The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-10
FIRST DESCRIPTION
OF NAN SHAN FIGHT
Japanese Lost 1000 and Rus
SLAMS 1000, a Core
spondent Gables.
SPLENDID JAP HEROiSM
After Kin Chou Was Taken They Lost
Company After Company in Try
ing to Take e:,e Heights, and
Finally Succeeded.


Gable dispatch to the New York Ameri-
cam
Kin Chou.-(At the front With
japanese army OF invasion. via Toxic. J
The most remarkable and spectacular
battle in the annals of modern warfare
was the battle OF Nan Shan hill. when
$4,000 japanese defeated 20, 600 Russians,
capturing the city of Kin Chou and a
line of fortified hills extending across
the Lao Tung peninsula.
The japanese literally waded through
rivulets OF their own blood and over n
causeway OF their dead comra des'
bodies to climb the heights to victory.
They actually had to climb over Win
rows of their dead and dying fellow
patriots to the coveted goal But they
won
Says 1000 Were Killed.
Fully 1000 Japanese were killed out
right in the terrible onslaught. The
Russians lost 1000 and would have been
annihilated had they not retreated.
Such daredevil heroism and stubborn
resistance has not been seen since the
American civil war.
Charge after charge was made up the
steep sides of Nan Shan. Time after
time the Russian guns belched down
death upon every man of the attack
ing force. The dead lay In serried
heaps upon the grassy hillsdes.
Recovering from the shock of the
slaughter of the front ranks the rear
forces would again hurl themselves for
ward, only to be laid lifeless upon the
| bodies of their fellows.
Twenty times the long line of little
brown men raced up the hill toward the
hidden Russians. Twenty times every
man was laid low
Kin Chou Fell at Daybreak.
Kin Chou was taken at daybreak,
after desperate military duel and two
hours of hand to hand fighting at the
city's gates. The Russians retreatel
southwark, across an unprotected gap
In the line of hill Notifications. They
joined their comrades behind the bull
| Wnrks on the Interest.
| Courage was given the Russians by
confidence that no Japanese force
could pass the mines at the bottom of
the hill get through the barbed wire
entanglements, climb the steep hill
sides and pass alive along the lines of
musketry and quick firing artillery The
Russian position, indeed, seemed i'm
pregnable.
For days the intrepid scouts OF the
japanese had been touring at awful
risk beneath the lowering guns of the
Russian Notifications. Indeed, Japa-
nese officers had actually skulked by
night through the Russian outer picket
lines, Travelled over the ground holding
the great Mines and crawled through
the wide trochas OF barbed wire and
debris.
Two Hours for Rest.
| undaunted, the men went, in column
after column, to death in the very
mouth of the guns. Kin Chou was taken
and the dragon set atioat over the
castle at 500 a. m.
All night had been spent maneuvcr-
Ing the $4,000 Japanese into the proper
position along the three mile front of
fortified heights. When Kin Chou fell
the order went along the line to pre-
pare at once for the greater attack on
the hills. Two hours We're given the
| tired soldiers for tea and bread and
rest.
Worn out, but full Of fight, the pride
of Japan lay facing the barrier beyond
which lay Port Dalny and Port Arthur
and each man was determined upon
victory Behind the formidable bar
riers, grim in their strength, lay 90,
| 900 Russians awaiting the slaughter In
| their apparent security from harm.
Tho Generals in Conference.
General. Oku, commander of the jap
f, anese phalanx, his staff and subordi-
nate generals We're In solemn confer
! ence during the entire two hours OF
| surcease from fighting.
At 715 o'clock the brigade COM
manders left headquarters, which were
established on a commanding knoll
northeast Of the head of Talienwan bay
we'll within range of the Russian rife
pits on Nan Shan and Nan Guam Llne
hills. Like wildflre the word swept
down the line as the generals departed
that the grand advance was at hand
'hn yntr nP hn pIC cinv,
and infantry from the city Of Kin Chou
had served to close the breach which
i had been the hope of turning the Rus.
sian front
| General Oku decided to wait no long.
err. He was determined to make gen
eral assault. The action would revea
| the weak spot. Knowing the strength
of Nan Shan hill, which was surround
ed by mines and entanglements ant
capped with fifty guns and 10000 men
the attacking force was stronger her,
than at any other point.
The Hero Of the Day.
Colonel Nagari, who will live foreve
in japanese hero love. led the fighting
at Nan Shan hill. Foolhardy as /
seemed, Colonel Nagari conceived tn
plan just before the attack Of cutting
the electric wires leading from tn
mines to the Russians concealed o.
top of Nan Shan hill So desperat
was the risk, and forlon the chance
Of success, that he called for volunteer
to attempt the exploit. Hundred
sprang from the ranks eager to la
down their lives.
Picking twenty men, Colonel Magyar
led a rush for the wires. The fore
carried no firearms. Colonel Nagari'
saber was the only deadly weapon i
the force. Each man carried spade.
Under a scattering fire from the Rus
slams, who apparently had not awoke t
the import Of the exDloit:othe intrepi
squad Wormed it's way in and out Q
the entanglements until well up tn
bare sides of the hills. Two men wer
dropped by Russian bullets on the triI
the benefit Of much knowledge pre-
viously gained by the scouts, dozen c
wires were raised to the surface an
cut before the Russians fairly under
stood what they We're about.
Thinking they had all the importan
mines disabled, the party started bacl
Here they lost another man, and Co
onel Nagari was wounded in the lei
arm, but not sufficiently to put him OF
of the fighting. On the trip, also, Co
onel Nagari's party destroyed man
Of the obstructing wires.
The First Charge Ordered.
It was an inspiring sight when tn
order for the first charge came. TIL
regimental formations were thrown int
open order and the only command was
Gain the summit"
Starting slowly. the Japanese quicl