Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-05
DECISIVE BATTLE
NEAR L|A0YANG
Greatest Fight of the War in Progress in
Manchuria
HALF A MILLION SOLDIERS ENGAGED
Opposing Armies Believed to Number
500, 900 Troops With Many
Cannons

| ut is believed the Russian losses
have not been very heavy except to
! the regiments which sustained the
bayonet charges. All the men serv-
ing on Russian gun except one
were killed by shrapnel. The sur
vlvor, who was badly wounded, hero
ically brought his gun to headQuar-
| tiers and even then refused to quit
his place, until the general peremp-
! torily ordered him into the hospital
Kuroki Not in the Battle.
cit seems that General Kuroki's
force did not participate in the en-
gagement."
Seen and Heard in Liaoyang.
Liaoyang, Aug. 31.-A Russian cor
respondent to the Associated Press
supplies the following:
| "The historical moment has arrived
and the battle of Liaoyang is in prog
ress. 1t was not o'clock this
morning when the first gun was fred,
but soon afterwards hundreds of
cannons were laundering along out
the southern and eastern fronts. The
center of our position is located near
| the famous tower of LiaOyang, seven
miles southeast. The fighting there
was of the most desperate character,
burt is now going on nearer the
! tanks.
"The kissing of shells is distinctly
hn ~ x1 ic
to see shells bursting. Heavy guns
were brought into action by both
sides and their dull roar was discern
ible above the sharper defamation of
| field and mountain guns. The Rus
slams are using big ordnance, which
is in position in the inner ring of
Liaoyang forts.
''The noisy Chinese population has
suddenly become quiet. The main
street Of Liaoyang, always scene Of
busiest traffic and usually resounding
with thousands of shrill voices from
sunrise to sunset, is now as silent as
if it was night. The inhabitants are
watching the distant battle from the
housetops and watch towers, or are
wandering gloomily in the streets.
We are asking ourselves if the tide
is going to swamp the city, what is
to become of the houses and other
property"
Official Details Lacking.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 31.-The great
! battle of Liaoyang which began early
Tuesday morning ragged throughout
the day with increasing intensity, but
no further official details beyond two
| brief kilograms have been received
by the war Office. Official news from
the front says there was desperate
| fighting on the southern center, while
from information from other sources
it appears that the Japanese are en-
deavoring to turn the Russian right
from the neighborhood of the junction
of the Taitse and Sakhe rivers. The
fighting on the western flank appears
| TO have approached within three miles
of Liaoyang.
Details of Three Days Battle.
Toxic, Aug. 31.-Details of the opera
lions against Liaoyang August Is to
I %, which include an account of the
desperate three days battle in the
neighborhood of Anping and the aban
donment of Anshanshan, have reached
Toxic.
The first Japanese army was dlv1d
ed into three columns and moved
against Anping, where the Russians
occupied a steep and well fortified
eminence, which they had spent
months in strengthening The Russian
position east and south of Anping ex
tended along a ridge north of Taishu
kou to Hundshaling through Hanpolin
and Tatientsu. The advantages were
with the Russians. The Japanese were
not able to secure good positions fol
their artillery, except along the Lao
yang road.
Successful Japanese Rush.
The Japanese left moved forward
August %, driving back small force
of Russians, and on the 25th took pos
session of a line on an eminence north
Of Erhtaohou and south of Pelingtzu
At midnight of the 25th the Japanese
center suddenly rushed forward in a
bayonet charge against the Russian
center, which was located in the vicin
ity of Kungchangling. This charge
was surprise and proved eminently
successful. The Japanese captured
the entire position.
The Russian forces on the second