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Show The Groatost Battle of Modern Timos. The uiKlity HtruKlo which bus been iiiglng for days mound Lino Vang, is tho greatest buttle ot modern times, ami ono of the greatest in all litininii history. Btgliinfng on August SI, tho "Hunting cuiiihiiictl until tho Russians woro compelled com-pelled tooviU'Uatethelr poullions around l.lao Yang ami to abandon tho cily. Kuropalkiii has tnken a new position r n-oroor inoro of miles to the northw aid, at ami around Yeutal, Thin tltaniti btrugglu is remarkable, imt only for tho etiormotis iiutnber of int ii ingagitl therein, but for tho llerce-iiesm.f llerce-iiesm.f hn lighting llio reckless bravery brav-ery ol the .lap ini'ai! In Inn lin'j: them-imhes them-imhes tipuii llmir foes, ami tlio stubborn stub-born ughl'iiu qualities of the Uusslaiis in thftioling tin Ir pottitinu. Tho ' menk!eiies of tho K'l'OiU guotiis only I the salient (acts, ami tbvso two points land mil in bold lellef. Tho Japanese irod to bo more than a match for nirirHu fous. .K'iroatkin )iasiiicta JHiuiinlug ib'feiit, but Ibo th'reo nllictl !apaiiffu commanders did not accoin- j 1'IihIi Mjint they hoped lo capturutlie t ,,"',J. niijiii.il i i i in 'H urrater pnrt of Kuropatklu'a tirniv. i''eu (it Mural tlinki'llH-rg managed to wltlidiau hhsri.Ooo men (rom tho porll H in w lilfli he had ptiifcil tln'iu, appartint- H lythtoiigh stupidity fir iiieompeteiiey, H ami they had the itooil l.uiutu' to loach H Iviiripatklu's main btsl), H With over 11)0,010 tn-ti ougllgctl, Ulltl H ill n soiles ol battles marked by tho H scctct fighting hIiicu the daya of tho H I'rauco.Pnisslan war, tho losses to both H must lie eiioimoiis; but tho statements M o far inndo nio iiipio guoMoe im to tho M rillubui.of killed and wollliikd. tt will bn ilHys befoio accitrato tlgtlres iwu bo M obtained. Kiiiopatkiu tacitly n,duiitH H that his losses liavo boon groat, by hit H telegram to the Cur asking that, tho Sixth a tmy corps be sent at onco to re- H luforce H From the previous tactics ot tho M .lapnucpfl it Is a prolnble surutiso Unit M they will speedily resuiuo tho offensive, M in (be hope ot cultlng oil Kiliopalkiu's H Hue ot supply ami retreat by rail, ami !H thou of crushing him nml compelling H his surrender among tho broken hills of H the Ydiital rortl mining region. And It M Is also a Hitfe guess that they will nut M wait until tho Slith corps can cross M Siberia before renewing the effort to M wipe out the ItiiEsiaii force opposing jH At Tort Arthur there is no news. M The llerco nttcuipts lo e.ipture tho forti- H llrallous by storm liavo been stopped, M ami the Japanese hao settled ilowu to M the rnutinoof bomlmrdineul and n regit- H lar siege. Probably there will bo no M leiiownl ot the lighting there until tho M stiugglo with Kuronitkiu la oiulcd. M |