The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-04
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the Japanese oops. The number of
cases from June to September was nearly
sixteen thousand. During the colder
weather OF October there were practi-
calW no cases OF bcriberi. During the
ifning Of the 18th the siege guns
opened a desultory fire to find the ranges
and an entire division OF infantry nd
Yanced and assaulted the Russian re-
doubts at the foot OF 1ahlung Mountain.
rho troops captured the trenches In front
OF the redoubts. The operations began
III earnest at daybrcak on the twentieth
with boinbardmcnt of the whole line
OF Russian forts. Under cover OF the
bombardnent the Japanese Infantry
made n determined general advance
against the Russian first trenches The
way into the city was protected by four
advance hnlf-moon forts connected ny
bomb proof trenches and having a twenty
Z, foot rnoat In front A desperate attempt
was made by the Japanese during the
afternoon to capture the strongest half
moon fort. Infantry charged. cut The
cntanglcments. crossed the moat with
scaling ladders. stormcd the fort and
drove tho Russians back. But the real
strength OF their position lay In the bomb
proof trenches.
Machine Guns.
ccaled machine guns, which proved
deadly hall Of bullets into the Japanese
and forced them to retire. At about the
same time the Russians rechptured the
trenches In front of the redoubts IN adj
vance OF tho Rihlnng Fort. Oh the risht
flank the Russian line was forced back.
one Japanese regiment worked up the
east slope and another regiment mace
It's way up the west slope OF TO yards
hill under the concentrated fire OF the
! Russian artillery md captured the fort
nj tho point OF the bayonet at noon.
Elsewhere the Japanese were repulsed N
The assault threatened to result In an
utter failure to secure u foothold on tho
fortified ridge and General, Nogi sum
moned the generals OF the left ana center
dlyisions 10 consult with him concerning
the operations,
A Fierce Charge.
During the absence, on August 2lst,
without special orders several companies
OF !. regiment OF the center division
emerged from their trenches, at the foot
of the east Banjusan fort. and III tens
and twentics charged up the slope 10 the
broken wall. Of the trench around the
crest OF the fortified hill, under cover
OF a splendid shrapncl practice from their
field batteries in the valley. The Rus
slams behind the wall and IN the fcrt
poured out a hall Of rifle bullets, ana
the machine and quick-firing guns
/. belched forth on the Intrepid Japanese
Twice the latter were forced back TIL
the slope was covered with bodies, but a
third attempt was made and q score OF
Japanese reached the broken wall the
terrible fire OF the Russians, however,
started their retirement. Suddenly "a
japanese officer. regardless of the dan
ger. stood up,a called out an order, plant q
ed his regfmental flag on the wall and !
was Immediately riddled with Russian
bullets. The effect on the Japanese OF
this sacrifice was instantaneous
Fought Like Demons.
The retrcatIng infantryIren stopped In
their tracks. hcstated and then charged
back, fought Ike demons. jumped over
the wall charged the Russians with bay
oncts and forced many of them up the
glacis. over the raHparts and into the
fort The fact that they had reached the !
corner wall on the dead ground enabled
the Japanese to hold on. though the en-
tire Russian fire was concentrated on
that point for six hours. The Japanese
we're reinforced from time to time by
5rustcs BY their comrades up the death
way from the trenches and they. stub
bornl3, held the corner wall and small I
section of the Russian trenches until two
companies OF another regiment worked
through the trenches and captured the
west Banjusan fort. the magazine Of I
which had been blown UP by n shell a
short time before. Later part Of the South |
Keekwan fort was ca ptured.
"A Peculiar Position.
The dawn OF the 23d developed a pc
cuar position. The assault OF the pre-
vious afternoon had resulted in piercing |
the Russian fortified ridge east of Port
Arthur, in the form OF a wedge while
tho entire line cast and west was still