Arizona republican., 1904-09-02

the lNO lIOIlS Ol NillSll NONCl 1h SlA- ormous range. Following the prelim- mary successes of the 29th south of Liao Yang, Field Marshal Marquis Oyama commander of the Japanese forces in the field promptly sent the united forces forward, and at dawn of August 30, a desperate attack upon all the Russian positions was made. The Japanese found the Russians holding long chain of splendidly for tified positions with a tremendous force of artillery. The Japanese artillery | opened at many positions but these preliminary attacks gen. orally failed to give opportunity for an open assault. The victory at Liao Yang means the domination of Mancnuria and possibly an end of the autumn campaign.
 The Japanese first army, after oc- cupying the right bank of the Ian river on August IT, continued it's for ward movement and renewed the as- sault against the Russian positions at Hungshaling, where the enemy held out the longest and most stubbornly. They finally took the last Russian position at | this place, an eminence north of San chiassai. Following these successes. | the Japanese immediately advanced to- ward Sanyutzu and Shihchutzu, driving back the small bodies of the Russian sol diers sent out to impede their move ment.
 From the night of August 27 to the morning of the 29th, the Japanese at tackled the Russian positions on the ridge to the east of iSanyutzu. The Rus sians finally were dislodged from these positions, but the Japanese left was unable to advance on account of the forceful resistance made by the Rus sian troops who occupied the heights to the southeast of Hsianghantzu. Two divisions of the Russians which pre- viously had been driven from Han polin crossed the bridge constructed over the Taitse river to the north of Siaotantzu and retreated to the right bank of the river. Continuing the at tack the Japanese center advanced and occupied line extending from Sanyutzu to the west of Shihchutzu, while the left, on the morning of the 29th, after dislodging the Russians ar Tashihmenling, advanced to Yayutai and Tengchiafang, where it was rein forced.
 The Russians checked the advance of
 
 the south along the Haicheng Liao Yang road. The Japanese resumed the attack on the 29th. The Japanese right took a line extending from Leichapao to Yayutai. A detached column from the Japanese right advanced toward Weijagou and cooperated with the left column of the first army.
 The Russians on the Hai Cheng and Liao Yang road appeared to be occu- pyng a line of ridges extending from a point south of Shoushanpao to a point east of Hang Chiantun and run ming through Hsinlintun, These em- inences were fortified strongly and were occupied by a nutnerous force of the enemy. The Japanese bivouacked the night of August 29 in front of these positions.
 At dawn of August 30, all the Japan ese armies conjoirtly attacked all the Russian positions on the southern front from a point north of Tengchiafang to a point east of, ,Hangchiatun, and to the west of Hsinlintun and Shoushanpao. The Japanese center attacked with all it's strength. The left column of the : first army continued the attack upon Tengchiafang and Yayutai, but Rus sians there received endorsements and 1t was impossible to dislodge them. A separate column was then dispatch ed from the right column of the second army and occupied a ridge to the south of Tsafangtun, whence it opened cannonade upon the enemy at six o'clock on the morning of the 3Otn. This first artillery attack proved sue cessful and at 10 o'clock the Russians, having been reinforced from the direc- tion of Liao Yang made an endeaVor to retake the ground they had lost. The Japanese continued to attack desper- ately and at o'clock in the afternoon d junction was effected with the left column of the first army. The Rus sianS were dislodged from Tsafangluu and that vicinity.
 The main force of the Japanese right with portion of the left, attacked the southern Russian line in the neighbor- hood of Hangchiatun and Hsinlintun, and opened an attack against the ridges west of Hsinlintun with vigorous smelling. The Russians defended these positions against this preliminary at tack with energy and did not allow an opportunity for an open assault. The main force of the Japanese left occu- pied positions extending from Matowle to Tachaochiatao and attacked the Russians to the west of Shoushanpao. The Russians used machine guns against the Japanese with effect, and the Japanese were unable to press their attacks home.
 During the day the Japanese left wing was reinforced with detachment from the reserves. The Japanese artil- lery which attacked the Russian lef. reached Wangerhtun at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and poured a fire into the rear of the Russians at Shoushanpao.
 The operations of the day did not succeed in developing the Russian strength in all directions. By the con stant arrival of endorsements it was l seen that the guns at Shoushanpao alone finally numbered one hundred.
 The Russian positions at all points were strongly fortified and the auxiliary defense blocked infantry attacks. Dur ing the night of August 30, the Rus slams at Shoushanpao attacked the Japanese left and repulsed that portion