The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-02
NOW WE GET THE
JAPANESE SIDE


TOKYO, Sept. 1.-The united Man
churian armies of Japan have engaged
in desperate attack upon Liau-y yang,
where Gen. Knropatkin has concen-
trated every available Russian soldier.
Victory was in the balance and the bat
tie was a draw when the weary SOL
diers bivouacked last M Wednesday,
night. The Japanese e are attacking
from the south and from the east. The
right wing of the, column attack from
the south keeps in touch with the left
wings of the Scolumnn going in the east,
forming an immense circular triangle,
the two fronts Of which cover an enor7
nous range. .saosl ~
Following the preliminary successes
of the 18th south of Liau-yang Field
Marshal Marquis -Oyama, the COM
mander of the Japanese, forces in the
field, promptly sent the united forces
forthwith, and at dawn Of Aug. 80 a
desperate attack upon all the Russian
positions was made, The Japanese
found the Russians holding a long
chain of splendidly fortified positions
with tremendous force of artillery.
The Japanese artillery opened the way,
but these preliminary attacks gener-
ally failed to give an opportunity for
an open assault. Victory at Liau-yang
means the domination of ,Manchuria
land possibly the end Of the autumn
campaign. i..5s fsss
s The Japanese first army, after oc-
cupying the right ;. bank of the Ian
7river on ug.s27, continued Its for
ward movement and renewed the as
-sauit against ) the remaining Russian
positions at Hung Shalingo where the
enemy held out the longest and the
most stubbornly. They finally took the
last Russian. position at this place,
and an eminence north of San
Chiassai. Following these successes
the Japanese Immediately advanced
toward Sanyutzu and ShihehutZu, driv+
ing back the small bodies of. Russian
soldiers sent out to impede their move
ment. From the night Of Aug. ~ to
the morning of the 18th, the japanese
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 occupied the
heights to the southeast Of Hsiang-
ShantZu. -
Two divisions Of Russians which pre-
viously had been driven from Hanpo-
lin crossed a bridge constructed over
the Taitse river to the north of Slao-
tantzu and retreated to the right bank
of the river. Continuing5the attack the
Japanese center advanced and occu-s
pied a line extending fff3rr Sanyutzu to
the west of Shihchutzu, while the LETT,
on the morning of the Goth, after dis
lodging the Russians at Tashihmenling
and Hsiangshantzu, ladHanced to Yay-
utzi and Tengchiafang5 where 1T was
reinforced. The Russians checked the
advance of all the Japanese forces
coming UP from the south along the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS road.
The japanese resumed the attack
on the 29th The japanese right took
line extending from Leichahao to
Heiniuchuang, while the left occupied
a line from a point west Of Heiniu-
chuang to Yayutai.f lA detached col
unn from the apanssetright advanced
toward Wiejagou and co-operated with
the left column of the.s first army. The
Russians on the -tcheng-L iau-
yang road appeared to be occupying
line of ridges extending from point
south of Shoushanpao to a point east
of Hangchiatun and running through
Hsianlingtun. These imIninences were
fortified strongly and occupied by a
numerous force of the enemy. The
Japanese bivouacked the night of Aug.
20 in front of these positions.
At dawn of Aug. 80 all of the Japa-
nese armies conformity attacked all the
Russian positions on the southern
front, from point north of Tengchla-
fang to a point east Of Hangchiatun
and to the west of Hsinlingtun and
Shoushanpao. The Japanese center
attacked with all it's strength. The left
column of the first army continued
the attack upon ,Tengchiafang and
Yayutai, but the. Russians there re-
ceived achievements. and 1t was Inn
possible to dislodge thl6m. A separate
column was dispatched from the right
column Of the second army and occu-
pied a ridge to the south Of Tsafang-
tun, whence it, opened a cannonade
upon the enemy at s. O'clock: on the
merning of the Both. This first arr
tillery attack proved successful and
at o'clock the Russians, having been
reinforced from the direction of Liau-
take the ground they had lost.
Throughout the aft6rnbSn Of the Both;
additional reinforcements reached the
Russians until their Strength was es-
timated at two divisions and fifty or
sixty guns.
The Japanese continued to attack
desperately and at g. 4ae3ock in the aft
ernoon- junction was effected with
the left column of the first army. The
Russians were dislodged from Tsa-
fangtun and that vicinity. They fought
with logged determination until night :
fall The main force of the Japanese
right, with a portienoof the left, at
tackled the southerps Russian line in
the neighborhood OF Hangchiatun and
Hsinlingtun and opened the attack
against the ridges west of Hsinlingtun
with vigorous sshaiHng. The Rus
slams defended thesen positions against
this preliminary attack with energy
and did not allow. an opportunity for