Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-02
NEARING THE GOAL.
Victorious Japs Occupy Port Dalny
After Fight at Kin Chou.
Russians Are Concentrating Behind the
Walls of Port Arthur and VIII Resist
TO the Death-Awful Carnage
at Nan Shan.

Chefoo, May 30.-Dalny has practi
cally been evacuated, according to thu
statements Of Sikh and Russian refu
gees arriving here by junk. All valu
ables. ammunition and most OF thu
troops have been taken to Port Ar.
thur. The only civilians . remaining
are the electrical engineers in charge
of the mines laid In the harbor. and
also those set to destroy docks AMI
piers. One large Russian warship
probably the armored cruiser Bayan
and three torpedo boats reached
Talienwan bay on Tuesday last, the
oath inst. from Port Arthur, and II
was doubtless this vessel which at
tackled the Japanese left wing during
the battle at Kin-Chou on the 26th
inst. The junks just arrived here
on their way down. passed IA Japanese
war vessels nine miles outside of
Dalny. so that the Bayan will likely be
captured.
Terrible Carnage mt Nan Shan.
TOXIC, May 30.-The details Of the
fighting at Kin-Chou emphasize the
heroic tenacity Of the japanese in
their conduct at Nan Shan hill. Nine
successive times the Japanese charged
the fortified heights in the face Of 4
storm of death dealing missiles, and
in their last effort they carried the
forts and trenches only after bayonet
conflict with the Russians, who made
q desperate, despairing struggle to
beat back the on-coming hordes. The
final assault of the japanese. in which
they at last succeeded in taking pos
session. was marked by the most des-
perate hand-to-hand encounter that
has thus far characterized the war.
The japanese left throughout the
entire action until night was exposed
to an enfilading fire from the Russian
infantry. gunboat on Talienwan bay
and four nine-centimeter guns posted
at Tafengchen. At critical moment
the ammunition of the artillery ran
low and 1t was decided to cast the re-
naming ammunition into one final
desperate assault.
Fortunately. however. at the mo-
ment this decision was reached the
Japanese squadron in Kin-Chou bay,
which had ceased bombarding when
the infantry had first moved forward,
resumed the Smelling of Nan
Shan hill.
Then 1t was that the issues of the
day were determined-at q moment
when the outcome was fluttering be-
tween success and defeat for Japan
at that moment was an almost certain
repulse converted into victory so sue
cessful that the forces of the car
were swept into confusion and disor-
derby retreat. With every japanese
gun centering its fire upon the Nan
Shan forts and trenches the Nippon
Infantry sprang over the bodies of their
dead comrades who had sacrificed their
lives into the previous fruitless
charges. the entire line rushed for
ward toward the Russian left, where
he fire of the Japanese squadron had
proved most deadly and which was
The first to weaken under the DEATH
dealing bombardment. And 1t was
here that the first breach was made in
he human stone wall that all day had
been an invincible barrier to the i'm
Detuous assaults of the brown men.
The japanese paid for their victory
n $500 killed and wounded. To the
Russians the humiliation of defeat was
by the loss of 6S cannon
md ten machine guns, while lying |
lead In the forts and trenches were |
100 men, the victims of the accuracy
If japanese long distance marksman-
hip and of close range fighting.
st. Petersburg Excited Over War News |
st. Petersburg, May 30.-Intense in
crest is displayed in the Japanese re-
ports of the Kin-Chou battle. The
people in the streets almost mob news
Joys to secure extras containing the
dispatches. Crowds stood around the
official bulletin boards awaiting the
Russian versions, but none arrived.
The impression in army circles Is
hat the Japanese will push operations
against Port Arthur with the greatest
energy, but it is also believed a month |
" more will be required to bring up |
;iege guns.