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Show ENGAGED IN BLOODY BaVtLB. H Half a Million Men and a Thc-utana IH Gun on Both Side. HD Wednesday's dispatches from Llao HH Tang, the scene of the bloody battle BK now going on between tho Japanese BE and tho Russian forces, state that tho H battle was resumed In tho morning Bfl earl lor than It began Tuesday, With BH tho first gray of dawn tho artillery HI openod and the firing soon extended HK along tho entlro line. Tho rain coased H during the night and day broke bright H and clear. A balloon ascended from oho of the BS Japanese positions southeast of Llao Hj Yang, making a target for the Russian H mortar batteries, but tho sholls failed 9J to reach It. Hj Mukdon advices say It Is rumored HJI thoro that General Samsonoff has cap- HI turcd two Japanose battalions. HJ The Japanese aro getting around HJ Che Russian left flank. Ovor 500,000 H mon and 1,000 guns aro engaged on H both sides. Practically tho whole Rus- IflJ s!an forco is on tho firing line. HJ Dispatches from Llao Yang confirm HB the report of tho capturo of forty-six HI Japanese guns, whlh wcro brought up- HJ to the railroad station whore General HJ Kuropatkln's train was standing. HJ The Russians mado repeated bayo- HJ net advances on the road directly HJ south of Llao Yang, whoro tho Japan- wJH so approached from San Qualshtp- H and Tao, shelling the positions In the HT Russian lines until 4 o'clock In the H afternoon, whea the engagement, HI which was general throughout tho- Bjf south and southeast, narrowed to the- H main line. Tho Japanese advance on HJ tho southeast was by way of tho Feng HJ Wang Cheng road. HJ Immediately In front of Chlaoontuan HJ the Japanese stubbornly attempted to- HJ occupy a round-topped hill, which was HJ literally shaved by tho Russian shells, making repeated attempts the ontlra- HJ day where apparently It was lmpos- mH Bible for anything to live. The can- HH nonadlng continued from this point to HJ tho vicinity of Wnngpaotal until Wed- HJ ncsday evening without apparent ad- HJ rantago to cither side. HJ The day's developments show that rp the Russians are prepared for all H emergencies. Slow rain began to fall H at noon, gradually transforming tho- Hj plain into a wilderness through which H the wounded, in carts and walking. H are" making their way to tho hospitals. H Considering tho scale of tho opera- Mj tlons, tho number of Russian wound- m sd Is apparently small, while tho Jap- 9 anese losses aro believed to be great,. IS especially where thoy woro repulsed S on the southward. Chlneso gravos. -H with trees are being lovoled about C Llao Yang in order not to Intorfore- with the defense. B |