The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
BArrLE or LlAoyANo.
The LOnsss, and the BloOdlsss q \
tory.

tory.
The battle OF Liaoyang. which Inn
with the Japanese advance on Aea
"A, the day Of the christening ofla
ezareyiteh, and concluded satuus.
September 3. with the retreat Of
eral Kuropatkin, Is believed to Il
been the longest aud the bloodiess
history.
Numerous incidents In the light
upset the theory evolved by exp
eEees in the BoeF war that q mode
battle must necessarily be fought
long range. Both sides repeated
came TO hand 10 hand encounters
bayoneI charges. and the men on DO
sides were often SO near each 9th
that they could distinguish feature
and hear words of e0mmenL. Ia %
instance they were separated only Z
the width OF the railroad, and aetuall
threw stones al each other. The ma
heFoism u the Japanese and the stut
born tenaeiIy Of the Russians hav'
not been paralleled anywhere save u
some desperate encounters OF the Am
eFiean civil war.
Correspondents state that several "a
the bayonet attacks made b. the Jap
aness throughout the battle were foreI
cd b. the depletion u ammunition. 81
which modern arms entali such exi
traVagAnt expenditure The Japanese
came on With empty guns and With
hopes Ol finishing the attack with cold
steel. but il was proved Al theiF OSn
e0st that such attacks could not -
driven in the face ~ breech loading
guns.
The Russian artiiierymen suffered
terribly ia the prolonged lighting s0uth
~ the Taitzs FiXer. One battery lost 90
men killed. and the remainder u ID
we're wounded. and when = fresh bat
terry was brought up into position ths
survivors protested uiIh tears Al their
bstnk removed. begsing 10 b. allowed
10 die besids their oan guns.
The work ~ the He'd Cross. uhiels
throughout the var has been devoted
Eva bath sides. has proved aim0st a.
dangerous "a the nurses aad dcstaga
an has tbs WoFk u the c0mhalaRts'
Many bearers aud shssF assistants
have been allied OF wounded In a.
tending 10 inlagrd under fre. A sisFsg
% mercy vas Killed and saFKe0f
wounded In the anal assaults GA i.tao
yanE.
Tbs telegraph operators and ruue
spandeHta haVe suffered severely Tvs
correspondents Of the Associated prrss
have bceu shot and one has beea dec
grated tur bravery
II 81 wonderful that the ruFnmiaaaFy
arrangements made u pgsAibla TO CO
tlnue To supply this men durlnE such
a continuous battle. The Russians
woge bettcr fed. beink naafuf lhrsi
oun base. bot the terrible STRATA u
the continuous lighting caused some
- them TO fail asleep in thr mlass q
rahnouadink and evoa on the hf&Sa
Hlier
Tbc dntvas 81 the Russians Al Lac
yang and their retreat toward ths
north hy no means aiEalaoa that a
evacuation q MauchuFia IL cuutsu
/ plated Tbs Nusaiaa frpugiuf IL -
a long uay on Makdou. which il Fte
ally in southern ManrAurIa. Ia 90 mIles
aaay. and Il the Husssana wcfg boatcs
there they could withdraw 10 Hafbiai
which Ia hegwuun $50 and 600 mlla
Harsh 81 Makdgu Evea thrn the Rus
SLAMS zpuld cot - halt way 20 -
frontier Tor q trip ~ about 100 miles
GA the siberian railroad wpuia be re-
qalgai 10 pvt The army on Ruasiaa
territory
Mauehurta IL larger thar France. q
Germany and IA twiru ~ large a. ltalfI
"a ls IarEor than all the New EnzlaaA
states. With S"w York. penaaYlEausa0
Sow Jersey. ohio and Indiana. Il &
larger than Washington. Oregon a.
idaho u Il traypraed by riva
inoo mica long. and ia ong II q.
richest agricultural countries in ca
world And in addition 10 haing
country ~ magnificent possibilities "a
farming lines. # has mines u Euls
copper. lead. iron and cnaI that A..
believed to BE- equal To those Of ~
United States