The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-08-04
stroy the immense quantity OF stores &c
cumula ted at Lao Yang.
Fight RACES on Two Fronts.

stroy the immense quantity OF stores ac'
cumuated at Lao Yang
Fight RACES on Two Fronts.
In the meantime fighting is raging on
both fronts and still continues. ne iaa-
est reports contain nothing yet conhfina-
tory of the rlmors that Gen. hurol.atAili
has been defeated. According 70 huLo-
patkin's official dispatch to the. emperor
The battle began for the possession of the
important position at Simoucheng' wien
is located at the juncture or the hehS
Wang Cheng and Siuyen roads'
Decisive Moment Arrives.
All the military critics this morning
take the view that the deeislNgtr i.ol'nrm.
of the campaign has arrived. ne ari''i
orsan SAYS that Gen. kufokl pEehafel
for his advance by drawing in his forces,
which were scattered over a front oi
forty miles. The paper says IL Is eNlHeHt
that large japanese force Is WoIhli,s
along the Saimatsza-L Lao Yang me. IL
EXPRESSES doubt. however, which advance
Of fine enemy will push home and wheth-
or if is Kuroki's intention To try 10 nahk
Kurouatkin north or south Of Lao yang.
The Russ saws: "lhe decisive moment
has arrived, but, Judging from the Ialt9
reports, the Russians have retained llti'
positions and this time 1t VIII moi DE- III
order 10 retreat.
Repulsed Jap attacks.
An the newspapers were late IN puhlI-
catich this morning, the editions oNluenl-
~ having neen held back III nope OF the
receipt of later adyices from the 'front.'
The only special dispatch paDlished was
one appearing IA The Official Messenger
under date of Hal Cheng' august J. re-
forriug to events of the previous Day
According to this dispatch numerous as
saults were made upon the positions OF
Iieu1.-Gen. Count Keeper and Lieut.
Gen. Zassalitch, all Of which were re
pulsed.
Attacks Supply Train
The japanese "a July -, the dispatch
says fired upon Il supply train runn'1-
south "a. Hal Chcng and Il ear was
wrecked but no one was killed.
The Ohicial Messenger publishes the
notice of the release of the steamer Ma
lncca. which was seized in the Red sea ny
the Russian volunteer fleet steamer ST
Petersburg. aud reviews the case. The
article concludes thus:
The arrangements for her inspection
and release now is taken in ahrogatlon Of
Russia's rights. which she still maintains,
and her cruisers aud warshipS will stop
vessels and search them for contra band
destined for the enemy
The Erd Is at HAND.
shan Hal Kwan- -,Us. . Simuchons
h3. fallen and The beginning uf the end
j. ~ hand
For two days kuropatkin's forces have
been fighting ferrely, despairngly. stub
horuly conteSting inch 10y inch the resist
! less onslaught of the three separate
japanese armies which are closing in
! upon them.
But once again the stalwart Russian
soldiers hay" been compelled Ia retire be
fore their little opponents.
Brings Armies Together.
/ The capture of Simuchcng brings thu
7 two southern divisions of the JapaneS'
army into communication and enable
them to move together on kuropaikl'
1T Hal theug.
Fourteen miles Of deadly battle. this !;
/ What uropatkiH'S forces are facing. IL
has allowed his army Ia become en-
taugl"d in a trap. The trap has been
sprung and three mighty lapanes
armies Gre fighting to wipe ont his mel
and deal u death blow to the Russian
campaign in tie far east.
Like cUrlercd rats his men are wag
i'm. desperate battle &t llai Cheng in al
,ndcavor to brcal, the wires Of the tral
Trap Too Strong to Skater.
Ent the trap is too strong, the plans o
the Japanese too cunnlhgIN laid.
kurupathin'S position at Hal Cheng, pre-
calious enough before. has become almos
uuteuahle with the approach of Il neN
Japanese army near Tolupu. to the nortl
Threatening the Russian communication
Ilurok is threatening Lao Yang and ha
managed to get strong force betwec
the city and Alukden. That kuropatkl
> will he forced 10 strike for Lao Yam
, / basnaIutp stand tlarp