The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-30
whole force now has fighting.
front Of one hundred and twenty
rifles.
TOUGH" ALL DAY.
Attack Begai, in Early Morning.
But tho SIN Was Setting Be-
fore the Forts Fell
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1OK1O, June 3O--Particulars or the
yirhtjnk before Port Arthur on Sunday
last during which the Japanese secured
rossession of the Ghlkwai,shafl. Chitan.
sau and Sochoshan forts, are SLOW III
arriving, General okn withholding MS
& official account until the conlplcto pans
ara carried out.
1rron, unofficial accounts, however, IT Is
learned that the battle lasted from an
early hour In the morning until O'CLOCK
N the afternoon, and even after Inc
i Russians had been driven out OF their
works they reformed and attempted TO
retake the positions from which they had
been driven. The Japanese had baen pre-.
4 pairing for the attack for a Week. ana
their scouts had penetrated to the very
< edges Of the forts. so that accurate maps
Nj the intervening ground were In the.
hands Of the chiefs OF divisions on Sat
,,rday night when t1le first forward move
u1ent was undertaken.
rhe troops slept In their blankets to the
eastward Of the Russian position SUI
urday night, and, with daybreak, the
order to advance was given. The Japan
ese were formed into three lines, While
the artillery had been postAl at right
angles to the forts. so that Its fire would
~
fantry and regular cavalry were posted
of Pintu. with orders to guard
against any attempted flanklng move
ynent and at the same time be IN 81 posi-
Etion to support the Infantry. With the
first faint light Of dawn9the guns of the
Japanese opened on the Russians. Inelr
fire was we'll sustained and very accu-
rate. more than two-thirds OF the sheils
fired falling inside Of the Russian en-
I.t,E-st pryaY were
not backward in replying, and their guns
were served very rapidly--so rapid. N
fact, that many Of the Shells went wide
lnf tho mark. The Japanese infantry ana
the supporting columns moved forward
3 hout noon. the officers eNhorting the
men to utilize every bit of cover. ne
fire from the Russian position was well
sustained, but failed to check the attack
Ing party. The latter made two halts 10
reform, and then swept up the ascent 70
ithe Sochoshan fort with bayonets fixed.
VA hand to hand fight followed, but the
Russians were outnumbered and We're
finally compelled to fall back. They
were given little opportunity to reform
and the Japanese attack lost none OF It's
,fierceness until the triple linked chain
OF entertainments We're in their hands
The cavalry and mounted infantry at
tempted to pursue the Russians. but the
latter reformed and renewed the battle
The Japanese were too much for the
Russ and the latter slowly retired.
carrying most Of their wounded with
them.
within sochoshan forty dead Russians
were found. as well as two disabled
rapid-firing guns and a quantity of rifles
and ammunition. The Japanese killed
will reach ninety. with twice that nuns
Der of wounded.
1t is understood that the next ob1ec-
tive point of the Japanese is Tuchlingtsze.
the key to the eastern defenses of Port
Arthur, and It's reduction is believed to be
a matter Of days.