Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-01

Berlin. Sept. IA dispatch from
liao Yang to the Lokal Anzeiger says:
battle began at Il. IN. Since then the
artillery has been laundering and the
rifle fire has been rolling necessarily.
"'i'he encircling heights resemble fire
emitting mountains. The Japanese be-
gam their attack east of Lao Yang
along the Taitse river, but were re-
pulsed.
on the south and southwest of Lao
Yang. One can no longer distinguish
the Individual decorations. The Rus
sian army is full of confidence. The to-
tai strength of the combatants engaged
is estimated mt over 100000 men. The
battle probably will continue for sew
eral days.
Lao Yang, Sept. 1.-The battle is
growing i'm intensity. The Japanese fire
is chiefly directed on the Russian
southern contingent. The Japanese adj
vance is being pressed with such vigor
that it has developed into hand to
hand fighting. the Twenty third regi-
ment repelling an attack at the point
of the bayonet. One Japanese battery
was dismantled.
Wounded men have been pouring into
LAO Yang since this morning mostly
hurt by shrapnel shells, but some by
rifle bullets. The heights of Haetung,
near the railroad, have been showered
with projectiles.
st Petersburg. Sept 1.-General
Sakharotf reports that a large Japa-
nese force is advancing northward
along the Iaitse river valley west of
the railroad,
The --latest reports received by the
wal office Indicate the battle at Lao
Yang will probably extend for several
days. The Japanese are directing their
energies 10 bombarding segments of
the circle of defensive positions occu-
pied by the Russians. The latter al
ready have suffered severely from the
hail of shells
Sallharog reports that the Japanese
shrapnel fire inflicted considera BILE
losses on the Russian troops. Lieuten-
ant Colonel Pokatiloff, commanding a
battery of the Sixth east Siberian bril-
gade. was killed.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 1.-The long
expected battle at Lao Yang has be-
gun and the two armies are now fight
ing what probably will prove to be the
decisive battle of the campaign. The
Japanese armies are attacking Cen
eral Kuropatkins forces upon his
chosen grounds, and his friends and adj
mirers here are confident that having
accepted a general engagement, he will
defeat the Japanese.
I'm a brief telegram received this
morning General Kuropatkin says the
general advance of the Japanese began
at noon yesterday the Russian out
posts falling back upon the main line
The heaviest fighting was taking place
when the dispatch was sent, from a
point ten miles southwest of Lao Yang,
where the Japanese seem to be con-
centrating for their main blow The
Russians suffered principally from the
shrnpnel fire of the Japanese artillery.
The Japanese selected the mikados
birthday for the decisive battle. and
1t will not be surprising il today is also
signalized by grand assault on Port
Arthur.
The Russian forces are disposed at
Lao Yang to meet the onslaught of
three Japanese armies numbering over
100000 men. The telegram from Kuro-
patkin which gives this information,
together with details of the retirement
of the Russian troops upon Lao Yang,
has not been given out for strategic
reasons. The Japanese forces are con-