Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-31

| Kuropatkin encouraged his men on the
| fighting line by sending out the news or TIE
| repulse of the attack upon Port Arthur Au-
| gust 20.
The Japanese flank movement from the
| west began Monday from Chandiapudzi,
three miles southeast of Shakhe, which is
eleven miles northwest of Liaoyang.
One of the striking features of the battle
was the splendid work of the Russian artll-
| lery. in which arm the Japanese heretofore
| have eXcelled. In a dispatch filed late last
| night by one of the Associated Press Rus
| sian correspondents he says that report
! was current at Liaoyang that forty-six
| Japanese guns were captured during the
| day.
Gen. Sakharoff's Report.
| Lieutenant General Sakharoff, telegraph
| ing to the general staff, the close OF
| yesterdays sixteen hours of fighting around
/ Liaoyang, estimates that the Russian cas-
ualties throughout the day were 1000
The report from Lieutenant General SAX
| haroff Is as follows:
| From o'clock this morning until y
| tonight the Japanese forces attacked our
! frontal positions before Liaoyang and on
| the left bank of the Taitse river. Both
| their artillery and rifle fire were intense.
| Their main efforts were directed against
| our center positions and left flank but nu-
/ merOuS attacks were repulSed along the
| whole line. Our troops made several coun-
| ter attacks eliminating in bayonet fight
| ing.
Many positions which had been occupied
| by the japanese were retaken at O'Clock
In the afternoon. During the artillery at
! tack our batteries did very effective work.
| About this afternoon the enemy was OBJ
| served attempting to turn our right flank
with considerable forces but several bat
| talionS of reserves advanced. and, after
| a fierce engagement. checked the Japanese
| and compelled them to retire. The battle
continued until after dark and only ended
| at O'Clock.
THE spirit of our troops is excellent, and
the men are rejoiced over the news of the
heroic behavior of the garrison at Port
Arthur, the repulsing of Japanese attacks
| which has been communicated to them.
| Our casualties have been considerable,
reaching about 5000. The Japanese losses
| must have been heavy
Rejoicing in st. Petersburg.
There is great rejoicing in st. Petersburg
| over the news on the bulletin boards. The
| dispatches posted there are surrounded by
| eager crowds The officials of the war Of
| flee, although they have not yet received
| advices in regard to today's events, are in
| high spirits. The Japanese who have been
| continuously advancing for week, are
now said to be utterly exhausted after yes
| terday'S hard and unsuccessful lighting,
| and doubt exists here that if the oppor
| tunity offers Gen. Kuropatkin will not fail
| to follow up the advantage he has achieved.
Continuous Artillery Fire.
| A dispatch to the Official Messenger from
Liaoyang. under date of August 80, says:
"All around Liaoyang the hills are
trembling today from the artillery fire,
which has not ceased for moment. Lao
yang has become the center of a terrific.
sanguinary engagement. but we were pre-
pared for it. Hospital trains are in read-
ness, and other trains are bringing reserves,
stores and forage together with artillery
and rifle ammunition.
"Today's battle seems to be devoted by
| the Japanese to an artillery fight with the
object of searching out our positions.
The Japanese advance has continued un-
interruptedly since August "a. Yesterday
| 1t led to a number of brilliant actions as
| the Russians drew in upon their defenses,
| but these actions were nothing compared
with todayS encounter.
Confidence in st. Petersburg.
Every confidence is expressed in General
| Kuropatkin's ability to meet the Japanese
assault ground of his own choosing. but
| the city is hungrily awaiting further news
of the progress of the fight. The Japanese
| forces engaged in this battle can only be
estimated here, but they are believed to
| number about 10000 men. Gen. kuropat-
| kin is known to have six army corps, be
| sides 147 sQuadrOnS of cavalry in which
gre confidence is reposed bringing up the
| Russian total to about the same number
| that the Japanese have. How the armies
| compare with regard to artillery Is not
| definitely known, though throughout the
| war the Japanese have shown great prefer
ence for this arm and great skill in its use.
| Reports from the front credit the Japa-
| nese with having about 200 guns and many
| mountain batteries, and it is known that
| they recently shipped twenty-four heavy
| guns to Yinkow. Four of these guns al
| ready have been mentioned In these dls-
| patches as being in action.
| General Kuropatkin. in addition TO ms
! field batteries. has number or very heavy
guns emplaced at important positions at
| Iiaoyang where the Russians nave peen
strongly fortifying for some time
| The Japanese claim to have captured two
| field batteries during the past Two Gays:
Russian official accounts admit the loss VI
| only six guns. .. .,o.
| II is stated that a Japanese battery was
| captured south of Anshanshan during tne
| preliminary fighting and that several Japa-
| nese guns have been destroyed since theh.
| Iit+Ie of the strategic situation has de-
| yeIoped so far Official news from the 'front.'
| saws that there was desperate hghtlnS OH
| the southern center. while from ln1orna-
| ton from other sources IT appears that tiie
| Jananese are endeavoring to turn the Rus
| sian right from the nelghborhood OF the
| junction of the Taitse and Sakhe rivers.
| The fighting on the western flank appears
! to have approached within three miles OF
| Liaoyang.
Details of the Fighting.
| LONDON. August .b-A uiSpdlCil iiOhi
Iiaoyang to a news agency, dated August
| 30. says:
| The japanese artillery fire only ceased
| at o'clock this evening. The casualties
| have not yet been ascertained.
| THE Sd Russian Corps repulsed hot
| Japanese assault. the Japanese being hurl-
| ed back by bayonet charges, firstly by the
| I'D and then by the 24th Regiments, which
| received and repulsed the enemy no less
than six times.
| Two Japanese companies which succeed
ed In occupying a Russian position were
| mistaken for Russians and annhilated by
Japanese artillery fire.
| "At o clock in the afternoon the Japa-
| nese concentrated their fire on Russian
southern detachment. and also tried to out
| flank the detachment from the right under
the protection of the batteries.
| "One company after another was noticed
| running swiftly to the westward in at
tempt to outfiank the positions, but Rus
| sian regiment and a battery were ordered
| to advance and succeeded in forcing the
| enemy to retreat in disorder, evacuating
positions they previously had gained
There has been an immense expenditure
of ammunition throughout the day, espe-
cially the southern front against the
Russian Sd Corps.