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of Utter Ro patkin’s Army. TOKIO, Sept. 1, 8 p. m.—Tokio rings , with shouts apd cheers for victory at | Liaoyang Lantern-bearing crowds | swing through the streets and surge | around the staff offices shouting, “Ban- | zal." | The details of to-day’s fighting are | scanty. It is only known that at dawn | to-day Gesera! Oku's army was hurled | against the Russian right center on the southern line and that the Rus- sians were forced to abandon their line and positions and retreat. The pursuit is mow in progress. This pursuit and the result of the fierce batile waged on the eastern line, where General Kuroki 1 is aesailing the force which has long | screened Liaoyang, together with the | abandonment of the Russian right cen- | on the southern line, expose the | But here the Russian | is so heavy that it may be able | tect and extricate itself. The question of the occupation of} Liaoyang by the Japanese is in doubt. The cial dispatches do not make ntion of such occupation, but it is assumed that the Russians are with- awing through Lisoyang and that the Japanese possibly occupied it late day. To-night no estimates are obtainable of the losses -on either side. Field Marshal Ovama describes. his losses in the morning assault as hea The cess of the attack was some- rexpected o account of the h of the Russians and the na- the- Russian defenses. It is con- | ter Russian left early what v ture of fidently believed that Field Marshal | Oyama will press the pursuit with des- | perate vigor and inflict on General Ku- kin the most crushing blow pos- It is believed that his trophies able jon here that the Rus- ¢ not able to carry many guns hem 2nd that they were forced to n’ or destroy vast quantities of was in_the balance and the ng battle was a draw when the | dicrs bivouacked last (Wed- ) night ng the preliminary successes 26th, south of Liaoyang, Field Marquis Oyama, the com- of the Japanese forces in the | field, promptly ‘sent -the united armies | forward and at dawn of August 30 a | E attack upon all the Russian tions was made. The Japanese {ound the Russians ling & long chain of splendidly for- ssitions, with a tremendous force of artillery. The Japanese artillery opened the way, but these preliminary | attacks generally failed to give an op- portunity for an open assault The Japanese First Army, after’oc- cupying the right bank of the Lan S on August 27, continued its for- ward movement and renewed the as- the remaining Russian Ma rsha serate he tified pe tions 2t Hungshaling, where the enemy held out the longest and the st stubborniy. They finally took the Russian positions at this place and on an eminence north of Sunchiassai. Fol- Jowing these successes the Japanese immediately advanced, driving back the small bodies of Russian soldiers sent out to impede their movement. RUSSIANS DRIVEN FROM RIDGE. From the night of August 27 to the morning of the 29th the Japanese at- tacked the Russian positions on the ridge to the east of Sanyutzu. The. Ruseians finally were disjodged from ‘these ridge positions, but the Japanese left was unable to advance on account of ‘the forceful resistance made by the Russian _ troops who occupled the heights to- the southeast of Hsiang- shanizu. Two divisions of Russians, which. previously had heen driven from Hanpolin, crossed a bridge constructed over the Taitse River to the north of Siaotantzu and retreated to the right bank of the river. Continuing the attack, the Japanese | center advanced and occupied a line extending from Sanyutzu -to the west of Shihchutzu, while the left, on the morning of the 29th, after dislodging the Russians at Tashihmenling and Siangshantsu, advanced to, Yayutai and Tengchiafang, where it was rein- forced The Russians checked the advance of all the Japanese forces coming up from the south along the Haicheng- Lizoyang roed. The Japanesé resumed the attack on the 20th. The Japanese right took a line extending from Leichapao to Hei- niuchuang, while the left occupied a lipe from a point west of Heiniuchuang to Yayutai. A detached column from the Japanese right advanced toward ‘Weijagou and co-operated with the left column of the First Army. "The Russians on the Hiacheng-Liao- vang road appeared to be occupying a line of ridges extending from a point south of Shoushanpao to a point east of Hangchiatun and running through Hsinlintun. These eminences were @he Fb B i n s v High-Grade Clothiers No Branch Stores. No Agents. OUR FALL CREATIONS ARE TREASURES OF ART BY MASTER DESIGNERS. FABRICS ARE TESTED, STYLES EXCLUSIVE, "SUPERIOR TAILORING _AND ORIGINAL MODELS. 