The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-06-04
STORY OF
KINGDOM BATTLE
Bravery of the Japanese Unsur-
passed in History.
RUSSIANS RESISTED BRAYELY


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At a critical moment the ammunition
OF the artillery ran low, and it was de-
cided to cast the remaining ammuni-
ton into one final desperate assault.
Fortunately, however, at the moment
this decision was reached the japanese
squadron in Kin Chou bay, which had
ceased bombarding when the infantry
had first moved forward, suddenly re-
sumed the Smelling Of Nan Shan hill.
Then it was that the issues Of the
day were determined-at a moment
when the outcome was futtering be-
tween success and defeat for ~Japan-at
that moment was an almost certain re-
pulse converted into victory so sue
CesSiuI that the forces OF the czar were
swept into confusion and disorderly re-
treat. With every japanese gun CEN
tering tts fire upon the Nan Shan forts
and trenches, the Japanese infantry
sprang over the dead comrades who
had sacrificed their lives in the previous
fruitless charges, The entire line
rushed forward toward the Russian
left, where the fire of the Japanese
squadron had proved most deadly, and
which was the first to weaken under
the deadly-deadling bombardment. It
was there that the first breach was
made in the human stonewall that all
day had been an inyincible barrier to
the impetuous assaults of the brown
men.
VIII Never he Said Again.
It was the fourth division of the
Osaka men that stormed the Russian
left, 1t had once been said that Osaka
men were not brave. 1t will never be
SAID again.
The first division of Toxic, which
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vision of Nagoya, occupying the left,
and which had been exposed all day 10
the Russian fire against the flank,
now followed the example of the Osaka
men and rushed forward. and the bat
tie became transformed from an ar
tillery duel into one of personal con-
tlict, with the bayonet as the instru-
ment of warfare. On every parapet
the restless, d~eath-defying Japanese
surged forward in increasing numbers
and, hustling the Russians from their
intrenchments, swept over the hill
At 1880 o'clock, as the sun was sink
ing beneath the horizon, the flag of the
land of the rising sun fIoated above
the blood-sodden Nan Shan hill. while
the shouts of "banzai' swelled from
hill to hill and re-echoed from so,ad-
ron to fort.
Paid Dearly for victory.
The ,Japanese maid for thar victory
in 3.50O kilIe dand wounded To tho
Russiana the humiliation of desaat was
intensified by the loss of Ga cannon and
ten Machine guns whiIa lvipg saad