Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-01
KUROPATKIN REPULSES
JAPANESE AT LAO YANG.
RUSSIA is 0VERJ0YED
troops made several counter attacks
eliminating in bayonet fighting. !
Russians Retake Positions.

troops made several counter attacks,
eliminating in bayonet fighting.
Russians Retake Positions.
Many positions which had been oc-
cupied by the Japanese were retaken
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. During
the artillery attack our batteries did
very effective work.
Attempt to Turn Flank.
about 4 o'clock in the afternoon the
enemy was observed attempting to
turn our right flank with considerable
forces but several battalions of re-
serves advanced and after a fierce en-
gagement checked the Japanese and
compelled them to retire. The battle
ended at 9 o'clock.
Heavy Casualties.
The spirit of our troops is excellent
Our casualties yesterday were consid.
earble, reaching about $1,000 The Jap
anese losses must have been heavy.
kuroki Not Participant.
Yesterdays dispatches indicate that
General Kuroki did not participate in
the attack of yesterday 1t is possible
that his forces are being hurried up
to reinforce the Japanese and some
fear is felt here that the veteran COM
mander of the mikado's forces will turn
the tide of battle against Kuropatkin.
The dispatches note that the armies
bivouacked on the field and this is
taken as an indication that the battle
is being continued today although moth
ing regarding the details have been
received here as yet.
Russians Expect Victory.
The great battle of Lao Yang, which
began early Tuesday morning, ragel
throughout the day with increasing in
tensity.
Every confidence is expressed in Gen
eral Kuropatkin's ability to meet the
Japanese assault on the ground of his
own choosing, but the city is hungrily
awaiting further news of the progress
of the fight.
The contending Armies.
The Japanese forces engaged in this
battle can only be estimated here, but
they are believed to number 100000
men, with 1,2O0 guns. General Kuro-
pdIhli fhilOWll W hQNC Ola al hiy wi pn
besides LAT squadrons of cavalry in
which great confidence is reposed
bringing up the Russian total to about
the same number that the Japanese
have. How the armies compare with
regard to artillery is not definitely
known, though throughout the war the
Japanese have shown great preference
for this arm and great skill in its
use.
Reports from the front credit the
Japanese with having about 200 guns
and many mountain batteries, and it is
known that they recently shipped twen.
ty-four heavy guns to Yin Kow. -Four
of these guns have already been men.
toned in these dispatches as being in
action. General Kuropatkin, in addi
tion to his field batteries, has number
of very heavy guns emplaced at i'm.
portant positions at Lao Yang.
Fought Till 8 O'clock.
London, Aug. 81. - A dispatch from
Liao Yang to news agency, dated Au
gust 80. says:
"The Japanese artillery fire onl,
ceased at 8 o'clock this evening. The
casualties have not yet been ascertain
ed.
"The Third Russian corps repulset
hot Japanese assault, the Japanese
being hurled back by bayonet charge!
first by the Twenty-third and then b!
the Twenty-fourth regiments, which
received and repulsed the enemy NJ
less than six times.
Japanese Shoot Their countrymen.
1.-TWO Japanese companies which
succeeded in occupying Russian posi-
ton were mistaken for Russians ant
annihilated by Japanese artillery fire.
"At 4 o'clock in the afternoon thu
Japanese concentrated their fire on ,
Russian southern detachment and alst
tried to outfank the detachment from
the right under the protection of th'
batteries.
Telegraph Station Discontinued.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 31.-Consu
Fowler, at Chez Foo, cables the state
department that the Russian wireless
telegraph station there has been dis
mantled