The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-11
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Lao Yang, Sept. A, via Tlen Tsin
Sept. l0.-The correspondent of the
Associated Press was at lunch at thu
railroad station at noon September ]
when the first Japanese shell struck
the foreign settlement, and within fit
teen minutes everybody fled and tho
place was deserted Japanese Shells
continued to fall Panic seized all ant
officers, orderlies and soldiers ant
others sought refuge beyond the north
ern wall of the city.
Early in the morning Of the first
the Russians filed all the trenches
rifle pits and forts TO the west ant
south of Liao Yang, with fresh troops
They kept up continual shrapnel fire
upon the japanese approaches, with
out being aware of the extra move
ment Of the enemy. During this time
the main body of the Russian army
was in active retreat.
AT six o'clock in the eyesing the
Japanese could be seen advancing ovel
the southern hills and Russian gun
ners poured in terrible and destruc
tive fire upon the enemy.
Whole Jap Battalion Lost.
The positions at Chiafantun were
seen to be deserted. The right flank
OF Nodzu's army had previously taken
up position west OF Chiafantun,
whence his troops charged the Rus
sian breastworks. One Japanese bat.
TALON lost every officer in this charge
and a corporal was seen to take com.
mand.
The Japanese shells fell thick over
the Russian battery located in q west
ern suburb Of Lao Yang. At eight
O'Clock the morning of September 2,
the transport of the Russian army was
still going out to the north and the
head of the train was almost opposite
Yentai. The fighting around Lao
Yang began at daybreak when shells
were thrown in from the entire Japan
ese line.
kuroki's Gallant Dash.
Kuroki severed his. connection with
the japanese center army and left the
Anping road unprotected. His army
was in front of the last Russian posi-
tion in the coal mining district cast Of
Yen-Tai. The importance and effect
of Kuroki's dash to the Russian rear
was particularly noticeable this morn
ing.
Foreign military attaches had been
escorted from Lao Yang north. They
left their train at a point near Yentai
and proceeded in the direction of the
fighting between Kurokis troops and
the Russians who were attempting to
hold them back. Here the Russians
lost an important hill position only to
gain 1t again and lose ii a second
time. This greatly discouraged the
Russian soldiers II Is declared that
the immediate precipitate retreat OF
the entire Russian army at Lao Yang |
was prevented by retaking this hill |
which lies east OF Yentai. The Rus |
slams. however could not hold the hill |
and the japanese were again soon in |
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relaxed, and General MistchenkO and |
his command was withdrawn from the
Russian defenders Of Yentai and sen;
over 10 the west side Of the railroad
TO make a demonstration and to aid
In covering the retreat of the main
army.
At five in the afternoon two Russian
regiments who had been beaten east
1f Yentai retreated toward Yental.
They were ordered back to the fight
ng line while still under the sharp
Japanese rife fire. The correspondent
lf the Associated Press who was
working his way south along the rail-
toad. passed a number Of Russian
troops who had been driven back from
around Yentai. He also passed a train
Dearing 300 Russian wounded north.
Furious Rifle Firing.
The night Of September was mark
a throughout by furious rife firing
Iutside Lao Yang Russian troops
we're IN a highly nervous apd excited
state. They were convinced that the
japanese were creeping forward ire
sistibly all the time
September 3 saw a resumption OF