The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-06-04
GRAPHIC STORY OF
K|N-CHOW BATTLE
Bravery of the Japanese Unsur-
passed in History.
RUSSIANS RESISTED BRAVELY
Eight Times the Mikndo'r Men
Rushed Toward the Enemy's
Infrcnchments Hut Were
Driven hack.

Toxic May 30.-The details of the
fighting at Kin Chou emphasize the
serious tenaclty of the Japanese in
their conduct at Nan Shan hill.
Nine successive. times the Japanese
charged the fortified heights in the
face of storm of deatb-dealing
missiles. and in their last effort they
carried the forts and trenches only af-
ter bayonet-toba bayonet conflict with
the Russians. who made a desperate,
despairing struggle to beat back the
oncoming hordes
The final result of the. Japanese, in
which they at last succeeded in taking
possession. was marked by the most
desperate hand-to-hand encounter that
has thus far characterized the war.
The Japanese left, throughout the en-
tire action until night. was exposed to
an eniiicting fire from the Russian in
fantry, gunboat on Talien Wan bay
and four 9-centimeter guns posted at
Tafegchen.
Ammunition Han Low.
At a critical moment the ammunition
of the artillery ran low. and II was de-
cided to cast the remaining ammuni-
tion 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 shelling of Nan Shan hill.
Then 1t was that the issues of the
day were determined-at a moment
when the outcome was fiuttering be-
tween success and defeat for Japan-at
that moment was an almost certain re-
pulse converted into victory 40 sue
cessful that the forces of the car were
swept into confusion and disorderly re-
treat. With every Japanese gun cen
tering its 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, ant
which was the first to weaken under
the deadly-deadling bombardment. II
was there that the first breach waf
made in the human stonewall that all
day had been an inylncible barrier 10
| the impetuous assaults of the brown
men,
VIII Never he snis 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
had been the center, and the third d.
vision of Nagoya. occupying the left,
and which had been exposed all day TO
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-
fiict, with the bayonet as the instru-
ment of warfare. On every parapet
the restless, death-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 squad
ron to fort.
Paid Dearly for Victory.
The Japanese paid for their victory
in $500 kille dand wounded. To the
Russians the humiliation of defeat was
intensified by the loss of 68 cannon and
ten machine guns. while lying dead
in the forts and trenches we're 500 men
the victims of the Accuracy of Jap.
anese long g-distance Workmanship and
OF close range fighting.
Gen. Oku, in command of the Jap.
anese, began his aggressive movement
on the Russian position at midnight
on Wednesday. He assigned the fourth
division to the fight, with instruction.
to swing around Kin Chou and NOV,
south. He gave the first division tn
center. and the left was allotted to tn
third division. During the night
terrible thunder storm. accompanies
by heavy rain, broke over the ad
vancing army and impeded the move
ments of the men. II had been planne
to begin the fire at 4:30 o'clock In tn
morning, but dense fog had followe
the storm, and 1t was an hour late
before all of the artillery under Ger
Uchiyama opened on Nan Shan hill
A detachment seized Kin Chou castl'