15z raoy Street rlow Biock Kea Thu ippon’s Poplj‘ace Expects News | southern Russian line in the neighbor- | | wing was reinforced with a detchment | defenses blocked infantry ‘attacks. ut of Kuro- fortified strongly and occupied by & numerous force of the enemy. The Jap- anese bivouacked the night of August 29 in front of these positions. SLAVS HOLD THEIR POSITIONS. At dawn of August 30 3l the Jap- anese armies attacked all the Russian positions on the southern front from a point north of Tengchiafang to a point east of Hangehiatun and to the west of Hsinlintun and Shoushanpao. The Jap- anese center attacked with all its strength. The -left column of the First | Army continued the attack upon Teng- chiafang and Yayitai, but the Rus- sians there received reinforcements and | it was impossible to dislodge them. A separate column was then dis- patched from the right column of the Second Army and occupied a ridgg to the south of Tsafangtun, whence it opened a cannonade upon the enemy at € o’'clock on the morning of the 30th. This first artillery attack proved suc- cessful and at 10 o'clock the Russians | having been reinforced from the direc- tion of Liaoyang, made an endeavor to retake the ground they had lost. Throughout the afternoon of the 30th additional reinforcements reached - the Russians, until their strength was esti- mated at two divisions and fifty or ‘sixty guns. The Japanese continued to attack desperately and at 3 o'clock in the af- ternoon a junction was effected with the left column of the First Army. The Russians were dislodged from Tsafagg- | tun and that vicinity. The Russians fought with dogged de- | termination until nightfall. The main force of the Japanese right, with a portion of the left, attacked the hood of Hangchiatun and Hsinlintun, and opened the attack against the ridges west of Hsinlintun with a vigor- ous shelling. The Russians defénded | these positions against this preliminary attack with energy, and did not allow an opportunity for an open assault. The main force of the Japanese left occupied positions extending from Matowle to Tachaochiatai and attacked the Russians to the west of Shou- shanpao. 3 MACHINE GUNS EFFECTIVE. The Russians -used machine guns against the Japanese with effect and the Japanese were unable to press their attacks home. During the day the Japanese- left from the reserves. The Japanese artillery which at- tacked the Russian left reached Wan- gerhtun at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and poured a fire into the rear of the Russians at Shoushanpao. The operations of the day did not succeed in developing the Russian strength in all directions. By the:con- stant arrival of reinforcements it was seen that the guns at Shoushanpao alone finally numbered 100. The Russian positions at all points were strongly fortified and the auxiliary During the night of August 30 the Russians at Shoushanpao attacked the Japanese left and repulsed that portion of the left which occupied Shaoyanzul. | They also made a night attack upon the ridge south of Shoushanpao. On the morning of Augist 31 both armies renewed the attack with vigor. By a late hour in the afternoon neither contestant had gained any visible re- sult. The Japanese were holding Teng- chiafang and Tsfangtun and fighting bravely against superior forces. A portion of the Javanese right suc- ceeded in capturing an eminence to the west of Hsinlintun at noon of the 3ist. PR AR LIKE A FIREWORKS DISPLAY. Hail of Bursting Shells During a Thunder Storm at Night. LIAOYANG, Wednesday, Aug. 31.