The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-06-01
JAPS SWEPT HEIGHTS.
Russians Driven From Kin Chou
and Nanshan.

Lost Fifty Guns-The Picket Won
Brooklyn Handlcap-Ten Miners SUI
focated-Tyner and Barrett Acquit
ted-Dr. Griffith Drowned.
The Japanese army swept the Rus
SLAMS from Kin Chou Thursday even
ing and in desperate night attack
stormed the almost impregnable posi-
tion of the Russians on Nanshan hill
west of Talienwan.
Toxic dispatches state that the Jap
anese lost 1000 men in killed anil
wounded at Kin Chou, Nanshan and
Talienwan, while the Russian losses
would exceed 1000.
The Russian resistance at Nanshan
hill was stubborn. The Japanese made
a series of assaults before the Rus.
SLAMS finally yielded the position. The
Russians abandoned this hill at 3
o'clock in the afternoon, retreating to.
ward Nanquan Ling. where 1t is under
stood a second line of defenses exist
The Japanese forces were under fire
for sixteen hours. The general staff
at Toxic has received kilograms from
commanders, commencing the bravery
and fortitude Of their men.
Nine successive times the Japanese
charged the fortified heights in the
face of storm of death dealing mis-
siles and in their last effort they car
ried the forts and trenches only after a
bayonet to bayonet conflict with the
Russians who made a desperate de-
spairing struggle to beat back the on.
coming Japanese.
The final assault of the Japanese, IN
which they at last succeeded in taking
possession, was marked by the most
desperate hand to hand encounter that
has thus far characterized the war.
A Japanese officer of high rank made
the following statement to the CORE.
spondent of the press:
THE Japanese, in attacking Kin
Chou ard Nanshan hill, had to fight
against great odds. The Russians were
in full command of the strategical ad.
vantages afforded by nature and these
advantages we're augmented by the
newest inventions for defense. The
forts on Nanshan hill were armed with
heavy guns. The Japanese had only
field guns, heavy guns being unavail'
able on account of the difficulties of
transportation. Our army deserves
great credit for having driven the Rus
slams from this stronghold. 1t was a
feat previously considered to have
been impossible
II fear our losses have been heavy,
but we have gained the strongest point
barring our way to the investment Of
Port Arthur"
Japs f2>Mles From Port Arthur.
The Toxic correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph of London says he
learns that the Japanese troops are
now within IL miles of Port Arthur
and that the Russians suffered heavier
casualties than the Japanese, who
have taken guns and other material
and a few prisoners. He predicts.
further surprise, as Japan now Is in.
creasing her efforts in all directions.
The Toxic correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle says that the Japanese
captured many guns at Kin Chou.
For Reduction of Port Arthur.
The London Daily Mails cores
pondent at Shimonseki, Japan, asserts
that active preparations are in PR
gress for the reduction Of Port Arthur
and that these preparations will bo
entrusted to a carefully chosen force
of veterans forming part of the third
army Very heavy artillery the cor
respondent says is being landed on
the Lao Tung peninsula.
There is continual skirmishing be.
tween the Russian cavalry and the
Japanese near Lao Yang. CossacRs
are harrassing the Japanese in the
hills and by roads, generally driving
them back.
The general plan Of the Japanese
has not been divulged. They apparent
ly are marking time, awaiting the ar
rival of reserves from Corea who have
been delayed owing to the impassa-
bility of the roads.
Correspondents Not Allowed at Front.
The secretary of state at Washing
ton, d. c., has received the following
cablegram from Ambassador McCor-
mick at ST. Petersburg: 81 am infornr
ed by the foreign Office that foreign
correspondents will not be admitted
to the front, by order of the genera,
commanding. They may remain at
Mukden orNew Chwang,"