Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-01


itarium, where she had been detained.
afternoon. The japanese are pursuing
the Russians.
Mukden, Sept. IA Japanese force
of 10000 is reported TO be advancing
northeast of Mukden.
| Yesterdays Terrific Fighting.
London, Sept. 1.-The terrific battle
which began Tuesday ragged all day
Wednesday around Liaoyang, and re-
ports from Russian sources claim vic
tory for the Russians because it is
asserted they have not been moved
from their main position.
| The Japanese have maintained abso-
lutte silence concerning the second
days engagement. The dispatches
| from Liaoyang to st. Petersburg
ceased yesterday afternoon, and the
| jubilation of the morning over Gen.
| Sakharoff's report of the earlier fight
| ing gave way 10 q feeling of uneasi-
ness.
| 1t is concluded from the absence OF
positive claims from either side thar
| the results of Wednesdays fighting
were not decisive.
The Russians claim to have cal:
tured 4G Japanese guns, but this is
not officially confirmed. The arrival
of 200 Japanese prisoners inside the
Russian lines is confirmed.
Incidents of the Battle.
Liaoyang, Sept. during the en-
gagement yesterday the Japs sent up
balloon from their position to OBJ
| serve the base of Russian operations.
| This was made an object for the Rus
sian mortar batteries, but the shells
| failed TO reach it.
| Over 500,009 men and 1900 guns
were engaged on both sides, praCti-
| Cally the entire Russian force being on
the firing line. One regiment which
| had just arrived from Russia went into
action with its band playing.
Russians Using BnyOnets.
| The Russians made repeated bayo-
net advances on the road directly
south of Liaoyang, where the Japa-
nese approached from Sanquaiship and
| Tao, shelling the positions in the Rus
sian lines until 4 in the afternoon.
when the engagement. which was gen
eral throughout the south and south
| east, narrowed to the main line.
! The Japanese advance on the south
| east was by way of the Fengwang
cheng road. Immediately in front of
| Chiaofantun the Japanese stubbornly
attempted TO occupy at round topped
| hill, which was literally shaved by the
| Russian shells, making repeated at
tempts the entire day when apparently
| 70 1.-Two
| The cannonading continued from this
point TO the vicinity of Wangpaotai
until this evening without apparent ad-
vantage to either side.
| Railroad station "A Target
The Japanese dropped shells within
| two or three miles of the railroad
station and in the plain of Wentshu
| mountain. which is the most important
! eminence around Liaoyang, but the
/ Japanese abandoned aggression there
on account of the resistance they met.
There was cannon fire last night and
this is expected nightly
The varied casualties here include
one Russian war correspondent
wounded and also % Chinese women
from Chiaofantun. whom DR.. West
| -
caring for in the Chinese Red Cross
refuge
The days developments show that
the Russians are prepared for all emer-
gencies.
engagements Near Port Arthur.
ChefoO. Sept. I-Severe fighting
occurred at Port Arthur the 27th, when
the japanese moving from Shuishiying
attempted TO capture PaIungshan. The
Japanese made two assaults between
and S O'Clock in the morning but
were repulsed both times. A prisoner.
subsequently taken. places their loss
at l.0i5 killed and wounded. The
above information was brought here
last night by Chinese who left Port
Arthur the 29th. Aug. 2Sth the Japa-
; nese after three hours fighting cap
tured Fort g. but were compelled TO
retire by the hot Russian fire Heavy
firing was heard by the Chinese the
29th.