| Show CRUCIAL TEST NIGH decisive alve battle between russians Ru clan and japanese hourly expected A dispatch from st petersburg says general report of email small shifting movements by the japanese with a single unimportant skirmish bringing tho the military situation up to aug 4 Is just what las boon b by y the authorities here it Is believed bel loved however that tho lull in the fighting h his is lasted about as long as possible and that forces around llao liao yng yang are now on the evo eve of v desperate sperato de and decisive engagement the pause of the tho past few days Is believed to have bave been long enough to enable the japanese to assume their formation bring up supplies and maka ready for a grand assault upon tho powerful position girding llao liao yang and the bat tie to of the war Is hourly expected to occur an issue of euch such import anca momentarily eclipses interest in the elego siege of port arthur the fate a 0 the latter place Is not likely to influence the immediate destinies dosti ales of tho the campaign but llao liao yang Is closely tied up with the fortunes of thy the whole war |
