The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-06-09
A SPLENDID PERFORMANCE.
Storn1ing of Kin Chou Never EquaIed
in Military History.

storning of Kin Chou Never EquaIed
in Military History.
London, June 1.-THE correspondent
of the Times says:
witnesses Of the battle of Kin Chou
describe it as an unprecedented mill
tary spectacle. Forty thousand Japan
csc were massed behind the western
spur of Mt. Sampson, under such small
cover as was afforded by the twin
peaks. The troops were within 1000
yards Of the Russian works. There
was so little room to deploy for attack
that battalfons of Japanese troops were
obliged to stand in the sea. waiting
for the moment of attack, exposed to a
Teritable inferno of fire from the Rus
Sian batteries. The shells plowed fur
rows in their serried masses.
Meantime battery after battery Of
japanese guns went into action upon
the Chi Ii Chwang and the Mauchiay-
ing flats and sustained a gunboat fire
played on the Russian works. Their
lines were fringed with bursting pro-
j~ectiles. About midday the energy of the
Russian defenders in the works in
front of Mauchiaying village seemed
exhausted by the gunboat fire. Two
Japanese battalions appeared over the
saddle betWeen the twin peaks and
made desperate efforts to carry the
nearest Russian works. At first the
struggling walls of Mauohiaylng gave
them some protection and.a moments
breathing space. Then the gallant little
infantrymen crept. on again up the
slopes toward the Russian position.
All But impossible.
1t was an impossible task. AS vet
the defenders had not been sufficiently
shaken. An avalanche OF concentrated
fire from infantry in the trenches.
machine guns in the Russian works
and quick firing field artillery IN the
supporting d~efenses struck the japanese.
They melted away from the glacis like
solder before the flame Of a blowpipe.
A few who seemed to have charmed
lives struggled on until they reached
the wire entanglements.
1t was in vain. Heroic effort was
wasted. Within fifteen minutes these
two battalions ceased to exist except as
a trail of mutilated bodies at the foot
of the Russian glaCis.
Seeing the failure of this attack, the
gunboats n supporting artillery con-
centrated the whole of the fire upon
the point where General Oku had de-
termined to drive home his wedge and
by evening the works were practicable
for an assault by a general who had
such infantry as the Japanese and who
was prepared to take the responsibility
Of such fearless losses. 1t would seem
as II the actual carrying Of the works
had been another Alma. The word
was given 1of a DayOnGt attack. Then
the whole Japanese front surged for
ward and the moral balance went over
to the side Of the Japanese, the Rus
slams retiring before them.
II learn that 1t was the mining shiD |
Amur which laid the mines that de-
stroyed the Hatsuse. On the morning
of the catastrophe a japanese gunboat
flotilla cut her and her escort off. 7
can learn nothing of their fate, but
suspect that they succeeded in slipping
back into Port Arthur"
Port Arthur Must Fall.
Toxic. June G.-From all valuable In,
the Russians mad 20. 600
troops present at the battle Of Kin
Chou. These, together with 5000 sail
ors and marines and the OUTLYING
guards at Dalny and elsewhere. which
have now been withdrawn, bring up the
total of the garrison at Port Arthur to
more than 10000 men.
This is a most formidable array. and
1t will be q marvellous achievement tn
carry by assault such a place. with over
a score of great landward forts dis
posed for a distance of fifteen miles
the harbor.
Still / doubt not the accomplishment
Of this unique feat nor my being pres
to see its capture. 1t will be that
wound to Russia which even
successful stands by General Kuropat-
kin at Mukden. Kirin OF Hardin cannot
stanch or heal