The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-08-10
Lates! War News.

London, August "A dispatch to a
| news agency from Anshanshan says
| the Japanese attack is being conduct
ed with great energy against the south
ern forces.
The Russian main force continue
their retirement northward, but the
cavalry has checked the Japanese
threatening movement.
Toxic, Aug. Sit is now estimated
that the Russiane lost two thousand
men in the fighting at SimOucheng.
The Japanese sanitary corps recovered
and buried 700 bodies in the valleys
through which the Russians fought
and retreated. Prisoners and Chinese
report that many Of the Russian dead
and wounded were removed by the
hussians themselves. The Japanese
captured six guns, $40 shells o guam
tlty OF stores and thirty three prison
ers.
A detachment of the Russian medical
corps which was captured by the Jap
anese was returned to the Russian
lines. The Japanese casualties at
Slmouchcng amounted to $50 men, in
Guiding eight officers killed and TWEEN
four officers wounded.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 5.-Dctailed re-
ports reaching the war Office from
General Kuropatkin's generals, show
that tho Russian Losses July 30, July 81
and August /. did not exceed 4,O0O
The Japanese are believed to have
lost as least an equal number.
st. Petersburg, Aug. Ga terrific
battle between kurOpatkin and the
three Japanese armies is now raging
around Liao Yang. The Russians
claim that the Japanese have already
Russian centre. They drove the Rus
SLAMS back despite the terrible earn
age. Kuroki made an attack on the
north. Oku and Nodzu attacked from
the south. The latter advanced ten
miles north OF Haicheng. Kuroki's
men crossed to the right bank of tue
Taitse river. The Car is alarmed by
the news and has urged Kuropatkin to
exhaust every means to maintain his
position.
kuroki has been quietly moving i'm
mense forces n0rthward for some time
and he ls now in @ position to bar the
escape of Kuropatkiu.
The Russians were 80 exhausted by
the fighting Of the last seven days
that they could not retreat north at
present.
There are $4,000 Japanese operating
In Manchuria and $1,000 of them are in
front Of Port Arthur.
Liao.. Yang, August 1.-THE Japanese
probable that O simultaneous attack
will be made on Mukden and LiaO-
Yang, in which case o decisive battle
is assured.
The Japanese intend to follow up the
Russians and to gain ground east and
south by an attack on Anshanshan
midway between Hal Cheng and Liao-
Yang) 1t is reported that the Japan
ese are advancing on the west and OK
citing rnmnrR ara Currpnf
Though apparently beaten at every
advanced we'll on the Russian flank,
the Russians in council Of war have
determined to defend all their posi-
tions as heretofore.
All the foreign attaches and news
paper correspondents are hurrying to
the lines.
Chefoo, Aug. S.-The Japanese force
which captured WOlfs Hill is now en-
trenched in the valley about two
thirds of mile from the fortress ut
Port Arthur.
A Japanese cruiser is alleged to have
struck new mine and to have sunk
Immediately in the vicinity Of Cristova
battery.
The Russian cruiser Bayan has
small hole above her water line which
was inflicted by the explosion of q
mine, which had floated to the harbor
entrance.
The Japanese have occupied Louisa
Bay, landing troops with the probable
Intention of attacking west Of the city.
There has been no important fighting
in the vicinity Of Port Arthur since
July 2S- The Russian artillery haras-
to advance their trenches.