New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28
A LONG AND BLOODY BATTLE AROUND KINGDOM.

Toxic. May 27-Japan's peninsular army
swept the Russians from Kin-Chow yesterday
morning. and in desperate attack. after sew
eraI repulses stormed the almost impregnable
position of the Russians Nan-Shan Hill. west
of Dalny The troops were under fire for six
teen hours All through the night the Rattle
ragged in the hills and fragmentary kilograms
from the Japanese headquarters report that the
engagemnt is still going ou and that the Jap
anese are pursuing the Russians south from
Nan-shan and the head Of Taren-wan Bay
The losses were heavy on both sides.
The Russians had made elaborate preparations
to check the Japanse movement south on the
Liao-Tung Peninsula toward Port Arthur
They had fortified the high ground on the south
shore Of Talien-wan Bay. their work extend
ing to the east and the west. The extreme
Russian right at Hu-Shang-Tao' and the
extreme left at Nan-Shan HILL
This hill was the strongest part Of the line;
a series Of batteries. strongly emplaced crowded
its crest. while rife pits extended around its
sides. Mines had been placed lower down on
this HILL and around the base on the northern
and eastern sides we're stretched we'll made wire
entanglements
Ano,bar line Of defsnces. also protected with
wire entangIements. extended from fen-Chia-
Tien near the head OF Ta1Ien-wan Bay. due
north to Lui-Chia-Tien. which lies south OF
Kfn-Chow.
4 strong Russian force was posted at Kin
C,bo,y II consisted of infantry and artillery
DISPOSITION OF JAPANESE ARMY.
The Japanese first occupied the line Of hills
70 the east of Kin-Chow. Their position then
formed an almost perfect right angle showing
its southern front to TaIien-wan and its west
arn front 10 Kin-Chow. Chiu-Li-Chan village
was the apex of this angle: the extreme risht
of the Japanese line rested at Chen-Cha-T1en'
rnic, is almost due north OF Chiu-Li-Chan.
while the extreme left was at Chaitsuho. VII
Iage due east Of Chiu-Lt-Chan Back OK this
angle the attacking force assembled In com
pIete security
The Russians apparently attempted to draw
the Japanese attack last Saturday. for ther
batteries opened fire slowly the enemy on
,ba+ dav The Japanese. however. refused 10
he drawn into an attack until the positions 'l
Of the Russians. their guns and their strength
had been fully developed
MEASURING THE RUSSIAN SHElLS'
To this end the Japanese began series OF
careful rnaneuvres. their officers WORKING ''ie"
u,av close enough TO the Russian positioh u
.-,,,- tho anemv's fire. They thus secured fras-
ments OF shells for the purpose OF ascertaililiis
the ca1ibre Of the Russian guns They discoN-
-. .b,+ the batteries on Nan-Shan Hill IN
.,,,dsd four howitzers of about 10 eentimetres
caUbra ten old style cannon of between y cehti-
r,s,-ss and IL centimetres calibre. and two
ou,ck-fring guns of II eehtimetres-
rnA JaDanese discovered also a number OF
,.r. ar,r,acements. but they did not learn
,,,,,hsr of guns contained therein. These
,,acs,oepts faced to the north and to the
east
NJ, .,,,s nred by the Russians developed a
range or 8. 500 metres. Eight heavy guns posted
an tho Russian right IN the vicinity OF HUI
co.. Too also were discovered, and another
-. r,,ss,ar position developed by these re-
,o,ro,sarces was on another hill southwest
., Nap-shan Hn where the Russians had
series of shelter trenches.
f,,, the shore of Talien-Wan Bay. close 60 It's
head the Russians had established series Of
Dositions Here were set up the searchlights
which nightly played over the Japanese angle
In the hills to the northeast.
Further reconnoissances developed the fact
that west of Idu-Chia- -Tien the Russians had no
defences. Extending to the northward from
yep-Cbia- -Tien 10 the west coast of the Lao
Tuns Peninsula there were no defences what
ever. except the force at Kin-Chow.
This gap in the defence was a fatal defect in
the Russian position. and when IL was per-
ceived the japanese extended their right to the
north and east. enveloping Kin-Chow and the
Russian extreme right The japanese left. also.
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