Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-06-01
Russians Reported as Being on the
Run

Toxic. BY 'Cable.-The JaJpanese
army swept the Russians from Kin
Chow Friday morning. and in a dcs-
perate attack stormed the almost
impregnable position of the Russians
ON Nanshan Hill. west of Talen Wan
The battle ragged in the hills all
through the night. and fragmentary
telcgrams from the Japanese head
quarters report that the engagement
Is still IN progress, and that the Jap
ancse are still pursuing the Russians
sdf,h from Nanshan and the head of
Talienwan bay. The Russians had
made elaborate preparations to check
the Japanese r>ovement south on the
liao Tung peninsula. toward Port Ar
thur.
They had fortified the high ground
on the shore of Talienwan bay their
works extending to the east and the
west The extreme Russian right was
at Elushangtao. and the extreme left
at Nanshan Hill. The hill was the
strongest part of the line: a series of
batteries, strongly emplaced. crowded
its crest, while rifle pits extended
around its sides. Mines had been
placed lower down on this hill. and
around the base on the northern and
eastern sides were stretched wCll-
made wire cntanglemcnts. Another
line of defenses. also protector
with wire entanSlemcnts. extended
from Yen CHA Tung. near the head of
Tallenwan bay. due north of Liuchia
Tien, which lies south of Kin Chou.
Kin Chou. 1t consisted of infantry
and artillery
The Japanese first occupied the line
of hills to the east of Kin Chou. Their
position formed an almost perfect
right angle. showing it's southern front
TO Tahen Wan. and its western front
10 Kin Chou. Chiu ii Chan village
was the apex OF this angle: the ex-
trefne right OF the Japanese line rest
ed at Chen Cha Tien. which is almost
due north of Chiu Ii Chan, while the
extreme lCft was at Chaitsuho. viii
lage due cast Of Chiu Ii Chan. Back
OF this angle the attacking force as
sembIed in complete security
The Russians apparently attempted
TO draw japanese attack last Saturday
for their batteries opened fire slowly
on the enemy 'on that day. The Jap
anese. however, refused to be drawn
into an attack until the positions of
the Russians. their guns and their
strength had been fully developed.
10 this end the Japanese began Sc
lies OF careful manoeuvres. their Off
GERS working their way close enough
TO the Russian position to draw the
enemy's fire. They thus secured frag-
ments of shells for the purpose OF
ascertaining the calibre OF the Russian
guns. They discovered that the bat
teries on Nanshan hill included four
howitzers of about fifteen centmes
calibre. ten od-style cannon of be-
tween nine and fifteen centimes cal
ibre, and two quick firing guns of
twelve centimcs caibre. The Japan
ese also discovered a number of large
empiacements. but they did not learn
the number of guns contained therein.
These emplacements faced to the
north and east.
Cost Many Lives.
Toxic, Special-Revised figures show
that 81 non-commissioned officers and
37S blue Jackets were killed and drown
ed; seven officers. 13 non-commissioned
officers and so blue jackets slightly
wounded, and 12 blue jackets seriously
wounded in the sinking OF the Japan
ese battsship Hatsuese by the mine at
Port Arthur on May 10. Two hundred
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