The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-09-07
GREAT BATTLE is ON
Forces of Kuroki and Kuro-
patkin Get Together.
CONFLICT TO THE DEATH
Decisive Engagement of the War 10
Conceded to be On and Results
are Awaited With Greatest
Suspense.

Associated Press advices form st.
Petersburg, under date of August 81,
are as follows:
The great battle of Liao-Yang,
which began early Tuesday morning,
ragged throughout the day with in
creasing intensity but up to this hour
no further official details beyond the
two brief kilograms given out in the
afternoon have been received by the
war office.
Every confidence lis expressed in
General Kuropatkin's ab.!ity to meet
the Japanese assault nu ground of mis-
own choosing, but the , is hungrily
awaiting further news OF the progress
OF the fight The Japanese forces er-
gagged in this battle can only be est.
mated here, but they are believed to
number about 100000 men. General
kuropatkin is known to have six army
corps besides 147 squadrons of cavalry
in which great confidence is reposed,
bringing up the Russian total to about
the same number that the Japanese
have. How the armies compare with
regard to artillery is not defnitely
known, though throughout the war the
Japanese have shown great preference
for this arm and great skill in it's use.
Reports from the front credit the
Japanese with having 1900 guns and
many mountain batteries. and it is
known that they recently shipped
twenty-four heavy guns to Ylnkow.
General Kuropatkin, in addition 20
his field batteries, has a number Of
very heavy guns emplaced at impor-
tant positions at Liao-Yang, where the
Russians have been strongly fortifylng
for some time.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Liao-Y under date OF August So is
as follows
What appears to be the deciding
battle began at 4 a. m. Since then
the artillery has been laundering and
rife fire has been rolling necessarily.
The encircling heights resemble fire
ent!tring mountains. The Japanese
began the attack east OF Liao-Yang
along the Taitse river, but were re.
pulsed.
The firing is now specially heavy
south and southwest of Liao-Yang.
One can no longer distinguish ndivid-
ual detonations. The Wyborg regi-
ment, Of which Emperor William II is
honorary chief, is dcpioying upon the
battle field. The Russian army is fun
of confidence
The total strength Of the combat
ants engaged is estimated at over halt
million men. The battle probably
viii continue for several days
10 a. m.-From O'Clock this morn.
ing up to O'Clock there has been an
incessant shower of shrapnel. Tho
sound Of cannonading is coming from
the south, where the Japanese ev!.
IDENTIFY have numerous guns. Deadly
smells are bursting everywhere, their
white smoke being distinctly traccable
against the dark foliage on the noun.
tain sides. The Japanese are search
ing the whole country side with their
fire, selecting certain squares of ter.
ritory on which for few moments
they mass q hail OF shot and shell
from all their guns. thus working etho
whole field, with mathematical precis.
ion, from right to left In this way
the entire Russian front has been svs.
tcmatically searched in the first hours
OF the cannonading. Then commenced
the general japanese advance along