Show RUSSIANS REPEL JAPS WITH THE BAYONET battle of asao yang is raging and is heaviest battle of the war between and i men engaged russians occupy semicircle semi circle protecting liao yang and the center and right receive brunt of battle the heaviest battle of the war isi raging today around llao yang following the rear guard action which kuropatkin has fought in his ment from ahping and An he has either elected or been forced to give battle and Is meeting the attack of the combined armies of kuroki and oku dispatches from the battlefield show that at dawn today the japanese opened a terrific artillery alre directed mainly against the russian centea and right after four hours of galling shrapnel alre the can no slackened and at 9 the japanese advance began A die patch sent from llao yang at this afternoon shows that the battle was increasing in intensity the japanese pressing forward until at one point their advance developed into a hand to hand fight the russians repelling them with the bayonet the associated press dispatch and the russian official reports indicate that the russians occupy a semicircle semi circle of about nine miles in length protecting llao yang the center and of this line receiving the brunt of the fighting up to the last advises advices ad vices so far reports do not indicate the fiend of the action but reports to the russian war office say the battle will extend over several days the combined forces engaged are estimated at between and f of all arms st petersburg august 30 the long expected battle at llao yang has begun and the two armies are now fighting what probably will prove to s be the decisive battle of the campaign the japanese armies are attacking general forces upon his f chosen ground and hla friends and admirers here are confident S in a brief telegram received this morning kuropatkin saya the general advance of the japanese begun yesterday at noon the russian outposts falling back upon the main army the heaviest fighting was taking place when his dispatch was seat froni a point len miles southeast of liao yang the russians suffered t pally from the shrapnel alre of the japanese artillery the japanese selected the Mi birthday tor the decisive battle and it will not be surprising it today Is also signalizes signalized by a grand assault on port arthur the russian forces are at iaac yang to meet the onslaught of the three japanese armies described in these dispatches A telegram from kuropatkin which T gives this information together with JAP LOSSES AT boklo august 30 5 p m the japanese lost men killed or wounded at the battle of the russian losses have not been estimated but are said to have been heavy the japanese captured eight guns at and eight guns at An the details of the retirement ot the russians upon llao yang has not been given out or strategic reasons the combined armies 0 central kuro kl oku and probably reached men their forces are considerably sider ably superior in numbers to general but the russian general probably relies on the strength and character ot his position to overcome the war office Is waiting with breathless anxiety for news ot the progress and issue 0 the battle on which so much depends MAY BE SEVERAL DAYS BATTLE st petersburg august 30 the latest reports received by the war office indicate that the battle at llao yang will probably extend for several days the japanese are directing energies to bombarding segments of the circles of defensive positions occupied by the russians the latter already have suffered heavily from the hail of shells llao yang august 30 10 p m from 5 this morning up to 9 there has been an incessant shower of shrapnel abo heaviest cannonading canno Is coming from the southeast where the japanese evidently have numerous guns deadly shells are bursting everywhere their white smoke being distinctly traceable against the dark foliage of the mountain sides the japanese are searching the whole countryside with their fire selecting certain squares of territory on which for a few moments they mass a hall of shot and shell from all their guns they then pass to another square thug working the aholo field with mathematical precision from right to left in this way the entire russian front has been systematically searched in the first tour hours of the cannoned ing then commenced the general japanese advance along the whole alne at abla hour 10 a m the japanese artillery fire has somewhat slackened but their infantry Is steadily pushing forward NO SIGN OF evacuation paris august 30 the temps correspondent at llao yang telegraphing today at a m says there la no sign that the rus sins propose an early evaluation ot llao yang through the night t from a root top I 1 could see the bursting ot shells from the japanese guns the japanese are approaching the crests and south of the town the attacking force Is estimated at men with guns the russians have been holding their ground gallantly and their losses are email considering the terrible nature of the japanese fire JAPS ATTACK RUSSIAN CENTER AND RIGHT st petersburg august 30 A dispatch from general Sa karoff dated from llao yang at 10 a m today says the main japanese attack Is being directed against the russian center and right where the russian losses have been the heaviest the japanese posted artillery within range of all the russian positions during the night A hot alre was opened at 6 p m and at 9 the japanese were close to the russian positions the japanese shrapnel alre inflicted considerable losses on our troops at several points aleut col commanding a battery of the sixth east siberian brigade was killed the japanese are delivering an obstinate attack on our center and at 9 this morning they were in close proximity to our advance guard STEADY CANNONADE IN PROGRESS liao yang august 30 rifle firing Is distinctly audible here it having commenced to the southward at 5 this morning now at 6 a m a steady cannonade is in progress and it Is believed a great battle has commenced A body of japanese troops reached a point five miles west of the railway station yesterday evening but were dispersed GENERAL ADVANCE EXPECTED llao yang aug 30 2 a is the anniversary of the birth of the japanese emperor and the russian army expects a general advance upon its positions around llao yang everybody Is keyed up tor the long awaited moment and the soldiers face probable events with confidence from early morning until noon yesterday in liao yang could be heard tho dull rumble of distant guns then a lull of tour hours ensued when suddenly firing opened reopened re to thai southeast heavier and nearer than before and continued with but little intermission until darkness fell every man Is tonight at his post and dawn may bring a day memorable in history HAND TO HAND CONFLICT llao yang august 30 p m the battle Is growing in intensity the japanese alro Is chiefly directed on abo russian southern contingent the japanese advance was pressed with such vigor that it developed into hand to hand fighting the twenty third regiment repelling an attack at the point of the bayonet one ot the capr anese batteries was dismantled wounded men have been pouring into llao yang elace 8 this morning mostly burt by shrapnel shells and some by rifle bullets the heights of Mae tung near tha railroad asive been showered with projectiles retirement OF RUSSIANS llao yang august 28 delayed through the and the russian eastern divisions continual 0 o fall back in good order on llao yang but the movement was slow on account of bad roads and 0 difficulty of transportation and the japanese presnel closely several ames with light batteries dragging guna to the hills and shelling tho trompa whose ent was covered by russian guns the rails were washed out and heavy with mud produced by the deluge of rain preceding friday many guna were mired and abo horses exhausted cossacks and infantrymen were harnessed to tho guna and managed to haul them along it was slow work but waa successfully accomplished shed abo greatest difficulty of tho retirement on the cast froat was experienced perien ced before van ban tal pass where it was necessary to bold the japanese li check until the artillery transport passed through aej alsoto keep in touch with the tenth army A corps commanded by general ch to the north as well as with the southern division in order to prevent a turning movement from dawn until rk the eastern troops although fatigued by four days fighting sustained a rear forward action s DR freemantle REPEATS HIS MEDICAL TALK san francisco august 30 dr E freemantle a county health officer of augland Eu gland who Is traveling around the world investigating the sanitary and hospital condl tlona in the various countries he visits has arrived here from the orient after visiting the scene of warfare in corea and manchuria he spent considerable time visiting the big hospitals for the wounded soldiers and soldiers of japan at to klo and aasebo in discussing the care taken by both sides of their wounded dr freemantle says there are no split or dumdum dum dum bullets used and the wounded even when shot through what is generally regarded as a vital spot heal quickly and there is but little maiming tor life the russian bullets are a little larger than the japanese but both make a clear cut wound and bloode poisoning from wounds properly treated is very rare one reason for tats is the fact that the bullets are sterilized by the heat which Is engendered by their passing so swiftly through the bore of the rifle and the friction flying through the air |