The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-02
JAPS STILL PURSUE
The RUSSIANS.
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The Japanese got our range and tried
20 enflade us from n village on the right.
Here we had the advantage I'm knowing
the ranges and simply smothered them
with shells. Consequently the Japanese
withdrew hurriedly. second attempt
70 enfilahe as was made at 10 o'clock
IN the morning. but again II failed. We
swept the Chinese cornfeds whence the
gunnsrs like n nest OF angry wasps. Our
rifle brigade held the village OF Maietung
against the rolling waves OF Japanese
Infantry thrown out against that position
tims and again, until our reserves swept
down and cleared the front AZ the point
Of tho bayonet.
NOT STOPPED BY DARKNESS.
's1he roar OF the fight was not stopped
by darkness. The soene became Infinite
ly more beautiful as the hillJ were light
"a by the glare from fame-spitting bat
tories, which had been scarcely visible In
the daylight. Each OF the thousands OF
shells became a pyrotechntc spectacle
while lines of fire raoked and quivered
back and forth where the infantry was
holding our trenches against the creep.
fna Japanese columns. The latter had
almost reached the trenches or the
Twenty-fourth regiment, aided by the
darkness The men who were at supper
dropped their soup and black bread
turned opt quickly and drove or the Jap
Ghese with their bayonets.
~ n. 49, t.A IN
meal.
The lighting on Tuesday was heavy on
the right flank A spy, captured while
attempting to pass the lines, said the Jap
anese guards division suffered terribly"
oYAMA's REPORT.
London. Sept. 2-JThe Japanese legation
has received a dispatch from Toxic, under
todsy's date, giving Field Marshal
oyamaJs report OF the fighting OF Thurs
day. II Ii practically Identical with The
Associated Press dispatch from Toxic.
TINA. 10 o'clock this morning. and specifies
q number OF Russian cannonss captured
and subsequently used 10 lombard Lao
Yang SEA ton. as boing ten and a half
oenthmetre cannons."
JAPs CONTINUE ADVANCE.
Toxic, Sept 2.-The chief OF STAFF OF
the centre Japanese army. Gen. Nodzu,
telsgraphing early this morning reported
that the Japanese centre was continuing
tn advance today with the object of TAX
ing a line from Shinchiyen 10 Lao Yang
and edecting a rejunction with the Ja-
p2nese left, commanded by Gen. Oku.
IN CONFUSION.
The Russians began TO retreat on the
right centre from LAO Yang early
Thursday. They were thrown into great
confusion while attempting to cross TO
the west bank of the Taitse river. The
JapaHase, pursuing them vigorously.
saizod Russian cannon which they used
- shall the Lao Yang railway station.
Bield Marshal Oyama's right attacked
q heavy force OF Russians in the vicinity
OF Hsiyingtai, II miles northeast OF LAO
Yang at IL O'Clock Thursday. His left
bsgan at dawn today pressing the Rus.
SLAMS towayds Taitsho. IL Is thought he
wtIl severely punish the Russians.
= The Japanese casualties In the Lac
Yang engagement have not yet been
ascertained officially, II is announced
that they will not exceed 1000.
CAPTURE JUNKs.
, Admiral Hosoya reports that the Jap
anese guardships near Yentao, south of
6anshapt tao. nssF raIien Bay Sunday and
Monday, captured Is Chinese junks, which
were attempting to carry provision into
Pert Arthur. They were taken to Talien
aad were tried and conhscated. The
crews were released.
BLOWN up BY MINE.
Admiral Hoseya, commanding the third
'Jspanese squadron reports that last
"Wednesday morning a number Of vessels
weighed from Port Arthur and engaged
On clearing away mines.
The Japanese watched their operations
froseaward.
At Az p. IN, a steamer struck a mine
and was blown up. The disaster oocurerd
enc mile below Chanstung Hill and plain
ly visible The number OF lives lost Is
unknown.
KURoPATKINs PLAN.
Paris, Sept. s.-The foreign office has
no confirmation OF the reports OF the
Japanese occupation Of LAO Yang, but
its advioes lead the officials TO say 1t is
probable that General Kuropatkin decided
te carry out his original plan to retreat on
0lukden,
This plan, II IS added. was temporarily
ehanded as Kuropatkin believed that the
defeRoes of LAO Yang would permit him
% bold back the japanese.
This falling It is stated the Russian
commander will attempt to revert 10 his
first plan that OF effeoting a concentra-
tlen at Mukden
The officials here have almost given ND
hePe Of hnding lieut. DeCoverville, the
tsanch naval attaohe, who left Port
Arthur In Junk with Lieut. Gilgonheim,
the German naval attaohe, about the
middie OF August. He cabed 10 thu
authowues here August Is that he was
about 10 leave and that the American
naval attaohe, Lieut.. Newton A. McCullv
mad Euoceoded IN getting out on a iunl
n DeCouervilis has not been heard Of aipca
ttarting. His family and the officials are
srestly alarmed Ne Is son OF
Admiral Dscouyerville
a. JAPs IN HOT PURSUIT.
Washington, Sept. 2-rhe Jaeanaaa
essatvB today received the following ,ele-
xram from Tokioi
"harshal Oyama reports. under date ~
6opteuter l. that the enemy was unahle
to resist our fierce attack and is retiring
toward Lao Yang Our left and centre
Are hotiy pursuing the enerny, who is I'm
great corfu6on. trying 20 retire 10 the
iF1ght bank of the Taitse river We can
.ttDed sopne 10 One-halI centimetre cannons
vhtoh are now being used TO lombard the
llao Yang railroad station Our right
ls attacking the enemy at Halintai rs
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