— A Russian correspondent sends the following from the southeast front: “After midday the Japanese con- centrated thé strength of all their ar- tillery fire agaist hill No. 98 and, the village of Maetum, éndeavoring to break into our left. At.the same time they viciously attacked our west line, to the right of the hill “Attack followed attack for three hours. Between 2 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon we repulsed threée headlong charges against our line. After this the Japanese, with the strength of all their batteries, opened fire along the whole southern front; but this attack, too, - was driven " back with what seemed tremendous loss, although it was impossible to tell clearly what oc- curred amid the shell fire and fighting. The roar of siege guns, mortar bat- teries and mixed volley firing went on until darkness set in. “To the north a storm accompanied by thunder and lightning broke, while along the front thousands of shells were bursting constantly. It seemed Hke a magnificent display of fireworks. “As a result of the exhausting ef- forts on the part of the Japanese our position on the eastern front s be. coming stronger.” = —_—— BATTLE RESUMED TO-DAY. Oyama’s Left Wing Is Pressing Back the Russian Foe. TOKIO, Sept. 2, 10 a. m.—The Rus- sians began to retreat on the right center from Liaoyang early Thursday. They were thrown Into great con- fusion while attempting to cross to the right bank of the- Taitse ' River. The Japanese, pursuing them vigor- ously, seized a Russian cannon, which they used to shell the Liaoyang rlfl-_l way station. Field Marshal Oyama’'s right at- tacked a heavy force of Russians in the vicinity of Heiyingtai, twelve miles northeast of Liaoyang, at 11 o’clock on Thursday. His left began at dawn to-day, pressing the Russians toward Tatzho. It .is believed, that he will severely punish the Russians, The Japanese casualties in the Liao-: yang engagement have not yet been ascertained officially. It is announced that they will not exceed 10,000. —_—— War Craft Enters Shanghat Harbor. SHANGHAI Sent. 1.——A Japanese | ¥~ torpedo-boat entered the harbor -at 11:30 o'clock this forenoon. It is be- lieved she came fieet. | incinerate the heaps of dead com- rades, removing the ashes for the honors of burial in Japan. The | for dispatches for the ;’:‘ HURSDAY’S news from the j ent campaign. sition will be well nigh hopeless. i . Must Defeat well defined idea, rather than a vetreat. seat of a most significant character, as bearing on the domination of Manchuria at The first came from St. Petersburg and said that General Kuropatkin whole army to the right bank of the Taitse River, g0 as to meet General Kuroki's Late Thursday night a St. Petersburg correspondent obtained an opinion from the withdrawal to the right bank of the Taitse River was necessary in order that the able to repel a blow in that direction and that Gemeral Kuropatkin's movement was the carrying out of a The same dispatch pointed out, with notable lack of comment, that the Japanese took advantage of General Kuropatkin's withdrawal to occupy the city of Liaoyang. The second dispatch which may have a significant bearing on the campaign is that filed at Mukden at 9:27 o'clock Thursday night, stating that the train service hetween Mukden and Liaoyang was inter- rnpted and it may mean the cutting of railroad communication, which would deprive General Kuropat- kin of an opportunity to retreat to his more northern base at Mukden. : Much depends on the battle expected to begin to-day between Kuropatkin's forces and the army of Kuroki, which is advancing along the north bank of the Taitse. Unless Kuropatkin crush Kuroki his po- ISCO CALE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 -y 1904. Kuroki or Be Crushed of wu closed wl‘h the receipt of two dispatches giving information the close of the pres- had withdrawn his Russians might be + Desperate Valor o Lig - f Assailants and Stubborn Bravery e 3 Continued From Page l.ncolnmn.{,‘ der to withdraw was probably due to their anxiety to - keep the Russians south of Liaoyang until General Ku- roki should be able to’strike from the | northeast. General ‘Kuropatkin, how- | ever, saw the trap and cleverly avoided | Up to the hour of filing this dispateh the War Office has not given the de- | Is of the fighting of September 1, but | it is believed that this fighting exceed- | ed in fierceness that of any previous, day. 3 The absence of press telegrams from Liaoyang on September 1 aroused sus- picions that changes. of importance were proceeding, which the military censors did not wish to be made Known. A telegram from a correspondent at Mukden, filed at.9:27 o'clock on the evening of September 1, stated that