Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30
CAR WILL PUT ANOTHER
BIG ARMY IN THE FIELD

tack them at Anping. Anshanshan is
midway between Hal Cheng and Lao
| Yang. Anping is thirteen miles south
east Of Lao Yang.
kuroki and oku Together.
Lao Yang, Aug. 81. = General Kuro-
XII has TONED forces with General Oku
in an attempt to cut the Russian line
east of Lao Yang.
| Thursdays Battle.
| The battle of the 25th ragged along
the eastern front. A strong Japanese
force attacked the Russian positions
at Mao pass, eleven miles east of An
shanshan and Sandiatzi and Tsegow,
| (Dagow) twelve miles southeast of An
| ShanShan.
Hand to Hand Fighting.
Nine batteries of six guns each
| bombarded the Russian outposts. At
these points the combat repeatedly de-
veloped into hand to hand fighting. The
Russians stubbornly held their out
| posts through the whole day, falling
back on their main position at night
Fight at Liandiansian.
The chief artillery engagement was
in front of Liandiansian, the Japanese
| concentrating their fire of ten batter
les and simultaneously advancing on
Torintspu, four miles southwest of Ii.
andiansian, but they were arrested by
Cossacks who were afterwards rein
forced by infantry and artillery
Japanese Guns Dismantled.
The Japanese resumed the lombard
ment early on August 26, devoting
most Of their attention to Liandiansi-
an. The Russian field guns were very
effective. They dismantled thirty.two
Japanese guns, mostly mountain
pieces. The casualties have not been
ascertained.
Russian Losses Exceed 1000.
st. Petersburg. Aug. II. - The Rus
sian casualties are placed at over l.
600 in the report of General Kuropat-
kin relative to the fighting around Lao
Yang yesterday. The Japanese sus-
| tanned serious losses while twenty-four
Of their guns are reported put out OF
action.
Kuropatkin reports that the fighting
| yesterday was in all parts of the the
atre of operations. the heaviest being
east and southeast of Liao Yang in the
vicinity of the Liam river and Liandian
sian.
Thursdays Fighting.
Field headquarters. second japanese
army via Fusan. Aug. rs. -(Delayed)
Part of General Kuroki's army ad
vanced against the Russians beyond
Yashi pass early today. There was
heavy artillery firing for several hours
which finally ceased before noon. IT
toward Anping.
Diana May Disarm.
Saigon, French Indo China, Aug. 81.
The Russian cruiser Diana. which
arrived here August 30 with a shell
| hole below the water line received in
the naval battle off Port Arthur on
| August 10, has received instructions
from ST. Petersburg to disarm or re
pair her damages, which are slight.
Attacked by Torpedo Boats.
| A Japanese shell killed an of,cer OF
the Diana and three men and wound
! ed twenty-three others. The cruiser
tried to reach Shanghai but encoun
tered some Japanese torpedo boats
The latter discharged nine torpedoes
without effect at the Diana.
Say stoesse Will Stand.
The officers Of the cruiser declare
that General Stoessel will never sur
render Port Arthur. When the Dians
left the harbor Stoessel had 10000
men.
Japanese Victories Confirmed.
Che Foo, Aug. 27.-Confirm alton has
been obtained that the Japanese drove
1.-THE Russians from their positions al
Louisa Bay and Pigeon Bay prior te
August Is, and the Japanese to the
number of 500 penetrated into the fort
situated on the highest hill of Lilac
Tim mountain.
1t is also confirmed that the Japan
ese have silenced small fort neal
Golden hill.
Lull After Desperate Fighting.
Toxic, Aug. Pit is understood
that the lull following the desperate
fighting the first half of the week a
Port Arthur was for the purpose o
allowing the men to rest and complet
ing the preparations for pressing thu
: attack home heavier. The Japanes,
: guns continue to shell the defenses o
the fortress, but the majority of tn,
: forces are not engaged.
Expect Victory at Lao Yang.
The belief is growing here that
: great decisive battle will be fought a
Lao Yang and confidence is felt tina
Oyama will out-general Kuropatkin an
succeed in defeating him.