Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-20
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(Vafangow, according to Russian
designation on June Is.

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designation on June IL.
There is strong similarity between
the two fights. At Telissu the Japan
csc had to drive the Russians from
two hills while at Nanshan the enemy
occupied one hill. The Russians posi-
! ton at Telissu was superior to that
of the Japanese and equalized the ad-
vantage of the Japanese in having Il
larger force. The Russian position ex-
tended from east to west and crossed
the narrow valley through which ran
the Foo Crou river and the railway.
From their positions on the right and
left in the high hills which flank this
! valley, Gen. Oku drove the Russians
down into the valley. The fight at the
left of his lines was the most desperate
| of the day. The field had been disputed
all day and when the Japanese reach
ed it six hundred of the enemy's dead
were found there.
General Oku started from line
marked by Pulandien and the Tassa
river on June 13. The left column
reached Nachialing on June IA. and
| the main or middle column and the
| right column, keeping in touch with
each other, reached a line between
Chiachiatun and Tapingkou, steven
and a half miles south of Telissu the
| So me day.
The Russian forces then held a line
| between Tafangshen and Lungwang
tao. The entire Japanese line advanced
and at o'clock in the afternoon the
| Japanese artillery opened fire. The
hod and fhnu rpYlipd
! with spirit until darkness put an end
! to the artillery duel.
During the night of the 14th the Jap
| anese right column seized a hill be-
tween Tsongchiotun and Wengchian-
| tung and the middle column occupied
| hill to the west of Tapingkou.
When the dawn of the 18th broke
! the field of battle was obscured by fog,
| but the artillery opened early. A por-
| tion Of the Japanese middle column adj
vanccd to the north side of a bend in
| the Foo Chou river. Here these men
| We're greatly exposed to the enemy's
J fire, but a force of infantry and artil-
| lery was hurried forward and relieved
them. At half past nine o'clock this
! relieving force seized a point to the
west of Wengchiantung and in CO.
operation with the middle column.
drove the Russians from Tafangshen.
Meantime the japanese right was
suffering. The Russian left had been
reinforced until their numbers We're
| greater than the opposing Japanese.
General Oku was twice forced to or
| der up the infantry reserves. The Rus
| slams made a series of desperate coun-
| ter-attacks and when the situation was
| most critical Japanese cavalry swung
around the Russian left and struck the
| enemy on the flank. AT this time addi-
| tional Russian reinforcements had ar
rived and thu Russians held their po-
sition with logged determination I'M
| til their front and both TANKS were
| under fire. They then broke and fled.
| The Japanese left succeeded in am
| bushing 900 Russian infantry men who
were discovered retiring from Wuchia-
| tun.
Many of the enemy at this point
| were killed or wounded. In his report
Gen. Oku says the Russians began tic
hight with % battaliOns of infantry
Il squadrons of cavairy and 9S guns.
| They were reinforced several times
| but the number of achievements is
not known. The Russian casualties
are not known with cXactitude. The
| The Japanese right found and buried
part of the enemy's dead. Seven Rus
sian officers and 300 men were taken
prisoners. The japanese casualties
| reported up to noon on June Is,
| amounted to about 900 men, including
s officers killed and II wounded.
Gen. Oku concluded his report
modestly and Loyalty with these words:
| The success in carrying superior po-
stions and routing the enemy was due
to the influence of the IeiSning En-
peror."