the train service . betwéen Mukden ' and Liaoyang had been interrupted, but the dispatch did not mention whether the} telegraphic communications were open. | The #action of the Japanese com- mander in throwing a force across! the Taitse in the face of a strong! enemy is considered to be extremely | rash, and the position of this force, | isolated from the main Japanese army | by a deep river, may easily become | desperate. A . correspondent at Vladivostok | telegraphs that the Japanese are re- | Iving on the aid of the gunboat flo- | tilla for future operations against | Liaoyang and Mukden. The gunboats; | the correspondent says, have not yet | materialized,’ but in any case they would be in no position to render aid | to a force on the right bank in time of need, because they would be unable | to run the gauntlet,k of, the forts at Liaoyang. - The strongest forts are situated on.the right bank, where the Russian army is now concentrated. The fighting at Liaoyang has beaten | all records for the desperate valor of | the asgailants and the invincible stub- bornness of the defenders. The whole history of warfave tells of no such | bombardments, no such carnage and no such persistency. Day after day the fight has been resumed at day- break and kept up with hardly a moment’s intermission until after | nightfall. War scarred veterans scarce believe | the stories which come from the seat | of war and declare that it is- beyond buman endurance for an army to fight | without respite for a week, each day of which has exceeded its predecessor in intensity of struggle and carnival | of glaughter. Day after day the thou- sands of dead bestrewing the battle- fields have to be removed. The Jap- anese have invented new methods to | | | wounded present a most serious prob- lem, as they tax the transportation capacities on both sides to the utmost. The . most ._difficult. problem which. has occurred is the bringing up of food supplies and ammunition to every point of the fighting line, which extends from ten to twenty miles. # Never has such bombardment been krown. An eye-witness of the battle of Vafangow said that many officers suffered nervous prostration following the terrible roar of the artillery and one military attache had to be in- valided home for the same reason. Yet the artillery fire at Vafangow was far inferior in intensity to that at Liaoyang. —— JAPANESE IMPALED IN PITS. Horrible Device of Retreating Rus- sians Finds Many Victims. ST. PETERSBURG, = Sept. 1.—The battle yesterday was of the most des- perate character. It raged continu- ously from dawn until midnight and the slaughter must have been immense. At 8 o'clock in the evening, after hold- ing his outer positions all day in the face of the most desperate charges, General Kuropatkin gave the order to retire upon the main works about the city. The Japanese assaults during the day had been directed principally against the Russian center, a little east of Mactung Hill, near the railroad, and three miles southwest of Liaoyang. Nothing approaching the severity of the infantry and artillery fire here had been heretofore experienced in this war. General Kondratsvitch's division bore the brunt and suffered the most. Bayonet charges succeeded one other in rapid succession, while the'ar- tillery duel never ceased for a moment. N6 attempt was made in the official advices to estimate the number of guns the Japanese used, except that they had many hundreds. Each gun carried 150 charges and these must have been expended many times, as several hun- sunrise and sunset. _General Kuropatkin’s order ;? < ‘back on the fortifications probably was 'due to the receipt of information that ]| the Japanese had succeeded in crossing the' Taitse River northeast of Y -yang, although Generals Renner kampf's and Mandarileff’s -divisi, had been especially placed in positioh’ b -. —_——— . James Means' $2.50 and s&o&@ufi,\ar men have no equal. Superior’ to many 50 ehoes in style. wear and shoemak- . 