Show I Ii V i DECISIVE I I A nu NON W I IN PROGRESS Ordered an nn Advance caU I jias I S t rr U Ul points Against Hal I 1 I fr and Liao Yang eug lao OH O BOTH FRONTS fl ol Reported Def aed but IS Lacks Con cou This Tbs IS Humor STAFF IS 15 S DUMFOUNDED AL CE ER i Number ber of Men the It tic s Trec Of Their Ther At Attack A Attack Southern Front tack Russian I 1 p mAI mAIL L ul battle battlo of ot Iho thu cam catU h e 0 I t I It st seems to 10 ho be in progress Having In I I ng hi W enveloping of ot hun has Gen Oen position the Hanlan P nn lint Hal Cheng and andU against lal Ind al all points U tron Yang Yan Th Is II Ii raging on both Jo Hill continues ThU Tho latest b Ir and on sUI nothing yet contain conta thAt Oen Jen Kuropat tl 01 0 f the rumors j t h 1 s 3 been d I c J According t to toX tox lal tat to the X erO 1 1 the battle battlo bato hogan began for tor the pos DOS 11 of f the Important position nt at located at tho the S 0 I h n which Is lt jam tare of 0 t tho the Font Wann Vang Cheng and E J Yen roa roads s Two sela r I It I were sere launched 1 t the ca ea east t the tho two hl a ft 0 third under Clou aen aOI Oku O U moved up p etL a l ot of iho ho th railroad train from Xiao to 10 try Ir to 10 nit I II Ut off orr or tho the lal force from flat lal If I the tho latter hitter later sni nm t Is tt BI utI e ful ut this force will ivill wil ho bo hoh cae h d A portion Porton of ot flon flen army arny a al the same sunie time advanced d lien lon fount Uppers position nt at east cast of or Mao Liao Yd Yang UK trying tr 1 n the e plan of o Iii I him bm on the right Stilt Still further r r h on the th Yang r I a thi Japanese J moved forward i a ji it JO 5 G mile Ille from rom Llao LIno At nil ni points tin UI Japanese e cm em emr p rL ired vod cd artillery to 10 the tho lh nest advantage r n situation wilt will wil hI ho hoI l o I tate In the event Of Ills hil defeat nl h keenest k anxiety lg is felt rait it t Ut UI war M he tt tor or news MIl ew s of or the t g kIt V t general tUtT slur seems utterly d t ut tit lt tho number of Inel tim Iho h J 1 ies Ieso and II consequently K I l ft tt fht flient that they aro uro aroi i L i K i Ol OI i in aty i v form tor ni fu II iho thu thuI I i of tf Sen Ne n LId hI to the tho J IS TAK TAlI Till Flu m SIE S 1 r i burg Aug 1 Tho ii i t f tt nd iho flowing d d J 1 uy I M H i from rom On Orn n Kuropatkin HIo U 1 i e have re rei reo p J i isio I operations on Oi our OUI U thero our lur ur rear gun d 1 01 t i UL IP the 11 t Lre Lr ot of ron ro 11 lally SUI forces of o Ibe M enemy enem nod and then thel gradually retired I t he of ot Hal Cheng A de near nr 16 It 1 miles I I I of lal lint Cheng the enemy until 3 o clock In II ir Ir t Biter after lon iou ioni The attak alak was 1 against our I i h flank fank which tom from Its it position at nt i pi pas pass s great Ar rent ot losses I on oni I Jap r 01 fOrts ot of tho the army arm t n Gen Oen Okus Hu army today are arc 0 being tolay r r r to cutting o our r honl fn nd r V 1111 i a IL J ht theIr opera lons s starting front from 0 O I lI Hal Cheng their startIng from r rom m ft t line lino travers 11 1 Ino tro U 1 Tu run aini I Mao LIao V I t tI r C cir Cur eLra olst rn front ho tho Jap I e I j V t lve this II I tt 31 iju morning The en Imp lt i hl h being I flang fl Fig r faDI os na turned Is no acting on the he of L Imo bol hAL Llao Yang 1111 Balm du un north orth of or Feng Vang II b i v nr g ag f fI st t out ut Postel ot at ut N tz v Nil I mies from rom Lino Yang 1111 I j rui ha Ilg hung hern p ith I 1 of oC a aTO t r n I I number of ot laud land 11 rr Yi ow under the tho cover cOor ot of BOV so O ahir TO ro TIm l t I Irr burK A lA further tu ath alrh S1 Ii en to the tho i ur am dal j lodl j nays All 1 lays Al our cur J Ions were Vere retained ot at h at a tho Iho liS 45 t t r Ih 1 I to l July at 31 hut J I have not nol or of ono on the Iho lr 1 w right hank out tu Cor nil our hell l b by y or Ial tra K at nt pass Gen Oen has hns chosen Ihn th Ih a Th from which to w atch d to 10 hear hero horo Was cx ox r tro tire titan ll 1 other and Ih I nt at lt 3 I le n lied 20 minutes In also nho he tho re cc 1 ot of the t south louth on Oil onon I n a short rUnn ot f Ihl heng In the itI UI AIr of 1 4 I near the tho 1 the tho thea rno on ou t a i I nub of Lino Llao The he u 31 hl bt In tho fighting on l