Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-06-03
DAY SAVED
BY SQUADRON
JAPANESE CAME NEAR BEING DE.
FEATED AT KIN CHOU.
CHARGED UP NANSHAN HILL
NINE TIMES.
VICTORY COST BROWN MEN $500
KILLED AND WOUNDED.

Toxic, May 30-The details OF the
fighting at Kin Chou emphasize the he
roic tenacity Of the japanese in their
conduct at Nanshan hill
Nine successive times the japanese
charged the fortified heights in the
face Of storm Of death-dealing mis-
siles, and in their last effort they car.
ried the forts and trenches only after
bayonet conflict with the Russians.
who made a desperate. despairing
ftruggle to beat back the on-coming
hordes.
The final assault OF the japanese. in
which they at last succeeded in taking
possession. was marked by the most
desperate hand-tohand encounter that
has thus far characterized the war.
The japanese left, throughout the
entire action until night. was exposed
10 an enflading fire from the Russian
infantry. q gunboat on Talienwan bay
and four nine-centimetre guns posted
At Tafengchen.
At critical moment the ammuni-
ton Of the artillery ran low and it was
decided 10 cast the remaining ammuni.
ton into one final desperate assault.
Fortunately. however, at the mo-
ment this decision was reached the
Japanese squadron in Kin Chou bay.
which had ceased bombarding when
the infantry had first moved forward,
suddenly resumed the Smelling OF Nan
shan hill.
Decisive Moment
Then il was that the issues OF the
day We're deteTmined-at a moment
when the outcome WIS futtering be
tween success and dGseat for Japan
at that moment was an almost certain
Iepulse converted Into victory so sue
cesSful that the forces of the car
were swept into confusion and dlsor-
derby retreat With every Japanese
gun centering its fire upon the Nan
shan forts and trenches, the Japanese
Infantry sprang over the bodies OF the
dead comrades who had sacrificed
their lives in the previous fruitless
charges. The entire line rushed for.
ward toward the Russian left where
the fire OF the Japanese squadron had
proved most deadly and which was the
first 10 weaken under the death-deal-
ing bombardment. And il was there
that the first breach was made in the
human stone wall that all day had
been an invincible barrier 10 the i'm |
retuous assaults of the brown men.
1t was the fourth division OF the
Osaka men that stormed the Russian
left 1t had once been said that Osaka |
men were not brave II will never be |
eaid again
eloodsodden Nanshan.
The first division of Toxic which .
had the center. and the third division |
ct Nagoya, occupying the left and
which had been exposed all day to the
Russian fire against the front flank.
now followed the example Of the Osa-
ka men and rushed forward. and the
battle became transformed from an
duel into one Of personal con-
hict with the bayonet as the instru
ment OF warfare. On every parapet
the restless, death-defying Japanese
surged forward in increasing numbers
snd, hustling the Russians from their
swept over the hill. At
1880 O'Clock. as the sun was sinking
beneath the horizon, the flag Of the
land OF the Rising Sun floated above
the bloodsodden Nanshan hill. while
the shouts OF "Banzai" swelled from
bill to hill and re-echoed from squad
ron TO fort.
The japanese paid for their victory
$500 killed and wounded. To the
russians the humiliation Of defeat was
intensified by the loss OF sixty-eient
cannon and ten machine guns. while
ying dead in the forts and trenches
we're 500 men, the victims of the &C.
,uracy OF Japanese long-distance
craftsmanship and OF closerange
lighting. General Oku was in con-.
nand Of the japanese.
NO RUSSIAN REPORTS