The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-24
JAP STORY OF BATTLE.
1t Shows That Tclissu, of vafansou
Was Very Similar to Nanshan HiIl.

VI
Toxic. June 22.-General Oku. the
victor of the battle of Nanshan hill on
May %. fought and won the battle of
Telissu Cafangow according 10 TO the
Russian ~designation) on June 10.
There is a strong similarity between
the two fights. At Telissu the jana
nese had to drive the Russians frn,,,
two hills, while at Nanshan the ene,nv
occupied one hill. The Russian position
ut Telissu was superior to that of the
Japanese i'm having a larger force. The
! RUSSIAN position extended from east
to west and crossed the narrow valley
through which run the Foo Chou river
n the railway. From their positions
on the right and left in the high hills
which flank this valley. General oku
drove the Russians down into the wall
ley. h Japanese general carried first
me enemy'S right and then his left.
The fight at the left of his line vas the
most desperate of the day. The Rus
slams held this position with desperate
determination and only fled when they
We're Utmost eiiveioped. The field had
been disputed all day. and when the
japanese reached it 600 of the enemy's
dead We're found there.
Lined Up for the Battle.
marked by Pulandien and the Tassa
river on June 13. His right column
moved along the Tassa river, his main
column along the railroad and his left
toiumn by a road leading through WI
chfatun and Tahoai. The Japanese
started from PitSewo over Il road lead
Iils through Shunzo, and the small
bodies or Russians opposing this col
umn were brushed way The left coli
lmn reached Nachialing en- June IA,
and the main or middle column and the
light column keeping in touch with
each other. reached u line between CHA
Shiatun and T%apingkou. seven and Il
nalt miles south of Telissu, the same
/ day.
The Russian forces then held a line be-
tween Tnfang Shcn and Lung Wang Tiao.
The entire Japanese line advanced. and at
) o'clock in the afternoon the japanese
artillery opened fire. The Russians had
ninety-eight guns and they replied with
spirit until darkness put an end to the
artillery duel.
Japs' Opening Advantage.
During the night of the 18th the jap
anese right column seized n hill between
rsong ChIotun and Wen Chanting and
The middle column occupied a hill to the
west OF TAPPING Kou. When dawn OF the
18th broke the field OF battle was OBJ
scured by fog, but the artillery opened
Early. a portion of the Japanese middle
column advanced to the north side of a
bend in the Foo chou river. Here these
men were exposed to the enemy's fire. but
4 force of infantry and artillery was hur-
ried forward and relieved them. At $3.50
this relieving force secured a point to the
west of Went Chan Tung and the Coop
grafton with the middle column drove the
Russians from 'Tafang Shen.
The Russian batteries posted a. Lung
Tan Shan and Lung Wan Tiao poured a
heavy fire into these forces, but in spite OF
tT,t. rl,, H. -,
men who were sent forward to relieve
the force at the bend in the Foo Chou
river climbed the heights ahead of them
and quickly mastered the situation.
In the meantime the Japanese right
vas suffering. The Russian 'eft had been
reinforced until their numbers were
greater than the opposing japanese.
Reserves Drawn on Twice.
General oku was twice forced to order
made IL series of desperate counter at
lacks, and when the situation was most
critical Japanese cavalry swung around
the Russian left and struck the enemy
on the flank. At this time additional Rus
sian reinforcements had arrived and the
Russians held their position with logged
determination until their left and both
tanks We're under fire. They then broke
and fled. The Japanese cavalry pursued
the enemy for a short time, but the rough
ness of the country made 1t necessary to
abandon the pursuit. The japanese left
succeeded in ambushing 800 Russian infan-
trymen who were discovered retiring
toward WI Chia Tun. They sent two COM
panies of infantry and one battery of ar
tillery to a hill east of Hong CHA Tun,
and the Russians were completely trapped.
Many OF the enemy at this point were
killed or wounded. In his report General
Oku says the Russians began the fight
with twenty-five battalions of infantry,
seventeen squadrons Of cavalry and nine
ty-eight guns. They were reinforced sew
eral times, but the number of reinforce
mcnts is not Known.
The Russian casualties are not known
with cxactitude. The Japanese right
found and buried part of the enemy's
dead. Seven Russian officers and 800 men
were taken prisoners.
The Japanese casualties reported up to
noon on June Is amounted to 800 men, in
Guiding eight officers killed and five
wounded. General Oku concluded his re-
port with these words:
The success in carrying positions and
routing the enemy was due to the infiu-
ence Of the reigning emperor"
An Imperial Conference.
st. Petersburg, June 20.-A provincial
~ 49, A-- 49,.