The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
YALUSRED WITH GORE
Between Three and Four Tho sand
Soldiers Met Death in Conflict.

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Soldiers Met Death in Conflict.
THE RUSSIAN REPORTS ARE IN
The Emperor Given Full Statement
OF Battle. Troops Engaged in tho
Encounter. The Russians Say
the Japs Lost Heavily.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg says
the emperor has received the follow
Ing telegram, under date of the 3rd,
from General Kuropatkin:"
General Zassalitch's report dated
the End, on the fight of May l, says
that the battle was fought under the
following circumstances:
The Twelfth and Twenty-Second
regiments and the Second and Third
batteries of the sixth, brigade Of ar
tillery were engaged in the battle
which began. with heavy cannonading
Of our right flank by siege guns at
| Wiju anu field batteries in the dis
| tance. psN
After lull the fighting was re-
sumed with extraordinary violence
against the left flank Of our main DO
sition at Turenchen and our position
at Potietinsy. A fusilade was. also
begun by small parties of japanese
across the All river. sE
The situation Of the defenders
position became increasingly difficult,
especially at Potletinsky, which was
bombarded OH the front and on both
flanks.
Thirty Japanese guns were pitted
against our battery at Potietinsky,
which, after having slenced the ene-
my's mountain battery, directed It's fire
on the Japanese infantry and sustain
ed few losses SO long as it was
not obliged to take up another DC
sition owing to the withdrawal of our
infantry from the bank.
The japanese under our fire made
continual attacks, but without having
recourse to the bayonet.
japanese bodies lay Ii heaps at the
river fOrds.
simultaneously with the attack at
PotietinSky an attack was being made
on our left flank at Turenchen, and
the Russian trenches had to be aban-
doned under the Japanese entilading
lire. Our reserves several times min
gled with the first line. thus enabling
it for long time to maintain it's po-
sition.
Finally all Of the supports were
brought up in the firing line, but ow-
ing to the great distance from our
main reserves, it was impossible for
them to reach the advanced force in
time, and our men retired from the
principal position to a. ther position
in the rear Of Turench ). followed by
the concentrated fire Of the japanese,
who could not make up their minds
to descend from the crest they orcu-
pied and face the IRE ofEour ba theEies-
at Poulemetts. They dug fresh bitches
and opened heavy artillery fire on
our new position and began to turn
our left flank towards Chingow
Two battalionS OF the Eleventh.
regiment and the Third battery of the
Third brigade Of artillery belonging
to the main reserve were ordered to
Laofunhou. They occupied Il position
with double firing line, thus permit
ting our advanced line, which had Suf-
fered heavily, and our wounded to re-
tire.
"A battalion of the Eleventh regi-
ment, both tanks of which were re-
peatedly turned by the enemy, ad-
vanced with fixed bayonets, preceded
by buglers, to clear passage. The
Japanese, however, declined hand
tO-hand conflict and recoled.
In front of the regiment Il chap
lain bearing a cross was struck by two
bullets.
1t was only by advancing on the
japanese with the bayonet that the
Seventh (0 regiment was able to re-
tire.
On the arrival Of the battalion CT
the Tenth regiment all the troops
were able TO beat retreat.
The losses of the Eleventh and
Twelfth regiments were very great,
but they are not yet exactly known
In the Eleventh the killed Included
Laming and Lieutenant Coloncls DO.
metti and Raievsky. The Twelfth
lost nine company commanders killed
or wounded.
The Second and Third batteries
OF the Sixth brigade, having lost the
greater number Of their men and
horses, were compelled to abandon
their guns after rendering them use
less. For the same reason six guns OF
the Third battery i?) Of the Third
brigade OF artillery and Poulemets
which could not be brought away,
were also disabled The mountain
GUS nature or the country made it
impossible to save the guns by means
of drag ropes.
Up to the present 800 wounded,
including ii officers, have been
brought to the hospital at Fenwang-
cheng. Their eventual transporta-
tion elsewhere is fully assured.
japanese cavalry appeared to Ghe
southeast Of Fengwangcheng, but
seeing two companies with two guns
opposed to it, it did not venture to ap-
proach.
The transportation Of the wound
ed by hired Chimes bearers to Feng-
wahchcng was very difficult. Two
wheeled carts ..nd horses lent by cav
airy were also utilized for this purpose.
Most OF the wounded, however, arriv-
ed on foot assisted by their comrades,
and reached Fengwangcheng within
n hours.