The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-04
Bodies Lay in Heaps at River FOrdS and the Dead Will
 Number Four Thousand
NEW CHWANG Is REPORTED
 CAPTURED BY THE LAPS
Port Arthur Is Again Bombarded and Fire Ships Sent Into Harbor Are Sunk By Forts
 Guns.

St. Petersburg May s.-The emperor has received the following telegram under to- days date from General Kuropatkn:
 General Zassalitch's report dated to- day on the fight of May 1, says that the battle was fought under the following circumstances:
 "'The twelfth and twenty-second regi- ments and the second and third batteries of the sixth brigade of artillery were en- gagged in battle which begun with heavy cannonadng on our right flank by siege guns at Wiju and field batteries in the distance.
 After a Hull the firing was resumed with extraordinary violence against the left flank of our position at Turen Cheng, and on our position at Potietinsky. A fusi- Jade was also begun by small parties Of Japanese across the Al river.
 ..The situation of the defenders posi- ton became increasingly difficult. especi- ally at Potietlnsky, which was lombard ed on the front and on both Hanks.
 Thirty Japanese guns were pitted against our battery at Potietinsky, which after having silenced the enemy's mqun- tain battery, directed it's lire on the Japa- nese infantry and sustained few losses, so long as 1t was not obliged to take up another position owing to the withdrawal of our infantry from the bank.
 Made Continuous Bayonet Charges. The Japanese under our fire made continual bayonet attacks on our troops.
 Japanese bodies lay in heaps at the river lords.
 Simultaneously with the attack at Potietinslxy, an attack was being made on our left flank at Turen Cheng and the Russian trenches had to be abandoned under the Japanese fire. Our reserves sev- eral times mngled with the first line, thus enabling it for long time to mnin- tain it's position.
 Finally all of the supports were brought up into the firing line, but owing to the great distance from our main re- serves 1t was impossible for them to reach the advanced force in time and our men retired from the principal position to an- other position in the rear of Turen Cheng followed by the concentrated fire of the Japanese who could not make up their minds to descend from the crest they oc- oupied and face the fire of our batteries and pouemetts. They dug rresn trenches and opened heavy artillery fire on our new position and began to turn our left flank towards Chin Chow.
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 Two pattaiions or the Eleventh regi- ment and the third battery Of the third brigade of artillery belonging to the main reserves were ordered to Lao Fun Hou. They occupied a position with a double firing line, thus permitting our advanced lIne which had suffered heavily and our wounded to retire.
 A battalion of the Eleventh regiment, both Hanks of which were repeatedly re- 1 HN.a payonets, preceded by buglers to clear a passage. The Japanese, however declined d hand to hand conflict and recoiled.
 Tn front of the regiment chaplain bearing a cross was struck by two bull lets.
 It was only by advancing on the Japanese with the bayonets that the regi- inent was able to secure time to retire. On the arrival of battalion of the tenth regiment all the troops were able to beat retreat.
 The losses of the Eleventh and Twelfth regiments were very great, but they are not yet exactly known. In the eleventh, the killed included Colonel Lam- ing and Lieutenant Colonels Dometti and Raievski. The Twelfth lost nine company commanders killed or wounded
 Guns Are Abandoned.
 The second and third batteries of the oiAtn DrIgdut, having lOSt lHe STedtei number of their men and horses, were compelled to abandon their guns after rendering them useless. For the same reason six guns of the Third brigade Of artillery and eight poulemetts, which could not be brought away, were also disabled.
 Up to the present 500 wounded, in- cluding fourteen officers. have been brought to the hospital at Feng Wang Cheng. Their eventual transportation elsewhere is assured.
 The Japanese losses were very heavy at the passage of the Ali river at their position at Turen Chen and on the hill occupied by the two battalions of the Eleventh regiment.
 '' According to the statements of par ticipants in the battle at least 5000 to 4000 were klled.'" {"
 Communication Interrupted. ] St. Petersburg, May 3.-Under today's date General Kuropatkin teegraphs as follows:
 owing to the interruption to tele- graphic communication have received no report from General Zassalitch
 According to the testimony of persons arriving here during the night from Feng Wang Cheng the Japanese on May 1 were operating from the front with an overwhelming force of artillery and sttacked our left flank Tn superior force. CnNelOEllB IL. n hot iiSHt occuTTtu dI this point The Twenty-second and Twelfth regiments of sharpshooters were engaged, defending themselves vigorously, and on several occasions taking the of fensive infiicting considerable losses on the Japanese.
 Our small force could not hold this po- sition and retired, leaving several guns in the hands of the enemy. Owing to our heavy losses in men and horses we could not succeed in carrying off our guns, but their breech locks were removed. Our force fell back on Feng Wang Cheng.
 Our losses are not yet known, but in view of the stubborness of the conflict they must have been very considerable"
 Report Not Confirmed.
 London May 1.-The Chronicles report af tt.a ca nfl,re of New ChWang is not