Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-11-11
III nas. were unrecosnIzei.

The pioneers and sapPers suffered
heavy casualties in cutting entAngie
meats. After the failure q the regu
latian sievires for removing wireS ths
pioneers we're scnt 90 attach rV'es {,
posts TO which entanslemeuis were
attached. aud troops Ia the TRENCHES
pulled upon the ropes. dragging posts
aud wires away. This worked salts
factorily until the Russians began the
use Of hracing wires. Then pioneers
advanced aud fell as though killed
close tO the entanglements and remain
Ell motionless until unOhserved. They
could work along ON their backs undei
the wires. which they cut with Ions
shears. As a result Of this expedien'
the Russians made certain that al
were dead who fell near the entangle
ments.
steel Shields For Pioneers.
The latest expedisnt was stee
shield covering the face aud body. sus
pended from the shoulders Of the pic
neers. from behind which the CUTTER
were used.
dynamite bombs were used by the
Russians against the Japanese trenches
and advance works. For assaultin,
forts where Il was impossible 10 throw
bombs wooden mortars were made by
the japanese. These were carried by
the soldiers. and with them bombs
were thrown from ifty TO a hundred
yards. These were the most effective
OF the many devices tried by the Japa.
nese
In order 10 recover the wounded
when IL was possible volunteers crawl
ed from the trenches at night and
worked along on their stomachs. pull
ing the wounded slowly TO cover by the
heels. Many OF the wounded were moi
recovered.
The attack upon Two Hundred and
Three Meter hill and the ridge immedi-
ately north OF II. called Nahaokayama
was started at 8 in the evening Of Sept
10 by two regiments of the right divi.
sion and one regiment Of the Second
reserves. The first regiment advanced
against Nahsokayama from trenches
close to the Russian lines. A japanese
company. In parties Of tens and TWEEN
ties, reached the dead ground on the
northeast extremity of the ridge. In
spite OF the furious bombardment with
which the japanese supported the as
sault the japanese infantry could not
advance any farther and was compel
ed to spend the night on the dead
ground close to the first Russian trench
line.
Carnage on 2O3 Meter Hill.
In the meantime a second japanese
regiment advanced against the west
slopes OF Two Hundred and Three Ne
ter hill, and third regiment moved
against the southwest slopes. The sec.
ond regiment WAS unable to make
much progress, but the third regiment
reached the foot of the southwest
slopes. During the night a party o:
sappers cleared away the Russian wire
enta ngIements.
dawn on Sept. 20, and all the morning
the slopes Of the fortified hill and the
ridge were transformed into an inferno
by the bursting of shells. At IL O'Clock
a small party OF the second regiment
charged forward to gain the foot o.
the west slopes. The Russian batteries
were evidently waiting for the Japa
nese. as a most wonderful shrapnel fire
was opened ON them.
Not Japanese Escaped.
Every man seemed TO fall Though
but at rife range. the firing of shrap-
mel continued for ten minutes, after
which all the japanese were down.
either wounded or killed. The artiI-
lery duel continued until $50 in the
evening, when the first japanese regi-
ment. carrying Its flags, advanced up
the slopes OF Nahaokayams to the
dead ground which the single company
had gained the night previous. The
Russians had retired to their first line
Of trenches, and several companies of
Japanese were extended along the
slopes under cover of the brow OF the
ridge
Ghastly Struggle on Hill.
With rush they carried the trench
line on the crest of the hill. The last
rush Of the japanese was splendid
spectacle ending with bayonet en-
counter with the Russians on the full
sky line. Stones. bayonets, swords and
hand grenades were used by both
sides. The utmost ferocity was dis.
played.
When the japanese had carried the
east half Of the ridge the Russians re-
tired to the west half Before darkness
the japanese were in possession of the
whole ridge, which they retained de-
spite an awful shrapnel fire from Chair
hill. Taiyangkow, the Tigers Tail and
the Liaoti forts.