The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-29
SAKHAROFF TELLS
STORY OF FIGHTS
Lieutenant General Gives
Some Details.
IAPS FIGHT CALAMITY
RUSSIANS LOST SOMETHING
LIKE 800 MEN.

Ut. PETERSBURG. Aug. 2S--The
general staff has received the fol-
lowing telegram from Lieutenant
General SakharoR dated Aug q:
Our advance guard and advanced
troops on the southern front yesterday
retired slowly towards the fortified
position of Anshanshan.
Rife fire was general along the
whole line front.
The Japanese artillery cannonaded
our positions at different points
Our guns poured 4 heavy fire INTO
the columns of the japanese as they
advanced, and into their works and en-
trenchmeuts and eventually compelled
them TO move their vast camp from
Panama to the village of Baissiaza-
AT 8 O'Clock in the evening there
was a lull in tie firing
Fight on Left Flank.
The hottest fighting occurred on our
left flank, on the south front of which
our losses amounted to 200.
During the night our advance
guards retired to the principal posi-
ton.
Five divisions Of the enemy took
the offensive against our south front
our troops repealed towards the
southeast all attacks of the japanese
directed against their front while our
troops on tie right flank, taking the
offensive toward evening drove the
japanese back 10 Tounsinpu.
Our losses on the southeast front
were above doe.
--Our detachment on the east yester-
day had a desperate fight against con-
siderable forces of the enemy.
"On tie right flank our infantry,
tod
the japanese were at all points super
ior numerically, firmly and courage
ously repulsed the attacks began dur
ing the night by the engagement Of the
advanced positions Of Tsegow and
Anping- This affair eliminated in
sharp bayonet fighting and some Of our
Tegimental officers received sword,
bayOnet and revolver wounds.
After desperate fighting on the ad-
vanced positions of TSeg0w and
Anping our troops retired on the
main position supported by artillery.
The Tambon regiment on the left
flank at Tsegow defended an advanced
position from / O'Clock in the morning
until { O'Clock in the afternoon, re
pelling all the enemy's attacks at the
point of the bsyonet.
There were four counter attacks
The commander Of the regiment,
Colonel KlembOusly, was wounded
a turning movement by the en-
gagement against the left flank OF the
Tsegow position and the enfilGding IRE
OF their batteries on kaouIou heights
forced the Tambof regiment5to retire
and the retreat was effected in good
order. SIX gins were abandoned but
they were broken aud rendered use
less
jap Officer Suicides.
The japanese attacked like fanatics
and their losses must have been very
great.
A wounded japanese officer who was
taken prisoner escaped observation
after his wound had been dressed and
killed himself by dashing his head
against the stones.
Our troops captured d considerable
number of rifles. caps and other
articles Of equipment from the Japan
eSe.
our losses on this front have not
been definitely asCeTtained. but they
exceed 1.500 killed or wounded.
Notwithstanding the long and
desperate fighting and the consequent
fatigue. the spirit of our troops was
as alert as ever. and in the darkness
OF night with rain falling heavily and
Transforming the ground into liquid
mud they executed the necessary
movements headed by their bands, in
perfect order.
''On Aug. Is the enemy lad not as
sumed any definite offensive measures
al any point along the whole front and
our troops gradually moved TO new
positions.
AT about O'Clock in the afternoon
il was discovered that the japanese
were moving on Taempine by way OF
Youdioukau."