The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-31
seventy GUNS TAKEN
Tokyo Reports Details Of Victory
Ia Kinchau Fight.
THE CASUALTY LIST HEAVY

Japanese Lose More Than Thirty five
Hundred Men In Frontal Attacks on
Heavily Fortified Positioa--A Fortu-
nate Discovery
Tokyo, May 30-The japanese cas-
ualties in the battle near Kinchau are
now estimated at $500 The number
Of Russian guns captured exceeds sew
enty.
The japanese assault on Nanshan
hill was one Of the iercest and bloodl-
est affairs III modern warfare. In the
earlier rushes Of the engagement every
man participating was shot down be-
fore be reached the first line Of Rus
sian trenches. 1t was found necessary
to stop these infantry charges and re-
new tie artillery hre from tile rear be
fore the final ana successful assault on
the Russian position could be made
The success of this assault WAS brought
about by one detachment Of japanese
troops more intrepid than their com
Iades, who succeeded in piercing the
Russian line. 4 splendid stroke of for
tune was the discovery and destruction
by the japanese Of the electric wires
leading to the mines at the eastern
foot Of Nanshan hill This prevented
the Russians from exploding these
mines when the Japanese infantry
crossed the ground where they had
been placed 1t Is possible that the for
tune Of the day hinged upon these
mines If the Russians had been able
to explode them at the right time the
losses among the japanese troops would
have been tremendous. and II is posi-
bic also that the Russians would have
been able % hold the hill
Russian Position Well Defended.
Nanshan was splendidly defended.
Guns Of various sizes were mounted on
the various emplaeements. and there
were also two batteries Of quick firing
feldpieces. The artillery was sheltered
behind loopholes trenehed on the fer
races Of the hill The infantry man
ming the heldpleces ran with them
around the hill thus using these guns
for the protection Of the most impor
Tint points.
The japanese began the fight by
bringing all their field guns into action
and concentrating their fire on the EN-
placements on the hill BY II o'clock
in the morning the principal Russian
batteries had been silenced. The tw,
Russian field batteries then Withdrew
TO Nanguanling hill and from there
continued to fire on the Japanese unit
nightfall
After the Russian batteries had beer
silenced the, japanese artillery opened
On the enemy's trenches, the Japanese
infantry advancing meanwhile to with
in rifle range The Japanese gradually
worked to within 400 meters Of ths
Russian lines, where they encountered
wire and other entanglements. The,
succeeded IN discovering an opening il
these obstacles, and. getting finally I,
within 200 meters Of the Russian
trenches, they rushed for the line.
Several successive charges were
made, but every officer and man in th'
attacking parties was shot down TWEEN
| ty OF thirty meters from the line Th'
charges were then stopped, and thu
| japanese artillery renewed its prepar
atory FIRE on the enemy's position. TO
ward evening detachment Of Japa
nese carried section Of the Russian
trenches, breaking through the enemy
lines Hundreds Of the comrades q
these men, inspired by their success
sprang forward, and then the entlr'
Japanese line swept up the bill, driylni
/ the Russians from their positions. I
was in the desperate infantry charge
! Tnat the japanese sustained the bulk 0
| their losses.