The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-15

VIVID ACCOUNT
! OF The BATTLE.
Men on Both Sides Moved
Down Like Ripened Grain.
DESTROY WHOLE REGIMENT
NEITHER JAP NOR RUSS RE-
TREATS UNTIL ORDERED.


TREATS UNTIL ORDERED.
COUS ZoUTAM. twelve miles south
- of Mukden. on the railway, Oct
15.-(Delayed in transmission.)- "A
Russian correspondent of the Asso-
eiated Press telegraphs as follows:
Fer over two days the battle has
ragged ceaselessly. It was close TO mid
night Of Oct. 10 when the japanese at
tempted 10 surprise and attack our
frontal positions in the impenetrable
darkness and hurled the full force of
their battaliOns against our intrench-
ments- The darkness was split By the
blaze OF their rifles and the answering
NoileyS or our own men, The attack
never ceased for hours. We lay close.
hugEing the entertainments with but
few minutes OF respite, every mans
gun TO his shoulder firing at the flashes
until near dawn, when the evil-bOding
rifle fire ceased and even the distant
batteries were silent. We watched the
daylight break in bands of red and vel
low The clou0s. seemingly tinged
witE streaks OF blood. hung over the
silent valley. which might have been
empty for all the signs of life il gave.
while from the plain below us rose dark
ana silent hills like the silhouettes Of
tombstones through the kaIf light. The
fog thickened. covering low lying
places. Nothing could have better
suited for today's duel between two
races.
Rain of Shrapnel
Day had hardly lightened the slope OF
the fwo-hornCd mountain when our hat
Ierles began 70 cover II with shrapnel.
tutfs or white tsmOke marked the land
Ag of each shell. With ones naked eve
could see the Japanese being shelIeG
their trenches First one and then
pS OF three and four black figures
hg into view, sQuatted down. rum
Tor cover or scurrying away among
rocks but the shells followed them
iring up the rocks. japanese fell lit
- ally like wheat thrown by the hand Of
sower. On the mountain beside the
buddhist temple our battery was also
q working Then another opened from the
opposite side. The Japanese fled so quick
80 that the gunuers could hardly follow
m Soon Japanese resourcefulness
owed itself. They fired the big native
lage on the side of the tWO-hOrned
: hountain. rightly guessing that the wind
FROM the east would carry the smoke to-
ward us. making a screen for them and
confusing the aim Of our gunners.
Awful Din of Battle.
From o'clock in the morning the fight
ragged Along the whole line the internal
VII OF the Tllle IRE continued as the
previous day, but up to noon the Japan
csc batteries gave no sign of life. It de-
Neloped that they were waiting to locate
our positions before opening fire. Even
AFTER they commenced IL was not so
Heavy as the previous days lombard
ment
Far TO the westward the japanese are
trying 70 work round our flank but there
we are safe and have sufficient forces
10 meet them. Two simultaneous turning,
movements are proceeding, theirs and
ours
Reports Of heavy losses during the night
attack are coming in. The TOmsk regi-
ment suffered terribly. Of the brilliant
Tamboff regiment few remained. The
troops fought like heroes throughout the
hours OF darkness. and the morning found
most OF them dead on the ground theg
had bravely defended. Those remaining
continue TO fight In the big village be-
fore us the remnants Of several re-i-
nents. after repelling attacks through
out the night. enSCOnced themselves m
the shelter Of the walls Of the houses. |
prepared for fresh days work.
Ordered to Fall Back.
The japanese attack on Temple noun
tain. held by the Volonski regiment be-
gan at SIS o'clock in the morning but
our batteries on each side kept them Iu
view and repealed the attack. The at
tack was repeated "a 70 o'clock and fin
ally at noon the general commanding or
dcred retirement from the position. go
ing 10 Shikhi. We had scarcely left tine
hill before it was covered with Japanese |
projectiies At Shikhi we met General
ZalinSky, who had come 10 report. Then /
an aide galloped up 18th the news that
the Japanese had driven -us from the rail |
road on the west Tut had not followed |
up the temporary advantage Stopping 20 !
Cpok their nOon-Cay meal. Late at night !
weNcaught theri at a disadvantage and 1
the MprnShepsK regiment paid them with /
intereft for their success Of the morning. I
FroN cur turning column on the left /
nothing has been heard. We are anXi- !
ousiy expecting news that il has reached /
its destination-
Could Not Take the Pass.
AOur men are displaying the creates, 4
Vavery and endurance in tho face Of all /
otstacfes. Guns have been dra aged nv /
hhud up impossible mountains. In one I.
narrow defle the Japanese rolled stones 4
on them We could not take the pass.
but men scaled the hillsides and took The I
heights commanding the Japanese posi-
tions after a stubborn fight
Our right has recovered itself. VIC
have kept within touch Of our turning I
column. so that stra logically We have a
decided advantage. In greatest contrast
10 the veteran regiments thar participated /
In the battle of Lao Yang. the new re-
serves from European Russia. In fresh I
uniforms and equipments. with faces TN
tanned and OnwOrn by wal. are watchful. II
energetic and determined. <.
cannot speak in detail OF the behavior n
or several regiments The Trans Baikal
splendid work. The Japanese TODAY
landed an unexpected blow on our right
flank and took two batteries, but We
rcgaincd them.
The whole Of today was Of waiting
character. we depending upon holding po-
sitions captured from the japanese two
days ago
Terrific Storm Burst.
II is impossible at present TO Judge Of
TIP situation. To do this we probably
VIII have 10 wait some days. Our men
still believe we shall achieve a final sue
cess.
We are all wet 10 the skin. 4 thunder
storm of almost tropical character swept
down upon US last night and flooded the
trenches The sky was torn with bolts
heavier than those Of any artillery. 1t
IS now 10 o'clock i'm the morning and the !
storm is incrcas sing The crash OF thun-
der. mingled with the roar OF cannon and
the whistle Of bullets and shells. make a I [
glorious but terrible spectacle
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