Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-01
SECOND DAYS BATTLE
RUSSIANS MADE REPEATED BAY
oNET CHARGES.
Fighting Yesterday Was Of the Most
Desperate Character-Thunder
and Lightning Storm.

According to a Ltaoyang dispatch. da ted
August 81. the second days battle began
at dawn yesterday. The Russians made
repeated bayonet advances on the road d.
rectiy south Of Iiaoyang. where the Japa-
nese approached from Sanquaiship and Tao.
Smelling the positions I'm the Russian lines
until in the afternoon. when the engage
ments. which were general throughout tho
south and southeast. narrowed to the main
line.
With the first gray of dawn the artillery
opened and the firing soon extended along
the entire line. The rain ceased during the
night and day broke bright and clear. The
Russians entered the fght confident of vic
tory.
Over Half Million Engaged.
Over 100000 men and l 200 guns were
gagged on both sides Practically the whole
Russian force was In the firing line. One
regiment. which arrived from Russia, went
into action with It's band playing.
The Japanese advance the southeast
was by way of the Feng Wang Cheng road.
Immediately In front of Chiaofantun the
japanese stubbornly attempted to occupy
a Handicapped HILL which was literally
shaved by Russian shells. making repeated
attempts the entire day where apparently
1t was impossible for anything to live. The
cannonading continued from this point to
the vicinity Of Wangpaotai until last even
ing without apparent advantage to either
side The japanese dropped shells within
two OF three miles of the railroad station
and in the plain OF wentshu mountain,
which is the most important eminencs
around Liaoyang. but the japanese aban-
doned aggression there on account OF the
resistance they met.
The days developments show that the
Russians were prepared for all emergencies
Slow rain began to fail a noon. gradually
transforming the plain into a wilderness
nUh xlh ich tip wan nd In urtg nd
walking. last night made their way to the
hospitals. Considering the scale OF the
days operations the number OF Russian
wounded is apparently small. while the
Japanese losses are believed to be great
especially where they were repuised on the
south road. Chinese graves with trees are
being leveled about Liaoyang In order not
to intefere with the defence.
Russian Western Line Attacked.
A Russian correspondent of the Assoc
ciated Press sends the following from the
southeast front:
After midday the japanese concentrated
the strength of all their artillery fire
against hill No 9s and the village of Mae
tum. endeavoring to break into our left.
At the same time they vfciousy attacked
west line to the right of the Hill.
Attack followed attack for three hours.
Between and > o'clock in the afternoon
We repulsed three headlong charges against
strength of all their batteries, opened fire
along the whole southern front but thfs
attack. too was driven back with what
seemed tremendous loss. although II was
impossible to tell clearly what happened
amid the shell fire and lighting The roar
of siege guns, mortar batteries and mixed
volley firing went on until darkness set In.
ITO the north storm accompanied by
thunder and lightning broke, while along
the front thousands of shells were bursting
constantly. Ii seemed like magnificent
display of fireworks. beggaring description.
LAS result OF the exhausting efforts ON
the part OF the japanese. our position on
the eastern front is becoming stronger"
Desperate Japanese Charges.
Another Russian correspondent says:
The Japanese all day carried on the
fight with an energy approaching despera-
ton. but the Russians were buoyed I'D in
the belief that point had been reached
where there would be more rctreating
and the japanese attacks were met with
shouts and hurrahs from the trenches and
the rifle pits. Five times the Japanese
hurled themselves against the line, but
each time they were repulsed at the point
of the bayonet. There. were about ODC
guns IN action on each side but We have
more guns emplaced than have the Japa-
neSe The losses cannot yet he computed
but they have been great everywhere es-
pecially among the artilerymen. For in
stance, in the LIST Artillery Brigade every
officer was either killed or wounded and
some OF the guns were slenced absolutely
owing to the death of all the gun crews
The spirits of the men are OF the highest
at all points,
Further dispatches from IIaovanp cop
firm the report of the capture of forty-six
Japanese guns. which were brought up to
the railroad station, where General Kuro-
patkin'S train was standing