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pulsed moro Japanese swarmed UP, only
10 he moved down in turn.
Tho Japanese parallel some thtrty-flvo
yards OF the Russian trench line $nnd an
entire regiment charged across, the men
failing by hundreds before tho awful
came on over tho bodies Of those who had
fallen, and by sheer weight Of numbers
they reached the trenches, which they
captured at the point OF the bayonet
Tho ASA ulters succeeded In holding
somo eighty yards OF tho trenches In
front Of tho parallels, but their effort to
rush tho trench limo east and west was q
failure owing TO impossible burning pits
Tho Japanese built traverse walls
across the trench under the protection Of
their machine guns and tried to cross the
hills, but they wero unable to do So
At 6 O'Clock In the evening furious
Russian counter attack drove tho Jnpnn-
csc back to the parallels with great loss.
AT o'clock the Japanese again cap
tured the same portion OF tho trench and
made desperate, but unsuccessful efforts
to cross tho pits.
Trench Filled With Dead.
The awful struggle continued until Q
o'clock in the morning when the Rus
slams again countcr-attacked and recap.
tured the trench. which was piled with
dead bodies. For over thirty yards be-
tween the trenches, there was a vcrlta-
bio sha1nbles. Tho last attacks and
co,,nter-attncks were mado over the
bodies OF the slain.
Tho first attempt to rush tho fort on
the northern portion Of kekWan Noun
tain was made at clock In the after
noon when the assaulters swarmcd up the
rampant wall from the moat and met
with an awful fire.
rampant walls were block with bodies.
In the second assault the Japanese sue
ceeded in gaining q foothold in the In
terror. where tho dcfenscs were bomb
proof Tho assaulters attacked this
bombproof maze. where the lighting was
hand to-hand with bayonsts and gren-
aides. ~
Al 3 o'clock in the morning the Japan
csc succeeded in establishing a trench
line within the ramparts, which they sun
| hold. I'd IA. 81 58sti
Another attempt was made to pierce the
principal line Of Qualifications surround
Ing the rear of tho eastern part OF ran
tung Mountain, where. after four furious
attempts, q small body . Japanese suo-
cesded IN getting through the wall and
In establishing themselves on the lower
slopes OF Wanta HIN. Tho Russians
rushed the supports with machine guns
from the upper slopes OF the NVantai
Hills forts and the small party OF = apan.
ESQ was practically annhilated. The most
desperate lighting took place at TINS
point. E$ N
Fought at Midnight.
Tho last effort Of the assaulters was
made at midnight, assisted by artillery
which covered the slopes OF Nvantai Hill
With an avalanche OF shells. Tho Rus.
SLAMS fought with tremendous courage
engaging the Japanese with bayoncts and
grenades when they came to close quar-
ters. The. Japanese finally established
a trench line five yards In front OF the
line Of fortified tons, which they now
occupy. Tho forces ai'e engaged IN throw
| ing dynamite grennf;cs ut each other. Inc.
attempts which wero first made to rush.
the western part OF Rihlung Mountain
officially called Sungshu Mountain also
ended in failure The Japanese reached
the parapcts from the lnoat, but ded as
fast as they came from, the fire within
the fort. Tho walls were black with the
assaulters. who were deluSed with shells
from supporting forts.
AT o'clock ut night n force OF two
thousand volunteers from the right dir1-
sion, led by a general, started from u
point southwest or Shuishi Village. pushed
up the gorge between the two fortified
ridges. and attacked the fort hill and
engaged n strong force OF Russians upon
Its slopes in a hand-to- hand encoEnter,
which lasted for two hours. At the same
time tho Japanese assaulting the east
ard west Nihlung forts made desperate
attempts to rush the interior OF the forts;
They gained the ramparts inside which
they established trench lines.
Deadly Hail. Il.
The interior defenses OF both forts arc
tho same as those on North Kekwan
Mountain, but the east Rihlung fort Is
tho largest and strongest of tho three
forts. 1t has upper and lower lovels.
The lower levels were the scene of tho
most awful struggle. Under cover OF
darkness tho Japanese poured over the
| rampnrts and furiously attacked the first
section Of bonlb-proofs. The defenders
received them with bayoncts and dyna-
mite grenades, while tho machine guns
on the upper levels poured a deadly hall
into the ranks OF the Japanese.
Tho Japanese gained practically tho
! whole OF the lower section Of the fort.
but were moved down by machine guns
and rifles when they attempted TO as
sault the, higher levels. a similar strug-
! gle was going on all the time In tho west
Rlhlung fort, where the arrangement Of
defenses was tho same.
At midnight the column attacking the
supporting fort OF Sungshu Mountain was
compelled to retire. having lost half tho
force. s.tf
Tho struggle in tho two forts was con-
tinued until dawn, when tho assnulters
were compelled to retire to the trenches
established inside the parapet walls
which they now occupy. 55
The fighting OF tho afternoon and night
was tho most desperate and sailgutnary
since tho siege began, Tho opposing
forces wero SO close together that only
tho walls or few yards Of level sepa-
rated them. s5
rho struggle from start to finish was
at close quarters with bayonets and
grenades and rifles used as clubs, The
rcroclty OF the attacking Japanese was
equalled by tho defending Russians. who
died at their posts, everywhere fighting
until their last breath.