The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-05

ut. PETERSBURG. Aug. 4-The car
has received the following dis
patch from Lieutenant General
sakharoff dated August 3:
Lieutenant General Sasalitch re-
ports the following:
I'm the fighting Of July 81 the opera
Tions were not decisive. The action of
the Japanese on our east front on July
90 convinced me that they were max
ing an attack with their main forces
on our south front near Outuschoutouo
toward Dapoutzza and Pkhailantoun-
Prom dawn until daybreak July
RI we heard cann0nading on our right
asnk- which obliged me to hurry down
10 the south front, where, at first from
a battery and later from a range OF
hills I directed the course OF the hight
- The battle began under the most
favorable auspices for US. The first
report I received was from Lieutenant
Colonel Solonsky- who informed me
that he was tensciously holding his
position. although he had many
wounded / ordered at first two com
pauies and then a battalion TO rein
force him although he did not ask for
support
Right Flank Atta&s.
Simultaneously with the attack on
the heights. the center of our position,
the japanese directed attacks against
Major General MistkO's detachment
and again at our right flank.
The beginning of the fighting
showed the superiority of our artillery
over that of the Japanese. Not only
did our batteries silence the japanese
guns previously in position and pre-
vent them leaving their positions, but
the batteries sustained no loss and
were able 10 develop their fire at leis-
IRE
At / o'clock I received the following
note from Colonel SoIomsky: The Jap
anese turning movement has stopped. /
the enemy sustaining enormous losses. /
We have many wounded. Captain
Goliunisky was killed. The wounded
include two officers and a surgeon
am making a firm stand
simultaneously with the receipt Of
this report il was seen that our de-
tachment had evacuated three crests
OF the mountain range. Ii was evil
dent that Solomslzy had too strong a
force TO cope with and had been OBJ
uEed 10 give ground somewhat. He
continued, however, 10 hold his posi-
ficn-
Reinforcements Sent.
After reinforcing Solomsky with
two DattalliOns and afteTWard with two
and three-qUarters battalions and de-
string 10 centralize the command Of
these troops, 1 dispatched Colonel Polo
witch Lepovatz with orders TO take
command Of all troops engaged in that
position
The fusiuade continued on our
right flank without becoming threaten
ing. Our artillery continued to crush
the enemy's artillery with its fire. al
though the japanese had brought 1
Tnoun tain and field guns into action.
At $40 D. m. received a report I
that a regiment posted at the extreme
right flank had retired from its posi-
ZION in the mountains. the japanese
having turned its flank. Six disa bed I
guns were abandoned Two officers
were killed and two wounded and the I
commander Of a battery was injured. I
Before this had happened the /
Japanese had placed two more bat
1eTies on the left OF those which had 4
previously taken up their position 4
There, and, with their batteries on the /
extreme left they began to lombard 4
our battery as wei as TO enfIade the
right flank of our formation. This was I
the cause Of the destruction OF our
battery and the serious loss Of troops /
Oh our right flank.
Lost Four Guns.
me naIUeFE was SuALLeIeu- DNL at f
The beginning of the action we sue
Ceeded III saving four guns, while four
others were left on the field disabled.
OF the four saved. two had 10 be spiked /
and abandoned owing 10 lack of +
horses.
With the view of distractiug the /
attention of the japanese from our
night flank I directed Colonel LepO-
Eatz at o'clock when the heat was
oimished 10 order the soldiers to take
on their equipment and assume the Of
1enSive.
To support this offensive move
1nnt ordered our batteries TO open a
Tot IRE on the ridges held by the Jap 1
fnese- The FIRE Of our guns which had
previously bombarded this point was
UUrderOus and the japanese again sus-
tanned many killed or wounded
our attack i'm open order aston
1shed all beholders- Our men in this
formation advanced swiftly across the
principal mountain range. rushing on 4
Doth sides with fixed bayonets on the
japanese who were unable 10 sustain
TIRE shock and quickly evacuated the
three crests they had occupied. ] am
Informed by Major Lordkipanitze that
4hose who remained were bayoneted.