The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11

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KURORTS FLANK ATTACK.
II became known that General Ku-
roh was making z dash around the
Russian left for the railroad al 3 point
fifteen miles north OF here He crossed
the Taitse River the night OF August
50 and took the splendid Russian de-
fensss al Pensihu with very little effort.
He continued 70 aSivance steadily and
turned the Russian left His army COW
cred fifteen miles IN quick time. The
effect o. its presence and movements
was 10 force the Russians 20 leave
Liaoysng and retire in the direction OF
the coal mines east OF Yentai- He
Threatened % cut General Kuropatkin's
army OF seven corps N two.
Your correspondent was eating lunch
con in the railroad station az noon
when the first Japanese shell struck the
foreign settlement Within fifteen min
utes all the troops. hospital attendants.
merchants and other persons in the vi
ciniIy had cleared out only few Chi
nese remaining. The japanese shells
continued 10 fall in the set
tlement- Chinese under the di-
rection OF Russian officers were making
hurried efforts 70 remove the stores and
ammunition from the railroad sheds.
The japanese shells came from Shu-
shan and q Russian shraonel fire was
soon turned on the battery there One
japanese shell killed = horse 8 few feet
from the correspondent as the animal
was passing the telegraph Office Others
burst IN the pOstothce, IN the hospital.
in the Red Cross tent. which had been
put up II the garden around the sta
ton. and IN the public park under the
ancient pago6a- The crowd Of refresh
nsnt takers led hslte--skelter, with
restaurant keepers and walters. panic
stricken officers and o-6erIiss. soldiers
and the riTraT q The streets. al seek
ing refuge behind the northern wall O
the city. The Chinese Immediately BE-
gan 20 loot. but whenever they were
caught swift punishment was meted
out 10 them
SLAV RESERVES CALLED UPON.
This was Al noon q September / On
that day the Russians filed al the
trenches. rife pits and forts 70 the
west and south OF Liaoyalg with fresh
troops. They kept up q continual shrap-
neI fire u7oa the japanese approaches.
without being aware of the exact move
u.ents ot The enemy During this time
the main body OF the Russian army
was IN active retreat
At O'Clock il the evening the Japs-
nsse shslls were falling Just outside the
western wall and On the Russian hello
graph station 81 the northwest corner
OF the city F-c-n this station the Japa-
1ese could now be seen They were ad-
vsncing splen5i5ly over the southern
hills. Their formation was regular and
open The ranges Ot the Jarsness posi-
tions were known % the Russian gun
ners. who POURED IN 3 terrible fire upon
the enemy \ japanese battery and
two companies of infantry were seen
skirting the main south mad They
were moving toward The city and final
" disappeared behind Kowi;ang-
The positions AZ Chia1zntan were
seen 70 be deserted The right flank OF
General No6Eu's army had previously
taken Up E position 70 the west Of Chi
atanrun. whence his t-ocps charged the
Russian bTsastwc-ks- One Jsp4EsS=
battalion lost every officer II this
charge ard = corporal Vas sen 70 take
command The japanese intreuchs1 in
the vicinity q TIsht near where Gen
e-zl Iva1o@ had had his headquarters
the day beto-e
The Russian Red Cross worked con-
t5zo2Ily On the firing line
The japanese shells fell thick over
the Russian battery located II west
srn suburb q Lieoyz7g
Late that night as the correspondent
was seeking place 70 sleep. 3 wound
ed Russian soldier was borne past him.
shouting our IN 3 6sltrf0us voice that
General hu1oratkin had gained 3 great
victory over The JapsnsSe-
AT 5 O'Clock on the morning @ Sep
tenber : the transport of the Russian
army was S1il going ou- 70 the north
and the had OF TIE 1rssn was almost
opposite Eec-zi The fighting around
LzCyznE began az 6Eybrezk- when
shells were thrown n from the entire
japanese lire
General hUrod severed his co1rsc-
ton with the japanese center army
and left the ArpinS road unprotected
His army vas u front ot the lz<1 Rus