The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-01
9ttysburg of the Russo. Japanese War Still Rages With lJnabated Fury
 Around Liao Yang.
JSSIANS CLAIM ADVANTAGE
5PoRT THAT THEY HAVE
 TAKEN 46 GUNS.

Sio Breaks Long Silence This Morn-
 ng by Reporting That the Battle is
 Progressing but Thus Far Without
 AppreciabIe Result for Either Con-
 estant-Japanese Using Balloons to Locate Encmy's Guns and Trenches t. Petersburg Denies That KurOpat- kin's Communications Have Been Cut.
 t. Petersburg, Sept. 1.-2 a. m tn the knowledge of the Russian and panese armies about Liao Yang are ked in a death struggle, the ten h in St. Petersburg tonight is aimed to the utmost. It is believed ,e that the fight cannot stop short of crushing defeat of one side or the er Reports reaching here from the mt are to the effect that so far re-
 ts have been favorable to the Russ
 ms, though the suspension of all Ws for many hours has been exceed- lyl trying and has given rise to sew
 Al rumors somewhat tempering the
 rlier enthusiasm.
 |.t is stated officially, however, that |e report that the rail way and the begraph have been cut north of Liao Ing is untrue. A member of the gen. II staff said to the Associated Press midnight:
 IT can assure you that lip to this hour s'nmunication with Liao Yang has not len Interrupted. General Kuropatkin $ taken particular precautions
 lainst any attempt to cut the rail-
 $y. While it is always possible that
 small raiding party might slip Tough the Russian patrols. or that.
 Ted Chinese bandits might cut the
 egraph, it is a fair supposition, in
 ew of all the facts, that this has not Fen done."
 The highest military authorities here lhsider that the most critical stage 4 the battle has not yet been reached. lSd they believe that the fight may tatinue for some time before either He acknowledges defeat. This is an raportant consideration, by the light of rlieh to interpret any immediate news. fEt is thought here that, in view of the ambers engaged, the desperateness of
 N assaults and the length of the line. Tout seven miles, the losses in the l{o days fighting cannot fall short of S000 on each side.
 Moth sides are straining every nerve. Falizing that the fortunes of war for a hole year are in the scale, and neither He is in the mood or the position to Fare men in the effort to achieve a
 sal victory.
 tEhe battle of Liao Yang will probably '4nk as one of the great sanguinary Titles of history. It is estimated by "a general staff that the Japanese arr Bons of 15,00O men each, or, allowing N inefficients, about 240,000 men. Each &ision has thirty-sfx guns and there E 5 two independent artillery brigades
 100 guns each, making a total of Sout 800 guns. The estimates of Rus sln correspondents range at from 500 ! 1000 guns per side.
 sFn the preliminary fighting of Monday ,e Russians captured 200 prisoners, sho have already arrived at Harbin, Id report persists that they captured Ter forty Japanese guns yesterday.
 General Kuropatllin's effective forces 'se variously estimated at from 170,000 X 100000 men.
 fThe Japanese on Wednesday morning
 sre attacking against three sides of se Russian position. One of the Asso- 'Ated Press correspondents also mem .bns Japanese movement to the srtheast of Liao Yang, which was ubtless trying to work around Kuro- }thn's rear.
 One of the surprising phases of the Muation is the endurance of the men. hey have been fighting desperately for sFo days, after more or less severe Ishting under unfavorable conditions fery day since August 24 It would lem that human endurance could not arsist much longer without respite of slne sort. , sThe Japanese are using balloons to To- lte the Russian guns and trenches.
 he of the Russian correspondents of S e Associated Press points out that the spanese sent up balloon shortly af- sr daylight to the southeast of Liao
 ang.