The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-03


of Liam Yang that has set come from
% Russian source is from tha pen of NJ.
k0sloVsky of the Red Cross detlch-
mont NJ, koslovsSy declares that had
| 10 not been for the failure Of the left
/ flank attack from Kvaukufen Kuropat-
| hn's plans would have succeeded and
l<urok's force have been cut off.
| Writing of the attack made by Kuroki
on Kuropatkin's center, NJ. Koslovsky
says.
81 was under fire most Of the day Ost
September), ana witnessed attack after
attack The Japanese came on some-
times I'm dense clouds, and only toward
evening adopted looser formations. In
most cases the tremendous fire OF
shrapnel and bullets from our men
stopped these attacks before they got
far, but 1 could see quite distinctly the
Japanese officers making gestures TO
their men to retire.
THE ferceness of the shell-hre was
amazing The whole sky line for 1O
versts was constantly barred with vivid
streaks of fire. Not more than half the
shells exploded, but those which did
caused the most appalling losses, and a
shudder passed all along the trenches
at each explosion. Capt. Nassilief S
| head was taken clean off by one which
| did not, however burst, but lay ON the
ground bloody and horrible until the
men kicked earth over it. Another
| shell fell i'm a salient and killed OF
wounded every man. We had seven
/ German 'solonists' from South Russia
in the second line, and these men sang
| hymns all the morning, much to the
amusement of their orthodox brethren
| who said THE Niemtsi are afraid of
being killed All, in fact, were killed
or hurt before evening except one, who
continued his hymn.
MANY of the Japs got caught alto
gether on the barbed wires, and the few
cartridges which remained were used
for shooting them down as they strug-
gled and writhed. One Jap officers face
was covered with blood, but he con-
tinued to struggle until shot with a
pistol, whereupon he stretched him
self, and lay across the wires with
outstretched arms, as if swimming
| For some reason, which no one knows
Jap after Jap, risking his life, came VI
and tried to drag off the body, but all
| were knocked over. At last Lieut..
| Gribsky, imagining that the dead Jap
had something important on him, rush
ed out with four men, and tried to
| bring it in. But when the Japs saw
this they turned, rushed forward, fir
| ing furiously, and bayOnetted two of the
men. The body lay there for -four
| hours, and no one was able to approach
| it. When at last it was brought in by
our men we found i'm the pockets moth
! ing except personal papers and a Curl
Gus disc of steel with an inscription on
it, We suppose it was a regimenta
| talisman.
After the failure of this attack, the
Japs bombarded us for two hours
causing heavy losses, but failing to pu
any of our guns, which were masked
out of action. They then began a new
infantry attack. Despite the fall o.
hundreds, they came on, and collecting
in great numbers, i'm the same undula.
ton rushed the advanced trench
killing every man in it, and thunder
ing into the works near which l was
at work.
"Our men held the trench resolutely
Swearing and shouting, they shot anC
stabbed until nearly every man was
killed. The Japs continued to pour in
and finally two-thrds of the whole line
! Then our men to the north began to
enfilade them, and they melted awy
Some lay down and were bayoneted by
the reenforcements sent from the real
trenches. A horrible massacre ensueC