The sun., 1904-08-27
JAPS PRESS The ATTACK.
KEROkIS ARMY FORCING THE
RUSSIANS TOWARD LYAOYANG,
Fighting Along tho Infantry Fronts in
Manchria-Port Arthur Holds Out
Against the Japanese Assaults-sup-
plies Are Sent for tho Baltic Fleet.

Against the japanese Assaults-Sup
piies Are Sent for tho Baltic Fleet
spseta, osNs Despatch to THs SUN
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 28.-Gen. Kuro-
patkin, in preliminary report OF the fight
ing on his eastern front, covering the opera.
tions up to p. NJ. yesterday, says:
A Japanese battalion on Aus "a attacked
Laodntan in the valley OF the sinda River
where there was small detachment Of oul
troopa The assailants were checked. The
Russians had five wounded
"On the same day two Russian companies
successfully resisted the enemy at Tun-
sinpu. TheJapanese, who were in superior
numbers, ceased to act on the offensive
when we were reinforced. Our losses were
Lieutenant and fifty-three men killed and
wounded.
"On the evening OF Aug. "a the enemy,
having repulsed our outposts, occupied
The heights southeastward OF Landiasan
and began to construct earthworks and
intrenchments thereon. One OF the jap
anese batteries opened at 545 o'clock on
Thursday morning on the village OF Kof-
untsa. A Russian battery replied sue
cessfully and silenced the Japanese guns,
whose gunners took to cover.
A brigade Of Japanese infantry and four
batteries marched through the Sinda River
valley toward Tunsinpu and Tasintun.
They repulsed two Of our companies, but a
company Of the Japanese advance guard
came under the fire Of our guns and was
forced to retire, apparently losing heavily.
Tho enemy in the morning got two
batteries In position in front OF Landiasan
and bombarded our position and the Russian
advanced post. After brisk exchange
the enemy's infantry appeared from
Erdado, moving toward Kaminsa. During
the artillery duel one Of the Japanese bat
,eries was quickly silenced.
Our advanced post was withdrawn at
II O'Clock to the main position. and the
Japanese infantry occupied a wooded
height west Of Kaminsa. Thifty-siI Jap
anese guns we're discovered at Erdado at
noon. and four batteries were seen to be
concentrated between Kaminsa and Katasi.
A mountain battery which was advano-
ing toward Tasintun was checked by our
guns and was unable to take its position.
Another mountain battery was silenced
with heavy losses, but succeeded in retiring.
Japanese infantry which was intrenching
on the heights east Of Katesi was scattered
by our artillery fire. Considerable forces
Of infantry were seen later intrenching
on the heights south OF the Sanpu valley.
Another mountain battery northwest OF
Kaminsa was forced in the afternoon to
abandon its position.
'The enemy, which consists Of fully two
divisions of infantry and ten batteries.
was seen at P. NJ. advancing against the
Landiasan position
L1AoYANa, Aug. 2o.-Fighting Is in prog
ress southeast Of Liaoyang. The whole
Russian front, from the Taitse River south
ward, is engaged.
TOXIC. Aug. 2o.-Press dispatches from
Molten report that last Saturday 600 Rus
sian infantry and 100 cavalry stationed at
Weitingying, on the right bank OF the
Taitse River, crossed on pontoons, but
we're driven back by Japanese scouts.
Subsequently Japanese battalion, scout
ing IN the neighborhood Of Hanpoling, on
the Taitse, captured in skirmish there nine
Russians. The Japanese casu alties were
twelve.
H. IL tn
on Sunday. The prospects OF the rice crop
are bright 1t is expected to be 10 per
cent. above the average.
LONDON, Aug. 27.-In the absence OF any
thing but Chinese reports from Port Arthur,
interest for the moment Is centred in Gen.
Kuroki's forward movement. Nothing in
regard to this has come from Japanese
sources, and Gen. Kuropatkin's report
breaks of in characteristic fashion just
as the real attack is developing. Un-
Official news on this point is meagre, but
read with Gen. Kuropatkin's report it seems
TO indicate a great combined Japanese
advance.
According to the unofficial reports the
tuholdH tstiIlhteb Vi tuo COLlpmeA Odp-
anese forces make total Of 900 men,
namely, 100000 under Gen. Kuroki. 10000 !
In command OF Gen. Nodzu and a, 1000 men |
under Gen. Oku. while two divisions calcu-
lated TO number $4,000 men are advancing |
west Of the Lao River. The last Is alterns-
lively conjectured as part Of Gen. oku's
command or new column from Yingkow.
The latest unofficial reports are that the
fighting is continuous all along the line.
The Japanese, according to one St. Peters
burg version, have been everywhere re-
pulsed, This account is ascribed to Gen.
1vanofr, who succeeded the late Gen. Count
Keller.
Among the latest reports from Chefoo
the only item which attracts the atten-
ton Of the critics is the recurr ent asser-
ton that the Japanese have captured Fort
No. s. A Russian at Chefoo, who processes
To have an intimate acquaintance with
the Port Arthur fortiicahons, says there
are three No. 5s. distinguished by their