The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-30
MANY RUSSIANS FALL
GENERAL sAkhARoFF FIGURE,
HIS LOSSES AT FIFTEEN
HUNDRED MEN.

81. ISlcTSUuTS, aug. ZS.-IQo gen.
eral staff received the following tele-
gram from Lieutenant General SalQ-
haroff, dated Aug. q:
Our advance guards and advanced
troops on the southern front yesterday
retired slowly toward the fortified po-
sition at Anshanshan.
Rifle fire was general along the
whole front. The Japanese artillery
cannonaded our positions at different
points. Our guns poured a heavy fire
into the columns of the Japanese as
they advanced, and into their works
and entertainments, n eventually
compelled them to move their vast
camp from Famaina to the village of
BaissiaZa.
"At 6 o'clock in the evening there
was a lull in the firing. The hottest
fighting occurred on u left flank on
the south front, where our losses
amounted to 200.
During the night our advance
guards retired to the principal pczi-
ton.
Five divisions of the enemy took
the offensive against our south front.
Our troops repealed toward the
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directed against their front, while our
troops on the right flank, taking the
offensive toward evening, drove the
Japanese back on Tounsinpu.
'Our losses on the southeast front
were about 400.
"Our detachment on the east yes
terday had a desperate fight against
considerable forces of the enemy.
RepuIsed the Jap Attack.
ION the right flank our infantry,
though unsupported by artillery and
though the japanese were at all points
superior numerically, firmly and
c~ourageOusly repulsed the attacks be-
gun during thesnight by the enemy on
the advanced positions of Tsegow and
Anping. This affair eliminated in
sharp bayonet fighting and some OF
our regimental officers received sword,
bayonet and revolver wounds.
after desperate fighting on the adj
vanced positions of Tsegow and An
ping our troops retired on the main
position supported by artillery.
"The Tamboff regiment on the left
flank at Tsegow defended an advanced
position from l o'clock in the morning
until 4 O'Clock in the afternoon, re-
polling all the enemy's attacks at the
point Of the bayonet. There we're
four counter attacks. The commander
of the regiment, Colonel Klembousky,
was wounded.
"A turning movement by the enemy
against the left flank of the Tsegow
position and the enfilading fire of their
batteries on Khaouiou heights forced
the Tamboff regiment to retire and the j.
retreat was effected in good order.
Six guns were abandoned, but they
were broken and rendered useless.
The Japanese attacked life fanatics
and their losses must have been very
great.
"A wounded Japanese officer, who
was taken prisoner, escaped observa-
ton after his wound had been dressed,
and killed himself by dashing his
head against the stones.
"Our troops captured a considerable
number of rifles, caps and other arti-
cles of equipment from the Japanese.
"Our losses on this front have not
been definitely ascertained, but they
exceed 1900 killed or wounded.
"On Aug. ~ the enemy had not as
sumed any definite offensive move
ment at any point along the whole
front and Il troops gradually with
drew to new positions.
cat about 2 o'clock in the afternoon
1t was discovered hat the Japanese
We're moving on Taempine by way OF
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