Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-07
RUSSIANS SHOW 'VALOR
GRAPHIC DETAILS OF THE DE-
TENSE AT KIN-CHoU.
Terrible Effect Of Japanese Artillery
Fire on Intrenchments - Cars
Troops Make Heroic Stand.

Troops Make Heroic Stand.
| A cablegram from Liao-Yang last night
says: Observation-Disclosures, the distin-
| gufshed war correspondent in the service
| of the Associated Press, sends from the
| front the following description of the bat
/ tie of Kin-chou:
1.-THE Japanese forces consisted of $4,000
| men with a large number of long-range
guns, which they brought up from all
| quarters and supported by their fleet,
which had taken up positions on the east
and west shores Of the Kin-chou isthmus.
The battle opened at in the morning with
| cannonade of unparalleled violence. The
isthmus appeared to be afire. Shrapnel
burst by thousands. Shell fell everywhere,
littering the lower slopes of the noun
/ tains. the railway line and the trenches
| with fragments. The Russian artillery and
| machine guns worked necessarily.
Russians Obstinate Defense.
1.-The Japanese infantry advanced under
cover of their artillery fire to the attack.
The Russians, despite scanty numbers, OBJ
stinately defended the heights, which were
literally torn up by projectiles from the
Japanese battle ships and cruisers. Some
VI the luITencnmenIS were COmplStcly
blown to pieces. In some parts Of the POSI-
ton not square yard remained unplowed
by Japanese shells. The Russians. with in
credible audacity, threw themselves upon
the Japanese, but fell back shattered by a
murderous fire.
"A considerable force of Japanese in
fantry attempted to turn the Russian posi-
ton by advancing on kin-chou through the
sea, wadng distance from the shore neck
high in water, but the attempt failed
through the determined resistance of the
Russians standing their ground like living
wall
Defended With Goodness.
1.-THE men Of the 9th Regiment were the
most sorey tried. The remnant threw
themselves with desperate valor on the
Japanese, who recoiled in confusion. All
the officers were down. but the men, al
though left to themselves, did not waver
They continued to defend the position with
GOODNESS and intelligence, always hurrying
to threatened points to repel an attack.
THE battle continued uninterruptedly for
fifteen hours. The Russians at o'clock
having spiked their pieces and destroyed
the mechanism of the machine guns, re-
treated toward Port Arthur. Their killed
and wounded numbered 800. Many wound
ed would not leave the firing line. Others
during the engagement returned to the fir
ing line after their wounds had been dress
ed, saying: Even cripples are wanted there
now. Though we cannot stand we can
shoot and If we help to hold out an hour
longer that Will be SO much gained
The Battle Near Wafengkau.
A cablegram from st. Petersburg last
night says: Gen. Kuropatkin telegraphs to
the emperor. under date Of June 4, as fol-
lows: Fuller reports give particulars of
the affair near Wafengkau station, May 80.
A detachment of Russian cavalry, consist
ing Of dragons, Cossacks and mounted
chasseurs with a battery, on their way
from VanZalen, were informed that two
companies of the frontier guard were en-
Gagged with the enemy occupying a posi-
ton near the village of YondZiatun. A
portion of our cavalry advanced toward
Wafengkau,, while two squadrons of dra-
gOonS were sent to support the frontier
guard and one company of chasseurs was
sent to protect and reconnoiter on our
right flank in the valley of Fu-chau. After
accomplishing this mission the chasseurs
and a company of Cossacks formed the
RICH flank of our position.
Hand-to-Hand Fight
Toward 1 o'clock the enemy began to
debouch in considerable force from Lutsi-
atun, with the object of attacking our ad-
vance line. Two companies of Siberian Cos
sacks crossed the railway in front of the
cavalry and attacked a squadron of the
Japanese advance guard, almost entirely
destroying it in hand-to-hand fight. They
afterward encountered the fire of Japanese
infantry. Two squadrons of our cavalry
and battery of machine guns hurried up,
and then retiring, drew after them a Sec
ond squadron of Japanese cavalry. This
squadron followed until it came in contact
with a detachment of chasseurs, who sue
ceeded in firing eight volleys at a fixed
range into the squadron, which then fell
back, having suffered considerable loss.
Japs Retired.
while retreating to the left the Japa-
nese squadron came under the fire of a
company of the frontier guard, which had
advanced and the squadron retired in dis
order Our dragons came UP at this mo-
ment, but owing to the typographical con-
ditions, they could not participate as part
of our front, but fired on the enemy from
the heights north of Iutsiatun.
Discovering our endeavors to turn their
sition. Our battery got into position and
opened a successful fire on the Japanese
infantry and machine guns. Meanwhile
a movement of the enemy's infantry to-
ward Iutsatun was observed, and s,lbse-
quently, about o'clock, dense lines CT in
fartry were seen occupying the crest OF
the heights which had been previously oc-
cupied by dragons. Our losses were:
Lieut.. Won Meyer, seriously wounded;
Lieut. Brandt, slightly wounded; three men
killed and forty-two wounded.
'It appears from a report found on the
body of Japanese nOn-commissioned Of
f1cer that the 14th Dragons alone lost
seventy men.