The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-28

draw the Japanese attack last Saturday
| for their batteries opened fire slowly on
the enemy on that day. The Japanese.
/ however, refused to be drawn until the
positions of the Russians their guns
and their strength had been fully de-
| veloped- To this end the Japanese began
| a series of careful reconnaisances, their
/ officers working their way close enough
| 70 the Russian position to draw the
! enemys Sire.
They thus secured fragments of shells
for the purpose OF. ascertaining the caliber
of the Russian guns. They discovered
! that the batteries on Nan Shan hill in
1 cluded four Howitzers of about fifteen
centlmeters caliber; ten old style cannon
of between nine and fifteen centimeters
eahber and two quick firing guns of
twelve centimeters
s RANGE or RUSSIAN GUNS.
The japanese discovered also number
OF large eH1placements, hut they did not
learn the number of guns contained there
! in. These emplacements faced to the
north and to the east. The guns fired by
the Russians developed range of $500
meters. Eight heavy guns posted on the
Russian right in the vicinity of Hush
angtao also were discovered, and another
strong Russian position developed by
these reconnaissance was on another hill
southwest of Nanshan hill. where the
Russians had series of shelter trenches.
On the shore of Ta-len-wan bay, close
TO the head of the bay, the Russians had
established series of positions. Here
We're set up the searchights which nightly
| played over the Japanese angle in the
hills to the northeast.
! Further reconnaissances developed that
| west of Liu CHA Tien the Russians had
no defenses Extending to the northward
from Yen CHA Tien to the west coast of
the L1aotung peninsula there were no de-
lenses whatever, except the force posted
at Kin-chow. This gap in the defense
was total defect. in the Russian posi-
ton, and when It was perceived the Jap
! anese extended their right to the north
and east, enveloping Kin-chow and the
Russian extreme right. The japanese
left also was extended to Wang CHA
Tung on the shore of Ta-lien-wan bay,
and the. center moved forward.
ATTACK OPENS.
Wednesday morning at half past the
Japanese attacked Kin-chow and for three
hours they had an artillery duel with the
! batteries on Nanshan hill. The Russian
gunners searched the japanese lines with
their fire, but failed to infiict much dam
age
IThe battle was resumed at dawn on
Thursday. Three Japanese gunboats then
with the artillery on shore. shelled the
Russian positions on Nan Shan hill A
Russian gunboat in Ta-lien-wan bay
steamed close to the shore and shelled
the japanese left
From dawn the forces on both sides
hammered away at each other. At an
early hour the Japanese infantry moved
forward, ard at twenty minutes past
Thursday morning they entered Kin chow,
the Russians retiring to the south. The
fighting continued into Thursday night
the japanese pressing to the south and
storming Nanshan hill. They followed
the retreating Russians through the
southern hills.
The reports received here fail to cover
the events on the Russian right. 1t is
probable, however, that the Russians have
abandoned these positions. No information
is given concerning losses; they probably
were heavy on both sides.
RESISTANCE STUBBORN.
The Russian resistance at Nanshan hin
was stubborn. The Japanese made a Sc
rfes of assaults before the Russians final
ly yielded the position. The Russians
abandoned this hin at 3 O'clock in the aft
ernoon, retreating toward Nan-Quan-
Ling, where it is, understood a second
line Of defenses exists. pi-
The Russians may rally at this line of
defenses unless they have been disorder
ed by the defeat at Kin-chow and Nan
shan. The Russians had a series of mines
planted at Tafangshan station on the rail-
road, which were exploded. The station
was destroyed.
The Japanese forces were under fire for
sixteen hours. The general staff here has
received telgrams from the commander
commencing the bravery and fortitude of
their men.
HORRIBLE HOLIDAY.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 27.-The news
published on a Russian holiday, the an
nlversary of the ation of Emperor
Nicholas. The news of the Russian dis
aster afioat came onia similar holiday the
emperors birthday While there is little
information in government circles regard
ing the Russian defeat. the news caused
the celebrations at Tsarskoye-S -Selo to be
shortened. Only a brief service was cele-
brated in the chapel. instead of the Gus
tomary litany, and the emperor spent the
remainder of the day in the transaction
of business.
Judging from its aspect the city might
be celebrating success instead of a re-
verse
The general STAN, in view of the foreign
news of the capture of Kin-chow, ad-
mitted that there was little now to hinder
a japanese advance on Port Arthur itself,
and that the actual siege of the Gibraltar
OF the East had begun in earnest The
stan insisted, however, on the ability of
the fortress to hold out