Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-03


Lao Yang. BY Cable-From 5 o'clock
Tuesday morning up 10 9 O'Clock there
has been an incessant shower OF
shrapnel. The heaviest cannonading is
coming from the southeast. where
the Japanese have numerous guns.
Deadly shells are bursting every
where. their white smoke being dis
tinctly traceable against the dark foil
age on the mountain side. The Japa-
nese are searching the whole country
side with their FIRE. selecting certain
squares OF territory on which Cor few
moments they mass a hail of shot and
shell. In this way the entire Russian
force has been Systematically searched
in the first four hours Of the cannon
aiding Then commenced the general
japanese advance along the whole line.
/ The japanese artillery fire has some
what slackened. but their infantry is
steadily pushing forward.
] The Russians have been holding their
ground calamity and their losses are
small. considering the terrible nature
OF the japanese fire.
The battle is growing IN intensity.
the Japanese fire is chiefly directed on
the Russian southern end. The ad-
vance was pressed with suca vigor that
II developed into q hand-to-hand fight
ing the Twenty third Regiment repcll-
ing an attack at the point OF the bay
onet one japanese battery was dis
mantled
Wounded men have been pouring in
10 Lao Yang since s O'Clock Tuesday
morning. mostly hurt by shrapnel
shells and some 10y rifle bullets. The
heights OF Maetung. near the railroad,
have been showered with projecuies.
100000 Men Engaged.
st. Petersburg. BY Cable.-The great
battle OF Lao Yang. which began early
Tuesday morning. ragged throughout
the day with increasing Intensity. hut
- ND 10 this hour no further details be-
r yond the two brief kilograms given out
t in the afternoon have been received by
- the War Office.
e Every confidence is expressed in Gen
e eral Kuropatkins ability 20 meet the
p Japanese assault on ground 81 his own
e choosing. but the city is hungrily
q awaiting further news OF the progress
e OF the fight. The japanese forces en-
e gagged in this battle can only be est-
e mated here. but they are believed 10
IS number about 100000 men General
s Kuropatkin is konwn 10 have six army
corps. besides l47 squadrons o! caval-
e ~. in which great confidence is re-
\ posed. bringing up the Russian tota
81 10 about the same number that th'
Pr japanese have How the armies com
Is pare with regard 70 artillery is no
q definitely known. though th-oughou
the war the Japanese have shown
great preference for this arm and erea
skill in it's use.
ed Reports from the front credit IN
ne japanese with having about 200 gun
*. and many mountain batteries, and
IL IS known that they recently shipped
ge heavy guns to Yinkow. Four of thes
h guns already have been mentioned
az. these dispatches as being in action.
IS. General Kuropatkin. in addition
-. his field batteries. has a number
very heavy guns emplaced at importai
lis positions at Lao Yang. where the Ru
% slams have been strongly fortified Il
re- some time The Japanese claim
ort have captured two field batteries du
m ing the past two days Russian ofiici
on accounts admit the loss Of only s
the guns.
the II is stated that 2 japanese bate
eet was captured south OF Anshansh:
her during the preliminary fighting al
that several japanese guns have be
dstroyed since then.
Little OF the strategic situation n
deyeloped so far Official news fro
49,. the front says that there was desp'
ate fighting on the sou;fer cent
IN while from information rom OIL
or sources 1t appears that the japanese
ent en6eavoring 10 turn the Russian rle
from the neighborhood of the Junctl
OF the Taitse and SaiShe river. Fight
ex- on the western flank appears 70 hs
-, approached within three miles
Lao yang.
The news from Port Arthur up
-. August 26 was re-assuring. An
a'o' count of the battleship Sevastopol n
ans ing gone out on August % to bombs
the Japanese in Tahe bay does
~. mention that vessel striking mine
tue A dispatch from Vladivostock M
ont ] tions the presence there OF Gene
Rennenkampf. who recently LETT
hospital at Lao Yang on sick leave.
Both Sides Lost Heavily.
, IS Chefoo. BY Cable.-A junk VIII