The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-06-02
Russians Reported as Being on the
Run


army swept the Russians from Kin
Chow Friday morning, and in des'
perate attack stormed the almost
impregnable position of the Russians
on Nanshan Hill, west of Talien Wan.
The battle ragged in the hills all
through the night, and fragmentary
kilograms from the Japanese head
quarters report that the engagement
is still in progress, and that the jap
anese are still pursuing the Russians
south from Nanshan and the head OF
Talienwan bay. The Russians had
made elaborate preparations to check
the Japanese movement south on the
Lao 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 Hushangtao, and the extreme left
at Nanshan HILL The hill was the
strongest part of the line; 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 we'll
made wire entanglements. Another
line OF defenses, also protector
with wire entanglements, extended
from Yen CHA Tung, near the head OF
Talienwan bay, due north of Liuchia
Tien, which lies south Of Kin Chou.
A strong Russian force was posted at
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 its southern front
to Talien Wan, and its western front
to Kin Chou. Chiu Ii Chan village
was the apex Of this angle; the ex-
treme right of the Japanese line rest
ed at Chen Cha Tien, which is almost
due north Of Chiu Ii Chan, while the
extreme left was at, Chaitsuho, vii
lage due east of Chiu Ii Chan. Back
Of this angle the attacking force as
sembled 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.
To this end the Japanese began a Sc
ries 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 centimes
calibre, ten old-style cannon Of be-
tween nine and fifteen centimes cal
ibre, and two quick-fring guns OF
twelve centimes calibre. The Japan
ese also discovered a number OF large
emplacements, 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 on-commissioned officers and
S7S blue jackets were killed and drown
ed; seven officers, 13 non-commissioned
officers and so blue jackets slightly
wounded, and II blue jackets seriously
wounded, in the sinking Of the Japan
ese battleship Hatsuese by the mine at
Port Arthur on May Is. Two hundred