The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-11-18
ECHOES FROM THE WAR,
Stories of Heroism Displayed
by Russians and JapS.
Single Gun Kept Entire Regiment
at Bay for a Whole
Day.

neSe armies at the front, tells In
letter to relatives at Shenandoah, Pa,
how a single short gun, given by a
resident of Philadelphia to a Japanese
officer, kept three Rus stan regiments
n bay for whole day while the
main Japanese force was executing a
ianking movement, says the Phila-
delphia Record. Miss Brineman
writes:
The Russians Ina gined they were
Sighting the full strength of the Jap
auese detachment, aud see by the
pres, dispatches that their officers
cldmed to have 'silenced the Japanese
Batteries 1t is possible that they do
rot yet know that the only thing they
were up against was little Philadel-
2hia howitzer, which was hurried
rom point to point behind the Japan
csc breastworks in order to give the
Russians the impression that all the
Japanese batteries were still in posi-
aoa.
"rhis incident will serve to ex-
plain to the public why the Russian
army so frequently after the officers
report having silepced the japanese
batteries retires and retreats a long
distance. In nearly every case the
japanese field pieces have vacated the
positions which the Russians believe
.hey have shelled effectively, and are
scurrying around to the Russians
tight or lett.
During all this summers cam.
oaign it has usually been the case
that the first Elimination the Russians
had of these tactics was when the roar
81 the euemys pieces was suddenly
heard to the side, In a good position
70 cut off their retreat. This expl aims
ghy General Z4ssoulitch Ia every en-.
gagement In which hts troops fought
aas been obliged TO abandon his guns
% the laps, as no time was lett for
MS retreat.
The Russians, however. are now
Seginning to anticipate the iGvorite
,zctjcal rsJvements of the Japs, and
:; or.er to be prepared they send out
scouting parties for miles. They also
Began flnkiug tactics thems Ives
DARING seve- % he minor engeee-
ments tougll during August. The
elaborate plans of the laps. however,
WHO executed one turning movement
dt.r the other in such rapid success
sion 2s to bewtlder the Russians. in
rariabiy proved successful"
Mis- Brioeman states that the how
tz.roi which tae japanese ma such
81 give Use against General I.,sou-
H.-h's troops 11ce oruamented a pub.
ID. .9aIo 10 Philadelphia. After It
-rrS r--u0v-5 FL came into The poses
sion e .1 oG;,er Of the regular L sitei
S-a--. army no presented it t. a
japanese officer about eight years
e1o or tho occasion Of visit t. the
--a!tel SAFES This piece OF ordnance
]i5 duty during the American Civil
Uar, but with the new japanese pow
ser it was found that the ho gitz .r had
power to throw larger projectiles than
many OF the more modern guns used
~ the laps.
The Japanese, Miss Brineman
whites, value the howitzer very
1iEhlP. Their equipment with hea-
w guns is rot as thorough as report
sa, and ii a Russian fleet should |
swsep down the coast of Japan 1t
would be found that many of the
principal seaports has been denuded |
D. protection in ordnance In order to
supply the armies aud the besiegers
81 Port Arthur with implements.
Among the recorded deeds of hero
5sln accomplished In the course of
ne ussoJapanese war few equal In
brilliant recklessness the exploits Of
2 !ourteen-year oh lad, n cholas
IoueF. enrolled with the Siberian ri.
les, in tire field north of Lia0varg,
ays the New York Globe.
The boy, decorated few days ago
~I.h ;h'r3 cross Of 81 George by /
,5enersi Nnrofa'kjn IA peIso1, is the
stoptcd son Of Lieutenant Z3uch,
who .'T' ir-.n With his ship, The
2e,ropav.acs'i} ri me time his fa,.
ieshiP WAS sunk in Port Arthur hay
sr7.
Again and again the lad has crossed
4at Japanese lines with dispatches for
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