The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-01
MIKlDO''!S ARMY ON
MARCH TO VICTORY
Continued From First Page.

Liao-yang, the suspe9ase here 81; is intense 81,
gle. In view of the number of men
a area guns b safgEag gidsa the carnage pc
The best fgul es now are that half
a million men, with about 1000 guns,
are fighting for the mastery. The
crisis is expected today.
The public is SO hungry for news
from official sources that the failure to
give out .adviees last night is inter.
IS explainable by the theory that Gen
eral Kuropatkin is too busy in the
midst Of the battle to prepare reports
for circulation, his reports to the en-
peror containing strategic information,
which cannot 8be. published. The
meager advices received make it plain
both the tanks Of General Kuropatkin IS
forces and surround the Russian army
at Liao-yang as Marshal Bazaine was
shut up in Metz after the. battle Of
Gravelotte,, Aug. 1S, 1870, but up, to
last night the plan had h} 1 fa,,ed and they
Should the Japanese ammunition 10 !
give out suddenly their position might
become desperate:
The press, realizing from experience
the desperate character of the Japanese
fighting qualities and the fact that the
battle is not yet decided, while ex-
pressing much grati6 3a "a st the re- re-
premature jubilation. Most of tho
newspapers express the opinion that
Field Marshal sOyama, whom they be-
lieve to be in supreme command. was
driven to attack General Kuropatkin
by disappointment over the failure OF
All the papers point out that the de-
cisive moment, to, which all of Kuro
patkin g we'll thought-out plans con
verged, has arrived, saying that he has
at last drawn down the Japanese into
the plains before Liao-yang,. where 20
stons have E been a fRs R Ros
gineer, General Viltoko. The works
around the city, the Russ says, arr
maryels of engineering skill, with gal
ieries for the protection Of the gun
ners, connected by telegraph line ant
defended by wire entanglements an(
mines. In these works, however, Gen
eral Kuroptkin will not 90 except as ;
last resort. He is now, protecting him
self in his outlying positions.
| Russian Tells of Battle.
/ A Russian correspondent Of the AS
; ISOLATED Press sends the following tro1
. the southeast front on Wednesday:
, "After midday the Japanese. cor
C6QLrdC0U CuS S1IoARCn - w SAAo.t
, tillery fire against hill No: SO and tn
. village of Maetum, endeavorlng. t
break into our left. At the same tim
, they viciously attacked our west LII
to the right Of the hill.
: HAttack followed attack, for thre
. hours. Between and 5 O'Clock IN tn
a afternoon. we repulsed, three headlon
: charges against our line: After tn
!. the Japanese, with the strength OF a
:. their batteries, opened fire along, II
> whole southern front, but this attac
: too, was driven back with what SCENE
!: tremendous loss, altho it was impossl +,
:. to tell clearly what happened amid tt
= she'll fire and fighting.
: "The roar of siege guns. mortar ba
!. teries and mixed volley firing went
: until darkness set in.
e WIn the north a storm, accompani!t
: by thunder and lightning, broke, viii
r along the front thousands Of shells we
- bursting constantly. It seemed iii
a magnificent display Of fireworks, be
tgaring description.
-.ssAs a result of the exhausting {
. forts on the part Of the Japanese, o
= eastern position on the front is becol
ing stronger. s'' e.