.
proved to ba a vantage ,poini-.from
which a final and effective charge was
delivered at dawn on Thursday, bring-"
ing the first victory.
The center column, after repulsing
the Russians In a night attack, pressed
the Russians against the" railway with
a portion of the left column and sue-?
ceeded in repulsing" a series of assaults.
The second dispatch which ijiay have' a, -significant bearing on- the campaign is that filed at Mukden
at 9:27 o'clock Thursday' night, stating that the.|traln service between Mukden and Uaoyang was inter
rupted, and Jt may mean 'the, cutting of x railroad communication. which would deprive General Kuropat
kin of an opportunity to retreat to his more northern base at Mukden.
Much depends on the battle -expected to- begin to-day -between Kuropatkin's forces and the' army of
Kuroki, -which is advancing along' the north bank of the Taitse. Unless Kuropatkin ' crush Kuroki his po
sition will be well nigh hopeless. ' v , - 'U; v .7 ["', \ ' V \ ' '
THORj5DA\* 7 S"-ne\Va "frontftfte. seat of ;war .closed .with the receipt of two dispatches giving Information
of a most significant < character, ; as -bearing on Tithe domination of Manchuria at the close of the pres
ent- campaign. ¦¦¦'. .-¦'¦'¦.¦';. "¦:. -^- ; ••••--.•¦, : \:/" -' '¦' ¦'. .-.'.
\ ;¦¦'" Tlie i ¦first'-'came from St. Petersburg arid ; said that General Kuropatkin had withdrawn his
whole lax^t^it^^^^j^B^^i^^^^^^j^^^JS^^d meet General Kuroki's flanking movement.
Lute Thursday night: a SU .Petersburg .correspondent ,an opinion from the War Office that - the
withdrawal to the i^ht:bank. of the in order that the Russians might be
able to repel a blow in that direction- and that -General Knropatkin'a movement was the carrying out of a
well defined idea, rather than a retreat. The same 'dispatch' pointed out, with notable lack of comment,
that the Japanese took advantage of General Kuropatkin's i withdrawal to occupy the city of Uaoyang.
Nippon's PopuLace Expects News
of Utter Rout of Kuro
patkin's Army.
Japanese Capture and Then Lose
Fort Number Six at
Port Arthur.
Must Defeat Kuroki or Be Crushed.
TOKIO IS CELEBRAT ING THE LIAOYANG VICTORY
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL', FRIDAY,. SEPTEMBER 2, 1004.
Wnr Craft Enters Shanghai Harbor.
SHANGHAI. Sent. 1.— A , Japanese
torpedo-boat entered the, "harbor -at
11:30 o'clock this forenoon. It ig, be
lieved she came for dispatches for the
fleet. '• ..'.
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