The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-31

Brown Men-They Made Charge A..
ter chAras-captursd Field and Ma
chine ouns--An Important Position.
Headquarters Of the japanese Third
Army. Before Port Arthur.-slnce the
general assault Of Nov. 1927 against
the forts Rihluhg and Kokwan noun.
tains. resulting In furious fighting and
great loss OF life and described at
length BY the Associated Press CORE
spondent IN a dispatch filed NoVem.
Der 2sl. the japanese have been en-.
gagged IN tanneling under the north |
fort Of kekwan mountain. Two main |
tunnels ran under the north vail Of
the fort from the moat for q distance
~ 40 feet and there we're four short
branch tunnels. On the morning of
December IS seven dynamite mines |
were laid. tbs object Of which was 10
destroy the north wall and so give the
japanese access 70 the fort The fort
had 70 long resisted the assaults Of
she laps that Il was considered that
the explosion Of the mines and the
subsequent attacks should b. carefully
planned.
General sameiima, commanding the
ten division. asked for volunteers who
would Dc prepared 10 capture the fort
az 20 die 10 the attempt TWo entire
battaiions answered the generals call.
one from the lsfI division and the
other from the general reserves. The
arsI battalion remained In the eapon.
iere galleries during The explosion 81
the mines. while the second battalion
aaa 10 parallel close 10 the wall Of
the eounteFararp
In order that the dark blue uniforms
~ the men might mot show against
ths brown ~ the soil which would
BE tuFned BY the explosion. all the 81.
Hackers wore brown wooden under.
drawers over their trousers and brown
sWraters over their tuulcs Instead
~ cap each man wufu 4 brown wool.
en- hea4biere which extended 80 the
shoulders. leaving only thc face viGi
Die
Carried Riass ard Dynamite.
Every man carried rine Ia bis
right hand and dynamite Krcnades IN
hia iett. whilg a lighted slow maich
maa attached 10 his cartridge belt
wl'h vhieh 10 ignite the fuses ~ the
Rrraad"s IN this peculiar EaFb with
thc lighted matches az their waists.
the troops presented a strange appear.
anca The soldiers from the battalion
% the rApnnicrn galleries. who wcFe
sss,iu Euiahcd BY white badges on their
arms wrFe ordered "a attack Ina.
t"disteiy after the e1pioslun ~ the
Zines and those a she second hat.
alton In the parallel. who Weue dls.
tlEguished ty red badges 90 their
arms. Were 10 make the second a..
aauit
Part ~ Fsrt Rises Into Air.
General sAmeHma personally con.
dncted thcsw assaults at O'Clock on
thc afternoon a. December 70 after the
explosions had taken place The arnt
mino exploded without warning and
the explosion uaa not entirely sue.
caaafui owing 10 the heavy concrete
about tho mine The explosion % the
second mine followed Immediately aud
this vas succeeded by aye smaller q.
piosiouH The slRhs Wan wondcrful IN
Tho extreme. Huge Clouds of brown
earth and debris we're thrown 200 feet
in the air and II locked az n the whole |
fort had been thrown heayenvard
when the clouds 81 earth had set. |
tied down the Hnow FOR some 800 yards |
Nauund the fort vas covered with |
Sbfuwn earth. pieces 81 timber and |
blocks Of concrete.
Jsps Swarm Through.
The explosions made two large
breaches IN the north wall 81 the fort. |
through which the Japanese in the
moat BwaTmed They charged 90 |
quickly that 80 Of them were either |
Killed 90 wounded by the falling de-
hria, The Japanese succeeded in gain.
ina the Tamparts and charged the In.
terror 81 the fort. but they were re.
pulsed by n portion Of tho garrison
from behind a wall at the rear OF the
fort which had not been touched by /
the force If the explosion. Behind this /
wall there were four field guns and /
three machine guns In the meant me.
tho Russians had rushed reinforce.
ments Of some 800 to the fort through
the covered wall az the rear The sec
ond battalion Of attackers were not
able to advance Immediately. as the
sappinR trenches from the parallel 10
the most we're filled with debris. when
this debris was removed the battalion
reached the ramparts through the
breaches that had been made by the
explosions
Find Cover BY Twes and rhrsss.
The commander Of this enterprise
realized that any attempt to gain the
interior Of the fort would end In dia