The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06
Result of the Terrific
Combat Remains
in Doubt
N0GrS ARMY ATTACKS
Port Arthur Veterans
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Bravery.

MUKDEN, March 6.-The rumble OF
carts In the streets Of Mukden is
drowned by the roar OF the oatue
which is raging a few miles away be
tween General Nogis Port Arthur vet
erans and the hastily assembled army
interposed by General Kuropathn to
defend the city and railroad.
The stroke came like lightning out
OF q clear sky. It is reported that the
situation has somewhat improved, but
it is still extremely critical 1t is re-
ported that the japanese have been
thrown back in the district Of Lunfan-
shan and are retiring along the Sin
uaintin road, but heavy fighting is con-
tinuing there.
The japanese vanguard posts are
about six miles west Of Mukden, where
the bursting Of shrapnel is plainly Wis
ible. A fight also is raging at Suchud-
zia and Lanshanpau. which on Satur-
day were captured by the japanese
after a terrible combat, the villages
several times changing hands.
The japanese on Friday advanced on
the Russian position at Shakhe village.
but were beaten of. Twice they at
tackled Putiloff, but both attacks were
repulsed.
more than twenty battalions made
thirteen attacks on the night Of March
and the morning of March 4, storm
ing the redoubts furiously. All these
attacks were repulsed with heavy loss.
The ground in front of the redoubts
was strewn with heaps Of japanese
corpses.
HEAVIEST DUEL OF THE WAR.
The japanese and Russian artillery
are engaged in the heaviest duel of the
war. Russian mortars are fired at the
shakhe bridge and japanese eleven
inch guns are in full play, but the Rus
sian foTtihCations, on which the Rus
SLAMS had been working all winter, Of
Ter fairly secure protection.
There is little news of General Kuro-
patkn's operations on the extreme east
Of the line. The Russians are holding
their ground and even advancing, but
il is reported that a japanese cavalry
division, with twelve quick-fre guns, is
sweeping far TO the eastward on a
rapid turning movement
The carnage at the center and on both
TANKS has been enormous, The Japan
ese at many places simply threw away
their lives, beating against the Rus
sian powerful Notifications in attacks
which in the center apparently were
intended chiefly as a demonstration TO
cover the driving home of General
NOgi's blow. II is believed now that
the operation to the eastward was in
part in the nature of a feint, with the
design TO draw reinforcements thither.
If this was the design il was success
ful, General Kuropatldn having sent
the First Corps to the assistance Of
General Linevitch.
RIGHT WING BENT BACKWARD.
AS the result Of the weeks operations
the Russian right is bent sharply back
ward, instead Of paralleling the Shakhe
River, and now runs northwest and
southeast, passing eight miles from
Mukden, covering the Sinmintin road.
According to prisoners, the Japanese
force on the Lao River includes the
First, Seventh and Ninth divisions
from Port Arthur. Part of the turning
force probably is made up of reserves
which came from Yinkow by rail on
seven trains. The Port Arthur veter-
ans advanced 20 the attack shouting in
Russian:
'Out Of the way for us! We are from
Port Arthur"
They offered their lives with the
same fanatical bravery and were as
unshaken by heavy losses as at the
siege Of Port Arthur