Bisbee daily review., 1904-06-01
IN ALL THE ANNALS OF MODERN WARFARE, THE BATTLE OF
 NAN SHAN WAS WORST.
EVERY MAN SHOT DOWN
Before Reaching the Russian Lines. Great Fortune Attended the laps in the Discovery Of Electric Lines Which, Had the Russians Been Able to Explode, Would Have Meant Terrific Loss of Japanese Soldiers.

Tokio, Tuesday.-The Japanese as sauit on Nan Shan hill was one of the fiereest and bloodiest affairs in mod ern warfare In the earlier rushes of the engagement every man participat- ing was shot down before he reached
 the first line of Russian trenches. IL was found necessary 10 stop these in
 fantry charges and renew the artillery
 fire from the rear before the final and
 successful assault on the Russian DO sition could be made. The success of this assault was brought about by a detachment of Japanese troops, more intrepid than their comrades, who sue ceeded in piercing the Russian line.
 A splendic stroke of fortune was the
 discovery and destruction by the Jap anese of the electric wires leading to the mines at the eastern foot of Nan Shan hill. This prevented the Rus sians from exploding these mines when the Japanese infantry crossed the ground where they had been plac- ed. It is possible the fortune of the day hinged upon these mines. If the Russians had been able to explode them at the right time the losses among the Japanese troops would have been tremendous, and it is possl ble also that the Russians would have been able to hold the hill
 Nan Shan was splendidly defended. Nearly fifty guns of various sizes were mounted on its various emplacements, and there were also two batteries of field pieces. The artil- lery was sheltered behind loophcled trenches on terraces of the hill. The infantry manning the field pieces ran with them around the hill, thus using these guns for the protection of the most important points,
 The Japanese began the fight by bringing all of their field guns into ac- ton and concentrating their fire on the emplacements on the hill. By II o'clock in the morning the principal Russian batteries had been silenced. Two Russian field batteries then with. drew to Nensuanling hill. and from there continued to fire on the Japanese until nightfall.
 After the Russian batteries had been silenced the Japanese artillery opened on the enemy's trenches, the Japanese infantry advancing, mean. while. to within rifle range. The Jap anese gradually worked from TOO to within zoo meters of the Russian lines. where they encountered wire and oth. CT entanglements. They succeeded in discovering an opening in these ob- stacles and getting finally to within 200 meters of the Russian trenches. they rushed for the line. Several sue cessive charges were made, but every officer and man in the attacking par. ties were shot down twenty of thirty meters from the line. The charges were then stopped and the Japanese artillery renewed its preparatory bonn. bardment on the enemy's position. To- ward evening detachment of Japan ese carried a section of the Russian trenches, breaking through the enc my's line. Hundreds of the com rades of these men, inspired by their success, sprang forward and then the entire Japanese line swept up the hill driving the Russians from their posi-. tion. It was in these desperate in fantry charges that the Japanese sus tained the bulk of their losses.