Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-09-17

titn dubbed muskots Hundreds we're
Killed In thH charge and thp trenches
were FILLED with Che mingled bodies 0f
Japanese aud R1ssians lu many eases
attackers aud defenders were found
doaj c.utghCd in each others arms so
more desperate charge was ever
made. The position apparently was un.
aalhllc and % should have been
hc'd hl one man against twenty The
taking oi thls hIlI ended tho defense
9i this lIno of position, the Russian
r.Eht evacuatIng aftag slight rnslst.
uncn At daylight OF September I the
] jlpnncs0 flag r0atod over aU the
h'lls Che Russians had retired lu
good nrinr toward liao YONG
Defenseu Bael, Of the Hlis.
ln the meantime che Japanese left
had tried thanking movements around
The hills. The Russian forces stretch.
od along the railroad omhaukmout
pui up 8 strong defense holding tho
Japanese steadily % was believed
chat after the defeat in the hills the
RuHaiaus roroatod to tho north
through che city. bat the outcome
showed that tho hills were only che
first line of tho dcfonsos of Iino
Yang As the Japanese advanced
the night of September 9 % discovered
a strong Russian position ON the
plain and az the same ume o. was
learned that these dofons,a ran
across the plant for several miles
The lofi charged against the enemy.
hu. they we're driven hack with heavy
losses
lu the meantime The japanese con
ior and right had moved forward
and a genoral charge was ordered al
sunset The Japanese guns lombard
et The Russian deionscs, for one hour
before the sun went down. and then
the infantry charged The left was
successful in driving the Russians
out OF their positions. but the rlsht
and center dld not achieve as fay0ra
ble a result
Rufsiana Back 10 the clty'a Walls.
They forced the Russians. however
90 retire to the dofcnsos close To- the
walls OF LIao Yang. Here another
desperate stand was made. the jap.
auoae pouring she'll and shraunol iu.
60 the Russian position aIl dny "
september 3, while che Russian bat.
tcrios replied 90 this fire shot for
shot The Russian artillery was 10.
Gated in exceedingly wcll located en-
placements. which allowed them
complete protection
shortly after noon OF September s.
90 was seen that tho Russians had be-
gan 20 burn the city. Great piles OF
stores near the railroad we're set on
fire and many buildings were destroy.
Cd From behind tho smoke OF the
burning buildings n constant fire w6s
kept 40 from the batteries located
near the railroad
On the right the Russians manned
the walls ~ the old Chinese clty. Tho
Japanese consequently directed their
artillery fire against these walls and
i5O were wounded as -osult. The
Japanese gun fire also dld much dam.
age % the Russian troops, who were
ontraIned at the railroad station
Japs Took Liao Yang September 4.
During The night of September 3 Che
last OF tho Russian forces withdrew
fiom Lao Yang ami early In the
morning OF September 4 the Japanese
occupied the town
The fighting ~ these Nvo days
was the hardest ~ the war The Rus
sian positions ln the hills south OF
LiR0 Vans we're stronger than those
at Nanshan bon. and more stubborn.
ly defended A wait OF few days
would have allowed the Japanese tC
outfIank those positions with compar.
atIvely small losses. but tho dosper
ate straits Of The Fourth and Fifth
Japanese armies o. the north rcuuIr.
ca that tho Russian forces facing the
Second army under General Obu bs
b. disposed OF Instantly ia order 10
prevent the soudIng Of reinfurCaments
iu the Russians opposing the othor
Japanese amies
Five Mlles Of Fine Tron5hes,
The Russian positions ou che plain
we're scored with trenches and loFtl.
tiNh't'N" NA NlN NNINN NN" NNNNtNNN
occupied by the Russians we're pei.
mauont works OF immense strength
capable of protecting un entire brl.
gnde and absolutely unassallablo o. /
vas only by forcing hack tho Russians
right hy "a desperate rush chat tho
Japanese were able to make the Rua
SLAMS retreat from this most excel.
lent position. Fully five miles 0f GOV.
cred and connecting trenches gave
the Ruasl8us an opportunity 10 retire
90 the city with little loas
The gun positions ON the plain we're
eiaboutely protected There was a
portable railroad from the City 90 the I
outer trenches f0r the transportation I.
of ammunition and supplies,
Tho Japanese LOSSES ln iho Second /.
and Fourth armies have not been ro I
ported but d Is probable that ln kll. /
ed and wounded they viii exceed too I
thousand men o. "a beloved thai inc I
Russian loasos Ia the hills. and tho I
plain und ln tho town were not less 4
than those ~ the Japanese only I
a few Russian dead and wounded .
were Tote behind. bat scores of hos.
piial trains were seen leaving Lao
Yang from the north
The Russians Numbered 100000.