The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-28
RUSSIANS
IN RETREAT
ZarabOuieff Tells of Fight
July n.
JAPS REPORT VICTORIES
Desperate Night Attacks Drive
Out the Enemy.
England Greatly Disturbed by the Con-
tinued Seizure of Vessels and
Ambassador VIII Make En-
ergetic Protest.
JAPS REPORT VICTORIES

St. Petersburg, July 27.-Emperor
Nicholas has received the following
dispatch from General Kuropatkin dat
ed today:
"At Ii o'clock this evening received
the following dispatch from Lieutenant
General Zarabouieff Commander of the
Siberian army corps) dated at o'clock
on the morning of July "a:
July %. after concentrating, the
Japanese took the offensive.
"'Our troops occupied position at
Nandaline. on the heights south OF
Tsianchiatsia, the right wing covering
Tiantsiatons, Ysunatoun and Sansziat-
STA. The Japanese opened a cannonade
against the three last named points.
their fire scarcely ceasing for fifteen
hours.
Artillery Attack Begun.
".At about o'clock an artillery at
tack was begun against the troops
posted at Tsianchiatsia and Nandaline.
The enemys fire increased at o'clock
in the morning, being concentrated on
our positions south of Tsianchiatsia.
AT about the same time Japanese
infantry was observed massing, in the
district of Mantsiatoun. Yantsuekara
and Dafanshen.
The fire now became conferred on our
troops occupying the heights south of
Tsianchiatsia.
Immediately after IL o'clock the
troops posted at Tsianchiatsia were re-
inforced by reserve battery, our fire
causing considerable slackening of the
enemy's cannonade.
Attempt 80 Take Offensive.
"At 2 o'clock in the afternoon all of
our artillery, beginning from the Nan
daline position. changed front and open
ed fire upon Dafanshen with such mark
ed success that the troops in that sec
ton of the field attempted to take the
offensive against the Japanese right
flank.
"A battalion sent in advance re-
ported the presence of large reserves of
the enemy on the line from Mentsia-
tooum to Fanchankau. The battalion
sustained heavy casualties and was
obliged to retire.
At the same time the Japanese
occupying the heights of Fanchankau
threw forward at least three more bat
teries.
AT o'clock in the afternoon the
massing of the Japanese infantry sug-
force our position at the village of
Tsianchiatsia. which was held by the
Barnaoulsg regiment.
Japanese Fire Increased.
About five or six Japanese batteries
were engaged at this time and their
fire increased towards evening.
At 1880 o'clock the Japanese fire
was at its height and in the last rays
of the setting sun the enemy delivered
his attack on the Barnaouslk regiment.
The latter. reinforced by three battall-
ions under the command of Col De-
brotin. valiantly swept back the enemy
making four bayonet charges and capt
uring number mot yet ascertained)
of rifles, together with ammunition.
At o'clock in the evening the
cannonade ceased, but the rifle fire con-
tinued until late in the night.
Held All Positions.
I'VE held all our positions. After
the fight ii was ascertained that our
eighteen batallions had been engaged
with at least Japanese division sup
ported by an overwhelming number
of batteries. The general extent of the
position measured nine miles.
I'm these circumstances 1 did not
think 1t advisable to resume the action
on the following day and resolved to
retreat towards the north. The with
drawal was effected in perfect order
Our losses have not been ascer-
tanned. but they are estimated about
twenty officers and six hundred men
killed or wounded. Among the wound
ed Colonel Auspensky. commandig the
Tomsk regiment"