The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
artillery fire the Russians reoccupieC
ihe summit.

artillery fire the Russians reoccupied
he summit.
No QUARTER GIVEN.
The second and third assaults were
re3licas Of the first. although the sec
nd was the most ferocious, being near
~ all hand-to-hand fighting, in which
quarter was neither asked nor given.
A remarkable incident occurred in
the third assault AS the Russians,
still facing the enemy, retreated Jap
anese standard bearer, holding his flag
alOft, climbed the pinnacle and fell
dead. clUtching the colors. In his
tracks another arose with the colors,
only 10 fall instantly with a dozen
wounds in his BODY. Six others follow
ed and net the same fate. At last.
when the ninth man appeared, Rus
sian officer exclaimed:
Don't shoot that fellow with the
hsg-it viii be planted anyhow
The japanese adopted d curious ex-
pedient. which assisted them greatly in
The third assault They had prepared
huge piles of wood. coal and cornstalks.
which they ignited, the wind being in
the faces Of the Russians The result
ant fire was immense and the flames
and smoke compelled the Russians TO
retire.
NOUNDED BURIED WITH DEAD.
The red glare from this fire dis
closed a CHASTITY picture. more internal
than ever dreamed by Dante. The as
saUlts thus far had cost the Japanese
easily 1880 men. while our own losses
were under 2000. The sides Of the hill
were literally covered by dead and
wounded. The trenches were rivulets
Of BLOOD and every visible spot was
eyed crimson.
We might retake the hill said
General StOessel, but the hill is not
of sufficient Importance to US TO justify
further sacrifice.
Since then numerous smaller en-
enga genlents have been waged. but the
responz. oiiity for keeping the japanese
nom occupying the hill in force OF
from mounting guns thereon has been
LEFT mainly 10 the shrapnel fire from
other forts. Even the japanese who
slngly use the hill TO observe the har-
Dor do so at great peril
Following the third assault ar
armistice Of FIVE hours was agreed
upon 10 bury the dead In this task
great speed was necessary. The Jana
nese undoubtedly made many awful
mistakes and beyond doubt heaps OF
bodies containing helpless wounded
were shoveled in masses into the pits
and trenches The japanese could not
owing TO the darkness and their fever
ish haste. distinguish between the dead
and the wounded.
Scarcely an officer participating in
the battle Of High Hill escaped unhurt
and the proportion Of young officers
allied was very high"
A japanese camp follower who saw a
portion Of the fighting at 2O3-M Meter
Hill and who arrived here from Dalny
to-day says that Commander Miz-
zeneoff's description of the fighting is
not exaggerated. He believes, how
ever, that the Russian losses were
heavier than stated by Commander
AiZzeneOff, as the Russians repeatedly
brought up re-enforcements until il
seemed that the entire garrison must
have been in that section. The Russian
dead, he says, were indiscriminately
mingled with the heaps of japanese
dead. The slope Of 203- Meter Hill be-
ing very steep and smooth, the Japa-
nese prepared for their advance By
Smelling the hillside. The shells in ex-
plcding followed out footholds. Ir
some instances the Japanese found
protection behind the heaps of their
aWn dead