Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-30
RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK.
Constant Hammering of the Japs Toe
Much for the intruders.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 30.-All the news
from Lao Yang, official or otherwise,
shows that Gen. Kuroratkin is gradu-
ally drawing in his advanced positions
to the inner ring of his defences. After
three days of heavy fighting the latter
part of which was impeded by rain, the
Russians were compelled to disable six
guns which it was impossible to move
from the high positions over the muddy
roads, but during the fighting on the
southern front they captured some
japanese guns. 1t is reported that they
destroyed some japanese mountain
batteries.
Gen. Kuroratkin has not yet disclosed
whether he intends to make decisive
fight at Lao Yang. General disap-
pointment is expressed by the news
paner correspondents at the with
drawals now in progress. The state
ment that the reserves We're not called
up to hold some of the positions which
were abandoned seems to show that
there is strong force at Lao Yang
which is not yet being utilized. At the
same time from private MESA ges re-
ceived from Lao Yang it might be in
ferred that heavy movement nOrthward
has been progressing for some days.
Gen KurOpatkin seems satisfied with
the situation. One dispatch describes
him as being III high spirits and laugh
ing and joking at a meeting of the st.
George Society at Lao Yang.
The Russian losses to date are stated
to he about 1900. The Russian bat
tcries inflicted heavy losses on the jap
anese. Nothing has been heard here
regarding the reported cutting of the
railway south of Mukden, but the fact
that an unusual mass of kilograms are
arriving, some of which were filed. late
Sunday night. at Lao Yang. seems to
discredt the report. Had the Japanese
destroyed the railway they doubtless
would also have cut the wires. Several
batteries which were quickly collected
by Grand Duke Serge Michaelovitch,
We're dispatched to the Far East, today.
The general staff has received the fol-
lowing telegram from Lieut.. Gen. SAX
haroff. dated Aug. %:
"Our advance guards and advanced
troops on the southern front, yester-
day. retired slowly towards the forth
fled positions at Anshanshan. Rife fire
The Japanese artillery cannonaded our
positions at different points. Our guns
poured heavy fire into the columns Of
the Japanese as they advanced and into
the works and entertainments and
eventually compelling them to move
their vast camp from Famaint to the
village of Baissaize. At o'clock in
the evening, there was lull in the fir
ing.
THE hottest fighting occurred on our
left flank on the south front where our
losses amounted to 200 men.
During the night our advanced
guards retired to the principal position.
Five divisions of the enemy took the
offensive against our south front. Our
troops repealed towards the southeast
all attacks of the japanese directed
against their front, while our troops on
the right flank, taking the offensive
towards evening, drove the Japanese
back on Tounsinpu. Our losses on the
southeast front were about 400 men.
"On the right flank our infantry,
though unsupported by artillery
coura geously repulsed the attacks be-
gun during the night by the enemy on
the advanced positions of Tsegow and
Anping. This affair eliminated in
sharp bayonet fighting and some of our
regimental officers received sword,
bayonet and revolver wounds.
after desperate fighting on the adj
vanced positions Of Tsegow and Amp
ing our troops retired on the main po-
sition supported by artillery.
"The Tamboff regiment on the left
flank, at Tsegow, defended an ad-
vanced position from 1 o'clock in the
morning until o'clock in the afternoon,
repelling all the enemy's attacks at the,
point of the bayonet.
"a turning movement by the enemy
against the left flank of the Tsegow
position and the enfilading fire Of their
batteries on Khaouiou heights forced
the Tamboff regiment to retire and the
retreat was effected in good order. Six
guns were abandoned, but they were
broken and rendered useless. The Jap
anese attacked like fanatics and their
losses must have been very great. Our