The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-28
Battle of Kin Chou Was
 FieIcsIy Waged Through
 7 the Whole Night 2 v
WIRE ENTANGLEMENTS HAD BEEN PLACED BY RUSSIANS
 
Japs, However, Took Advantage of the Side of the Stronghold, Which Had Been Left Largely
 Unprotected.

OnpIotCStS0s Tokio, May 27-(Noon.) )-The Japanese army swept the Russians from Kin Chou yesterday morning and in a desper- ate night attack stormed the almost im- pregnable position of the Russians on Nanshan Hill, west of Telienwan. The battle ragged in the hills all through the night and telegrams from the Japanese headquarters report that the engagement is still in progress and that the Japanese are still pursuing the Russians south of Nanshan and the head of Talienwan bay. The Russians had made elaborate prep arations to check the Japanese move ment south on the I4ao Tung peninsula toward Port Arthur
 They had fortified the high ground on their south shore of Talienwan bay. their works extending to the east and the west. The extreme Russian right was at Hu- shan Tato and the extreme left Nanshin Hill. This hill was the strongest part of the line; a series of batteries, strongly emplaced. crowded it's creast, while rifle pits extended around it's sides. Mines had been placed lower down on this hill and around the base on the northern and eastern sides were stretched well mad wire entanglements.
 Used Wire Entanglements.
 Another line of defense was also pro-
 
 ing from Yen Chia Tung, near the head of Talienwan bay, due north of Liu-Chia- Tien, which lies south of Kin Chou.
 strong Russian force was posted al Kin Chou. It consisted of infantry and artillery.
 The Japanese first occupied the line oi hills to east of Kin Chou The position had formed an almost perfect right an gle, showing its southern front to Fallen. wan and its western front to Kin Chou Chiu Ii Chan village was the apex of this angle, the extreme right of the Jap. anese lines rested at Chen Chia Tien which is almost due north of Chiu IL l Chan, while the exttrme right was al Chaitsupo, a village due east of Chiu l. Chan. Back of this angle the attacking force assembled in complete security.
 The Russians apparently attempted tC draw the Japanese attack last Saturday for their batteries opened fire on the en- emy on that day. The Japanese, however refused to be drawn under the positions of the Russians until their guns and theil strength had been fully developed. To this end the Japanese began a series of carefu reconnaisances, their officers working their way close enough to the Russian ] position to draw the enemy's fire. Got Fragments of Shells.
 They thus secured fragments of shells for the purpose of ascertalning the calibr' of the Russian guns. They discovered that the batteries on Nanshan Hill inelud ed four Howitzers of about fifteen centi metres calibre; ten old style cannon Of be- tween nine and fifteen centimeters ealibre and two quick-firing guns of twelve centi metres.
 The Japanese discovered also a larg' number of supplements, but they dit not learn the number of guns contained therein. These emplacements faced to th' north and to the east
 Series of Shelter Trenches.
 The guns fired by the Russians de- veloped a range of $500 metres. Eigh heavy guns posted on the right of the vicinity of Hushangto also were discov- | cred and another strong Russian position developed by these reconnaissances wal | on another hill southwest of Nanshr l Hill. where the Russians had a series ol shelter trenches
 On the shore of Talienwan bay, clos' to the head of the bay, the Russians hat established a series of positions Here were set up the searchlights which night ly played over the Japanese angle In the 1 hills to the northeast.
 Further reconnaissances developed th' fact that west of Liu Chia Tien, the Rus sians had no defenses Extending to thu northward from Yen Chi Tien to the wes coast of the Liao Tung peninsula, ther were no defenses whatever, except th force posted at Kin Chou This gap il the defense was fatal defect in the Rus sian position and when 1t was pereeive' the Japanese extended their right to th forth and east, enveloping Kin Chou ant the Russian extreme right. The Japanes left also was extended to Wang Chi-Tunl on the shore of Talienwan bay, and tn center moved forward.
 Artillery Duel for Three Hours. Wednesday morning at 5:9O the Japan
 
 hours they had an artillery duel wit batteries on Nashn Hill The Russia gunners searched the Japanese lines wit their fire but failed to infiict much dam age. The battle was resumed a dawn O Thursday Three Japanese gunboats the entered Kin Chou bay and in co-opera tion with the artillery on shore, shelle the Russian positions on Nanshan Hill
 A Russian gunboat in Talienwan ba steamed up close to the shore and shelle the Japanese left From dawn the bat teries on both sides hammered away a each other.
 Infantry Moved Forward.
 At an early hour the Japanese infar try moved forward and at twenty-mir utes past 5 on Thursday morning. the entered Kin Chou, the Russians retirin to the south.
 The fighting continued into Thursda night, the Japanese pressing to the sout and storming Nanshan hill. They fo lowed the retreating Russians throug the southern hills.
 The reports received here fail to cov' the events of the Russian righth It probable, however. that the Russians ha' abandoned these positions.
 No information is given concernir ing losses. They probably were heavy