The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-08
THE JAPS ENTER LAO YANG
Russian Headquarters in Manchuria Occupied
After Desperate Fighting

the right bank involved the abandon
ment of Liao Yang, which is situated
on the left hank. The japanese took
advantage OF this to occupy the city,
but the sternest part Of the fighting
Is still before them unless General Ku.
ropatkin decides at the last hour tc
again fall back to the northward. II
Is more likely, however, that he will
decide to fight to finish. The cards
are all in his favor, it is believed, now
that he has the japanese divided by
| the river, thus effctually turning the
tables upon his foe.
"The determined pursuit by the Jap-
anese OF the Russian -outposts when
| General Kuropatkin gave the first order
| to withdraw, was probably due to their
| anxiety to keep the Russians south OF
Lao Yang until General Kuropatkin
| should be able to strike from the north
east. General Kuropatkin, however,
saw the trap and c!everly avoided 1t.
Up to the hour of filing this dispatch
the War Office has not given out the
details of the fighting of September l,
| but 1t is believed that this fighting ex-
ceeded in fierceness that OF any pre-
vious day.
CENSORS WITHHELD NEWS.
The absence Of press telegrams from
Lao Yang on Septembe! l aroused
suspicion that changes of importance
were proceeding which the military
censors did not wish to be made
| known.
A telegram from the Associated
Press correspondent at Mukden, filed
at 9:27 on the evening of September
l, states that the train service be-
tween Mukden and Lao Yang has beer
interrupted but the dispatch does not
mention whether telegraphic commu'
nicatiOn are open.
According to a dispatch from Llao
Yang, General KurOki made his hrs'
attempt to cross the Taitse river late
in the evening under cover Of a heavy
bombardment of the extreme Russian
left. The Japanese artillery, which
had been firing uninterruptedly for Il
hours that day, ceased about oclocH
and then suddenly re-opened about IL
O'Clock to conceal Kuroki's prepara
tions for crossing the river. These
preparations necessitated the estab
lishment of a pontoon bridge, as the
; river was not fOrdable lower down thu
stream.
JAPS CROSSED 20 MILES ABOVE
The efforts of the Japanese to cross
:. the river on August 80, were not sue
cessful, and General Kuroki ordered
=, portion Of the army to ford 1t
Sakankankwantun. General kuropat
kin was unable to prevent the passag
OF the river, owing to the distance iron
. Liao Yang, about 20 miles, but for Tn
same reason the Japanese were unabl
= to bring the forces which gained tn
u right bank Immediately into action.
! Kuropatkin heard of the passage a
Sakankankwantun after 6 o'clock o.
: the evening Of August 81, and immed
). ately gave orders for his men to fal
u back upon the outer positions. Thi
=, move is explained by the desire to co
. lect strong force with which to re
D. pei the flankirg attack.
=, General Sakharoff, in a dispatch t
g the general staff dated today on ye'
- terday's fighting says:
IL "a portion of General Kurokls fore
has crossed to the right bank of tn
/ Taitse river and Sakankankwantun.
e division of infantry with cavalry an
y artillery crossed first and covered tn
advance Of another detachment. Afte
u fording the river the Japanese al
% vanced towards Lao Yang in tW
bodies, one due west and the othe
l. by the way OF the Yontai mines.
- BOTH SIDES LOSE HEAVILY.
"a The Japanese left number OF dea
- After each bayonet engagement OF
10 troops found time to dig pits in tt
!. y. fields Of Chinese corn in front of SON
=, =, of our positions. These, in some case
- - were completely filled with Japane:
80 corpses The enemy's losses mu
have been enormous. Ours have NJ
yet been even approximately compu
le ed, but they are also large. A consi
e. erable number of Japanese arms fe
ys into our hands.
"The night passed quietly. Up to
e. o'clock this morning there has bee
e. no movement on either side.
of General Kuroki is constructing
pontoon BRIDGE