Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-01
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Weiiagou and co.Operated with the LETT
column OF the first army
The Russians ON the Hal Cheng' Lao
Yang road appeared TO be occupying a
line OF ridges extending from "a point
south OF Shoushaupao to q point east
OF Hmgchiatuu and running through
HslulIntun, These eminences were fol'
titled strongly and occupied by a nu'
mCrous force of the enemy.
The japanese biyouacked the night
Of Aug 20 I'm front Of these positions
AT dawn of Aug, so an the Japanese
armies conformity attacked all the Rus
Sian positions ON the southern 'front.'
from point north Of Tengchiatgng 10
q point east of Haugchiatuu nd'lo lh'
west OF Hsinlintuu and ShousthnPao
The japanese center attacked WIN ul
iti strength The left column lot the
first army continued the attack upol
1'engchiafeng aud Yuyuai but thy kus
slams there received reinforCemants an,
10 was impossible 10 dislOdge them, 2
separate column was then disI Atehe'
from the right column Of the secon,
army and occupied a ridge 10 the soutl
Of Tgafdugtuh whence Il op. htd
c1ruonude upon the enemy at g Pcluci
on the morning Of the 3Oth, TINS mrs
artillery attack proved successtuV an'
at 10 O'clock the Russians. having beef
reinforced from the direction OF Lla'
Yang made an effort to retakq IN
ground they had lost. .
Throughout the afternoon Of thet YOll
additional reinforCements reached NJ
Russians until their force was estimat
ed at two divisions and 50 or so guns.
RUSSIANS DIsLODGED. J
The japanese continued to attack des-
pcrdttly and at o'clock In the after
noon 3 junction was effected with the
left column OF the nrst army The
Russians we're dislodged from Tsalan-
tun and that vicinity
The Russians fought with logged de-
termination until nightfall,
The main force Of the japanese right,
with u portion Of The LETT attacked the
southern Russian llne IN the nelghbor-
hood ut Hangchlatuu and Hslnlintun
and opened the attack against the
ridges west OF Hsinlintun with a Wig
orous Smelling. The Russians defend
ed these positions against this prelim-
mary attack with energy and did not
allow am opportunity for an open as
sault The main fOTce OF the Japanese
left occupied positions extending from
Matowle 20 Tachaochiatal and attacked
the Russians TO the west Of Sh0ushau-
pao,
The Russians used machine guns
against the japanese with effect, and
the japanese were unable to press their
attacks home
JAPANESE REINFORCED,
During the day the japanese left
wing was reinforced with a detach-
meut lom the reserves The Japan.
csc arurIN which attacked the Rus
siI't ic,, reached WaSuerhtun at I!
o'clock D. the afternoon and poured "a
fire into the rear OF the Russians at
ShlshDurpa
The a. erauons OF the day aid not sue
coed In oe' clipping the Russian strength
In an directions. by the constant ar
rival of achievements II was seen that
the guls az Shoushanpao alone finally
numbered 100.
The Russian positions at all points
were st,Crgly fortified, and the auXil-
larry delonges blocked infantry attacks.
During The night OF Aug 30 the Rus
SLAMS al ShOushanpaO attacked the
Jdpanes- left and repulsed that portion
of the LEFT which occupied Shaoyanzu
They also made a night attack upon
the ridge south Of Shoushanpao.
On the morning Of Aug 81 both ar.
ml,s renewed the attack with vigor
By late hour In the afternoon neither
contestant had gained any visible re-.
sui. The japanese were holding Tens.
Chiatarg and Tsangtuu. and fghtihg
hrdycly against superior forces
a IDrtion or the japanese right sue
C2eded n capturing an cmucnce 10
the west ct Hsinluntun 40 noon " The
3lsI,
KUROKI CROSSES THE TAITZ,
ST. Petersburg, Sept l.-Geu. Kurokrs
force is crossing the Taitz river ON pom
toons one division IS already across
and Others are following
GEN kuropaikIns forces. &c was an
nounccd from ST. Petersburg yesterday.
occupied positions forming a semicirclc
about Lao Yang, the TANKS resting on
the Taitz river which flows north uf
Lao Yang. the LETT flank being east,
and the right flank west OF the city.
II viii therefore be seen that the dis
patch from ST. Petersburg announcing
that Gen, KuroN's force was crossing
the Talt2 river on pontoous would in
dictate that the Japanese have either
turned or ara turning the Russian lett
flank. as KurokI Is understood to have
been on the Russian left flank.
A dispatch TO the Associated Press
from Lao Yang yesterday announced
that the Japanese were getting round
the Russian left flank aud that devol.
upmonts Werc expected I'm the west and
northeast This statement now appears
10 be confirmed FOR n is announced
from Mukdcn In delayed dispatch that
a japanese force VI 10000 men is said TO
be advancing from the northeast Of
Mukden.
The western move has not yet deycl-
opcd. according Ia the adviCos 10 hand,
but the announcement probably refers
20 the japanese force which has been
reported to be moving up the LAO riv-
en-
THIRTEEN RUSSIAN DIVISIONS,
Toxic. Sept !, ! p. ma telegram
from the Japanese headquarters I'm the
field says that the Russians at Lao
Yang number f. or 10 divisions.
KUROKI ADVANCES.
General Eurokfs Headquarters I'm the
Field saturday Aug. g. VIA 'usan, Ko.
rea, Sept. T. The army under Gen. Ku.
rokl. made g. general advance ycstcr-
day and took possession Of the east
bank OF ,he Ian river There was hard
lighting an day long over very rough
mountains The Japanese turned the
Russian 0auL The Russians beyond
Yushlling resisted strongly The artil-
lery lighting lasted until dark, many
guns being engaged. The enemy re-
treated during the night. The bat
lie was opened before dawn by the
japanese bayonct charge against the
Russian trenches, I'm the evening a
heavy rain began 10 fall
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