The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-01
e.. JAPS TELL THEIR STORY
Field Marshal Oyama Pitted Against
Kuropatkin. 800

Toxic. Sept. l, IL a.m.-The united
Manchurian armies Of Japan have en-
gagged in desperate attack upon Liao-
Yang, where General Kuropatkin has
conc entrated every available tp R 1ianaa
and the battle was a draw when the
weary soldiers bivouacked Wednesday
fhe Japanese are attacking from the
south and from the east. The
right wing Of the column Z attack
from the south keeps in touch
with the left wing Of the column anan g;rnn
| lar TRIANGLE. the two fronts Of which
cover an enormous range. ..s. -.
Following the preliminary successes
Of Aug. 20 south of Llaor-yang, fleld
Marshal Marquis Oyama, the comman-
der Of the Japanese forces in the HELD,
promptly sent the, united forces forth
and at dawn Of Aug: 50 desperate az
tack upon all the Russian positions Was
made. -
The Japanese found the Russians
holding a long chain of splendidly for
tilted POSITIONS with tremendous force
!; of artillery. The Japanese artillery
opened the way, but these preliminary
attacks generally failed to give an ,op'
: portunity for an apen assault.
: nation Of Manchuria and possibly the
end Of the autumn campaign: -
l. The Japanese first army, after occu'
the eight bank of the he Ian 7ae5
e movement and renewed the assault
! against the remaining Russian posi-
g held out the longest and the most stub
l. bornly.. They finally took the last Rus
sian position at this place and ON
position north of Sanchias-sai. Fol
lowing these successes the Japanese I'm
}mediately advanced toward San-yu-tz'
~ and Chin chu-tzu, driving back IN
small bodies of Russian soldiers sen
= out to impede their movement.
re Russians Dislodged.
e From the night Of Aug. 81 to. tb
i, !, morning of the goth the Japanese al
T. T. tackled the Russian positions on tn
ridge to the East Of sanyd fro,
their positions, but the Japanese lei
were unable to advance on account 9
the forceful resistance made by tn
Russian troops, who occupied til
ca heights to; the southeast OF. Hsiang- sha1
~ tzu. Two divisions of Russians whic
CIV po-lin crossed a bridge constructed ovt
se the Tai-tse river to the north Of STA
ok tan-tzu and retreated to the right ban
is of the river.
Continuing the attack, the Japane
center advanced and occupied a lii
extending from San-yu-tzu to the we
Of hih-chu-t zu, while the left on II
1e- morning Of the 29th, after .dislodgi1
is the Russians at Taschi-men- Ting al
he Hsian-shan-t zu, advanced to Ya-yu-t
.or and Teng- fang, where it was !
lu- Enforced. The Russians checked the a
en- vance of all the Japanese forces COZ
ing up from the south along the: HI
cheng- Liao-y road.
The Japanese resumed the attack
cir the 10Th. The Japanese right took
rst line extending from Lei-cha pao to. 81
pts niu chuang, while the left occupied
line from a point west of Helm
ZEN chuang to Ya-yua-t A detached G
ere umn from the Japanese right advanc:
ad toward Wei-ya-gou and co.operated WI
me The Russians on the Hai-cheng
ice Liao-yang road appeared to occupyl
line Of ridges extending from POI
rn- south Of Shou-shan pao to q point es
vas Liao- yang road appeared to occu
ling tun. These enlinences were fo1