Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-09-17
WORLDS GREATEST BATTLE
DETAILS or THE NINE DAYS oEs.
PERATE CONFLICT At LAO
YANG.

H.Nti A"N N' capture NI iilN hNhN
uga accomplished only after mine
days of desperate nghung on tho part
.ui thp second uI lUit. Japanese army.
under The command of General Ohu.
During This time while the artillery
'amy carried out its part uI enc great
I,sL artillery duel the world has ever
seen. there occurred che hardest Fight
ius and the most desperate Infantry
/ charges of modern times.
The fighting began August 26 when
This Japanese army m0yine to the
northward. collidod with thr Russian
forces intronchod on che bills at An.
shlushHn The Japanese hombardod
/ thls position all day long. and nt night
the Russians retired. Tho next three
days. August "a. 2S and go. we're oc.
cupIed iu following the rctreatlng
Russians Japanese vatiorios were
sent forward to shell the enemy. The
Russians rotrCatod steadily. the artili.
/ cry In their rear guard engaging the
Japanese advance and succeeding in
rciardiug it until the main force of
Russians reached Ia safety the strong
Iy fortified positions 10 the shOushan.
pao hills. eight miles south OF liao
Yang.
The Fight a. Shoushanpao Hills.
AZ dawn OF August 30 The Japanese
began an artillery attack upon this
/ position. the socondarmy bringing 2lB
guns TO bear upon the Russian FORTH.
/ cations Tho fourth Japanese army
was formed upon the extreme right.
/ occupying position opposite a small
I 'hain Of hills running 40 right angles
To- the Russian position Tho fourth
/ army employed nearly 100 guns
more against the enemy az shoushan.
pao This Russian position was the
| frongest the enemy had held up 90
/ hal time 10 consisted OF three hills.
averaging each 300 feet high. al forti.
Died with very strong intronchmentl
connecting each one with covered
way leading back 20 a bomb proof
apsblc OF holding an the men ongag.
cd in working the guns. This bomb
proof was $50 skilifuly hidden that the
Japanese could NOT locate q accurate
I ly daring the Two days f1tiug that
ensuod
This artillery duel probably wag che
biggest that has ever taken plaoe. u
'nHtor an day ol August a0 without
any apprccnble result
AZ dawn OF August 8l the artillery
iro was resumed. the Japanese bat
forIos having moved forward % within
I 0nu yards of the Russian position
turing the night.
Gave Shot for Shot.
The Japanese drove a few Russian
troops from an unlortlncd HIN on the
extreme right and az s o'clock IN the
morning they made au unsuccessful A.
| Tempt 90 capture a fortified hin on tho
I Russian left During this morning the
artillery duel was continued with ln.
/ .rcasing sircngth. the Russians an.
swerinE shot for shot The Japanese
/ guns were hidden under riponlng corn
eight fee, high, and they we're hardly
Visible 90 the enemy. who searched
I ihe cornHelds with shrannel The fire
/ caused heavy Japanese losses hut Il
failed 20 silence the guns Az the
morning wore on tho Japanese
brought into action four i5contimoter
I Twns captured from the Russians at
/ Nanshan hin. uslug them against the
/ Russian position with ammunition
taken from the enemy These guns
and their ammunition had been drawn
by hand over the railroad for nearly
goo miles.
AZ "a O'Clock n the morning the
/ fire of an the Japanese guns was con
! cCutrnted ON the trench at the end of
"a hlll on the extreme l,h OF the Rus
I sian position.
shells Rained on the Russian Trench
For an hour shell and shFapuol
were ruiupd Iu this trench and the
smoke of bursting shrapnel and the
dust of exploding shells hid the posi-.
/ tion from sight The artillery ceased
at noon and the Japanese Infantry
then charged from an adjoining bin
in the face of a heavy fire from the
trench itself and "a terrible cross fire
from Russian artillery posted
on another bin 10 the roar strong
wire entangloments. military pits and
exploding mines failed 20 stop the ad.
vance. and iu spite OF enormous caau.
alties they took the trench at the
pOint of me bayonot driving the Rus
SLAMS back the length OF the hlll AZ
soon as the Japanese were 90 posses.
sion of this trcuch me Russians turn.
od the fire ut scores of guns Cgalngt
them iu an effort 10 dIslodgo them
This heavy fire was maintained until
nightiall, but ala not drive che Japan.
eae out
Both sides Kept up an artillery nre
an through the night OF August 3l and
az 8 O'Clock in the morning of soptom.
her : the Japanese attacked the cen-
Ter Russian position This was a hiu
defended hy three lines Of eBironch-
mentH The bottom of the hlll was
defended hy wire enfanN'emouta. nlis
and dltcheH japanese engineers cut
these eniaglementE. after terrible
slaughter one detachment losing sev.
onty seVen out of eighty men.
Hand 20 Hand Encounters.
The mon Of Nagoya. the flower of
the second army were assigned 10
charge this bin They took the first
trenches with a msh. Al the second
trenches they met the onolnv Ia a