Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-01
RUSSIANS DRIVEN
into LAO YANG
Are Dazed By the Rapidly
Of the Japanese
Attacks.
FORCED TO STEP LIVELY
Movement to Rear Necessary to Avert
Disastrous Defeat - Russians Are
Forced to Engage in Artillery Duel
at Gates of Their Stronghold.

cut the railroad south of Mukden,
thus separating the Russian forces
and cutting Lao Yang Off from d.
rect line OF retreat, but confirmation
Of this report can not be obtained.
The fighting reported as occurring
east and southeast of Lao Yang Is
regarded as preliminary to a larger
contest in the immediate vicinity OF
Lao Yang. 1t is expected that Cen
erals kuroki, Oku and Noduz will
press forward speedily.
Che Foo Aug. 29.-Chinese say
that twenty transports. bearing 2i,-
OF Port Arthur, have arrived at Port
Dalny during the last fortnight.
London, Aug. 29.--The correspond.
ent at Tien Tsin of the Standard, ca
bling Saturday afternoon, says:
"Contirmatory details just arrived
represent the Japanese as having
reached point within 10000 yards
from the new town Of Port Arthur on
the west side and as being within a
mile of the east dock basin on the
east side. Strong achievements, II
is said, are hurrying up from Dalny
and Pitsewo, leaving reserves at
both places"
London, Aug. 29.-The Daily Mails
Kobe correspondent in dispatch
dated Saturday last, says: Follow
ing Is the position OF Port Arthur:
The Japanese have captured all the
outlying Notifications, but the Rus
SLAMS still hold the citadel on Antse-
shan, Golden Hill forts and the forts
on Tigers tail and Laoti mountain.
The Japanese are in possession OF
the parade ground and barracks un
der the Antseshan fort on the out
skirts.
The fall of Port Arthur is believed
to be imminent. 1t Is believed that
the garrison will make a desperate
sortie before the end comes"
Lao Yang, Aug. 29.-Under ex-
ceedingly rapid, fierce and murder
Gus fire and bayonet charges the
Russians have been forced in Lao
Yang, abandoning Anshanshan to the
south, forced to face heavy cannon
to the northeast and compelled to
hasten into fierce artillery duel al
most at the south gates OF Lao Yang.
So rapid and energetic are the on
slaughts Of the Japanese, and so dan
gerous are the thanking movements,
that the Russians have to step lively
to the rear to avoid disastrous defeat.
The Russians are dazed by the rapid
ity OF the Japanese attacks.
The rapid advance of the Japanese
has forced their fighting line to with
In about ten miles OF Lao Yang,
east and south, and guns are now
heard north and east on the Taitse
river
The Russians retired from Anshan-
shan yesterday after fight which
continued in a desultory manner all
day and night.
Arrangements for n battle had
been completed by night time, when
the order TO retire was given on ac-l
count Of the situation to the east. ,
The order was received with disap.
pointment by the Russian troops. The
retirement was made in an orderly
manner.
The plain between Anshanshan and
Hal Cheng was covered with Japan,
csc troops, who burned the bridge
and shelled the railway station after
tho Russian retirement.
The Russian losses amount to 300
The japanese began the attack on
Anshanshan from Paoshankan. where
their advance first begun on August
20, and also from their position at
Liangchikshan on the east, in such a
way as to force the Russian center
and right flank, compelling the evacu-
alton of Anshanshan. The Japanese
south front thus moved several miles
nearer Lao Yang.
At $3.50 O'Clock, August 25, Japan
ese shells from a concealed battery In
the vicinity OF Paoshankan began
falling in the road west Of Kaofeng-
sink, leading to Lao Yang, thus
threatening to sever communication
to the west. The Russians still con-
trolled the road to the north.
The Japanese fire ceased in the
evening but commenced on the morn
ing of August 26 on the Kaofengshik
position, but as the Russians did not
reply the Japanese apparently sus-
pended their operations to reconnoi-
ter while the Russians began to fall
back to a more favorable position.
The Japanese entered Anshanshan in
force on August u. The gradual
withdrawal of the Russians before
the japanese advance increases the
security of their position, as it is
freely acknowledged that the Japan
ese are able to beat them in detail
in the mountains.
Lao Yang, Aug. 2S.--The action OF
August rs at Tussinpu, four miles
southwest of Liandiansian, continued
half day with varying success. The
Japanese occupied the Russian posi-
ton, but were subsequently forced to
retire. The Japasese batteries open
ed the fight at dawn with a furious
fire Of shells, which destroyed Tunsin-
pu, believing, mistakenly, that the viii
lage concealed large force OF Rus
sian reserves.
The Japanese column advanced I'M
der severe bombardment but was
checked by the Buriats and the Co.'S
sacks who were concealed In the fields
of Chinese corn. The Buriats behay-
ed splendidly, standing of the Japan
csc attack for three hours, but were
forced to retire In the face OF strong
Japanese reinforcement and the big
shells thrown by the latters howit-
GERS.
The Russian batteries then opened
fire for the first time. and the Rus
sian infantry, supporting the Co.'S
sacks, swept forward and reoccupied
the position, silencing the Japanese
guns.
The Russian losses were two OFF,