100 styles, from er to wearer. James Means Shoe Store, 16 Fourth st. * ‘dred thousand shells were fired between |’ | . ~LONDON, hewspapers comment upon’ the dis- | of Defenders Astonish War Experts. -in this direction '.9 checkmate such a movement. ¢ JAPANESE PLUNGE INTO PITS. The Japanese® erossed at. a point called Sakankankwantun, twenty miles east:and somewhat above Liaoyang, and marched in force directlv west- ward, with the eyvident'object of cut- ting the Russian line of communication with Mukden. Their exact strength was not established, but a division was made out. ¥ As soon as the Japanese found that ‘the Russians were retiring from their outer positions on the south they re- | sumed* the attack there, although it | was then quite dark. Thus pressed, | the Russians arrested their movement to the rear and again forced.the Jap- anese. With the view of eventual retirement from their positions, the Russians had dug a large number of pits, with stakes concealed in their bottoms. The pits were artfully concealed among the high Chinese corn. When the Japanese charged after the Russians they fell into the pits in hundreds and were en- gulfed and impaled on the stakes and their lines were thrown into confusion. ‘When the Russians faced about and returned to their old positions they found these death traps filled with dead and dying. BATTLE ENDS AT MIDNIGHT. The rattle of musketry and the boom of cannon continued until midnight, when at last silence brooded over the bloody battlefield and the tired soidiers lay down where they had fought, while the worn-out surgeons and angels of mercy ministered to the wounded all night and the Chinese coolies worked at carrying them into Liaoyang. General Sakharoff, in reporting the battle, says the Japanése. suffered enormous losses—much - larger than those of the Russians, who also lost heavily. > General Stakelperg, who is among the wounded, still remains in command of hig army corps, although. he is no longer in chief comlmami of the south- ern army, which has since been con- solidated under General Zaroubaieff. Stakelberg’s injuries ave slight, and he did not leave the fleld. General Marozovsky, who also was wounded, commanded the artillery bri- gade. He distinguished himself during the suppression of the Boxer troubles in China. His wound is severe. — CLAIMS R JAN VICTORY. Sakhuroff’s Official Report of the Battle of Wednesday. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 1.—General Sakharoff, in a dispatch to the general staff, dated to-day, on yesterday's fighting, says: “A portion of General Kuroki's force has crossed to the right bank of the Taitse River at Sakankankwantun. A division of infantry, with cavalry and artillery, crossed first and covered the advance of another detachment. After fording the river the Japanese ~ad- vanced toward Liaoyang in two bodies, one due west and the other by way of the Yontai mines. “There,was fighting between the two armies all day long, especially between 8 o'clock and midnight, after which the fire slackened. As on the previous day the fighting ended with complete suc- cess for us. The Russians maintained all their positions, General Kondrat- enko's detachment specially distin- guishing itself. “During the last’ few hours of the day the Japanese fired an immense number of projectiles and the Russian positions were searched by the Jap- anese shrapnel. The Russians main- tained a stubborn defense the whole day. Our troops all day long were ex- posed to a hail of shrapnel but defend- ed the positions entrusted to them with desperate bravery. “After preparing for the assault with artillery the Japanese repeatedly attacked our positions. Some of our advanced fortifications passed into | their hands after a stubborn defense. They were, however, each time recap- net. “The Japanese left a number of dead. After each bayonet engagement our troops found time to dig pits in the flelds of Chinese corn in front of some: of our positions. These in some cases ‘were combletely filled with Japanese corpses. The enemy’s losses must have been enormous. Ours have not yet they are large. A considerable numbe of Japanese arms fell into our hands ‘The, night passed quietly. k' this morning there has been no. movement on either side, ‘ ! ‘ “Geperal Kuroki is constructing a’ on bridge at a fosd crossing the Taitse uropatkin’s Comm tured by us at the point of the bayo- || ‘been-even approximately computed, but ! Up to 6| . the Japanese occupied Liaoyang on Thursday. There is no official con- fimation of these statements, but the iatest official dispatch to the Japanese legation there reports