The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-21
EXPLOIT or JAPANESE.
How One Company of Foot Held
Large Force Of the Enemy.
Observation-Disclosures

DRAMATI0DEFAn 0FYALUBATTLE
Six Hundred Infantry, Ammunition
Exhausted, Bravely Charged Mount
ed cossaclSs--wa Detailed TO Des-
perate Position In KuroIsi's Master
fuI Trap-Bravery OF Russians.
Called to Fight while starving.
We reached Moji late In the after
noon, says WIN Lexington Comfort.
the star correspondent OF the Pitts
burg Dispatch IN Japan. All day pass
ing among the Korean islands we OBJ
served japanese transports making
their way to and from the Liautong
| peninsula. counted eighteen steam
ers during the day. all flying the Japa-
nese flag. The outward bound were
heavily loaded with men. while the re-
turning ones tossed lightly upon the
long swell
There were half as many more trans
ports in the harbor Of Moi, and as we
craRled III among them / was aston
ished to see Il fur cap, then gray coats,
then clumps OF fur caps This was
Moi en- the right with simonosekt
on the left, and yet here was deck
load Of Russians on a japanese trans
/ port The Russians stared stolidly and
made 10 answer. In a moment every
one understood. These were prisoners
captured during the first great fight on
I the Yalu. Most Of them had stood up
for space under the nerveless, in
human charges and countercharges Of
the Terrible Twenty fourth" Satsu-
ma japanese.
4 have an account Of one dramatic
detail in the days fight This account
/ received from wounded japanese
officer at simonosell. At least he
painted the thing as he saw It. For
several hours, he declared, three COM
| panies Of the heroic Twenty fourth
/ Japanese infantry held a force Of Rus
slams many times as large from break
I Ing out OF the masterful trap laid by
Kuroki They occupied the only weak
I link In the Gordon, having been thrown
around the north and west of the Rus
sian position on the emiDence known
as Tigers head 1h Second division
was meanwhile executing brilliant
flank movement that won the day.
This movement required hours. how
ever, and the 600 Of the Twenty fourth
regiment were standing the gan until
the lions were loosed.
The Russians tried to cut their way
out. -Four batteries Of artillery sent
down a crumpIing fire upon the gritty
little band. The Cossacks dashed into
the japanese, but their lanees were
met by bayonets Captain Makizama
Of the Fifth company of the Thirty
fourth. whose outfit was perhaps
catching the most whitening Gre, stood
up and commanded his nplyerized cut
fit to hold Ills men held
The 800 pumped their Muratas until
their belts and the ammunition wagons
supporting them were empty, until
their arms were black and swollen,
their ears fun Of agony and their eyes
flaming. It was declared that some Of
the men fired the almost incredible
number OF 400 shots Ammunition
gone, Malsizama Is said TO have risen
and shouted;
1T Il time to diel Charge bayonets!l
| / know Of no historical replica that
Of an inferior and anmunltionless body
of infantry charging the three branch
es Of the enemy's service.
Alaki2amas men are said to have am
swered. Bayonets against lances! Cos
sacks splitting the enemy upon their
| lances even as their mounts 20 down.
4 The Russian batteries were out Of It
because Of tile close quarters Of the
two forces on the down grade Of the
hill
But the Second division came in time
to save a fragment Of the 600. Fugi
muros battery was the first to ar
rive, and as the big guns tAundered up
at gallop and the infantry was seen
racing behind. a white rag upon a Cos
sack lance was thrust up and shaken
On the top Of the hiil
III the first place. the reports Of the
battle from various sources had stated
that the Russians foot, Cossacks and
artillerymen we're the flower Of the
Muscovite army IN their faces ! could
see little to stamp them as breed Of
men superior 70 the raw, untried troops
| had seen n western Manchuria, but
these men had fought with courage
and stubborDness, holding their own
against q killing fire and series Of
whirlwind charges, brilliant and brutal
enough to stampede legion Of Bare
sark vikings holding their own until
overcome / have even heard the Jap
anese say that these men did we'll
The japanese say they were starving
when taken. II this is true more glory
/ TO their stand