The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31
.JAPS ENTER WEDGE
Kuropatkin'S Lines Reported
HopeIessIy Severed.
SOME LATE WAR NEWS
Gar scorns Peace Propositions and
viii Never Negotiate While Army
Reverses Are Being Daily
Recorded.

An Associated Press dispatch from
Liao-Yang says: General Kuroki has
Joined forces with General Oku in an
attempt TO cut the Russian line be-
tween .hnshanshan and Liandsiansian,
The. battle of August 25 ragged along
the eastern front. A strong Japanese
force attacked the Russian positions
at Miao-Pass. II miles east Of Anshan-
shan. and at Sandiatzi and Tsegow
Dagow), 70 miles southeast Of An
shanshan.
Nine batteries of six guns each bonn
barded the Russian outposts. AT this
point the combat repeatedly developed
into hand to hand fighting, The Rus
si9ns stubbornly held the outposts the
whole day, falling back on their main
position at night. The chief artillery
engagement was in front of Liandian-
sian, the Japanese concentrating the
fire of ten batteries and simultaneous
advancing on Torintspu, miles south
east of Liandsiansia1, but they were
arrested by Cossacks who were after
wards reinforced by infantry and ar
tillery. The japanese resumed the
bombardment of August &c, devOting
most Of their attention to Liandsian
sian. The Russian field guns were
very effective, They dismantled 30
Japanese guns, mostly mountain
pieces.
Advices from Toxic say: The gen
eral staff maintained silence through
out Sunday concerning the fighting in
Che vicinity of Lao Yang. 1t is report
ed that General KuroM has seized and
cut the railroad south Of Mukden, thus
separating the Russian forces and cut
ting Lao Yang off from direct line
of retreat, but confirmation Of this
report cannot be obtained.
The Russians retired from Anshan
shan Saturday after fight which com
menced on the morning Of Friday, and
continued in a desultory manner all
day and night.
Car Scorns Peace.
The Associated Press at st. Peters
burg learns that Emperor Nicholas
only recently announced in the most
positive terms that he would not per
nit peace negotiations, even should
Port Arthur fall and General Kuropat-
kin be driven back to Hardin. This
fact, well understood in official circles
has prevented the British government
from taking any steps in the direc
ton of mediation. 1t is known in ST
Petersburg that Germany understands
this attitude Of the emperor as well
as Great Britain.
The report from Paris that Emper-
or William is prepared to suggest
peace is dismissed as groundless for
the present at least. If General Ku-
ropatkin, however, should win a decis,
i've victory at LiaO-Yang, which, in
measure, would restore Russian pres
tige, it is believed that the restoration
of peace would undoubtedly be facili-
tated.
To Assemble Second Army.
A dispatch to The Tageblatt Der
linz from st. Petersburg, says the Rus,
sian government is determined to as
semble a second great army in Man,
churia, consisting of three or four
corps, under the command of General
Baron Kaulbars or General SOukhOm-
linof It's headquarters will be at
Mukden The object Of this step is
to meet the situation that will arise
should Port Arthur fall, thus releasing
the beseiging army for operations
northward. The Tageblatt's CORE
spondent names the various com,
mands out of which the new army
will be formed, and says he believes
that more rapid transportation OF
troops will be possible, owing to the
approaching completion of the railroad
around Lake Baikal.