The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11
War Writer Says Japan's Vic
tory Was Complete.
Sends First Connected Ac-
count of Late Battle.

this hour IT became apparent that the
Russians had begun 70 hold their own.
BY 4 O'Clock in the afternoon the Jap
sneSe shrapnel fire was confined 10 the
position al Chiafantun, where the
Russians were disputing every hinock
with the enemy. The japanese made
repeated but unsuccessful assaults
upon this position. The lighting OF the
seth came 10 a close a. o'clock in
the evening. The Russian casualties
foT the 2sth and the seth totaled more
than 5000 men.
The japanese, from & low range OF
hills 10 the southeast and south OF
Shushan. began Smelling the northern
end OF the Russian line az Shushan AZ
2 quarter before 10 on the morning OF
the SIst This artillery fire was pre-
oeded and accompanied by infantry
rushes over the valley and the low
hills south OF the road. They began
before dawn and were continued until
evening, the Japanese officers urging
their worn out and fainting men with
the points OF their swords.
There was very hard fighting at a
round topped hill in the Russian line
opposite the point where the two Jap
snese armies under Generals Nodzu
and Oku came together. The Rus
sian position here was protected with
wire entanglements and q small body
O. Russian troops absolutely refused
70 retire In one trench seven men
fought CALAMITY until they were sur
rounded by the japanese. AT the end
OF this sharp fighting the Russians
were hurting down sandbags upon the
enemy. They succeeded in killing one
japanese officer and injuring another.
after which they surrendered and the
hill was occupied by the enemy.
INFERNO OF SHRAPNEL.
Al 5 O'Clock in the evening the fight
ing which had ragged all day long cen
tered along the south road. where for
two hours there was z heavy artillery
IRE and s-Vast amount OF ammunition
was expended. The valley in front and
under the Russian guns during this
artillery duel was an inferno OF
sfrisking and moaning shrapnel. while
beyond the Russians shells burst con-
tinuously AZ the head of The japanese
advance.
During the day the Russian rife
FIRE was iudescribably furious. The
Russian trenches. for q distance of
several miles. threw oGt al day long
a continuous hail OF lead. accom-
panied by unceasing flashes Of fire. In
spite OF its continued fsrocity this rifle
flre was comparatively Intellectual, the
Russians often firing without sight OF
the enemy This hail OF Russian rife
bullets did not cease before 10 O'Clock
az nighr- Il Is estimated that Ieoe
Russian shells were thrown into the
valley beyond rtle south road. where
the only evidence OF the presence OF
The Js2snsse was q Red Cross camp.
Al nightfau General StakeIberg.
with the First Corps. was s1ilI facing
General Oku on The left. This Rus
sian corps had lost 5000 men.
During the night o. the SIst The
Russians deemed the position OF the
enemy 10 be 50 threatening that they
made preparations 10 fall back
General NIstchenko was OF the ex-
trems left OF the Russian line, with a
division composed OF cavalry. artil-
lery and infantry. During the night
OF the S1s1 MS force was sent out in
3 nOrthezsteriy direction % gain in
formation concerning General Kuro-
ks movement around the Russian left
flank IN the direction OF the railroad
AiStchenko's movement was OF short
duration and he soon returned 10 his