The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-22
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Wink 81 IA r. a way part
af tered his teeth and
and fp Of /. his tonSle e
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the field surg eon did his
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and item te! q
SONS no rds ii his nov iolur-
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tcfl his meaning. The
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over, 3eEe Russians
Id reIireas anc 7.ye were making our
sud fsfly full behind us. came the
Of an expl odtns shell, and
iIg care scarryfng Sir Ian Hamilton'5
scattered In many pieces
1ss all. sA I've shell left on III
rad done the work. a chance
2by passing cart, then two men
nd tfIre@ horses were Blown to bits,
1sTtis man died soon after ard
ngered but a little longer.
eneral and staff of the first
on of the hill watch
& 81 battle ahead Immediately
iii them field telegraph was
id d e1aiy a soldier jumped to Ills
an own the slope into the
dssbeIoW.& Chinaman there
fed 3off q like a rabbit, but the sol
VA too quick, and soon had him
secure several ] apanese55 came up,
Kfisra III a bri efS animated CONVERSE.
ION fha NGhlnanan screaming plteous-
~ fheEwhil e, and then the. prison
sS a forced #on his knees, the sol
siIsr;s sword dashed, and in moment
81 head sell and gushl OF
1Ioods pouta d#fro1n his severed trlln =
ieshtS hole lie where ne lcil
forcadsrhe body iI.to it., covering
wi nlil1et stalks. Ih le the
solder wiped his sword clean. ana
went backas though nothing had hap
T1ened.
The Chinaman was. a telegraph wire
iper sent by the Russians, and had
he wire below, 81 OF realizing that
Tie static Just above
Seven Russians came out Ct toe
81 tf.Ss For thir. y-six hours, sur
ronnde ed ssSby the japanese army, the5
efiad every effort to capture them
hen stlls Russian forces had re-
red sELiao-Yang these men threw
snnseIYesS into a bombproof case
ii s3the doubt, piled up saE'i-
BAGS In front and waited When the
apaneseS tered the earthworks, the
an from their shelters opened out
flls MAGAZINE rifles upon them
was Impossible to storm the case
I'll without much loss of life, 50
fhesJa panese, avoiding the3lin of tneir
IRE. waited, shooting into them from
odd corners The men had no food or
ter, save the little they carried on
fheir persons, and as hour after hour
passed their thirst grew to agony.
They had to keep constantly on the
wat CHI and at last there was nothing
do but surrender The japanese
came up and gingerly took their rifles
ana bayonets over the sandbags-
Then the Russians stepped out.
zTheys;were ghastly, save for the Crime
ssssslwshich long fl Citing had put on them.
Every soldier respects courage, and
here was no sign but honor for them
& AS they marched into captivity.
The. war correspondent had ridden
rs asya az from his fellows to see fighting
v at its closest range. For days, defy
Ing gulations, he mingled with the
soldiers in their trenches and on the
dghtng line.
The men shared their scanty ra-
ionsS with him, and he went hungry
ana thirsty with them. He was among
18Th foremost to enter Liao-Yans, and
then rushed for his typewriter to tell
4 his story. But before he could strike
81 Key bad attack of dystentery took
i'm. His brain could not think, his
hands could not write, and he coulA
8s5notS ride a hundred yards, much '5ess
go the hundred miles he wished TO
go to inl1ow telegraph Office. fet
Lone thought possessed him Il must
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