The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-09-15
Their Casualties in the Battles at
Liao Yang Are Estimated
at 1859 Men.
The RUSSIAN LOSS OVER rs, 900.
The Japanese Are Reported to Be
in Full Possession of the Yang.
tsi Coal Mines.
japanese Intrenchments Line the Hills
in Every Direction at Port Arthur,
and Relnforcements Are Con-
stantly Arriving.

Cronstadt Sept. i2.--The Baltic
feet, under command of Vice Adm.
Bojestvensky, sailed Sunday after.
noon. The destination of the feet nine
battleships. four cruisers and several
torpedo boats, is the far east.
Chez Foo. Sept "a Japanese col
umn, numbering approximately 700
men. while marching along at night
on road in the valley between Long
Hill and Dawson Hill. met fright
ful disaster, through the explosion Of
an electric land mine on September
/. The mine was carefully laid by the
Russians three weeks ago. II covered
nearly a mile of available marching
space. The explosive was placed at
the bottom. Rocks were placed next,
and on top of these clay was packed
so carefully that the ground gave the
impression of not having been dis
turbed. The indications of Japanese
activity in this vicinity put the Rus.
SLAMS on guard. Near midnight the
outposts rushed in and reported that
the Japanese were approaching. The
Russians withheld their fire for some
time. Suddenly they threw search
light up the valley. The Japanese
opened with a rife fire. The Russians
waited until apparently the whole
Japanese column was in the danger
zone. Then the mine was exploded.
The force of the explosion knocked
number of Russians down. and the
sight of Japanese rifles, water bottles,
legs and arms hurtling through the
lighted space made by searchlight,
was an awful spectacle. Some rocks
landed inside the Russian lines. There
was one appalling moment, during
which the garrison itself was stunned,
then deathlike silence The search.
light coldly lighted up the road and
hillsides strewn with dead. The follow
ing day the Russians buried the dead,
but. owing to their dismembered and
mutilated condition. the Russians
were unable accurately to estimate
the number Of killed few Japanese
escaped.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 9.-Besides the
formation of two fresh army corps,
as the first answer to the Japanese
success at Lao Yang. the Russian
army at the front will be reorganized,
probably in the form of two armies,
in command of Gen. Linevitch and
Gen. Baron Kaulbars. respectively,
with Gen. Kuropatkn as commander
in.chief
The work of burying the dead was
left 10 the Japanese, but the task was
almost impossible. The awful rains
have handicapped the work of crema-
tion, on which the Japanese relied, and
only in shallow trenches burials were
possible under the circumstances. Not
only is this work one of the greatest
difficulties, but it is almost valueless
from a sanitary point of view, the
storms undoing 1t soon after 1t Is ac-
complished.
Toxic, Sept. 12.-An approximation
OF the Japanese casualties In the battle
of Liao Yang, based upon reports OF
the chiefs of the medical corps OF the
three Japanese armies, was concluded
Sunday. 1t covers the fighting from
August 26. and shows that the killed
and wounded amount to 1859 men,
divided as follows
In the right army, under the com.
inand of Gen. Kuroki. 1896 men; in
the center army, under the command
OF Gen. NodZu, 1892 men, and In the
left army. under the command of Gen.
Oku, 1851 men. These casualties In.
clude 1876 officers killed and AGA officers
wounded. The fact that the army un-
der Gen. Oku sustained the heaviest
losses is accounted for by its assaults
upon the Russian defenses to the south
OF Lao Yang.
Telegraphic report received here
Sunday from the headquarters of the
Manchurian army declare the japanese
&c be In full possession of the Yangtai
coal mines, and estimate the Russian
loss to the fall OF Liao Yang at over
25, 900 men. The estimate of losses
does not include those suffered by the
Russians in the rear guard actions
fought after the evacuation of Lao
Yang.
ChefOo, Sept. IA Chinese officer
who left Port Arthur the night of Sep.
tember 6, arrived here Sunday and re-
ports that Japanese troops to the mum.
Der of 5000 control Louisa bay. He
says the japanese are making use of a
balloon, which he describes as cigar.
shaped AFFAIR with car suspended
and says that fat foreigner, wear
ing a mustache." runs the balloon.
rhe Japanese entrenchments line the
hills in every direction and reinforce
ments are constantly arriving from
Port Dalny. The Japanese hospitals al
Port Dalny are filled with wounded
and transports are engaged In remov
ing the wounded to Japan as fast as
possible
Viceroy Alexief Resigns.
London, Sept. IA dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Co., from st. Pc