The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-04

= T. PETERSBURG, May 3.-The en-
y peror has received the following
telegram under todsy's date from
General Kuropatkin.
General Zsssalitchs report dated
today. on the hght OF May g. says that
the battle was fought under the fol-
lowing circumstances:
-" The Twelfth and weuty-secOnd
regiment and the Second and Third
batteries of the Sixth brigade of artil-
lery were engaged I'm the battle, which
began with heavy cannonading of Ou-
right flank by siege guns at Win and
field batteries IN the distance.
After a lUU the fighting was re-
stunned with extraordinary violence
against the left flank of our main posi-
ton at TurenChen and our position at
Potieunslly. A fUsilade was also be-
gun by small parties Of Japanese
across the Al river.
On Both Flanks.
The defenders position became in
creasiugIy difficult especially at
Potietins<y. which was b0mbaTded on
the front and on both hanks.
" Thirty Japanese guns were pitted
against our battery at Potietinsky,
which. after having silenced the
enemy's mountain battery directed its
fire on the Japanese infantry and sus-
tanned few losses so long as it was not
obliged 90 take up another position
owing to the withdrawal of our infdn-
try from the bank
90 The Japanese under our fire made
continual bayonet attacks on our
troops.
Bodies Lay in Heaps.
Japanese bodies lay in heaps at the
river f0rds.
simultaneously with the attack at
Podetinsky AN attack was being made
ON our LETT flank AT Turencnen, and the
Russian trenches had 90 be abandoned
under the Japanese euhiading FIRE. Onr
reserves several times mingled with
the first line, thus enabling it FOR a long
time TO maintain its position.
p. Finally an of the supports We're
brought up into the firing line, bat
owing 10 the great distance from our
main reserve ft was Impossible for
them 80 reach the advanced force in
time and our men retired from the
principal position to- another POSITION
I'm Tho rear of TUranChen, followed by
the concentrated fire OF the japanese.
who could not make mp their MINDS 10
descend from the crest they occupied
and face the fire of our batteries az
poulemets-
Left Flank Turned
They dug fresh trenches and
opened a heavy artillery fire ON our
position and began TO turn our left
flank toward chin Cow.
Two baLtaliOns of the Eleventh
regiment and the Third battery of the
Third brigade OF artillery, belonging to
the main reserve. were ordered 10 Lao
Fun Hou- They occupied "a positi 1n
with q double firing line, thus permit
ting our advanced line which had sur
fered heavily and our wounded 10 re-
tire.
"A battalion Of The Eleventh regi-
meut. both fanks of which were re-
peatedly turned by the enemy adj
vancod with nxed bayouets. preceded
by bugIeTs to clear a passage The
Japanese. however, declined hand-to-
hand conflict and recoiied-
Chaplain Hit Twice.
lain bearing a cross was struck by two
bullets.
IL was only by advancing ON the
japanese with the bayOnet that the
Seventh regiment was able TO retire.
on the arrival Of the battalion Of
the Tenth regiment ali the troops were
able 10 beat the retreat.
The losses Of the Eleventh and
Twelfth regiments were very great but
they are not yet exactly known. In
the Eleventh the killed Included
Colonel Laming and Lieutenant
ColoneIs Dometu and Raievski The
Twelfth lost niRe company command
ers killed or wounded.
Abandoned Their Guns.
The secoad and Third batteries OF
the sixth brigade, having los. -he