Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-31


patches from Liao Yang, one timed AT
s:49 %. M, detailing the battle up 20
that hour, being received in New YORK
at 1915 p. m, while mp 10 noon To-Day
no adyices have been received me
announcement that activities were re-
sumed at doytreok this morning must
therefore be an invention.
GEN. sAKHARoFFs REPORT
ST. Petersburg. Aug Sl-Lieut Gen,
sakharof, telegraphing to the genera
star ON the conclusion Of yesterday
16 hours OF lighting around Lao Yang
estimated that the Russian casualties
throughout the day were 5000
The battle ended at 0 o'clock Las,
night when many positions occupied
by tho Japanese were re-'aNeh '"'
again held by the Russians
Tho reoort Of lieut-den saNha'o"'
S. as follows,
oFrom o'clock ths morning unu,
,or,snt tbe Japanese forces attacked
our frontal positions before Lao lons
and left bank oi the Taitz river ho'"
thon artillery and rifle Are was intense,
Their main efforts were direc'eu
AGAINST our center positions ana le''
am Inn numerous attacks were re-
pulsed along the whole line our 'IuopH
made several counter-attacks ou'"''n'
aung IN bayonet tlghuns
"Msny positions which had Oeeh o''
cunled by the Japanese were re-taHen
at o'clock in the afternoon pu'lns
The artillery attack our batteries ulu
very effective work About tn's a.
ternoon the enemy was observed o'-
tempting to urn our right hahR WIN
considerable forces but several pau
telionq OF reserves advanced ana ai'er
a fierce engagement checked the Jap
anese and compelled them to relife me
hattie continued unNl after DARK anu
only ended at o'clock
oThe spirit Of our troops is excellent.
rhe men are ,eioiced oyer the news OF
the heroic behavior Of the garrison at
Port Arthur, the repulsing Of japanese
attacks. which has been communicated
70 them.
'our losses today have been consider
ah,e reaching about 5000. The Japan
csc losses must have been heavy
LAO FILLED WITH JOY
Lao Yang Tuesday, Aug 30, (sp M
delayed in tpnsmiasion)-rhe town
has been filed with Joy owing to re-
port that the Russians took IS cannon
today,
The Japanese assault ON the Russian
center was desperate IN the extreme
The Japanese losses were very great
The attack was sustained mainly oy
the Eighth Siberian regiment Inc
fighting AZ wafango can not be com'
pared with what occurred today shells
shrieked over the town from carry
morning. People who occupied positions
on house tops had a magnificent spec
tacle. The rain has begun 10 fall
AWAIT NEWS FROM FRONT.
St. Petersburg. Aug. 81 COOS p. mo-
Tho great anxiety here for news or 70
DAYS battle had not been relieved a
this hour No press on private aus
patches giving details Of the dghtlui
have arrived. and the information sly
en- out is that the wires are prooapl!
busy with official messages II IL posi-
lively stated. however, that the eIhpelo
this afternoon received telegram iron
Gen. Kuropatkin, but the contents can
not be learned
The general staff does not doubt ina
Tho LOSSES Yesterday were heavy ON bot
sides but the stan declares that in tn
absence OF direct information the ne
ures mentioned are largely guess Worf
HALE A MILLION MES ENGAGED
Lao Yang, Aug 81 C5'3i p. NTH
baltic ls stin IN progress, put VI
strength of the cannonade does nc
equal that OF yesterday
The japanese are getting around N
Russian left flank.
over 100000 men and LOO guns AZ
engaged on both sides Practically "
whole Russian force Is on the rring I'm
ono regiment which had just arrive
from Russia went into action with j
band playing