The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-02
Battle for Possession of HaiCheng Heights
Extends Along a Front Fourteen
Miles in Length.
General Kuropatkin's Position Will Be
Desperate in the Event of a
Decisive Defeat


HAICHENG. Aug. 1.-THE japanese
on Saturday attacked. the heights OF
: Kangva Pass the right OF the Russian
position al simoucheng. Under cover
OF their artillery the: Japanese Infantry
charged. but the Russian guns drove
them back in Confusion and silenced
two OF their. batteries. The. Russian
losses were slight. ......: -:
Between Halcheng and. Tatchel1iao
the same day there was q -lopg-dis-
tance artillery duel. which had little ef-
feet A single shell burst over a Rus
sian gun, klling two and. wounding
eleven gunners-. -
on Saturday night ehe Japanese
f. made e desperate assault on Kangwa
? heights with the hayoEet, and q hand
to-hand- fight ensued,. but the japanese
were again. repulsed. fleeing: down the
hill Ii confusion: -. -. =.
! The Japanese are. said TO have en-
pi6yed their customary: trick. while ad-
yancing OF Shouting IN Russian; 7 Don I
fire. We ;ste: ffiends-' - - -
zhs JapaRese. .EeneW ed: the attack at
dsyll[g-ht Nes tssTd ay.-c training ali their
gUns-6gl -xangsTa heights. BY s. crock
the 6sht- had developed along the whole
froEL. Of fGllgste6fl. Miles and was espe-
-etasly hot. agaiIfst General AIistchenko.
The. Russian ..aTIiIiary Gid magnificent
work sevsral* tirnes forcing the .,Japa-
ness Batteries 70. shift. their positions.
ATfle. heat IS: :slHaost. .un bearabIe and
g is,rr5tng "a Ehe. hgtting- men, but even
VIII mar 91i &. !I;l1 aT-: the blazing sun.
N6tzhreli: dow n by sCcOEt erznents and
sllrluii tlQi1 anu. often without food or
.. cIs-.t al day The. men Try 70 be cheer
IA. .-au5:s.z.g songs :Ehilef the. grim work
!, 1. ?. KURQPATKIN:s. REPORT.
- ST PEEERSB[ RCI. Aug. 1.-The En-
rerdT today received the following dis
f3s-- c.l.~1ate.d. .JQ,y,Si; from. General Ku-
= 9 patSsErs.-- -. -; ...-'
=: .-T-55rees.Ia banese armies have renewed
. offensive. eperatt5ns on our. southern
. t-,crlt::. Our: re&r.glIard made an Oh
-stit-ateE defense: until the appearance OF
.e2sls-a eFsriy -s.}lE error FORCES OF the en-
en- nd then gradually retired in the
: z s--6l lioTs~ Of Hatcheng: a. detachment
near: SlInOucheng;' fifteen: miles south
=. east. OF :. = atcilEng. Successfully with
-s.oe.- the enemy, INT 3. O clock in the
.-..Tise. a gtsiik ~ as..dlrected against our
zsEr.,,t.aIi!Z. (which from. its POSITION at
siLgL. q, Pass Elfitctss5 great losses on
tlt., saauese-- :: e.
4iyts.. q the Talzushan army
ID = er'e[al Uizu.s army to-day are be
. - .a--ll ys.--irzcted 70 cutting. our com
- rl91.s pei se-5rl- .SlmOucheng and
II IS: .=lhe!r operations starting
E..q.a line. trar ersirg Kanshukan, Ia
and: >LiauEantse. on our eastern
=. .--sl 9nsss 3eg8n'-1 the offensive
= -l-~ ming sSatpsc- OUR IlEhavuen pO-
= q .---s eTIeFIE--s main concentration
uS1 rs eight frank which was
.. = p enemy IS also acting. on the Of
- .ar5 cen LiaQyang and Sal
81 a.--szr. almost, due north: 81 .Feng-
.rl.5s l=rg.. against our troops. posted
= &. t---.-sstrse, rVsenty-fve miles from
= 1-.4.1E-a r.g.t.-
:. = gl.efe -tz-ce5 has been received of a
'..-l-.I ere z lu1i5er n japanese land