Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-01
MOST DECISIVE AND DESPERATE BATTLE Of ENTIRE WAR
RAGING EERCELY WITH VARYING FORTUNE IN MANC1URA

A detachment near Simou Cheng, fiji.
teen miles southeast of Hal Ghens.
successfully withstood the enemy mn,
| til 3 In the afternoon, The attack
was directed against our right slank,
which. from its position at Khanlsua
pass, Inflicted great loss on the Jap.
anese.
Turned Russian Flank.
tThe efforts of the Takl Shan
army and General oku's army today
are being mainly directed to cutting.
our communications between Simou1
Cheng and Hal Cheng. On our esst-|
ern front me Japanese began often
tive thisi morning against orr II.
havuen position, the enemy's main,
concentration being against its right
flank which was turned.
'The enemy is also acting on the
offensive between Liao Yang and
saimatsza against our troops posted
at Houtsiatse, twenty-five miles from
Liao Yang.
Intelligence has been received Of
a considerable number Of Japanese
landing off Yin Kow under cover Of
several warships."
First Report.
MUKDEN. Ang. Lett Is reported
Lieutenant General Count Keller has
been killed by the fragment Of q
shell while opposing the Japanese
advance along the railway near Hal
Cheng. Count Keller was 50 years
Of age. he took part In three cam.
paigns of the Russo.Turkish war.
It's Easy.
LAO YANG, Aug. IA Japanese
officer who had been taken prisoner
and d hundred wounded and disabled
Russians arrived here from tho east,
where 1t is reported the Russians A..
tempted TO cut the Japanese column
marching toward Mukden.
A train bearing the wounded Rus.
SLAMS arrived from the south where
lit Is reported there Is q continuous
skirmish fighting east and souht of
Hal Cheng. There is much specula-
tion here as TO why the Russians re-
tired from TIA Tche Kiao as the posi-
tions they held there and elsewhere
were completed and increasing In
strength. Events Of the utmost i'm
portance are now expected to occur
east Of Liao Yang
l Favorite OF Emperor.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1.-Gen-
eral Keller Is the first high Russian
military commander 10 lose his life
II In this war. He resigned the high
and lucrative post OF governor OF
Ekaterinoslaff TO go to the front and
exchanged with General Hasalitch,
who may now resume command q
the First Siberian corps. Keller was
d personal favorite or the emperor.
Commander Wounded.
TOXIC. Aug. 1.--Commander HI
rose and ten men we're wounded July
26 while destroying mines near The
entrance Of Port Arthur.
Tolstoi's Son Going.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1.--Count
Tolsioi's son Is leaving for the front
as volunteer.
jap Success Reported.
TEN TSIN, Aug. lit Is reported
here that General Kuroh was sue
cessful In the battle fought near Hal
cheng yesterday Heavy firing was
heard at New Chwang today.
A strong Japanese guard has been
placed al Yin Kow railroad station.
Arecent arrival from Port Arthur
says the Japanese are five miles dis.
tant from the Russian strongholds,
approaches TO which are heavily
mined. Rice is scarce at Port Arthur
but bread IL said to be plentiful.
Grass Nonsense.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug IA re,
markable article appears IN Novoe
Ivremya from the hands Of well
known writer. NJ. Menchikoff. the
substance of which is that Russia has
been utilized by President Roosevelt
for the purpose Of his imperialistlc
ambitions. Russia. the article says,
| has been pictured 70 the American
people as a menace to them, thereby
emphasizing the necessity Of having
n beIlirerent president.
Since the assassination q Won
plehve the personal guard Of the
emperor has been tripfed.
Want i Cabinet.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug 1.-The
sngeestjo. OF NJ. Souvenir, editor II
Noyoe yremya. for the establishment
Of responsible cabinet Is creating
much popular comment Significance
attaches 10 the freedom with whicn
tho pewspapers are discussing the