The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-28
BATTLE LONG DRAWN OUT.
Artillery Duel Followed by StOrmin,
 of Positions

I PODkuOmS.
 Tokio, May T-tNoon 1.-The Japanese swept the Russians from Kin Chou last evening and in desperate night attack stormed the almost impregnible position of the Russians on Nanshen hill west of Talienwan.
 The battle ragged in the hills all through the night and telegrams from the Japa- nese headquarters report that the en- g&gement is still in progress and that the Japanese are still pursuing the Rus sians south of Nanshen and the head of T~Iienwan bay. The Russians had made elaborate preparations to check the Japanese movement south on the Liao- Tung peninsula toward Port Arthur.
 They had fortified the high ground on the south shore of Talienwan Bay, their works extending to the east and the west. The extreme Russian right was at Illus han Tao and the extreme left in Nan shen hill This hill was the strongest part of the line. A series of batteries, strongly emplaced crowded its crest. while rifle pits extended around it's sides. Mines had been placed lower down on this hill and around the base, on the northern and eastern sides, were stretch ed well made wire entanglements. An other line of defense also protected with wire esFtanslements. extended from Telt Chia Tung, near the head of Talienwan Bay due north of Lia Chia Tien, which lies south of Kin Chou. A strong Rus sian force was posted at Kin Chou It consisted of infantry and artillery.
 The Japanese first occupied the line of hills to the east of Kin Chou. The position had formed an almost perfect right angle, showing its southern front to Talienwan and it's western front to Kin Chou. Chiu-Li-Chan village was the apex of this angle. The extreme right of the Japanese lines rested at Chen-Cha-Tien, which is almost due north of Chiu-Li-Chan, while the ex- treme left was at Chaitsuho, village due east of Chiu-Li-Chan. Back of this angle the attacking force assembled in complete security The Russians apparently tried to draw the Japanese attack last Saturday, for their batter ies opened fire slowly on the enemy on that day. The Japanese, however re- fused to be drawn under the positions of the Russians until their guns and their strength Sdd been fully devel- oped.
 To this end. the Japanese begun a se- ries of careful reconnoissances, their officers working heir way close enough to the Russian position to draw the enemy's fire. They thus secured fragments of shells for the purpose of ascertainfng the calibre of the Russian guns.
 They discovered that the batteries on Nanshen hill, included four howitz- CTS of about fifteen centimeters cali bre: ten old style cannon of between g and Is centimeters calibre and two quick firing guns of 12 centimeters. The Japanese discovered large num- Der of emplacements, but they did not learn the number of guns contained therein. These emplacements faced to the north and to the east.
 These guns fired by the Russians showed a range of $500 metres. Eight heavy guns posted on the Russian right in the vicinity of Hushhangto also werc discovered and another strong position developed by these reconnosances on another hill southwest of Nanshen Hill, where the Russians had a series of shelter trenches.
 On the shore of Talienwan Bay. close to the head of the bay, the Russians had established a series of positions Here were set up the search lights which nightly played over the Japan ese angle in the hills to the north east.
 Further reconnoisances developed the fact that west of Liu uChiu-Tien the Russians had no defenses. Extending to the northwest from n-Chi-Tien to the west coast of the LiaoTung penin- sula. there were no defenses whatever, except the force posted at Kin Chou This give-in the defense was a fatal defect in the Russian position. and when it was perceived the Japanese extended their right to the north and east. enveloping Kin Chou and the Rus sian extreme right. The Japanese left also was extended to Wang -ChiTung on the shore of Tlieman Bay and the. center moved forward
 Wednesday morning at 5:30 the Ja- panese attacked Kin-Chou and for threo hours they had an artillery duel with the batteries on Nanshen Hill. The Russian gunners searched the Japan ese lines with their fire, but failed to inflict much damage The battle was resumed at dawn Thursday. Three Japanese gunboats entered Kin Chou Bay and co-operated with the artil' 1ery on shore. shelling the Russian po- sition on Nanchen Hill.
 4 Russian gunboat in Talienwan Bay steamed close to the shore and shellcd the Japanese left. From dawn me oat~ teIies on Ilth sides hammered away at each other
 At an early hour the Japanese in- fPrtry moved forward and at twenty minutes past Thursday morning they entered Kin Chou. the Russians s-fetlf- inC to the south.
 The fighting continued into Thufs- cay night, the Japanese pressing to the south and storming Nanshen Hill They followed the retreating Russians through the southern hills.
 The reports received here fail 70 nnver the events on the Russian right.