The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11
DOES THE BATTLE OF LIAO-YANG
DETERMINE MASTERY OF MANCHURIA?

, the Russians IN their mountain position
at Chiaofantun- Here the guns were so
clos. to each other that IL was almost
possible for tire battery commanders TO
see each others sTectseI.s-
A. 10 O'Clock on the morning o! the 18th
General Kuropatsin's stat moved out o.
IAac-ysnx. At the same time rife fire
"a. heard drawing nearer 70 the railroad
station. ard this vas an Indication Of the
s=re advance ef the japanese left army.
tn. fences around all the houses at
L.ao-Yang had been removed In order to
facilitate the movement OF wagons and
troops. Wounded men. OF whom none
we're s.e en- on the eeth. were trailing along
the ruads from the south and southwest
Into Liao-fans on the s9th-
The Russians made use of a field balloon
all day long on the 5oth. and by means Of
Il they got the range OF one japanese
battery. which they succeeded in putting
out Of action As general thing. how
ever. they failed 10 find either the sIeny's
batteries or his troops. while the japanese
continued TO silence Russian battery after
Russian battery.
At , o'c,ock IN the afternoon OF the 51th
the japanese sheied a Russian battery
posted on q hill within three mile. OF
I.ico-Yang. bI. shortly after this hour IL
became apparent that the Russians had
bsgur. TO hold their own. BY O'Clock in
the afternoon the Japanese shapnei fire
was confined to the position at Chtaofan-
tun. where the Russians were disputing
every hiilock with the enemy. The Japa-
ne.e made repeated but unsuccessful as
sault. upon thi. position The fighting o.
49, ala
the evening
The Russian casualties .or the csih and
35th totaIed NOR. than 500 men.
URGE TIRED TROOPS
AT POINT OF SWORD.
The japanese. from a low range OF
hills to the southeast and south Of shu-
Shan. began sheIling the northern end OF
the Russian lire at Shu-Shan at a guar
ter before 10 on the morning OF the :ls;.
Ttis artillery fire was preceded and ac-
companied by Infantry rushes over the
valley and the lower hills south Of the
road. They began before dawn and were
continued until evening. the japanese Of
ficers urging their worn-out and faintins
men with the points OF their swords
There was very hard fighting at a round
topped hill In III. Russian lire opposite
lHS pCsnt lEe Two JapaneSe armies
under Generals Nodzu and Oku came to-
gether. The Russian position here was
protected with wire entanelements and a
small body OF Russian troops absolutely
refused to retire.
In one trench seven men fought gal
Iantiy until they were surrounded By the
japanese. At the end of this sharp fight
ing the Russians were hurting down sand
bags upon the enemy. They succeeded in
killing one japanese Officer and injurinK
another. after which they surrendered and
the hill WAS occupied b. the enemy.
At o'clock in the evening the fighting,
which had ragged all day long. centered
along the south road. where for two hours
there was a heavy artillery fire and a
vast amount Of ammunition was ex-
pended.
VALLEY AN INFERNO
OF sHRTEKIN0 SHRAPNEL-
The valley in front and under the Rus
slan guns during this artillery duel vas
an inferno Of shrfekinG and moaning
shrapnel. while beyond the Russian shells |
burst continuousiy At the head Of the !
japanese advance. During the day the /
Russian rife FIRE was indescribably furi- |
Gus. The Russian trenches for q distance |
Of several miles thr-w out all day long |
C0stiaoea On PaGe i've.