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HOW THE JAPANESE WON
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butts, and the remainder of the Rus
SLAMS. taking advantage of this diver
sion, gained the shelter of neigh
boring ravine, but were unable to hold
the position in the face of the rain
of shells and shrapnel concentrated
there by the japanese batteries.
The japanese heavy guns silenced
the artillery supporting the Rus
sian attack. Thirteen of the Russian
guns were smashed to atoms and
their horses killed. a majority of
their gunners We're killed or wounded.
The Japanese at this moment deliv-
cred their main attack. The whole
division was thrown against the Rus
sian center and two divisions around
the right flank. The hard-pressed
right held out until IL o'clock in the
morning, when two regiments rushed
to it's assistance. The whole force
then advanced cheering and actually
rolled the Japanese advance back, but
General Nodzu poured in fresh troops,
regiment after regiment.
The Russian commander saw that
he was being enveloped and rallied
his reserve and retired in order.
SIMUCHEN CManchuria), June 20
The Japanese artillery at the battle
of Vafangow included heavy siege guns
using Iydite and sweeping the whole
battlefield. The Japanese suffered
tremendous losses in turning the Rus
sian right. one battalion of the Twen-
ty-sixth Rebiment being annihilated.
The hospital station at Vafangow was
repeatedly struck by the enemy's shells,
which mutflated the Russian wounded.
NJ SOLDIERS COULD WITHSTAND
JAPANESE.
NEwCH. YANG, June 2O.-A Russian
officer who was wounded in the battle
at Vafangow (TeHssu) told a press cor
respondent that the losses on both sides
Were severe. He places the Russian
casualties at the least as 1000. He says
no soldiers in the world could with
stand the Japanese as they have been
fighting lately. Their artillery fire, he
claims, is marvelously effective. The
Russians fought stubbornly. Desperate
ly, but were unable to Withstand the
enemy's dashing persistency.
JAPAN SEEKS TO END WAR?
ST. PETERSBURG. June 2O.-An in
terview with Baron Suyematuz publish
ed in Paris and suggesting that Japan
is willing to accept the mediation of
power equally well disposed to Russia
and Japan, while regarded as a tenta-
tive utterance, attracts much attention,
coming from Marquis Ito. 1t is gen
orally interpreted as meaning that ia
pan is shrinking before the prospect of
a long, exhausting war. Government
officials do not snow the slightest dis
position, however, to relax their posi-
ton, the sentiment being that having
been forced into the war and driven
to make heavy sacrifices, to stop just
now, when Russia is prepared to &C
compIish something, is quite impossi-
BILE.
Diplomatic circles are interested, but
the opinion is unanimously expressed
that it is, impossible for Russia to con-
sent to end the war with her military
prestige impaired. Besides, it is point
ed out that Baron Suyematzu admits
that Japan has not reduced her de-
mands The French embassies are
hardly disposed TO believe that Baron
Suye1natzu spoke by authority, and
the American Embassy is disinclined TO
discuss the matter, and to suggest that
if a mediator is wanted, the United
States fuIfills the condition prescribed
by Baron Suyenlatzu.