The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-04

SECOND BATTLE
AT MO TEN PASS
Russians Made Desperate Al
tempt to Re-Take Position.
JAPS HELD THEIR GROUND
FIVE HOURS OF THE HARDEST
KIND OF FIGHTING.
JAPs HELD THEIR GROUND


No Tien Pass. Manchuria. July Il.
via Seoul, Korea, Aug. 3-(s p. M
The Russians. in their second unsuc-
cessfui attempt to retake No Tien pass
early on the morning Of July Il, were
repulsed and forced back to their orig
anal positions after five hours Of severe
fighting. They suffered heavy losses
compared to the japanese casualties.
Shree regiments were engaged on the
russian side. They were the Ninth
and Twenty-fourth East Siberian regi-
ments, which failed to distinguish
themselves in the previous attacks,
ana the Thirty-fOurth regulars Of the
Ninth division. Opposed TO them was
one japanese regiment and one bat
tefy The European regulars, who for
the frst time met General KuTOki's
soldiers, proved in no wise superior to
Inc siberian cOntingents of the Russian
army. The Russians took advantage Of
the heavy fog which enveioped the
mountains They began TO advance at
clock in the morning and at o'clock
lhey opened fire, when the mist was so
dense Jhat II was impossible for the
japanese 10 see them more than 100 feet
away. Major General OkaZaki learned
or the Russians purpose TO renew the
attack on the pass and also when they
prepared 10 leave their camps. but the
heavy fog prevented the japanese from
gaining Information as to the Russians
positions The japanese were badly
Handicapped until 9 O'Clock, when the
log cleared away somewhat
Bayonet Fighting.
The attack began on the ledge below
/ The mouth of the pass, where the en-
gagement of July occurred, and the
seFeresJ fighting was against the Rus
slams who gained the temple and the
road behind the trenches there
The japanese outpost companies were
forced from these trenches after bay
onet lighting TO the summit OF the line
OF nils forming the highest ridge OF
the range, where is the entrance to the
pass This range is half a mile behind
the trenches. Half way between the
/ trenches and the ridge and about paral-
+ lei TO them runs the road upon which
Is located the temple. The fieTcest
fighting was focused about this tenn
PIE, which the Russians held for about
three hours in spite OF q rain of bullets
from the opposite ridge. The Russian
dead and wounded were thick about the
temple Five dead men had fallen in
the road on their faces. Their rifles
were under them. They had been killed
just as they appeared over the crest
OF the hill.
one Russian battery fired upon the
japanese for TWO hours and 10 this fire
q Japanese battery on the ridge replied.
Quick Work by Japs.
When the sun dispeHed the fog at
about $ o'clock the Japanese mate
quick work of the affair. At this hour
the Russian line extended across the
valley and along the sides Of the hills
on either side Of theevaIley while the
japanese occupied the ridge from the
Io1aeFgr boc and rsah T1Ieff1ag no
Russian TANKS.
The Russians made a hurried but
fairly orderly retreat down the valley.
They left behind them, however, many
dead and wounded men, a number of
rifles drums, great-cOats and trench
ing tools \ Russian battery took up a,
position in the valley and fired a few
rounds TO cover the retreat. and in
fantrymen were brought up in good or
der by their officers to the support Of
the guns The white coats worn by the
Russian officers made them conspicu-
Gus targets for the Japanese.
Different Formations.
The Russian firing was altogether in
volleys, while the japanese fired al viii.
Tae Russian troops kept in close Tor
nation, but the japanese soldiers de-
p1Oyed III extended order. 1t was plain
that the Japanese soldiers we're pos
sessed of much greater initiative and
dash than the Russians. The engage
ment was fair test of the capacities
OF the two forces. and the net result of
il was that one Japanese regiment
three battaliOns, OF which only two
were on the firing line, defeated three
Russian regiments in spite of the fact
held in reserve. The Russians employed
that another Russian regiment was
their artillery much more than the
Japanese did theirs
II IS impossible TO estimate the losses
az this hour. DesultOry firing stiiI con-
tfnues as the Russians retreat, and
dead and wounded men are being
brought in by the hospital corps. The
japanese think thar Their casualties
amount TO about 200. The Russian cas-
ualties are undoubtedly much greater
than in the former engagement Rus
san dead were being buried all over
The field. the temporary hospitals are
delIed with wounded while a few uu-
wounded Russians who had hidden in
the fields are surrendering-
Very Picture of War.
The temple. with several holes in its
wells made by shells bullets every
where under foot; Generals Nishi and
Okazaki and their stats in evidence,
the dead bodies of Russian and Japan
csc soldiers on the ground, and wound
ed men OF both sides lying still or be-
ing conveyed TO the hospitals, the try
plies of war, collected in piles, Gen
eral Ian Hamilton OF the British army
aud the other military attaches survey
ing the battlefield. notebooks in hand
al combine TO make an impressive pic
ture Of war.
The japanese are pleased and calm.
bus businesslike as always