The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-14
BLOODY BATTLE
 LASTED ' DAYS
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 ed to overwhelm the Japanese on thu "hve-headed hills" throwing large body of infantry against them. hard battle was waged for several hours, but tn Japanese lines were not broken.
 The scene at night was like remarka ble display of fireworks. The Russian bombardment of the hills, which ha been steady all day longs increased te ward sunset, and when darkness Tell p- bursting shells over hill top and pshe resembled flashing electric lights. .ain
 The summits of the hills were ou
 by continuous ard thin streams filmed from flashing rifles. In the neareof fire under the plain of low hills, tr plain. fires ot the Ieserves glowed like ne camp of a city. In the distance grethe lights of light showed where the At beacons being cremated. Idead were
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 day of the battle, was iber the fifth at the headquarters ofan anxious time The Russian bombarc General Kurold. was proceeding and ment of the hills terles had taken up the Japanese bat lowlands. It was snew positions In the siaons confrontlng.viden that the Rus eral Kuroki had the army under Gen. The members ofbeen heavily reinforced silent concernin, the general staff were al firing was lg the situation. Occasion- I.iao Yang. Neard from the direction of was holding Whether General Kuropatkin Ing further his ground there and bring eral KuroF endorsements against Gen. of his xxi or shifting the main strength eral wEmy against the Japanese gen. within do menaced his retreat and was .-&~ HgeRon Nf 5
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 childdreds of Chinese men, women and theiren, all heavily laden down with tlD,r possessions were seen fleeing from he villages on the plain and disappearing n long lines over the eastern hills. Up fo the present time an ofdinary engage ment between the Russians and the Jap nnese, with q few batteries throwing shells back and forth, had not sufficed to drive these enterprising Manchurians from; their homes. They hover about the scene of fighting playing the part of They strip the battlehelds of every vestige of debris, rob the wounded and take the clothing from the dead. They even have been seen between the firing lines gathering cartridges. This their exodus was taken to indi- cate that they expected even greater dangers.
 Most of the villages had been turned Into hospitals and hundreds of wounded were seen who told fearful stories of Inc night fighting.
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 The afternoon of September was com parafively quiet, and the Russian fire decreased. Japanese officers thought from the hapbazsrd way the Russians threw their shells, where there were no targets that they were perhaps trying to frighten the Japanese to cover their retreat. There was almost no infantry firing during the day of the third. It was explained that the Japanese advance had been hampered by the high corn which made it impossible for them to reach the Russian positions.
 The Japanese lines advanced to the westward only half a mile during the day, and 1t became evident that the Russian army facing General Kurok was too large to justify the Japanese IT attempting to attack it, and that Gen. eral Kuroh probably would be fortunate If he was able to hold his ground.
 The night of the third a great glow and it was surmised that the Russians were burning Liao Yang. The morning of September was intolerably hot, ant an ominous quiet reigned. The members of the general staff obviously were wor ried. It became known that Genera Kuroki's communicative with the other Japanese armies had been cut There wal no knowledge as to how the tide of bat