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Show JAPS AEB VICTORIOUS LTTLE BROWN MEN CAPTURE LIAO YANG. Detail of Victory Are Lacking, Bui It Is Known That Kuropatkln Wm Forced to Retreat According to telegraphic advices re-colvcd re-colvcd nt headquarters In Toklo, Thursday afternoon, tho Japanese havo captured Llao Yang. The Japaneso army corps on the left, by fierce and repeated assaults, took possession of tho heights which tho enemy's right occupied. Thereupon There-upon all tho enemy south of Llao Yang began retreating, tho Japanese army pursuing. Tho details of Thursday's fighting aro scanty. It is only known that at dawn General Oku's army was hurled against tho Russian right center on tho southern lino and that tho Russians Rus-sians wcro forced to abandon their lino and positions and retreat. Their pursuit is now in progress. No estimates aro obtainable of the losses on either sldo. Field Marshal Oyama describes his losses In the morning assault as heavy. Tho early success of tho attack was somewhat unexpected on account of the "strength of the Russians and tho nature of th Russian defenses. It Is confidently believed that Field Marshal Oyama will press tho pursuit pur-suit with desperate vigor and Inflict on General Kuropatkln the most crushing blow possible. It Is believed t,hat his trophies will provo valuable. It Is tho opinion In Toklo that tiie Russians wcro not ablo to carry many guns with them and that they wcro forced to abandon or destroy vast quantities of stores. Tho news of the Russian evacuation evacua-tion of Llao Yang and the withdrawal of tho Russian army to the right hank of tho Taltsc river reached only a small section of tho people of St. Petersburg nt a lato hour Thursday and caused Intcnso excitement and disappointment. Tho majority of tho Inhabitants retired re-tired to rest believing that tho Russian Rus-sian army had again been successful nnd that tho Japaneso attacks had boon repelled. |