New-York tribune., 1904-09-14

described this movement - q, characterization II
prohaby was intended 20 surpor: the advance
o1 part Of the centre division on TIE same
hills
ELECTRICITY DEFENDS TRENCHES
One ri the hloodiast aTravs If the entire war
developed that night on the lower ridges Of thez7
same NILS 4 Dzrt Of the japanese centre
dVs'on was engaged in another night assault.
Upon approaching the Russian trenches they en-
coIhtered an unexpected defence. The Russians
had strung along the ground heavy wires highly
charged with electricity. and as the japanese
soldiers ran against the wires il the darkness
they received severe shocks IN addition to this
the Russian troops defending these trenches
jhreW hand grenades. or shells among the
srorners. The effe-t was terrifying and many
japanese were wounded The attempt 70 SEIZE
this hill which was an important vantage
ground 70 either army, was not successful. One
japanese battalion. which fought its way into
the trenches. exhausted is ammunition II at
tempted - its way our With the bayone1
but il was almost exterrinated. on September
, the Russians withdrew-~and the japanese oc-
cupied these positions IN rhe evening withou, op-
position
The fighting which took place the night Of
September along the entire line was the
herces, Of the whole battle The Russians were
was necessary for the protection of the rail
road AL day long two or three Russian bat
teries had envelopes the trenches on the hill
with 4 continuous rapid fire. shrapnel and
common shers bursting along the summit and
western slope. The trenches vera deep. and thu
single Japanese regiment occupying them stuck
10 ITS position and withstood and repus~d two
or three infantry assaults Toward dusk the
Rrssiars attacked in great force and for two
hours there followed steady and hard infantry
hghting During most Of this time tho com
batants were SO close 70 each other that the ar
tt}ery could not be used Through the night
the Tenure Of the h! hung in the balance
JAPANESE REPULsE ASSAULTS
The Russians made two assaults. and orce tie
japanese were driven from the trenches down to
the nearer slopes. They refused TO WELD and re-
turned to the struggle and finally succeeded in
driving the Russians away. The slaughter in
this fighting was grea- on both sides In the
mean thne the Russians attempted to over
whelm the japanese on the Five Headed Hills
throwing a large body Of infantry against them.
hard battle was waged for several hours but
the japanese lines We're not broken
The scene Al night was like reularka ble dis
pia- Of fireworks The Russian boulbardrent
Of the hills which had been steady all day long
increased toward sunset. and when darkness
fel! the bursting shells over hilltop and plain re-
senchled flashing electric lights The SUBMITS Of
the hills were outlined hy continuous and thin
streams Of fire from rifles. In the nearer plain.
under the protection of low nils the campfres
If the reserves glowed like the lights Of city
In the distance great beacons showed where the
dead were being cremated.
The morning % September . the fftl da~ ~
the battle. an anxious tim" a. the head
quarters Of General kurok~ The Russian bonn
bardment Of the hills proceeding and tho
japanese batteries had taken up new positions
in the lovslands. It was evident that the Rus
SLAMS confronting the army under Kuroki had
been heavily reinforced. The members Of the
general staff were silen- concerning the situa.-
tion. Little firing was heard from the direction
of Liao-Yang Whether General Kuropstkla
was holding his groun1 there and bringirs
further reinforccraerts agains, Genersl KuroE.
or shifting the mafa strength of his army
against the japanese general who rera oed his
retreat and was within striking distance Of the
railroa :, We're matters of conjecture
CHINEsE ROB THE DEAD
Hundred, Of Chinese men. women and chill
drer al heavf.y lader with their possessions.
wers seer fleeing from the villages on the plain
and disappearing in long lines oye- the eastern
hills. Up 70 the present time an ordinsrr er-
gagen.ent between Russians and japanese, wiz
a fey batteries throwing shells hack ana forth.
has not sufffced 10 drive thes4 enterprisiag
Mapchurians from their homes. They hover
about the scene Of fighting. playing tn part oS
scav engere. They strip TIE battefelds Of every
vestige Of debris. roo the wourded and take the
clothI1- frorn the dea !. They have even been
seer between the firing gathering cartridges,
This rorning their exodus was taken TO indicate
that they expected even greater dangers.
Some Of tha newspaper correspondents and
military attaches who were assigned TO General
KuroIi's headquarters. rode forward 70 division
headquarters Here they were requested 10 re-
tur2. ana the reason given that it was too
dangerous for them. This request 10 go back
led 70 surrlises that the Japanese were consid-
ering the possibilities Of retreat and that they
did NOT wan. TO be encumbered With uuneces-
sarv persons. Mos- of the villages had been
turned into hospitals. ana hundreds of wounded
we're seen. who told fearful storieS OF the night
fighting
The afternoon of September 3 was compare
lively quiet and the Russian fire decreased.
japanese officers thought from the haphazard
zray the Russians threw their shells where there
were no targets that they were perhaps trying
70 frighten the Japanese 10 cover their retreat
To :his the japanese guns made occasional re-
ply The work OF the previous four days must
have been severe strain on the guns and gun
rers of both armies. and must have depleted
the supplies Of ammunition There was almost
no infantry firing during the day of the I'd. 1t
was explained that the japanese advance had
beer hampered by the high corn, which made it
Impossible for them the Russian posi-
tions
PERIL OF KUROKI'S POSITION.
The japanese line advanced to the westward
only half mile during the day. and it became
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