The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-09-09

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which Emperor william II. il honor.
airy chief is deploying upon the battle.
field. The Russian army IL full Of con.
fidenCe.
"The total strength OF the combat
ants engaged Is estimated at over halt
a million men. The battle probably
will continue for several days"
HAND-To-HAND FIGHTING.
Llaoyang. Aug. 30, 6:49 p. m.-The
battle is growing in intensity. The
japanese fire Is chiefly directed on the
Russian southern contingent. The
japanese advance was pressed with
such vigor that It developed into hand
! to-hand fighting. the Twenty-third
regiment repelling an attack at the
point OF the bayonet. one of the Japa-
nese batteries was dsmantled.
Wounded men have been pouring in
to Liaoyang since o'clock this morn
ing. mostly hurt by shrapnel shells.
and some by rife bullets. The heights
Of Mae Tung. near the railroad, have
been showered with projectiles.
BEFORE THE BATTLE
LIAOYANG, Aug. 29.-Delayed in
transmission. n.)-Throughout August 81
and 2s the Russian eastern divisions
continued to fall back in good order
on Liaoyang, but the movement was
slow on account of bad roads. and the
difficulties of transportation and the
Japanese pressed closely several times
with light batteries, dragging guns to
the hills and shelling the troops whose
retirement was covered by Russian
guns. Consequently there were fire.
quent artillery duels.
General Marson was wounded and
there were other losses of about 250
men.
The japanese scouts are extremely
active today (Monday.) Rain is fall
ing, but the rumble of artillery can
still be heard on the eastward.
The Russian retreat from Anshan-
shan was ordered for strategic reasons,
practically no resistance being offered.
A light screen of batteries facing the
japanese guns beautifully disposed on
chain of hills masked the withdrawal
of the main force. When night fell
the batteries also took up the retreat,
their rear guard lighting bivouac fires
to conceal the movement. But the
japanese soon discovered this ruse and
pressed forward, coming up with the
Russian rear guard Sunday morning.
For an hour the light batteries were
hotly engaged. To the lot of the Omsk
Tobolsk and Krasnovarsk regiments
fell the duty of covering the retreat of
General Zaroubaieffs Fourth Siberian
army corps. The task was difficult, as
the enemy continued to advance, de-
ploylng light mountain guns against
the Russian rear and left flanks, and it
was imperative that the enemy should
be held back to permit the removal of
the baggage and artillery trains. The
trails We're washed out and heavy with
mud produced by the deluge of rain
preceding Friday. Many guns were
mired and the horses exhausted. Co.'S
sacks and infantrymen We're harnessed
to the guns and managed to haul them
along. 1t was slow work, but was sue
cessfully accomplished. The greatest
difficulty of the retirement on the east
front was experienced before Vanban-
tai pass, where 1t was necessary to hold
the japanese in check until the artil
lery transport passed through, and al
so to keep in touch with the Tenth Ar
my Corps, commanded by General
Horschelmann, to the north, as well as
with the Southern division, in order to
prevent n turning movement.
From dawn until dark, the Eastern
troops, although fatigued by four days
fighting, sustained a rear-forward ac-
ton.