Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-01
Europatkiu Has Been Forced to
Fall Back From His First
Line Of Defense
TOOK A FORTIFIED POSITION,
gorokl Has Thrown POntoous over
The TaI,z and Has Crossed with
Doe Division.
UNIFIED MANCHURIAN ARMIES.

Are Making Desperate Attack upOo
Lao Yang Began at Davn--Rus'
SLAMS Make Stubborn Resistance
roAavs dispatches indicate that the
aide OF battle around Liao Yang mas
,prped appreclsbly in favor Of the
Isnanese. with tremendous anu
spstained assault on his right ana
center and threatened on his rear by
q heavy force which has crossed the
Taltg river. Kuropatkin has been forced
n fall back from his first line Of bat
ta 10 the fortified position he had es-
,abllshed In the town OF Lao yang
and ne immediate envlrons. A 81. Pc
,sr.burg dispatch says this order was
given last night after the Russians had
rIihstood an artillery and infantry at
Jack from dawn to midnight, but that
the Japanese pressure was too great TO
nsrmit il beng executed Kuropatkin
probably fearing that retrograde
movement at that time might result IN
rout. A dispatch from Toxic how
aver bringing the action up to this at-
,srnoon. says that the Russian right
and center IL now falling back pursued
o. .ha Tapanagp
Russian official adylces say that GEN
Kuroki. who was reported yesterday
as moving northWard on the Russian
MI. has thrown pontoons over the
Tsltz river and has crossed with one
Hylsion while others are following
Eurokrs object, obviously Is to Inter
f6se his force between Lao Yang, the
Russian base and the north a moye-
men which. II successful, would cut ku-
opatkin's rear and command the rail-
road leading from Lao Yang to Muk-
den. The withdrawal Of the Russian
right and center probably viii involve
similar movement OF the troops hold
lng the extreme left Of the line and re-
suit In a concentration Of Kuropatkin's
army In the position he has established
iu Iiao Yang. This is said TO be SUI
perbly fortified with rife pits entrench-
mtnts and barbed wire entanglements,
Toxic. Sept. I, II a, m,-The united
Msnchurian armies Of Japan have en-
gagged in a desperate attack upon Lao
Yang. where Gen, Kuropatkin has con-
ccntrated every available Russian SOL
dIorf Victory was In the balance, and
iho battle was a draw when the weary
soldiers biyouacked last "wednesday
night.
The japanese are attacking from the
south and from the east, The right
wing Of the column attacking from the
south keeps IN touch with the left wing
Of he column going in from the east,
forming an immense irregular triangle,
The two fronts OF which cover an en-.
pImous range.
ATTACKED AT DAWN,
Following the preliminary successes
Of the 29th south OF Lao
Yang Field Marshal Marquis Oyama
She commander OF the Japanese forces
In the field promptly sent the united
hrmles forward and at dawn Of Aug 81
g desperate attack upon all the Rus
sIln positions was made,
The japanese found the Russians
holding a long chain OF splendidly forth
ned positions with a tremendous force
NJ artillery. The Japanese artillery
opened the way but these preliminary
attacks generally failed to give AN OPP
rortunIty for an open assault Victory
NJ Lao Yang means the domination O.
Nanchuria and possibly the end Of the
autumn campaign.
The Japanese first army, after oc-
oupying the right bank Of the Ian
river on Aug. "a, continued It's forward
movement and renewed the assault
against the remaining Russian posi-
uons at Hungshallng, where the enemy
hcld out the longest and the most stub
1orhly. They finally took the last
RUSSIAN positions at this place and on
I'm emlnence north OF Sunchiassai
Following these successes the Japanese
Immediately advanced toward Sanyut-
III aud Shihchutzu, driving back the
sinai bodies OF Russian soldiers sent
out 10 impede their movement,
RUSSIANS DISLoDGED.
From the night Of Aug. " IN the
morning OF the 29th the Japanese at-
"Ked inc Russian positions on the
Nge 10 the east OF Sanyut2a. The
iNsSans finally We're dlslodred from
ueSe ridge positions, but the Japanese
Igit was unable to advance ON account
W me forceful resistance made bv tho
russian troops who occupied the forts
70 mo southeast Of Hsianshantzu. Two
DIVISIONS Of Russians which previously
I"d been driven from lIanpolm crossed
prldge constructed over tho Taitz
iEtr 10 the north Of Siaotantzu and re-
oated TO the right bank OF the river
'onthuing the attack. the Japanose
'enler advanced and occupied a line
Nending from Sanyutzu 10 tho Nest NJ
Unlochut2u, while the lcft ON tho
,ornlng Of tho 2sth, after dislodrlnr
We RUSSIANS at Tashihmenling and
1ihHhsnantzu advanced 10 Yavutal and
''"s'nlatang, where 1t was reinforced.
RUSSIANS CHECK ADVANCE
an me Russians checked the advance Of
W 'Oo Japanese forces coming I'M nom
lsng road wy '''''0''s 'l''ao
M s1apdnesc resumed the attack on
Inv. .,lh' Tho Japanese right took a
E extending from Lechapao 10 Ito.
uV esuang while tho lot occunied a
10 from a point west OF HelnuchuanT
m. 9yu'oi A detached column from
japanese right advanced toward