New-York tribune., 1904-10-19

| sian legions are more or less denloralized. but
the splendid manner in which they went for
| ward against Lone Tree Hill on Sunday Is suifi-
cent evidence that the temper and courage OF
the troops not completely shaken.
| The Japanese operations on the extreme right.
evidently intended to cut the railroad below the
Hun River. have failed the japanese being un-
able to get beyond Sn-Chin-P Pu. two miles west
of the Shakhe Railroad station. Field Marshal
| Oyama seems to be massng troops against the
Russian centre and the War Office here expects
| that he will maze desperate effort tonight or
| tomorrow to retake the two vital positions
The general STAFF believes that the storning
| Of Lone Tree Hill for vaIor and slaughter viii
occupy a place by itself in military annals
-uropatkin. under whose eye the assault was
made. renamed Il Poutiloff Hill, in honor OF
the man who led the attack at the head or the
second brigade of the Eas, Siberian Rife Di-
vision. and who was subsequently decorated on
the field with the st. Georges Cross.
TIE hill! is precipitous, rocky height. and al
though the japanese had occupied it only a
short time. they had thrown up strong defences.
The river running it's foot increased the diff
Guilty OF the task. but it was scaled and carried
successfully against the unprecedented opposi-
ton Of a Japanese division 1900 men. with
many guns The Russian losses were terrible.
The fighting the crest of the hill was aIto-
gether WITH COLO Steel Inc ANuSStdH OAA'S~-S'
with swords aloft leading the scaling column
were literally lifted In the air by the japanese
bayonets All the dead in the trenches were
bayonetted their weapons bearing marks of the
dreadful combat
Nemrovitch Dauchenko the war correspon-
dent, teegraphs description of the retaking OF
the hill. which fell into the hands OF the jap
anese in night attack. He says:
General Kuropatkin the following day ordered
the hill to be retaken, and the whole RUSSIAN
artillery concentrated at > O'Clock In the morn
ing showered the hill with projectiles, the aw-
ful spectacle lasting the entire day. 1t seemed
that no human being could outliye such an or
deal vet the defenders remained manfully at
The sun was already declining when Kuro-
patkin gave the order to storm. Six regiments
advanced. fording the river III the race OF a
murderous FIRE. The enemy determined to make
us pay dearly foY it. he poured hail OF gun
and rifle fire OF our advancing columns: but
nothing could stop them. They reached the
other side. clarbered up. and at IL o'clock at
night the position was in our hands
1 have Just visited the scene OF our triumph.
The trenches are filled with dead japanese and
Russians clutched in a death embrace I saw
no such CHASTITY sight at Shipka or at Plevna.
The credit for the achievement belongs chiefly
10 the 36th and 18th Rifles Four other regi-
ments took part. The 36th attacked from the
east ana the 18th from the west. Poutilo6.
leading the brigade and personally directing the
attack. was the first to reacn the summit. and
was I'm the thick of the hercest fighting around
the japanese guns The Japanese gunners died
AZ their posts. Kuropatkin personally thanked
the heroes for their gallant exploit The capt
ured guns were brought to Moukden.
The Russian line. according to the War Of
fee. still extends eastward along the Shakhe
River to Uindiapu where it crosses the Mouk-
den-Bentsiapudza road Further east the roads
leading north from Penslhu and Fu-Shan.
whence there Is s direct road to Tie Pass. are
also strongly held, 1t being feared that Oyama
night shift the weight TO his right.
special dispatch from Moukden says the
Chinese villagers actively aiding the jap
'nese. General Sakharoff. II Is added was fred
upon from hut. and FIVE OF his escort were
wounded
This is the patron saint day Of the heir to
the throne. well as the fftetE anniversary
II the bombardmeut and siege of Sebqstcpol
The city Is decorated with flags but IN view OF
The tremendous less of life below Moukden. es-
pecially IN General Meyendorfrs First Corps
wh,cn is from ST Petersburg and its neiehbor-
1ood, and which sustained the brunt OF the fight
ing at the Russian centre. the people have
aeait for merrym2 king. Besides. the day was
OLD and dreary. The Emperor marked the day
by appointing his youthful heir chief OF the
Cadet C.rpi, ar1 ~ ukase pensloung tie sur
vivors widows and orphans Of the Turlsish-Rus-
sca War. and promoting al, the retired cap
tairs of the Turkish Russian War 10 the rank
Of leuteuarf colonel
An announcement from Washington saying
that the administration believed that the time
for mediation in the was approaching has
created an unfavorable impression in govern
ment circles here. 1t has aroused only resent
ment and there is no doub: that II President
Roosevelt should actually attempt to open the
question at this time he would meet rebuff
An official Of the Foreign Office declined to be-
hat Tr,,ftr
plated rendering her good offices at this time
He said
All the powers fully understand Russla's posi-
uon Russia. as the Emperor announced will
make peace direct with Japan. No Intervention
OF an outside power can be tolerated. II Japan
desires 10 end the she must apply direct
through such mediary az she may choose the
United States II she prefers but no representa-
tlons not coming directly from Toxic would even
be answered