The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-03

elements with better skill than the FIRST
force. a rain OF rifle balls fol! uyoii them
FROM .he trenches, but there was no ar
tillery, They fairly jumped TO tho second
barricade and quickly surmouhted ii. In
a curved line around tho hill tho 1908 men
made their way. lSrcathless. their COM
ladcs saw them pass the third and last
barricdde. Then the final rush. Up, up.
up, went the now scattered force until
fleet ones were yards in front of others.
but each was straining desperately TO
reach the enemy ut the top.
Again the Line Wavered.
Twenty yards from the outer trenches
found Gully half OF the Japancse force
charging. The attackers had no, ,i,..i n
dozen shots. Carried away by the belief
that the force was going over the hilltop
a third line had been started on the way
until they We're past the last entangle-
ment. Then the Russians opcned vollev
firing. Masscd invisible alons the line.
the fire was almost doubled. Ten yards
from the summit the Japanese wavered.
Smoke obscured the final stand 10 the
waiting part OF the army. But they knew
the second charge had failed. Stretched
almost within reach OF the goal We're the
nectest and braTest OF the second and
third detachmcnts. Frenzicd, as it
seemed, by the carnage and the desperate
need of carrying the position, the Jap
anese commanders ordered charge after
charge on Nan Shan and Nan Quan-ling
trenches. Squirming and struggling, the
great army moved in sections against the
insurmountabie hills,
Twenty times did the terrible volleys
stop The advance almost at the goal. Dead
We've piled upon dead, carpeting tho hil-
Side With the Japanese brave, while the
grass was moistened with the payriots'
blood.
Success Came at Last.
When even the most hopeful was about
ready to fear for the success of the des-
perate undertaking Il wild cheer rams out
to the east of the main point of attack
toward the inlet from Taiienwan bay.
Japanese had gained the heights. Turn
ing the tide OF attack a rush was made Tor
this gap. Places had been found where
the cntanglements were removed. a ie2i-
ment of exceptional bravery had driven
back the Russians defending the eastern
side. They had retreated TO a neighboring
knoll, though still pouring forth a heavy
defensive fire.
The rush over the eastern crest of the
hill carried 1000 japanese quickly to an
even plain with the Russians. No breast
works and the level tableland for u battle
ground. the Japanese charged once more.
on the hilltop the Russians outnumberad
the Japanese only slightly. They We're
not so tatisued as We're the attacking
soldiers. Even numbers and close quar-
tiers marked this short ight. The jap
anesc, in their frenzy of joy at the turn
ing of the tide, in many instances rushed
bl!ndly into the Russian lines. The Rus
SLAMS quailed. Their officers shouted
threats to make them stand. They then
beseeched them to regain their works.
Rapidly the japanese forces We're swelled.
The Russians after a few moments saw
their doom.
For a brief space the routed Russians
continued an Intellectual fire from the
summit of Nan Quan-ling hill. AT night
fan they retired northward to the second
line of Gcfenscs, which are a few miles
north of Port Dalny.
The triumphant Japanese believe the
enemy will not make another such stand
before Port Arthur. General Nalkamura
occlpied Nan Quan-ling hill Immediately
after the Russians retired.
More than 4,G00 killed japanese was the
awful price of their victory. At night the
shattered and Worn army solemn III VIC
tory, bivouackcd in the villages surround
ing the hills OF Nan Shan and Nan GUAM
ling.
The japanese navy aided in the glory
to a small extent and suffered some of
the casualties. y squadron of torpedo
boats and gunboats steamed close in to
the shallow waters OF the neck of Talien-
wan bay and poured a continuous fire on
the hill Qualifications of the Russians. a
shell passed over the forward deck of
the gunboat Chokai, killing Captain Hay
ashi, a lieutenant, two petty officers and
woundlng four men.
The Japenese captured seventy cannon
about 200 uninjured prisoners.
The japanese lines have now extended
far south toward Port Arthur as San
chilipu.