Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-01
RUSSIA STOPS JAPAN
Kuropatkin IN Great Battle
Holds Liaoyang.
BAYONET CHECKED FIVE ASSAULTS
Qualifications Render the Town Al
most Impregnable, and, the Cars
Troops Believe There VIII De
No More Retreats.

LONDON, Sept. 1.-Advices from
st, Petersburg say that the Russians
have effected an advance along the
railway to the southwark OF Liaoyang.
General Kuropatkin has repulsed all
the japanese attacks so far and will
not abandon his position.
The position of the town renders it
nearly impregnablc, and General uro-
patkin has at his disposal troops equal
In numbers and morale to the Japa-
nese. They number 250,O00. The
force is made up of six Siberian and,
two European army corps, with IA
squadrons of cavalry and 300 guns.
As a result of the battle the Japa-
nese have been driven back to the
south along the railway by Kuropat-
kin's troops, and the Russians have
gained a distinct advantage. When
the Japanese advanced to attack the
Russian lines they were repulsed at
each attempt with enormous losses.
From Port Arthur news comes that
the Russians are again in the Etseshan
hills, but no confirmation is given of
the capture of the fort Of that name
by the japanese.
The Russians are using q balloon
high over the Liaoyang position to
ascertain the movements of the Japa-
nese.
General Kuropatkin holds around
Liaoyang seventeen forts, heavily arm-
ed with artillery. The superiority of
General Kuropatkin's cavalry compen-
safes to n certain extent for the in
feriority of his artillery.
Three Japanese armies are before
Liaoyang, and their artillery constant
ly pours %shrapnel upon all the Russian
positions. A body of Russian cavalry
~traversing an exposed route was cut
to pieces. 1t lost 500 men.
The Japanese have carried on the
fight with an energy approaching des-
~peration, but the Russians are buoyed
up in the belief that a point has been
reached where there will be no more
are met with shouts and hurrahs from
the trenches and the rifle pits.
Five times the Japanese hurled
themselves against the Russian line,
but each time they were repulsed ut
the point Of the bayonet.
There were about 1000 guns in ac-
ton on each side, but Russia has more
nese.
The losses cannot vet be computed,
but they have been great everywhere,
especially among the artillerymen. In
the First Russian artillery brigade
every officer was either killed or
| wounded, and some of the guns We're
silenced absolutely owing to the death
of all the gun crews.
The battle of Liaoyang will probably
rank as one of the great sa%nguinary
battles of history. 1t is estimated by
the general staff that the Japanese
armies engaged number seventeen di-
visions of $4,000 men each, or, allow
ing for ineficients, about 100000 men.
Each division has thirty-six guns, and
there are two independent artillery
brigades of 100 guns each, making a
total of about 800 guns. The esti-
mates range at from 900 to 1000 guns
per side.
In the preliminary fighting of Mon
day the Russians captured 200 pris-
oners, who have already arrived ut
Hardin, and reports say that they
have captured over forty japanese
guns.
General Kuropatkin's effective forces
are variously estimated ut from no.
600 to 100000 men.
The Japanese advance on the south
east was by way of Fengwangcheng.
road. Immediately in front of Chiao-
fantun the Japanese s%tubbornly at
tempted to occupy a round topped hill,
which was literally shaved by Rus
sian shells. The Japanese made 70
peated attempts to occupy that hill,
OH which it was apparently impossible
for anything to live.
The cannonading continued from
this point to the vicinity of Wangpoa-
tai until evening without apparent adj
vantage to either side. The Japa-
nese have dropped hundreds Of shells
within two or tIgee miles of the rail
road station and in the plain near
Wentshu mountain, which is the most
important cminence around Liaoyang.