The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-10

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/ melee lasting for au hour iu Hhirh
men ana horse were confused iu
| an ihdiHfinRuishHblo m1sa# and
remnant ~ the once proud and
| glorious band staggered back To-
ward the main ranks broken. torn
and beaten.
To the left forca Of brown men.
ia grim silence. marched Into the
| face Of metal cloud on death.
marched needless OF comphnle,a
failing about them. reached their
goal and fell never again 70 march
for the glory Of the mikado and the
island home. Bnyouet charges
hand 10 hand conflicts with swords
the flush ~ victory and the pail %
death. all marked that day Of stir
ring events.
when silence finally settled over
the camps of the fighting armies.
death had claimed fully 10000. ana
hardly an inch Of ground had been
gained b. either side.
The morning ~ the 18Th found
ti0p. battle renewed with even
, Gasa'dts.~ Fassg tbas on the former
/ sass. Wfhq.ao p ns.apses the limit Or
| iiaaaash1 esassass. 40 &c had ben reached.
0@ ekc J8Paie.ss. rQopt General Ku-
raa4 apd tsesessi3 ~ Fsa' io.c asEo we're
| nsHaBC3 aHzpla'et csss@ 81 sssF. ana To
| tina aaa@aaFnntaaeH& 81 b9sE ads4auss
eHeiiH tl4s faFces - cassa as.ssas9. ssso
| with q H3nglr attn. tae slEffaaHaEaags
81 fhe afhGg. I3as ilHaFa ma3 fer
I Wafd ftay waRe7g tfslr tsgrEf9s
/ fighting. nna Il Was Hat tHl @eas
| eKeninE ehat ti4e Harsn farea ssf
/ faagif and aa1f -afrateTicaii Ntrs
| forced - refire b. the east
Par 20 the Maast 0u thtH slu5sas
| memorable day. there waa eHarte4
| a tragedy U'leA as even ne tgaais
setting ~ a battlefield nsldom rass
I Naar the rhorsH % tie river If'an
stands nn omlneuCe EHagFu as I.aus
( Tree hlu from which tAa cltlFa E1r-
| rounding country B. GanlateA.
When aaF beEan the hln was hf4
/ - force - japanese. portion =
/ General Ngdzu'a army. With deadly
precision they searched ne Rsssian
/ position beneath them. aHa faT
| time u looked - thaagh tie 1av
I WAS theirs and the HgsEian FiEht
woald Be forced D. wifhdrau.
Along toward noon the Russian
4 commando iaagel an order that tbs
hlli should b. taken. ON Is sur
J face the afaar seemed madness. for
he's couia human being Withstand
tie awful he'll Of fire which vas mo-
| mentnfag pouring dowa the sides II
/ the position fram q hundred Japa-
| nenc canuon ca its summit Bus
/ the order was given. and uust ht
obeycd
Led b Colonel puflioff. ehare,
after charge was made. each effon
I bringing the asaauiiiag Russians
] nearer u the summit. unfl tawart
evening. after losing ia.eo0 men. the
4 forces q the czar Hwafmoa ever ths
[ hreasiwoHks Oh the summit. and the
/ flag % Russia waved over the spot
where TIE morning saa had kissed
I The banner 81 the mikado. Il Was
s giorioaa achievement for The Rus
sian force. bat bought az an appsli-
ing cost.
This hilL 81 might be said. r. The
one strusgly situated position whica
the Russians have since held. Flvs
distinct attacks have been made
I against Il by the mikado's forces
I but thus far the Russian holders
have not been disiodred.
The terrific engagements along
the lire on the i1fh were fully
equnied en- The 18th. n not exceeded.
After a sweet rest ~ hours. the op-
/ posing armies early Ca the day
hurled Themselves N e1ch other Ia
a fight to the death. Europatkin's
uaen had been w0rsted TO degree
| en- the day before nnA the Japanese
eagerly followed up their advantage.
I hurting the czars men back al al
mest every point. The awful scenes
% the previous days were re-ensct-
I "a. but with more hidcous details
than ga even the preceding chapters
& death Nighifaii found the Rus
SLAMS beaten back and retreatinE to-
ward the north, They sd net stop
until 10 miles bad been covered. ~
Shake river Had been crossed and
new position occupied
The history a tho 18th. i5th and
/ feih DAYS q October IS one - mag
nificent vaior displayed BY the usea
I a KuHaratkiu. who held the ground
4 they had occupied On tire face of ON
[ slnurhts indoeeribahie fer theif fury.
/ Time and again the forces q the
mikado were hurled agninst the
wall q opposing Russians bat n
I few points was the attack awaiting.
L was the stand o. an army brought
To bay. and the result was a tempe
[ rary victory for the Russians.
Since the 18th numerous small ea-
I Eagemeats have taken place. that is.
small "a comparison TO the enoT-
nous engagements Of the days de-
I scrihca. and Ia the ma f0rity e. cases
I the japanese have proven victorious.
[ On the 18th rain began TO fan, aud
/ before night the rivers were swollen
TO flood height. and practically I'm
pnsEahle. The roads, toe. were
feeds Of mud and water. ana Moth
ing o. particular import could be
accomplished. Then began an en-
forced rest and through the 10th
q the menth this rest continued.
What the outcome Will be the fu-
ture alone can tell. But. n the PAST
Is to be taken as a portent Of the
future the Russian hope Is destined
to be dashed. and Niukden viii fan
into the hands OF the japanese.
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