The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-22
MORE TROOPS ON BATTLE LINE
KUROPATKIN GETS REINFORCE
MENTS FOR NEW ATTACK.
Sends Report OF Enormous Number OF
Wounded in Nine Day Battie-Hish
Praise for the japanese Infantry
--Besiegers OF Port Arthur Reinforced.

Wounded in Nine Day Battle-High
Praise for the Japanese Infantry
-Besiegers OF Port Arthur Reenforced.
Special Gable Dispatches 10 TIKI SUN.
LONDON, Oct. "a despatch from Milk
den says that the Eighth Army Corps has
arrived there and that with this reinforce
ment Gen .Kuropatkin will renew the at
tack. The troops are now In close touch,
but are exchanging only occasional shots.
The st. Petersburg correspondent OF the
Telegraph says that the General Stan has
received from Gen. Kuropatkin a report
showing that the total number of Russian
wounded taken over by the Red Cross and
kindred departments since the beginning
Of the battle to Oct. Is was SIS, 1888. The
number OF killed In unknown exactly
because many men are missing, but the
total is estimated to have been $4,000
PRAISE FOR THE JAPANESE INFANTRY.
The Standards correspondent with Gen
Kuroki's army, telegraphing under date
Of Oct. 10, details several incidents OF the
battle OF the Shaho, including story OF
the danger which threatened the Japanese
right on Oct. II, when the Russians in over
whelming numbers practically surrounded
the force detached to protect the right
wing.
He says it seemed at one time as il the
Japanese right would be turned and the
protecting detachment so isolated that 1t
could not be suocored, but the indomitabie
courage and energy Of the Japanese in
fantry saved the situation
On the morning of Oct IL the right col
umn OF the right army had made it's COM
munications secure, though fighting hard
Nd haa ,lu and in the end IL
completely routed the enemy, who left
$500 dead on the field.
DESPERATE HILL FIoHT
The correspondent. while fully recog-
nizing the stern valor of the Russians,
shows by his dispatches that he is contin-
ually becoming more impressed by the
qualities of the Japanese infantry, whose
courage. he says, only rises in face OF diff
culties seemin ely insuperable. He relates
the following OF the Japanese attack ON hill;
The slope up which they we're creep
ing so painfully was swept bya horizontal
torrent OF lead. The gallantry nd tenaoity
of the enemy were as yet unshaken' III
the position was to be carried. the only
hope lay in supreme effort Of self-sacrifice.
Rising from the ground, a company of
infantry moved forward in open order
acrossthe bullet swept slope and approached
| the summit. Instantly the Russians sprang
from their trenches and from the crest
| Of the hill and poured a succession OF deadly
volleys into the Japanese.
-The thin dark line wavered under the
blast, broke and scattered back down the
hill. But handful Of heroes rallied and
| again rushed headlong up the slope. Then
| they halted, reformed and dashed on once
more With every foot OF ground they
covered their numbers lessened, and once
| again they were swept back in confusion
down the hillside.
But they had shown the way to others.
Another company pushed up the slope,
| and again the volleys crashed out. but this
| time they we're Idnavaifing. There was a
desperate. headong rush and the little
men had gained the crest. ,..--.. :.
@The Russians rose to their feet and
their stalwart figures could be seen outlined
clearly against the sky. few PAGES only
separated them from their enemies. Then
for a terrible moment the ranks closed and
rife and bayonet were at work in a wild
melee but it was only for a moment
The Russians, shaken by t he carnage,
broke headlong down the slope and fed.
Their path was marked by clouds of dust
raised by the pursuing Japanese shells.
The assault and defence alike were brilliant
feats Of arms, in which the gallantry Of
the Russians was surpassed only by the
devoted courage Of the Japanese infantry.
sAKHARoFP's REPORT.
ST PETERSBURG, Oct. H-Gen. Sakharoif
reports that there was no fighting yester-
day. During a reconnaissance on Wednes-
day the Russians captured a gun near
Putilof QLone Tree) Hill,
ROME, Oct Ala telegram from Mukden
says that Gen. Kuropatkin and Marshal
Oyama agreed to-day to suspend hostilities
for forty eight hours, to bury the dead
and rest the troops.
or $1,000 Russian wounded that were
brought to Mukden, 1000 have died.
RAIN PREVENTED RENEWAL OF BATTLE.
BERLIN, Oct. 2l.--According to the Muk-
den correspondent OF the Taaebidtt the
feeling In the army in view Of its immense
losses ia one Of gravity. 1t ia felt that no
end to the slaughter is yet visible, that no
science of leadership can bring victory
in this struggle, and that only the stronger
will Of the Generals and troops can prevail.
If the Tdgeblahs correspondent is cor
rectly informed, the battle is liable to he
renewed at any moment He says that
a general Russian attack, which the swollen
Sha River had heretofore rendered i'm
possible, was planned for last night. but
the muddy state OF the country and a re-
newal Of the rain prevented 1t.
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