Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-02
GOSSIP ABOUT THE WAR.
Realistic Battle Scene Drawn by a
Russian Red Cross Officer.

from RuSSi.u sources is from the pen
of NJ. Kosloysky of the Red Cross de-
tachment. a copy Of which was ob-
,oined Nv RI, Moscow correspondent OF
the I.onlon News. NJ. koslovsky de-
| fla.as thar ma il not been for the fail
IRE OF ia, left flank attack from kvan-
| zen. kolro,nriin's plans would have
succeeded. ana kurokie forces would
have been cut off Writing of the at
tack made by IIuioki o. k"uropatkins
cente:. NJ. k"slovskI says
Il was under fire most of the day
tSeptemi,er II. and witnessed attack
after attack! TIE Japanese came on
sometimes in dense clouds. and only
| 20 ward evening tioptei loostr f"rma-
tons. In most cases the tremendous
fire. of Snriprrl an,. bullets from our
men stopped these attacks bcfor" they
got far. but could see quite distinctly
| the Japanes,. offit erS making gestures
to their M to retire.
| Tie iiercruc<S % the slell fire was
| amazing. TIE Who'll. sky Lille for ten
v"rsts WIS c"nstaItly barred With vivid
| streaks ri ire. Not more than half
| the si'ells exploited. but these which did
| caused thu. most appalling Ios@rs. and 4
!
Zach explosion Captain, NasSilicfs
| red WAS taken clear Of by one, which
lid not. however burst. but lay on the
gr"unl. bloody .tnd horrible. until the
| men kicked earth over II. Another
| Shell fell il :. salient, and killed o.
! Wounded every man. We had seven
| German colnnistS from South rSusSil In
| the second line. ana these men sang
| hymns all the morning. much to the
| amusement Of their Oitc olOX brethren,
| who said: The NiemtSi are afraid Of
| being killed All, l., fact, We're killed
or hurt before evening except one, who
continued iais hymn.
AT I oeessckstEe supply of rife am
| 'nunition gave out temporarily and he
fir" from the machine gins failed t.
stop the 2nemy. AS the millet had
| been cut down, they gathered a5,d too
shelter behind an inhalation .: the
ground. and aftei Wh;.i seemed inter-
| minable preparation. came on in dense
| masses. This attack very nearly SIC
| ceeded. With Il IRENE ndcus roar the
| JapS dashed onto the wire entangle-
inent. scores dropping first into the
| wolf pits whence. they had to be pulle,.
out. Our men nel,: their bayonetS
Srinlly. but not without fright as they
could not fire. Luckily the japanese
We're not properly supplied witt,
wire cutters However, they tore a gar,
| Through in one place and came on in Il
funnel shaped thick mass, shouting
| loudly. Then the machine guns con-
| ce'ltiitcd croS.5-hre and the who's.
mass collapsed like Il pack Of cards.
| If The enemy had lain down and fired
| th"N would have cut half our ammuni-
tI"nless neE up. They We're too eager.
| ana continued TO pour in. finally get
! ing right into the trenches. There as
| usual. they fired at close quarters
| Whll" our men rushed out and engaged
'h"iu with the bayonet. The scene
ere was sickening and enough to make
IL witness a peace man for life The
| lac"S of our men were lit up with :,
| fiIab"iiral blnodthirstiness and the ac.
i've. emotionlcss men of the japanese
Seemed equally dctestable.
| one Of our men. a. Siberian named
| -AlcXand1on off. hoped about like a m,d-
| man, shouting. Give them no mercy,'
| minute latel he went down with ;:
| outlet and Il JAPANESE. as if ne. had
Understood the cry. coolly thrust in a
btyon"t and ended his sroans. This
Jap next moment had his arm slashed
| clean off by an officers sword ana m.
arm lay across Alenandroff's dead boly
ana WAS. no doubt. buried with II
| Many of the Japs got caught alto
| Seth'r on the barbed wires. and the fev.
cartridges which remained Were used for
/ he fho,
"rithed, One Jap officers face was coy
| nLusele until he shot with a pistol
"hereurcn he stretched himself, and law
a,'nSS the wires with outstretch I'd arms
as II swimming. For some r..asnn w.bicb
no one knows. Jap after Jap riskinr hia
LIE. cane up and tried to drag off rho
| noo! but all were knocked over Al Iast
d n;J iam Grlbsk! Imagining that the
| iiii rushed out with four mon ana tried
| -, tb " ing 1t in. Eut when the JapS saw this
r rirS turned rushed forward firing fu.
| ~ ~ ami bayOneted two of In. men
| nt podN Ia" there for four hours and No
| , vas able To approach it When AZ
fn1' , IL was brought in by our men we
l"uHi IN the pockets nothing excrnt nar
x"tal PAPERS and a curious disc Of steeI
YIN Vim an Inscription on it. We s,rppos.. II
"as a rei;imental talisman
At"r thc failure Of this attack th,.
1dHS "bml;Irdcd us for two hours raus
| tIfs hra'S losses. but failing to NM am.
~ 1ur guns. which were masked out =.
a at,anl Thy then began a new infantry
10. \. Despite tie fan OF hundreds
| ~ clnit on. and collecting IN rraoi
| ,h. IL the SAM ndulltion. rushed
| !. ~ .tnc'd trench, killing every man in
rhi ii,a numbering into the works near
| "nich was at work.
| W! men held the trench resonteIy
o .saa aAd shouting, they shot and
E Iiuad nnlii nearly every man waa
and .inaii, Japs continued to pour in
nv nihli' n'l iN occupied two-thirdS Of the
I'LL .Il' Then our men to the north
amttn q ei'iilitde them and they melted
aT Il. M H"ms la. lay down and We're bayonet
| 81 ~ tnt endorsements sent froI,, m,
rear trenches. A horrible massacra on.
&c, WIN they began to retreat. as the,
c""'1 "hiH get away through the eaps in
| ~ ,,t' iIitinehts. ana on these We. con
| ''i'''-,'''t st'h fire that mot one man
passed uhW"unde"i. In tire. minutes thu