The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-21
DENY JAPANESE VICTORIES.
Russian correspsndent Says the Enc
 my's Clafn1s are Baseless.

DENT SAfANBsB tiCTONiES.
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 Russian COrrespondent Says the Ene-
 my,s Clafnls are Baseless.
 Mukden. Oct. ao.--A Russian corre- spondent of the Associated Press sends the following account of the attempt of the Japanese to retake Lone Tree Hill after the capture of that impor- tant position by the Russians.
 The night of October IS the Japa- nese brought their rapid fire guns to the front and in the darkness a des- perate attack was launched against the whole line. Some say the objecl was to retake fifteen guns that we had wrested from them, while others are of the opinion that . general at. :. tack had been planned of which this movement was a mere. diversion. the vital position Of Poutiloff. formerly Lone Tree Hill. In any event. the enemy found Gem eral Kuropatkin at home and they were not kept long knocking at his front door, The first warning of their coming was the rattle of quick firers concentrated on the 18th regiment. We lay silent while their artillery thought they were paving the way for the Japanese attack. Then came the infantry and va opened with the ia. vcrite Russian voiiey firing.
 It was pitch blackness. but as the darkness was 1t with the glare of our voIleys, wae could fafntly see inc shadowy waves of the enemy.s infan. try breaking and sinkins as thea tried to breast our trenches. The first ferceness of their attack spent itself. Then came an unaccountabie panic that sometimes grips even brave men in darknass. They seemed to thInle we were advancing to attack. for the turned and fled in confusion.
 Now we have quiet nights. TLs troops are resting. Japanese repor. . Of their. victories are baselesa
 have just met an officer Of the east. ern column, who was with General Mistchenko during the operations of October 1s. it seems the Japanese were hurrying his left flank while he was trying simultaneously to keep in central forces.
 General Mistchsnio appealed for aid and squadron of dragoons was sent to his support. sThia sauacsg ra cccpnIsd a hill southwest of Yaiiisntun, d Village seven miles northwest of Bantsiap,,tse and on the Mukden road.
 It turned out that the Japanesa beid neighboring hill with a force of ln- fantry concealed in woods at the foot of the bill and so sent another squad- ron to turn the Japanese position. The country IS intersected with ravines and our cavalrymen were forced to go afoot Captain Sherubovich captured the hIII his dragoons routing the Japanese from the woods at the foot of the hIll and nghting their way to the top
 Ihe. Japanese. seeing another suuad- ron ascending the opposite side while a. rine regiment was turning their flank feared we had cut them off from inc west road, which was the only line of retreat they had. and began to retire in disorder We caught and cut down groups as they tried vainly to gain the western passes. The dragons used their sabres with deadly effect. botb In attacking the hill and during the retreat. Some of the Japanese scorned to give or take quarter and died fight ing. bayonets against sabres. fin inc trenches. while their comrades fled
 Particulars of the PoutiIoff Hill fight reflect more credit than ever upon fine 18th regiment which went into the heart or the Japanese position without firing shot. They had the river to cross under heavy fire. besides two ravines and five rows of trenches, be- hind which was covered redoubt.
 The regiment formed for attack with three companies as skirmishes in front supported by a battalion with another battalion behind in open order. Tine attack was begun under cover of a heavy artillery fire. At 6 a. m. Sltchev- ski advanced and took the first and second rows of trenches with the bay onet. Then the men. well warmed up, went straight St the hill
 Japanese on the slopes above mistook their own men retreating from the first trenches for ours and fired on them. The runaways were caught between bullets from the front and bayonets at the rear. N
 The gallant 10th never paused, but pushed home the attack. A battery or quick firing guns stood in their path. The gunners. refusing to surrender. died to a man among their smoky guns and the regiment swept on. routing the Japanese from behind a stone wall, from which they lied in confusion.
 Meanwhile the 3rd regiment sur. rounded a native village which threat ened the rear attacking column. There was a hand-to-hand fight in the streets before the village was cleared of Ja- panese and the battalion surrounded and burned a section of the village, taking a number of prisoners where there was again an example ot Japan csc bravery.
 An oficer. his revolver empty. stood alOHe. tO receive tnS rush of column and went down fight ing.
 The Japanese used small hand grenades. defending some of their po- sitions and played havoc with the att tacking force.
 Prisoners whom we captured early in the light were kept in the trenches, but begged to be sent to the rear, fear ing to be recognized by their comrades as having surrendered.
 Besides the guns we captured many medical stores in excellent condition.
 We have buried trenches full of dead at Poutiloff Hill, but there were more