The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-06-01
A BIG BATTLE FOUGHT.
JAPANESE ASSAULT ONE OF THE
BLO0DIEST OF MODERN TIMES.

Toxic, May 2S.-The Japanese as
sault on Nanshan hill was one of the
tiercest and bloodiest aifsirs in modern
warfare.
In the earlier rushes of the engage
ment every man pa. ticipatins was shot
down before he reached the fret line
of Russian trenches. 1t was found
necessary to stop these infant
charges and renew tho artillery fire
from the rear before the final and
successful assault on the Russian
position could be made. The success
of this assault was brought about by
one detachment, OF Japanese troops,
who succeeded in piercing the Russian
line.
A splendid stroke of fortune was the
discovery and destruction by the Jap
anese of the electric wires leading to
the mines at the eastern foot of the
Nanshan hill. This prevented the
Russians from exploding these mines
when the Japanese infantry crossed
the ground where they had been placed.
It is possible that the fortune of the
day hingedeupon these mines.
IT the Russians had been able to ex-
plode them ut the right time the losses
among the Japanese troops would have
been tremendous and it is possible also
that the Russians would have been
able to hold the hill.
Hanshan was splendidly defended.
Nearly 70 guns OF various sizes were
mounted on the emplacements and
there were also two batteries of quick
firing field piecee. The artillery was
sheltered behind loopholes trenched on
terraces of the hill. The infantry man.
ming the field pieces ran with them
around the hill, thus using these guns
for the protection of the most import
ant points.
hrln The s2, Jap'ppssse 9ss9 lS Regan the fight by
ana concentrating their fire on the en-
placements on the hill. BY II o'clock
in the morning. the principal Russian
batteries had been silenced The two
Russian field batteries then withdrew
to Nan Guam Ling hill and from there
continued to fire on the Japanese until
nightfall.
After the Russian batteries had been
silenced the Japanese artillery opened
on the enemy's trenches the Japanese
infantry advancing meanwhile to with
in rifle range. The Japanese grad
ually worked to within 400 metres of
the Russian lines, where they encoun-
tered wire and other entanglements.
They succeeded in discovering an
opening in these obstacles and, get
ting finally to within 200 metres of the
line. Several successive charges were
made but every officer and man in the
attacking parties was shot down. 90 or
SO metres from the line. The charges
were then stopped and the Japanese
artillery renewed it's preparatory fire
ON the enemy's position. Towards eve
ming q detachment of Japanese car
Mad 30 ha
hreaking through the enemy's line.
Hundreds of the comrades OF these
men, inspired by their successes, sprang
forward anG then the entire Japanese
line swept Up the hill driving the Rus
slans from their positions. 1t was in
the desperate infantry charges that the
Japanese sustained the bulk of their
losses.
Toxic. May es-Japan paid heavily
shan and Tien Wan, losing 5000 men
in killed and wounded in the repeated
assaults against these positions, but
she scored q sweeping and valuable
victory over the Russians, capturing 80
guns, clearing the way to Port Arthur
and inf1icting losses on the Russians
which in the end are expected to total
1900 men.
1t is doubted if the Russians will
stand again north of Port Arthur.
They retired from the field beaten and
failed to rally at Nan Guam Ling, where
it was anticipated that second stand
would be made.
The desperate onslaughts Of Japa-
nese on the heightB of Nanshan were
telling, for the Russians left 300 dead
in the trenches there. A complete
search of this field is expected to show
q greater number of dead.
Non Guam Ling was occupied yester-
day morning by q force OF infantry,
artillery and engineers under the COM
mand OF Gen. Nakmura. The main
Japan ese force spent Friday night in
the villages around Nanshan.
Tie s.s9i soldiers lie .t were greatly fatigped
they entered with much. spirit npon
the new operations. A force of Rus
siahs held Sanchilipu station, which is
northwestern Dalny, but the Japanese
drove them out. The Russians aban-
dOned and burned the station and re.
tired In the direction Of Port Arthur.
The estimates Of the Russians en-
gagged in the defense Of Kin Chou,
Nanshan hill and the south shore of
Ialien Wan bay vary but it is evil
dent that the Russians drew for men
from the forces at Port Arthur and
offered all the resistance possible. It
is understood here that Lieut.. Gen.
Stoesell, commander of the military
forces at Port Arthur, was in personal
command Of the recent operations.
AS soon as the, Japanese troops have
rested they will press on to the south.
New Chwang, May 2S-A staff Off
Ger just from Mukden says the delib-
Grafton and precision OF the enemy
has surprised kuropatkin, who at first
believed the Japanese campaign would
be one of dashing recklessness, with
more theatrical display about the
A Chinese merchant just arrived
who left Dalny five days ago says the
Russians hSve vacated the town which
at the time of his departure had not
been occupied by the Japanese forces.
The latter were still engaged in land
on excellent authority that Japan is
TO use force of 1O0. 900 men in opera
tiOns against Port Arthur and take it