Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-05
STORIES OF THE BATTLE.
Terrific Shell Fire by japanese
IIarassed the Russians

Terrific Shell Fire by japanese
IIarassed the Russians
Yen tai. Sunday Sept 4--(Delayed
In transmlssop)- The Russians eyac-
uated their positions around LAO Yang
during the night OF SEPT 9. crossing the
Taitse river and buraIng the bridges
behind them, In the meantime q strong
force was holding Gen. Kuropatkn
back from Yen Tai
AWFUL SMELLING
During the combined attack ON LAO
Yang, which commenced Aug go by
Gen. Oku attacking from she southeast
and Gen. Nodzau from the southwest,
the she'll Gre was terrific, IN one IN
stance Sc shells bursting at the same
time.
The Japanese made fine infantry
attack. They succeeded In reaching
the Russian trenches, but we're repulsed
with heavy loss, The Japanese shrap-
mel, as a rule, hurst too high, on the
whole the day went vel Tor the Rus
SLAMS. The Japanese We're driven from
the villages along the railroad
RUSSIANS RETIRE.
on Aug 81 the shallng commenced
at daylight from an sides, but the
Russian infantry pressed forward, Late
that afternoon the news came that
KurokI was threatening the railroad
at Yen Tai and the Russians com.
menced to retire enabling the japanese
TO bring up two batteries and enflude
the Russian force along the railroad,
During the night the transport moved
into Llao Yang
INNER POSITION ATTACKED
On Sept. the Russians retreated
from their main position which formed
circle around the city. while the
transport crossed the river Az 2
o'clock the japanese succeeded IN plac.
ing two guns In position, and shelled
the railroad station, resulting In many
casualties. AZ the same time the Jap
anese infantry attacked the inner Rus
sian position, but were repulsed. In
the evening the Japanese brought up
heavy guns and used shlmose powder
To shell the Russian town, The Rus
SLAMS held the position until the night OF
sept 3, when theJ retired across the
river
TWO COMPANIES ANNtHILATED.
On Sept. strong Russian force
was moved east from Yen Tai 10 hold
Kuroh back. NurokI attacked II and
was repulsed being driven from his
position on the lett The japanese
poured a terrific scrapne Ere. at one
spot annihlatlng two Russian com.
panic. in the evening the Russian arr
tlllery which had been reinforced,
sheled the Japanese position and Ku.
roN pushed his right forward and got
within l2 miles OF the railroad at Yen
Tai.
Later he was driven back to his orig
inal position.
Desultory fighting occurred Sept. In
the vicinity OF Mukden.
BoMBARDED THREE DAYS.
ST. Petersburg Sept ga dispatch
10 the Official Messenger, filed at Muk-
den ON Sunday. says
The bombardmont OF Lilac Yang.
which commenced last Thursday. con-
tinued Friday and Saturday on those
days the forts surrounding the town
withstood the heavy FIRE Of artillery
and a brilliant assault by the japanese
infantry All the attacks were re-
pulsed, mines playing an important
part IN the discontinue OF the assall.
ants.
Nevertheless the Lao Yang f1rtlhca-
tions were finally evacuated and the
remainder Of reserve supplies destroyed
by fire
TOWN ABLAZE.
During the three days bombardment.
the railway station ana suburbs OF the
Chinese town suffered the most The
latter was abandoned by us mhabit-
ants after the town was ablaze ln many
places
To the east, In the nelghborhood OF
Yen Tat station and the coal mines.
there was hot lighting on Friday ana
Saturday Both sides according to
latest Information, were quiet
on Saturday. trains from Mukden
went south as FAR az Yentai.