The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-20
WOULD NOT GIVE IN.
Japs Fought Desperately After Their
Ohcers Were Down.

Japs Fought Desperately After Their
Ohcers Were Down
Toxic. July 19. D. m.-The Russian
attempt 10 re-take No Tien pass on
July - was not productive of a general
engagement, nor was il marked with
serious losses; there were however, a
series of desperate small encounters.
The Japanese guarded their positions
about the pass with company on out
post These men resisted stubbOTnly
the Russian advance and awaited the
arrival Of reiufOrCSments; when these
arrived they Joined in the general at
tack
The outpost detachment ststioned at
Hsiamatang Irefd its position all day
long It was largely out-nup0ered By
the enemy and every commissioned
and nou-comulissioned officer vas
wounded, as was a majority Of the
men,
outposts Attacked.
The attack on No Tien pass began al
3 o'clock in the morning The Rus
SLAMS engaged the outposts, and the
Japanese at once went into action The
japanese artillery posted on the heights
10 the northwest of Nottingham opened
on the enemy. and the Japanese out
pOpsJs retired gradually The Russian
n -
along the ridge to the west Of the
pass. Two hours later, at o'clock,
the entire japanese line was engaged
The Russians were constantly receiV-
ing re-enforcements and finally they
had four regiments in action They
Outnumbered the japanese The Rus
SLAMS made vain endeavors to envelope
the japanese left AT this point the
Japanese occupied the summit Of Mo
Tieu mountain. and they resisted
desperately the efforts Of the enemy to
dislOdge them. When the Russians
finally retreated they were pursued by
the entire japanese line Seven bat
taliOns of the enemy made a halt on
the heights of Tawan and with four
guns checked the japanese pursuit.
One company OF japanese soldiers
reconnoitering from Hsiukailing en-
countered and engaged three battalions
of Russians. Tt fought until re-en-
forced by four more companies, when
the Russians were TepUlsed- The
japanese seized and held the heights
east Of MakuWenZa.
officers All Killed.
The attack on Hsiamatang began al
S o'clock in the morning. y battalion
of Russian infantry and squadron OF
cavalry assaulted the Japanese COM
pany on outpost there. The Russians
received endorsements until they
were a regiment strong The japanese
resisted dogeedly. All their officers
were either killed or wounded, but still
the men fought on The Japanese
finally received re-enfOrcements, and
the Russians retired at O'Clock in the
afternoon
Eight companies Of Russian infantry
and a body Of cavalry attacked the
japanese position at Citation The
japanese there were REINFORCED by a
company Of infantry and a company OF
engineers, and the Russians were re-
pulsed
IN his report on the fighting General
Kurcki says that the Russians num-
beTed about two divisions. and we're
fOI ned of parts of the Third and Sixth
Siberian shsrpshooters, the Ninth and
another infantry division.
The japanese lost four officers and
thirty-nine men killed, and fifteen Of
: ficers and 241 men wounded The
( casualties all occurred in the Second
division General Kuroki mentions but
ne does not enumeTate. the trophies
captured He estimates the Russian
1 losses as exceeding his own.