The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01

promptly sent the united FORCES IOr-
ward, and at dawn of August 80,
desperate attack upon all the Rus
sian positions was made.
The Japense found the Russians
nololng long chain OF splendldly FOR
titled positions with a tremendous
force of artillery. The Japanese ar
tillery opened the way but these pre-
lfm1nary attacks generally failed tc
give an opportunity for an open as
saut Victory at Lao Yang means
the domination of Manchuria and pos
sibly the end of the autumn campaign
Russians Dislodged.
The Japanese first army, after oc-
cupying the right bank of the Ian
| river on August 27, continued its for
| ward movement and renewed the as
sault against the remaining Russian
positions at Hungshaling, where the
| enemy held out the longest and the
most stubbornly. They finally took
the last Russian positions at this place
and on an eminence north of Sanchi-
| assai. Following these successes the
japanese Immediately advanced to-
ward Sanyutzu and Shihchutzu, driv-
ing back the small bodies of Russian
soldiers sent out to impede their move
ment- From the night of August 81,
| 10 the morning of the 18th, the Jap
| ansse attacked the Russian positions
on the ridge to the east of Sanyutzu.
The Russians finally were dislodged
| from these ridge positions, but the
| japanese left was unable to advance
| on account of the forceful resistance
| made by the Russian troops who oc-
cup1ed the heights to the southeast
| OF HS1angShantzu. Two divisions of
Russians which previously had been
driven from Hanpolin crossed a bridge
constructed over the Taitze river to
the north of Siaotantzu and retreated
to the right bank of the river. Con-
t1nu1ng the attack, the Japanese cen
ter advanced and occupied a line ex-
tending from Sanyutzu to the west of
Shlhchutzu, while the left on the
the Russians at Tashihmenling and
Hslangshantzu, advanced to Yayutai
and Tengchiafang, where it was rein
forced. The Russians checked the
coming up from the south along the
HaIcheng Lao Yang road.
Attack Resumed.
Inc japanese resumed the attack
on the 20. The Japanese right took
a line extending from Leichapaon to
Heln1uchuang, while the left occupied
line from point west of Heiniu-
chuang to Yayutai A detached COL
umn from the Japanese right ad-
vanced toward Weijagou and cooper
army.
The Russians on the Haicheng-
Lao Yang road appeared to be oc-
cupy1ng line of ridge extending from
a point south of Shoushanpao to a
point east of Hangchatun and running
through Hsinglintun. These emil
nences were fortified strongly and oc-
cupled by a numerous force of the
enemy. The Japanese bivouacked the
night of August 80 in front of these
positions.
At dawn of August 80 all the Jap
anese armies conformity attacked the
Russian positions on the southern
front, from a point north of Teng-
chiafang to a point east of Hangchia-
tun, and to the west of Hsinlintun and
Shoushanpao. The Japanese center
attacked with all it's strength. The
left column of the first army con-
and Yayutai, but the Russians there
received reinforcements and it was
impossible to dislodge them. sepa-
rate column was then dispatched from
the right column of the second army
and occupied a ridge to the south of
Tsafangtun, when it opened a cannon
ade upon the enemy at o'clock on
the morning of the Goth.
Artillery Attack Succeeds.
This first artillery attack proved
successful and at 10 o'clock the Rus
slams. having been reinforced from the
direction of Lac. Yang, made an en-
deavor to retaSe the ground they had
lost Throughout the afternoon of
reached the Russians until their
strength was estimated at two divi-
sions and so or so guns.
The Japanese continued to attack
desperately ana at . CLOCK IN TN e
afternoon a junction was effected with
the left column of the first army. The
Russians were dislodged from Tsa-
fanglun and that vicinity.
The Russians fought with logged
determination until nightfall. The
main force of the Japanese right with
a portion of the left attacked the
southern Russian line in the neigh
borhood of Hangchiatun and Hslinti-
nun and opened the attack against the
ridges west of Hslintinun with a Wig
orous Smelling. The Russians defend
ed these positions against this pre-
liminary attack with energy, and did
not allow an opportunity for an open
assault. The main force of the Jap
anese left occupied positions extend
ing from Matowle to Tachaochiatai
and attacked the Russians to the west
of Shoushanpao.
Machine Guns.
The Russians used machine guns
against the Japanese with effect and
the Japanese were unable to press
their attacks home.
During the day the Japanese left
wing was reinforced with a detach-
ment from the reserves. The Jap
anese artillery which attacked the