ut UI tho th not Yet et been reported ini hold their holl positions ll f heng ay Utti VU Au IThe IThe on ked the ihl ni height ot or lla IKA th r rat of oC I n at the nus lan pO poth lt th their lr r In or cover of oC t iry lrA the tho Japanese nf n no but bUI 47 the tho o Russian n guns m h Id i k It In gns n 1110 two ot of their J batteries n and sit oil 11 Int The 9 Itus Oses were 1 0 th 11 Une heng and Tn Ta Teho d day thero was ut long t ry v duel auel Uel n a A burst burt Mini ng 11 I Iun un two am anti ii i CUlle I n a the Japanese h assault on Vs With te WI bayonet and a In I I lT n hit hunt the tho agall repulsed hii I n flying own the tho iS o 1 Yel t their thir are arc said to have em cm or trIck while Shouting In III le I I Te Tb Ie Ws nr Dont renewed the tho attack at nl daylight yesterday training all ni their guns gutia AUIS on Kang Wn Va heights U 0 6 the light fight had hiatt developed along tile the whole front of IC 14 1 miles mies and was especially l hot against den Con The artillery did magnificent magnificently Iy ly tunes times forcing the tho Japanese batteries to their positions Tho Thu arc nrc lre holding all al their positions at nt tho hour when this dispatch Is sent front from Hal flat Cheng Chen Tho The heat hent Is In almost unbearable and Is trying to tho the lighting fighting men but hut even marching under the tile blazing stilt nun and andi weighted down don by hy I and ond ammunition often oten without food tood or drink alt all 1 duty day tho Iho men iuen try to ho he te cued cheer cheerful ful fiul II and Ind sing Ring songs who tho tile grim work worl IH Is In JM VY HY FIRING FinNa Llao Yang July 30 De Delayed In Artillery firing occurred o at lt 15 untIes miles 1 el east enst of ot Hay flay Cheng Ch el 1 yesterday It I Is II I reported that the retired Trains Im II ate aro running half hol way vay between Hal Hii Cheng Chell and Ta Tn Kao ICino I no The fhe reports of ot skirmish lighting along all ni parts of ot tho the taunt front are oro confirmed THIRD TO CUT JAI JAL JAl COLUMN Llao Yang Saturday July 30 Do In transmission A Japanese of or officer f fleer leer who hud had been beon taken prisoner and anda tutu a Li 1 hundred wounded and disabled Run HUH HUl slams IlaM have litre hlo arrived here from the east eust CISI where It II Is reported the Russians at attempted attempted t tempted to cut the Japanese column marching toward Mukden The rue have havo taken very ery tow fow OW prisoners so BO far lr probably of ot having fallen back front from the bat battlefield In each carh engagement leaving tho Japanese In possession of or tho the spoils A train hearing bearing wounded has arrived from rom tho where It Is in II reported there ther Is la continuous fighting east cast and south of or lInt 1111 Cheng There Thelo Is In much mich speculation specula lon hero here as us ni to the hue reason why the tho retired front from tro Ta che Klao ICino Kno as an 11 tho ho positions they held hell there thero and elsewhere sero werl completed and Increasing In strength of ot most Immediate and Ind Im Important consequence expected are aro now to occur east elli of Llao Lao Yang IMPULSE m JAPS St Petersburg Aug AUf 1 4 12 p m The latest reports trout from rl tho tim scone of oC the tho battle are aro to the tile effect erect that the tho Russians up to last night haul had success fully against ul out repulsed tho the Japanese attacks HUl WON VON Tien Tein Aug lg 1 6 p m mIt It Is la rumored hero here that hen den was successful In lie tho battle II ought fought near Kill Kal Cheng Chong yesterday IY Heavy JM today tiring firing was WIS heard hearth at ot Now New Tho Tue ho Japanese have removed 10 elec olec electric mines milos front from rom the tho Llao rao river and others have boon been located locale A strong Japanese guard has hal been beel placed nt at the railroad station A recent arrival front from tro Port tile the Japanese are aro live five miles mil distant from rom tho the strongholds tho tile lilt preaches to which are heavily mined mIlled mil cd Tho The Chinese remaining at ut Port Arthur are being bellg well wol ehi treated Is scarce hut but bread Is said ald to bo be le plentiful RUSSIANS HOLDING a POSITIONS hat Hal Cheng Ch I I Aug 1 p m mAn An artillery duel raged all oi tho ho whole front but tho th hold their post positions tons |