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tain, d general advance following, and
then a general bombardment opening
Aug. 10 and Aug. DO an attack on Panlung
mountain. Electric wire entanglements
protected the latter position.
The Japanese artillery first sheled the
Panlung fortihca tions fiercely and then
Aug. 81 the japanese infantry charged
and were beaten back. owing to the
deadly fire from the Russian machine
guns and the insufficlency OF the pre-
liminary destruction of the wire entangle.
ments.
The japanese were also forced TO aban-
don a fort southeast OF Keewan noun
tain. which was captured after desperate
lighting, o wing to the enhlading FIRE of
the neighboring forts.
CHARGE ON EAST FORT.
During the morning OF oct % the Jap
anose troops forming the centre army
charged the cast fort on PanIung noun
tain, and by noon had captured two
thirds of 1t. The Russians continued TO
hold the keep resisted desperately. aided
by the fire OF the west fort and forced
the japanese TO abandon the positions
occupied. The Japanese centre imme-
diateiy reformed, stormed, captured and
| held the west fort. forced the abandon
ment OF the Russians of the east fort and
mastered the entire position.
On the night OF Aug. % the Japanese
centre, with the right cooperating
attacked the heights northwest OF Wang.
tai and the north fort east OF Keekwan
mountain, but the troops wore forced To
abandon the attack on account OF the
heavy losses sustained from machine eun
hre from every direction.
IN the morning OF Aug. e. the Russians
concentrated their artillery fire, attacked
the entire japanese line and were re-
pulsed.
Until the end of the month and the first
week In October. the Russians continued
70 attack and shell Panlung Mountain.
They managed to seriously damage the
new Japanese works there and to- hamper
Inc operations OF the Japanese miners.
JAPANESE MINES.
BY Aug the japanese mines had
reached within about 40 yards OF Fort
kuropatkln and about 200 yards east of
the northern forts on Keekan Mountain,
and some so yards from Fort snishlying.
Aug. IL, the japanese discovered that
the Russians were endeavoring to mine
Psnluns Mountain.
The afternoon of Aug. Is, the Japanese
using siege and naval guns, opened a gen
eral bombardment and at o'clock I'm the
yang and Kuropatkin. and on a Russian
position on 203-Metre Hill
The attack was continued at dawn Aug
%, with the result that the japanese oc-
cupied Fort kuropatkin I'm the forenoon
OF that day. They also captured four adj
ditional forts south OF Snlshiying Noun
tain and two forts southeast OF ia Metre
Hin. inficting serious casualties on the
retreating Russians. The Japanese at
! IN ~ AZ
and west during the night, and a COM
pany of the Japanese managed TO reach
and secure a foothold on the northwest
point OF the summit OF the hill, which
the Japanese prepared as a base for
further operations and then endeavored TO
capture the entire position.
DESPERATE FIGHTING.
The Russians however were reinforced
and desperate lighting followed. The gal
liant little company of japanese. without
food or water. managed 10 hold the po-
sltion throughout Aug n and until the
night OF Aug. -, when they retreated.
During the fight the japanese threw
bombs and stones at tho Russians.
Aug. %. the Russians centred their fire
upou tho Japanese trenches leading 10
Riplung Mountain. a detachment or 100
Russians then advanced and attacked the
japanese skirmlShers, Thirty Russians
charged into the trenches and 20 were
killed before the survivors retired.
Aug. "a. the Russians again sheiled the
Japspese miners and 20 Russians charged
the Japanese, twice throwing bombs into
the trenches
During Aug 18th. tho japanese bonl-
harded the Russian fleet. Seven or eight
shells struck Russian warshps Aug 80
the battleships Peresviet and Pobleda
we're each hit Ave times
4 RUSSIAN ATTACK.
The night OF Oct. .. the Russians des-
peratoly attacked the Japanese miners,
and also the japanese siege lines, but
were repulsed after a ncrce battle.
The Japanese continued TO shell the
Russian feet and hit the Poltava, Peres-
Wet and Pobieda.
During the night OF Oct. the Japanese
surprised the Russians and destroyed TWO
guns on Yenchiang hill. The Russian
attacks on the japanese miners ana the
Japanese shelling OF the fleet and rity
con tinued throughout the early part OF
october the Russians varying the routine
oct. 10 by a night attack. In which they
used dynamite against the west iort on
Oct n the Japanese captured the rail-
roaI bridge south OF Lungyen, and Oct.
~ and i3 Japanese shells seizure TO the
Peresviet. apparently disabling her. They
also set nrC 10 another warship, name
sTORMED by JAPs.
oct. is the Japanese centre. taking adj
vantage OF a bofnha rdnent. stormed and
captured a fort in the centre OF Rihinqg
Pussisns left behind them hundred
dead. one field gun. one small sun ana
two machine eune
Desperate Ash'ins alec took plsce
/ around sungrhu mountain ard ss metre
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