the capture of the heights southwest of Liaoyang at dawn on Thursday. This dispatch adds: “Thereupen the enemy in the south of Liaoyang commenced to retreat. Our armies are now pursuing him.” e RURIK SUNK BY HER CREW. LONDON, Sept. 2—The Dally Mail's Shanghai = correspondent says that Chaplain Okonotzschinoff of the Russian cruiser Rurik hus ar- rived here. The chaplain says that after a vain attempt to repair the Ru- rik’s rudder Junior Lieutenant Ivan- off, who succeeded to the command of the Rurik, tried to blow up the vesel, but that all the fuses were dastroyed and that he then opened the seacocks. The wounded, he says, were placed on cork mattresses and thrown over- board, the ether. survivors foilowed and the cruiser sank, turning com- pletely over. . S—— PRINCE TO BE COURTMARTIALED PARIS, Sept. 2.—The correspond- ent at St. Petersburg of the Echo de Paris says that at a council of admir- als presided over by High Admiral Grand Duke Alexis it was decided that Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky he courtmartialed for having disobeyed the order not to return to Port Ar- thur. The court will sit af Vladivos- tok, Viceroy Alexieff presiding. LSRR SEARCH SEEMS HOPELESS. TSINGTAU, Sept. 2, 9 a. m.—Cap- tain Hoffman of the German gunboat Tiger has returned here after an un- successful search for the missing junk carrying Lieutenant Gilgenheim and Lieutenant de Couverville, the Ger- man_and French naval attaches, which left Port Arthur the middle of August. Captain Hoffman saw noth- ing of the junk and every hope for the safety of Lieutenants Gilgenheim and De Couverville has been aban- doned. ————— France Yet Harbors the Diana. PARIS, Sept. 1.—Advices received at the Foreign Office here from Sal- gon, French Indo-China, to-day say arrived on August 20, following the naval battle off Port Arthur on August 10, is still at Saigon. She has not yet entered the dock for repairs. Final orders from the Russian admiralty \ your dollars go so far. all the clothes we sell. shoulders. of a.man’s suit. windows. ; You will find suits: $5.00 in other stores. Sept. 2.—This-morning’s from Mukden saying-that the ‘(train service between Mukden and Lipoyang is interrupted and that the ads are impassable, as the most im- portant news from the séat of hos- lities in the Far East and say that ‘there is only one meaning to it—that the Japanese have seized the rallway between Liaoyang and Mukden. 3 Correspondents of the Daily Chron- icle and the Daily Mail assert (hl‘» + middleman’s -profit o FOmaUSE . e that the Russian cruiser Diana, which | OYANG VICTORY Japanese Capture and Then Lose Fort Num CHEFU, Wednesday, Aug. 3l.—Severe fighting occurred at -Port Arthur on August 27, when the Japanese, moving from Shuishiying, attempted to capture Palungshan, which is south of Shui- shiying and west of the railroad. The Japanese made two assaulfs between were repulsed both times. A prisoner, subsequently taken, places their loss at 1045 killed and wounded. For one hour afterward shells were thrown from Shuishiying into Port Arthur. The foregoing information brought here to-night by a Chinese who speaks excellent Russian and who was employed at the police’ station in Port Arthur, which place he left in the evening of August 29. He adds that up to his departure no further attack had been made by the Japanese on Palungshan. He confirms previous re- ports that the Russians had reoccupied Etzshan, where there has been but little fighting recently. was the right flank.- This fort is a new and strong one. After three hours” flerce firing, during which the Japanese en- dured a crossfire from Fort No. 2, the Japanese succeéded in entering the fort. ‘When the Russians were safely away from Fort 6 and the Japanese flag waved over it several forts concen- trated their fire on it and the Japanpese were compelled to retire. Heavy firing was heard by the Chi- nese on the night of August 29. JAPANESE KNOW Hurled Back Repeatedly Only to Re- lentlessly Return to the Charge. TOKIO, Sept. 1, 8 p. m.