The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-02

guards and the second division Joined, and
then the whole line swung In direction
toward the Al River It was not long in
Russians In the trenches along the hills,
and the roar of small arms announced the
opening OF the infantry action.
ADMIRABLE CONCENTRATION
OFFERED FROM JAP GUNS.
The fight for the Yalu was on at last in
desperate earnest. Down went the Japa-
nese advance, nat on the sand. and the
crash of volleys was added to the roar of
guns, which all the time kept playing on
the Russians.
The field guns of the Guards Division
and some Of the guns Of the Twelfth Di-
vision had been put into position on the
strip of low ground that connects Tiger
Hill with the main land, and: while the
guns on Kineito and Chin-Ping Islands
hammered the Russian position from in
front, these guns raked the hills from the
flank, scattering their shrapnel along ev-
spot which mil s6t offer cover to q Russian
rineman.
The big Howitzers down ON the sand of
cropped their shells, along the Russian @ po-
sition with terrible precision.
But the Russians were showing some Of
their old fighting. Their courage was no
less than that Of their antagonist. and
pound them as they would. the Japanese
could not break their fire. and now the
children Of the Tsar gave an exhibition of
extraordinary gallantry.
It was half past whom I saw through
my glasses a squad of Russians coming up
the western slope Of Conical Hill and run
across the bald knob at the top.
other squad, and then another. At first
it setred that they were beginning to re-
treat. But 1t soon became apparent that
they were running toward the action, in
of N W. In
reality coming up from the direction of
Chu-Hang- -Cheng,, and going into the main
trench which run, along the crest of the
ridge there.
was as deadly as its rapidity.
JAPANESE FIND RANGE,
THEN DO DEADLY WORK.
Soon their heads began to appear above
the top Of the arthwOrks. and Immediately
the Russian rifle fire increased in volume
and vigor.
1t took longer to find the exact range
now than any other at which 1 had seen
the japanese try. But they found it, and
as had not poured upon any spot at any
time before.
The common shells were pounding upon
the earth all along the knob, and over
head the shrapnel was bursting In a. cloud
Yet through < ALL the Russians kept COM
ing. coming. steadily coming on into their
trench.
It seemed that not foot of that ground
escaped the terrible hre Of the Japanese
guns. Again and again We saw men fall
Several times men ran back to pick up
q comrste who had been knocked down
and could not get away. No finer gal
lantry will be shown in all the war than
was exhibited by these Russians on that
bald knob.
When he saw General Kuroki at his new
headquarters here last night, after the
fght was ended, he was very warm in his
praise OF their bravery. They had fought
with the highest courage. he said, and had
been an honor to their country
Poor fellowsl Many q man lies tonight
where he fell, with a few spadefulls Of
earth thrown hastily over him by the
Japanese and many another lies manned
and shattered by fragments of shell in the
Japanese field hospitals. desperately try
ing to keep back the groans Of pain that
rise to his lips.
How Russian it was. There was not a
question with them, you may be sure. It
was an order to go into the trench, and
theirs was only, TO obey: They did the
best they co1id. and II that was not
enough, theirs was not the fault.
1t was nearly O'Clock when the last Of
them reached the trench. How many there