The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-06
STORY
OF SIM0UCHENG
Russians Believed TO Have
Lost 1000 Rieh.
KUROK'S LOSS ABOUT 800
SIX GUNS AND THIRTY-FHREE
PRISONERS CAPTURED.

Toxic, August 3, noon.-It is now
estimated that tie Russians lost 1000
men in the fighting at Simouehens.
The japanese sanitary corps recovered
and buried 200 bodies IN the valleys
through which the Russians fought
and retreated. Prisoners and Chinese
report that many Of the Russian dead
and wounded were removed by the
Russians themselves TIE japanese
captured six guns and seventy shells,
q quantity Of stores and thirty-three
prisoners a detachment Of the Rus
sian medical corps which was cap
lt1eu by the japanese was returned
10 the Russian lines. The japanese
casualties at SimOucheug amounted 10
800 men, including eight officers Killed
and twenty-fOur wounded.
General Kuroki's attack upon the
late Lieutenant General Count Keller
was timed 10 fOrestalI the assumption
Of the defensive on the part of the
Russians. General KurOki telegraphs
that the Russians were gradually rein
1ofced until they had four divisions
The center moved out on the Lao
yang road to Anping, which is thir-
teen miles from Lao yang L day or
Two previous 10 the Sin1ouchenE fight,
n hlch occurred on July so and July
81 the Russian Ieft at Yuskulikzu
showed signs of activity, the advance
guard occupying certain heights In
'front.' Of the main position.
Determined to Attack.
When it became evident that the
Russians were concentrating their
forces General KurOki determined to
attack before the movement was com
pieted- He started his army ON July
30 sending his right against Yushu-
1ikzu and his left TO Tangtzuling, a
separate detachment keeping i'm touch
with the right, which moved against
7ne Russian left at YUshuiikzu. The
country at this point is a succession
Of hills and dales. disadvantag eous to
the attackers The Russians showed
great ingenuity in entrenching and de-
lending their positions. Frontal and
Hank attacks were delivered siuuItan-
eOUsly against the Russians at Yushu-
IkZu at dawn of Sunday. the japanese
artillery first clearing the way for the
infantry This position was captured
al O'Clock i'm the morning. 4 from
tai attack against the Russian center
was continued, but the general ad-
vance was delayed to await the sue
cess of the japanese left column. The
Russians attempted repeatedly to re-
take their former positions at Yushu-
nkzu. but the japanese repulsed them
every time
Russians Thanked.
The japanese left column encoun-
tered the vanguard of the enemy at
Finiing and repulsed IT, Later a sep
arate detachment Of japanese troops
nanked and severely punished q heavy
detachment Of Russians which was re-
treating from Pinling. The tOpOgraph-
1c2l conditions of the country prevented
the completion OF this flank attack.
lne hghung at aDgtzuling began at
dawn Of Sunday, July 81, when the
japanese drove back the Russian out
post companies and took possession OF
their positions. The Japanese artillery
was ineffective here on account Of top
OGraphlC3I conditions Horses were
useless, and men had TO drag the guns
over the broken country. 1t was IL
clock before the main battery of ar
tInery opened fire. The main force of
the left column began the attack from
Aakumenza. and separate detachuents
advanced along various routes with the
object OF striking the Russian flank
and rear The heights at YangtzuIing
were held by the Russians with four
battali0ns- The japanese partially 81
leHced the Russian artillery. but four
q the enemy's guns continued to sweep
The japanese position. only twenty
Japanese guns got into action
Scaled the Heights.
The frontal attack delivered bv the
japanese ia the morning had not be-
come effective by noon. in the mean
time hanlUing column had scaled
some heights and gotten the Russian
range, and at II o'clock the Japanese
artillery was strengthened. During the
afternoon the infantry pressed forward
and the entire line became engaged.
The Russians resisted stuDbOrnly. The
battlefield was a most difficult one up0u
which 10 maueuVer. and the japanese
were not able to disIodEe the enemy
Tae troops of the mikad0 slept in battle
formation when the coming of night
suspended hostlities- Fighting was re-
stunned at dawn next day. and The Rus
sans were speedily repulsed
General kuroki estimates the Rus
sian casualties ut 1900.
AT Tangtszuling the japanese. cap
tuTed two guns. 560 rifles. $40 tents and
much ammunition and equipment.
Eight Russian officers and 135 men were
taken prisoners. In the fighting at
Xushulikzu and YsnEtzuliug the Jap
arese casualties amounted 40 go. in
Guiding f0Ur officers killed ana forty