Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-17
For Three Days Russian Officers
And Men We'd With Each Other
In Doing Heroic Deeds.
ADDED GLORY TO THEIR COUNTRY
Large achievements Enabling the
japanese to Turn Their Flank
Aud Win the Day

emit at the battle Of Nafangow describes
the lighting as follows:
"'rhe stern, logged fighting at the
battle Of Vafangow was like another
Borodiuo. The roar Of the machine
guns ana the boom Of the cannon still
ring In ones ears,
Throughout the three days Of combat
the officers and men We'd with each
other in pluck and heroism. They have
added glorious passages to Russian
military history
THE enemy's advance originally In
Guided the Fifth. Eighth and Eleventh
divisions. u sQuadroiA Of cavalry and
splendid artillery. About 200 guns were
belching continuous stream Of shot
and shell Large reinforcements en-
ablcd them to turn the Russian TANKS.
\ diversion on the right precipItated
the battle In the morning Of June 10,
MAJ. Gen. Goingross, who was
wounded commanded the left flank,
and Gen Loutchkovsky commanded the
center including four battalions con-
ccaled In a small wood, whence they
dealt death and destruction on the en-
Cmy,
THE RUSSIAN RIGHT.
"The Russian right was protected by
Cossacks, Dragons and Siberian rifles.
while these big guns were thunder
ing / made my way at about IL a. m. to
the Russian right flank and climbed
hill whence I could view the whole
field Of battle, Behind me battery had
taken up a position from which It kept
up a continuous fire upon the advanc-
ing ranks OF the enemy. Through
glasses / could see the sandy valley Of
the Tassa. with the Chinese village OF
Fafan.
HEIGHTS OF FOO CHOU,
"Tbe heights Of FOO chou, the rail-
road bridge ana the surrounding cops
wore occupicd by japanese Infantry
Then black lines Of infantry like
threads. could be seen creeping through
the yerduro. Nearer the slope OF q NIL
WAS dotted by the gray shirts OF Nus-
sian riUcmen A brOWnish smoke over
hung some OF the batteries and others
showed flashes Of flames The crackle
of rifle was punctuatod by the roar OF
guns. Occasionally | heard the hiss Of
Il Japanese bullet
AWE INSPIRING SCENE.
The scene was awe-inspring over
the Russian center and left flank nov
cred chocolate clouds from bursting
shrapuel. II was evident thar the tide
of battle was coming toward the Rus
sian right / saw reserves hurryns
forward the COssacks gahuping, fol
lowed BY columns of infantry. sudden
Nv they disappeared IN an adjacent de-
file. The valley where the Russians had
camped was ompted as II by magic
Rafting yolleys were fired behind the
screen of hills which concealed the
lighting troops from view in that direc-
tion, the sound of the firing being the
only evidence of the deadly struggle
proceeding there. This continued Tor
half an hour Suddenly a company OF
Coseacks appeared ON the crest II the
hin and began to descend. They were
followed by infantry The japanese
punucrs promptly pursued them with
shrapncl Horses and men began tall-
ing
A SHOUT or HuRRAH'
"A moment Of narrowing suspense
was relieved by "a laundering shout OF
'hurrah.'
III was from a couple Of thousand
Of Russian troops just brought up by
train. They quickly jumped from the
cars. fixed bayoncts and literally ran
into the fight
Again the crackle Of musketry un-
der cover. during which the retiring
ID
moved Of In complete order toward the
railroad
While a long line Of commissarat
wagons escorted by Cossacks took 10
the road. battery of horse artillery
stationed near the railroad banged
awny furlously as II covered the zee
treat. The Japanese shells were fall
ing ON the station buildings, from
which train after train had moved
Il descended the hill and just sue
cceded I'm jumping on the footboard
of the last car, Some OF the Russian
batteries ON the left nank were Still
firing. The main force then began
slowly to retreat towards Nantslaliu,
30 miles north Of Nafaugow), and at
about I in the afternoon had accom-
plshcd rs strategic mission. The bat"
tlc of VafaugoW had detected COM
Siderable Japanese forces from Port
Arthur.
FIGHTING WAS GLORIOUS.
Tho lighting was glorious. For two
DAYS the Russian regiments vigorously
maintained their positions and took the
offensive on the left so pressing the
enemy there that % couple of japanese
batteries fell into the Cossacks' hands,
The Russian soldiers went into bait
lie singing, their spirits not affected
by the fierce heat and furious cannon
aiding. whose Intensity may be gaugcd
from tho influence 10 had ON Utmos-
pheric conditions. Uniu drops ell Ike
tears at the height of the battle, me-
though the day daWnrd clear
JAPs LOST HEAVILY.
Many Russians have fallen but q
greater number of Japanese were kilt
cd. Tho Russlau shells and bullets
moved them down like whctt The
whole valley was hestrewn with the
oorpses and the river Tassu ran red
but a WAS with Japanese more than
with Russian blood.
II left ON the last train with Gen
Stakelbcrp THUS train collidad with
the one preceding o. near Nanstialln,
but It was not damaged.
when passing Ntl chou we saw
three Japanese cruisers.
"Tha whole roud north was occupied
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