Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-27
JAPSPRESSFORWAR
Attack Kuropatkin's Position
 All Along the Line.
RUSSIAN OUTPOSTS DRIVEN IN
SSurOki Selected Tantziaputxy as the Point For His Attack-Lat0St Reports Say He Was Re-
 pulsed With Loss.


 LONDON, Aug. 27.-Advices from Liaoyang say that a big battle has taken place twenty three miles east of that town, the Japanese having re- sumed their advance all along the line of their former positions.
 The Russian intrenched position along the Taitse river was strongly assaulted by the Japanese under Gen. eral Kurokfs immediate command. The fighting has continued two days between Liandiansian and the town of Liaoyang.
 Since the rains ceased a week ago there have been continuous intimations that General Kuropatkin was about to assume the offensive, but instead of that 1t was the Japanese who attacked the Russian commanders eastern and southern positions.
 A Japanese column 8o,Ooo strong was reported to be marching up the right bank of the Iii river, which would. seem to indicate that three Japanese armies are cooperating in enveloping three sides of Liaoyang.
 General Kurolxi selected Tantziaput- zy as the point for his attempt to drive the wedge into Kuropatlxin's outer de- lenses at Anping and Liandiansian, which are situated respectively ten miles northwest and southwest of Tan tziaputzy, the latter being on the Lian- he river, eight miles from the confiu- ence of the Taitse river, whence a mountain ridge runs westward.
 The capture of the Taitse river bridge was the first obstacle of the Japanese and entailed severe fighting, in which the Japanese were greatly assisted by the superiority of their mountain guns.
 The Japanese drove in the Russian outposts, and when the column reached point a couple of miles west of Liam diansian the Japanese attempted to in stall batteries, but they met with such hot fire that they only succeeded in placing one battery, which was soon compelled to change it's position.
 The Japanese pushed their attack against the Russian right flank and center, concentrating their fire upon the First battery of the Third brigade. Three officers and several men were wounded early in the day, but the bat tery held it's position and replied to the Japanese fire with such marked effect that General Ivanoff, who commands the late General Count KeIler's corps sent a congratulatory message to its commander
 The Japanese several times attempt ed to cross the Tankcho (Liank river), but only few succeeded. and these were forced to hide in the fields of Chi nese corn.
 Later the artillery fire became as hot as 1t was at Vafangow, but 1t fuctuat- ed considerably, and occasionally the Russian fire almost silenced that of the Japanese. Rain fell in torrents, but 1t did not stop the fighting, and late in the evening several Russian companies moved forward to the attack.
 A Chefu report says that fort near Etseshan Is believed to have been the object of the recent fighting at Port Arthur as he Japanese, being already in possession of Etseshan, it would be comparatively easy for them to capture the adjoining stronghold This move brings the Japanese advance guard close to the section of Port Arthur known as the new European settle ment, which was reported in flames. Japanese here expect that their army may at once enter the residence and business district of Port Arthur, but that this would not necessarily mean the fall of the Russian stronghold. The Russian defenses are arranged with %ba idna of raSicfiuo a g Iapor o q fI,nr.o {e, a man left, and the nature of their de- lenses suggests that the final stand will occur at the Tigers Tail or Liaoti mountain fort.
 A military man of high rank, whose reputation is world wide and whose personal relations with the best officers of the armies of other nations have given him intimate knowledge and eX- perience of affairs in Europe, Asia and America, has given his impressions of the actual state of the campaign and its probable termination.
 He says that the great feature of the war is the astonishing superiority of the Japanese in point of organiza- tion, equipment, instrVction of the staff, capacity of the generals, utiliza- tion of the ground, in artillery and the different arms and in the knowledge of | tactics.
 According to this officer the issue of the campaign is only too certain. In spite of the heroism of it's defenders, the fall of Port Arthur is only ques- tion of days. The two countries now have every interest in concluding an honorable peace.
 Japan should retain Port Arthur and the protectorate of Korea. Manchura should be restored to China except Kwantung, and Russia should pay the indemnity of war. | Condemned Negro Warned His Race,