The Washington times., 1904-09-07
ARE FIGHTING TO
AVERT DISASTER

The following dispatch from J. F.
Archibald. correspondent of Golfers
Weekly" is printed by the New York
Herald"
YENTAI. Sept. 3. via Pekln. Sept. 2.
The greatest battle of the war is now
raging about Liao-Yang II will prob
ably be the decisive action of the cam
paign.
The entire Russian army is lighting
against enormously superior forces from
exceedingly bad positions General
KuroDatkin is holding the enemy in
check. He evacuated Liao-Yang yester-
day completely.
Possibilities of Future.
Two conditions now confront him.
First. defeat and the Joss Of his entire
army. thus ending the war, and. second.
the possibility Of holding his position on
both TANKS while allowing the with
drawal of his guns
A continuous stream of transport
wagons and troops has been moving
north along the railroad for the last five
d. VS. The guns, infantry. and cavalry
must follow on roads deep with mud
The battle has been raging furiously
for FIVE days. the Japanese keeping up
an incessant artillery fire. It is the
heaviest ever seen by any military man
counted seventy shots a minute
Their Turning Movement.
was with the Seventeenth Army
Corps yesterday on the extreme left
when the enemy made the turning move
ment, which was almost successful.
The Russian defense was heroic En-
tire 5attalions were annihilated.
The japanese were endeavoring To
No..
tor midway between Mukden and Lao
Yang. If they had been successful they
would have surrounded the Russians and
cut on their communication with the
center. seventeen miles away.
Entire Force Fighting.
The entire Russian force IL stiI tight
ing The batteries keep up an Inccssant
fire until after midnight every night.
The sky is brilliant with bursting
The enemy is close around Liao-YanE.
They have destroyed the Russian town
and railroad station by bombardment
7 ne native town is unhurt. The Rus
slams burned the bridge north of Lao
Yang at 3 O'Clock yesterday morning.
/ was in LiaO-Hang Thursday when /
the Japanese began their bombardment
They mourted heavy batteries on the .
nearby hill and blanketed the entire
town with bursting shells. Their marks |
was perfect
Evacuation of LiaO-Yang.
Meanwhile. the Russians were con
Quoting the evacuation of the town.
In moving the wounded from hospitals I
one Sister Of Mercy was killed. and 4
seven were wounded while actually !
dressing the wounds OF men who had /
fallen IN the streets.
Near the railroad station. where the 4
fire was hottest. the hero
SIN of the Sisters was magnificent They
tore their skirts and used them az ban
1agcs for the wounded. and them selves /
carried stricken men from the zone of /
IRE, and out OF the burning buildings.
Wounded All Removed.
left Liao-Yang on the last train. 1
which CARED the last of the wounded F.
10 the general hospitals No wounded
were left in Liao-Yang, although many
lied on the train To was impossible 10 i
leave even the worst cases. owing 10 /
the destructive shell fire of the Jap 4
lnese.
For the last two days 7 have been
With the Seventeenth Army Corps. which 4
General Kuropatki commanded per- I
son.
The scenes in the field were awful. I
Soldiers were so completely worn out /
hat they dropped asleep on the firing
jas.
Box cars loaded with wounded are go /
Ing north continue lly-traius Of fifty and /
sixty cars with men whose wounds re-
reived only such dressing as could be /
applied in the field. The losses o.. the /
Russian SIDE will probably exceed 80 OOO |