The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-12

every square foot, They testified con,
yineingly TO the staying powers OF the
Russian soldiers; as conyineingly To
the judgment of their officers IN elect
ing 10 make a frontal attack against
the gateway To Southern Manchuria,
Evidence more striking was the
harvest OF the bullets, Not since
Hamatan has this army seen more
men disabled ON a small area. Along
the line where the Russian wave
broke. il left fringe OF dead and
wounded. Five bodies We're close TO.
gether in the road Just above the
temple, all lying with their faces
toward the enemy as they had drop
ped, apparently In the first rush.
One corpse was still ON its hands and
knees still clutching a rifle and but
for the head fallen forward ON the
chest, might have seemed alive and
STOPPING 10 shoot, Others lay on
their faces as they had been striker
with instant death. And others,
some not yet dead. had crawled be.
hind bushes and rocks IN nope or
shelter. Two rifles stuck up In the
road against little piles OF stones,
with handkerchiefs tied to the bay
onets Just as had ben done at Hama.
tan. The owners, II seemed, tired OF
the fight and surrendered when the
Japanese came down upon them.
They were not the only ones to aban-
don the business. The squads search
ing for wounded discovered several
stalwart soldiers without any marks
on them huddled in the shrubbery.
or one Of these a foreign attache,
speaking Russian, asked II he was
not ashamed. NO" replied the sol.
der, 81 have had enough of this
war and | made up my mindd to be
taken prisoner the first time | found
a chance"
The reports current in the army
credit many Russian prisoners with
the same action. The Russians go
into battle with heavy marching
equipment, weighted down by all of
their effects. One soldier. MORALLY
wounded, wore his heavy coat in
roll over his shoulder, an entrench-
ing spade, a cooking pot, a canvas
bag filled with black bread, a canteen
and bandolier of cartridges were
strapped to him, and | saw a Japanese
stop to cut these weights from his en-.
envy and drag him into the shade OF
a bush, putting a blanket under his
head and a handkerchief over his
face. Russian impediments were
strewn all over the field. Most no.
ticeable were the heavy snuff colored
coats which prove useful in Japanese
the crude wooden water
TASKS, the pouches of coarse bread,
rifles dropped in the retreat
and two or three drums emblaZoned
with the double headed eagle, whose
is almost like giving up
the colors.
Gen. Nichi observed the end of the
from the summit of a
hill close by the temple. He had
dressed at his usual hour taken
breakfast, keeping in touch
with his command by a coDweb or
and telephones, and only
had begun to retreat and the business
Of the day was practically decided
had he started on an unhurried ride
to the scene. His brigade general
managed affairs on the spot
and the superior gave his subordinate
a free hand. Japanese officers explain |
hat it is not necessary for generals
to go on the firing line and supervise
the maneuvers in person because
they have confidence that every under |
officer knows and is competent to do |
his part in the work. Gen. Kuroki, |
whose headquarters were two hours
ride away. passed the morning with
lis chief of staff, Gen. Fujii, and |
rince Kuni, sitting on the bank of
| tiny mountain brook placidly fish
ng for minnows.