The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-07
THE JAPS REFUSED.

The spirits Of the men are OF the
highest at al points"
THE JAPS REFUSED.
Northumberland Sakharof on
the conclusion OF Wednesdays sixteen
hours fighting around Lao Yang, has
telegraphed the general staff as fol-
lows:
From o'clock in the morning
until 9 O'Clock Wednesday night the
japanese forces attacked our frontal
positions before Liao Yang and on
the left bank Of the Taitse river. Both
their artillery and rifle FIRE were in
tense. Their main eli rtS wele di-
rected against our center positions
and left fiank, but the numerous at
tackS were repulsed along the whole
line. Our troops made several coun-
ter attacks eliminating in bayenet
fighting. Many positions which had
been occupied by the japanese were
retaken at / O'Clock in the afternoon.
During the heavy artillery attack our
batteries did very effective work.
About o'clock in the afternoon the
enemy was Observed attempting to
turn our right flank with considera-
BILE forces, but several battalions of
reserves advanced and after a fierce
engagement checked the Japanese
and compelled them to retire. The
battle continued after dark and only
ended at 9 o'clock. The spirit Of our
troops is excellent and the men are re-
joiced over the news Of the heroic be-
hayior Of the garrison at Port Arthur,
the repulsipg Of the japanese attacks
upon it which has been communicated
to them. Our casualties have been
considerable, reaching 5000. The
japanese losses must have been
heavy
MEN AND CANNON CAPTURED.
Further dispatches from Liao Yang
confirm the report Of the capture Of
46 japanese guns, which were brought
up to the railroad station where Gen.
Kuropatkin's train was standing.
A dispatch from Mukden Wednes-
day afternoon says it is reported there
that Gen. SamSonof has captured two
japanese battal O1S.
THE RUSSIANS FALL BACK.
Thursdays news from the seat of
war closed with the receipt OF two dis
patches, giving information OF a most
significant character as bearing on
the domination of Manchuria at the
close Of the present campaign.
The first came from The Associated
Press correspondent at St. Petersburg,
fled there at 1915 p. NJ, Thursday,
and said that General Kuropatkin had
withdrawn his whole army to the
right hank Of the Ia tse 1iv. =, so as to
meet General Kuruki's flanking move
ment. The inference that was drawn
from this dispatch was, that Lao
yang had been evacuated. that city
lying on the left bank Of the river.
Nothing to confirm this was re-
ceived until several hours later, when
a dispatch from The Associated PISS
CORE spondent at St. Peters urg dat
ed September 2, and timed 126 a. NJ,
Friday morning, said that "the news
of the evacuation of Liaoyang and
the withdrawal OF the Russian army
to the right bank Of TIE Taitse river"
had caused intense excitemer- and
disappointment.
Late Thursday night, the cores
pondent Of the Associated Press OBJ
tanned an opinion from the war de.
partnent that the withdrawal to the
right bank Of the Taitse river became
necessary so that the Russians " ould
be able to repel the battle in that d.
r, c lion and that General Kuropatkin's
movement was the carrying out of a
well defined idea, rather than re-
treat. The same dispatch points out
with a notable lack Of comment that
the Japanes, took advantage OF
General Kuropatkin'S withdrawal to
occupy the city Of LiaoyaDg.
The second dispatch, which may
have a significant bearing on the sit
uation, is that tiled at Mukden at y
p. NJ, Thursday, stating that the
train service between Mukden and
Liaoyarg was interrupted. This may
mean IL e cutting Of railroad conmu-
nicai iion, VIII ca would deprive Gen.
Kurop patkin of an opportunity to re-
treat to his mere northern base at
Mukden AS pointed cut in the St.
Peter> burg dispatch, the Mukden cor
rspondent dots not mention whether
the telegraphic communications are
open.
THE BATTLE GOES ON.
The lack Ct definite Information
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