—Additional details of the fighting at Liaoyang, which are arriving here, clearly }ndl-i cate its desperate character. The Japanese have changed the | method of numbering their armies since their union, calling General Kuroki’'s army the right, General Nodzu's the center and General Oku's the left. A portion of the left column of the right wing, after dislodging the Rus- 4 and 8 o'clock in the morning. Theyl At 4:30 o'clock on the morning of | August 28 the Japanese attacked Fort |/ | Number 6, on the northeast portion of ber Six at Port Arthur. —_— west of Hsinlintun. This ground proved to a vantage point- fr ! which a final and effective charge was !dehvered at dawn on Thursday, bring- | ing the first victory. | The center column, after repulsing | the Russians in a night attack, pres: | the Russians against the railway {a portion of the left colymn and sue- | ceeded in repulsing’ a series of assaults | The Russians. contiriued to hold an | eminence west of Shoushanpao and de Pe m i ith | fled all efforts to dislodge them.’ Th | eminence was finaily' taken by storm on Thursday moxning. . | The entire left wing, with all its | force, continued against the Russian line throughout Wednesday. Af 3 o’cloek in the afternoon a foree of Rus sians appeared five miles northwest of | Shoushanpao. The Japanese reserves | attacked it. Late Wednesday night a telegram was dispatched to the general staff at lTukiu saying that the left wing with all its guns would renew the attack {and afterward charge against . the enemy’s position. Géeneral Kuroki's casualties - from August 2§ to August 28 amounted to 2255. The other casualties have not heen reported. e MESSAGE FROM STOESSEL. { i { Port Arthur Garrison Informs Czar of Besiegers’ Repulse. ST.- PETERSBURG, .Sept. 1.—The Emperor has received the following dispatch . from General. Stoessel, com- manding "the Russian troops at Port Arthur, dated ‘August ‘26: “The gracious telegrams of . your Majesty hHave been received with re- sounding hutrrahs. before- the enemy and have' redoubled the stremgth of the defenders and the heroic spirit of the trogps. From' August 23 to day, inclusive, alt the"daily assaults have been repiulsed, with the help - of God.™ " to- PSSO I JAPAN VETOES CHINA'S ORDER. Permit Paroled Seamen to Return to Russia. SHANGHALI, Sept. 1.—Repair work on the Russian. cruiser Askald and the terpedo-boat destroyer Grozovei. has been stopped by the order of the Brit- Wil Not slans occupying an eminence north of Hsuchiakou toward evening on August | 30, was exposed to violent attack by | the reinforced Russians and retired during the night to a ridge south of | Hsuchiakou, where it held its positiqn. | The Russians prepared to follow up | their attack, but desisted. 1 The right and center of the right wing, with its main strength, com- menced -a- movement at 11 o'clock on the night’ of August 30, crossing the Taitse River near Lientaowan and ad- vanced toward Huangkufen. It is be- Heved tHat it occupied a line extending from Hanjalazui to .Tzuatuo, but de- tails of the movement have not been reported. The Russian artillery fire against the right column of tle Japamnese center abated somewhat yesterday. The in- fantry fight continued unabated. The Japanese held their positions. The left column of the center was vigorously engaged from Wednesday morning throughout the day, but its efforts to dislodge the Russians failed. The right column of the left wing resumed the attack on Wednesday morning. Several assaults proved fu- tile and the Japanese trogps were | beaten back finally. Being reinforced, | are expected to reach the Diana soon. | position at noon on an eminence south- Two Piece Suits Just the Suits For School Wear Price Only *3.00 If you are an economizing mother you will appreciate trading here, because you buy direct from the makers and. no middleman makes a profit on you. are the only firm on this Coast making When other stores sell at cost, then they are meeting our regular prices. 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CHEFU, Sept. 1.—Sir Robert Hart, chief of the Chinese marin® customs service, has ‘decided that the steam- ship Independent be allowed-to pro- ceed to Newchwang unhampered. The Independent, under charter: to the Osaka Steamship Company to convey food supplies from Japan to Newchwang, was detained when. she ! entered Chefu by the Chinese customs authorities ‘on .the ground that she violated the neutrality 6f the pert She carried contraband of war. The question of what should be done with heér was referred to Sir Robert Hart