The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-02

forces IN detail. ~
ONLY ONE PARALLEL.
There is only one parallel in history"
said a high officer of the war office to
The Associated Press today. and that Is
Metz. when Prince Frederick Charles
straddled the Moselle with the German
armies. But Kuropatixfn has not repeat
cd Marshal Bazaines mistake of sitting
still while the enemy closed him tn
Kuropatkins great strength In cavalry
In the opinion OF the war office. will stand
him in good stead now.
Whether the whole Of Kuropatlxin's
army got across yesterday Is not definite
ly established, the war Office not having
yet received complete advices. the latest
information being that the crossing Of
the river was not Being interfered with
In view Of the Toxic dispatch received
this morning. It Is possible that the
troops forming the Japanese screen and
portion Of the japanese OF the right flank
did not succeed In crossing the river.
There are two good regular bridges at
Lao Yang over which Russian crossing
was effected, and then there Is tho rail-
road bridge about two miles down the
stream
The Toxic report that Kurokis forces
were in action at Heiyinstan. north Of the
Taitse river. Indicates that Gen. Kuropat-
kin has already engaged him with q por-
ton OF his army.
RESERVE NOT CALLED ON.
1t is understood that throughout the
lighting Of the last few days, Kuropat-
kin's main reserves did not leave their
position on the right bank OF the river
The report that telegraphio communica-
ton between Lao Yang and Mukcen has
been severed Is not admitted at the war
office, which points out that It has been
txfr ii txuo f,ia Aalr
Gems. Kuropatkin and Sakharon. Two
were received yesterday and two are OK
pectevi today. although none had been re-
ceived up to noon
The absence of press kilograms is ex-
plained ey the transfer Of the head -tele-
graph office to Shakhe from LAO Yang
10 miles north, which was necesyitated
BY the fact thet japanese shells vere
dS2pping into the office. one Of which
telegraph. which Is working between
shankhe and Kuropatkin's headquarters
Is not available 70 correspondents who
would have to send their messsses by
TO the heavy roads
The public here is still In oomplete ig-
noranoe OF the new phase which the bat
is at white heat. bvery foreign telegram
is eagerly pounced upon and tho news
papers are printing extra editions four
or nve times q a. Gay. s thing heretofore ere
Sian capital
DETAILS OF THE FIGHT.
A delayed dispatch TO the Official Mes
senger from Lao Yang under date OF
August 3 gives some details OF the three
days fighting from August 20. The dis
patch falls, however, 20 throw additional
light on the state Of telegraphic COM
munications because It arrived Thursday
morning too late for publication:
Nevertheless Il Is among the last COM
munications before the suspension OF
press messages. The dispatch indicates
that the Russians were holding out we'll
and probably could not be dislodged with
General Kurods flank movement
The correspondent states that he was
with battery on Koulack hin to the
left OF the railway line at dawn Monday
when the Japanese guns opened. 1T
was" he continues. "a simultaneous M
tack by hundreds OF cannons and during
the first hour the firing was simply ter
rife. We were under a perfect rain 81
shrapnel bullets and splinters OF shells.
The japanese did not know the country
or the location of our defences so they
had TO search out our positions.
''It was the course or these manoeuvres
that Koulack hill became an object OF
| interest to the Japanese artillery men.
TERRIFYING SPECTACLE.
The sight was a beautiful but terrify-
| ing one Although we were masked and
! toiernbfy protected sides Of eur AL
were rent and torn by bursting shells.
Dirt. dust and rocks filed the air. sand
and smoke hung like a golden pale over
head. We watched the shells fall upon
the ruins OF the thousand-year-oid watch
towers where they completed the ravases
OF the centuries.
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