The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-06-24
AGAIN SAD. BUT GLORIOUS.
Russian Correspondent Gives a Span.
ish Account of the Latest Rattle

Russian Correspondent Gives a Span.
ish Account Of the Latest Battle.
LAO Yang. June Ca correspond
ent of the Associated Press who was
present at the battle of Va Fanaow.
describes the lighting as follows:
Throughout the three days of the
combat officers N men Wed With each
other in pluck and heroism. They have
nded a glorious page to Russian mill
,tary history. The enemy's advance
originally included the fifth. eighth and
eleventh divisions. twelve squadrons
of cavalry n splendid artillery. About
200 guns belching a continuous stream
of shot and shell. Large reinforce
ments enabled chem to turn the RUS
SLAMS TANKS.
The division on the right precipit-
ately led the battle on the morning
of June Is. Major General G~erngross,
who was wounded, commanded the left
flank and General Loutchkovsky cons
manded the center, including four
battalions concealed In II mail wood,
whence they dealt death n destruc-
ton on the enemy.
A View of the Field.
The Russian right was protected y.
cossacks Dragons and The Siberian
RIFLES. While these big guns were
Numbering / made my way AZ about
IL a. IN. to the Russian right flank
and climbed a hill whence ! could Jew
the whole field of battle. Behind me
a battery had taken up u position from
which IL kept up a continuous fire upon
the advancing ranks of the enemy. The
heights of the Foo Chou railroad. the
bridge and the surrounding cupse we're
occupied by the Japanese infantry.
Then black lines of infantry could he
seen creeping through the vrriute.
The nearer slope of the hill was
dotted by the grey shirts of Russian
Tiilnmen 49, 19lD Nlish Sn1atSa ly-Gt.t3ftt.,.
some of the batteries; Others showed
flashes of flame. The crackle of rifle
ire was ~punctuateG by the Gnar OF
guns, and occasionally heard the
hiss of Japanese bullets.
An Awe Inspiring Seem.
The scene was awe inspiring Owen
the Russian enter and left flank how
cred chocolate colcred clouds. trpnl
bursting shrapnel. 1t was evident The
tide of battle was coming toward the
Russian right. / saw the reserves and
h%urrying forward of Cossacks, g1tlnp-
ing, followed by columns of int1I,rY
at the double quick. Suddenly they dis
appeared i'll an adjacent defile Of the
valley. where the Russians had caW3e1
-emptied as if by magic. ltattlius vol
leys We're fired behind q screen of hills
which concealed the fighting troops
from view in that direction, the sound
of firing being the only evidence OF the
deadly struggle proceeding there
"fhlS continued for a half an %
suddenly a company of Cossaclfs ap-
peared on the crest of the hill ana he
gan to descend. They We're followed by
infantry. The Japanese gunners
promptly pursued them with shr4falel.
Horses and men began failing.
"A m of narrowing suspense
was relieved by a thunderous shout of
.Hurlah, from n couple of Thousand of
Russian troops Just brought nv by
a train. They quickly jumped from the
cars, fixed bayonets and literally ram
into the fight.
Russians Are Reformed.
"Agai, tho n,,.,.1a ar ,,,,si.at =,
co,-af. s,,is,r nn fn, - +rn rot 90.
sian ragi,aa,s7, : m :. ra,,,iai ~ "a
,,oTad aff - ~, ~. 80
railroad. While n long line of comn5,s-
sariat g escorted by Cossaeks
took to the road. a battery OF horse
artillery stationed near the railroad
banged away furiouslv as il covered
the retreat.
Japanese shells We're falling ~, the
station buildings from which train af-
ter train had moved. descende, the
hin and Just succeeded in iumpius on
the f%ootboard of the last car. Some
Russian batteries ON the left flank We're
still firing.
: The main force Their began slowly 10
north of Va Fangow, and at ] in the