The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08

At dawn on March 6 began a fight
long to be remembered in the history
Of wars; 1t was Of terrific grandeur
and might be compared to vast thun-
derstorm OF lead, shrapnel and bullets
pelting mercilessly a, strip Of land TWEEN
ty miles long and seven miles broad,
moving down victims by the thousands,
and, with the explosions of shimose
shells and the blowing Of bombs re-
ting tin storm the twY armies fought all
Regiments were reduced to compa-
MES and e, companies TO squads, but these
managed to unite and We'd with fresh
troops in the resolution with which
they re-entered the fray. r..
Ground sowns with Shells.
! South Of Russian -tun, in the region
Kept till I'M aFht9f apsan wss
were intensely determined to break
thru at this. point. The soil Of the
rlVeT valley is thickly sown with bits
OF shfapnel casing: and chunks of shells
OF large and small caliber, covered in
places with green exide, resulting from
shes exp1o@sison or .nlelinite, llyddite and
located with the sitting gases of smoke
plosives. 80.
Yesterday fighting of the fercest sort
continued all day on front fourteen
miles n ~ long, vest Of the railroad and on
Losses Are stupendous.
The losses in the ten days of battle on
both sides are already far greater than
were the casualties in the battle of
Llao;,yang and are likely to increase as
TIE days pass before the issue is fairly
Beginning at 2 O'Clock am, yester-
desperate attacks on General Tserpit it.
sky,s division 1.-THE west front, south
OF *Mqkden, repeating the assault at in
tervals Of two hours, with constant rein
forcements: About $4,000 Japanese
with 200 pieces Of. artiila ry participated.
Al the attacks. We're Tepulsed, there
6elng enormous losses on both sides.
changed hands several Zines Finally Finally
General Tserpitsky, on horseback at
the head of his troops,3le his regiments
to the attack with colors flying and
music playing. El$s.;s.
/, The attack was successful After it
was over the victorious soldiers crowd
ed around General Tserpitsky, shouting
his praises and even kissing his hands
and feet The Russians captured sew
| eral quick-tire guns and many Japanese
{prisoners,- includ ding officers.
-: -: Battle for a Meal.
Monday night the Japanese attacked
/ Yen ei-tun, A-lan- pu and Eerth- tai-tzu,
and they also made four furious attacks
Ion the village of Iu.huan tun early this
##morning. On the Fourth attack the
Japanese were temporarily successful in
n o,,f 4h0, i
Adirectly toward thesfeld kitchens, where
1.-THE morning meal was being prepared
j and commenced to- bolt, the food. The
Russian troops, however, with shout
Of HSave, our dinner, brothers! fell
upon he;Japanese like a hurricane and
! drove them out, Of the village at the
fpoipt of. the bayonet.
j "A captured Japanese said they had
had nothing to eat since Sunday. and
ITO capture the Russians = dinner OF
starve. s--.9 I e
Russian Force Caught.
| At Er-da-gou, on the center, a regi
ment Of Chasseurs made night attack
but the Russian were caught by thu
j Japanese flank ana many Of them were
\ killed, fifty being eaA tpred.
! AT Ben7tsia -pu-t3eP s'theS' Japanes.
stormed as far las fthess via entangIe
|ments, bu, twere repulsed with grea
loss, ! ii ;3,> J.
An attack con sthe east front earl,
this morning. resulted in the capture O.
|severai positions near Ou-ba-no-on-s,
, and the Selling Of two Japanese quick
I IA Struggle Is Desperate:
: !, The Japanese -made>a counter attac]
and long and desperate struggle en-
sued, the Russians capturing a thir'
quick--fre gun and holding the positions
the road ana sap
are using the railroad as line of com
munications. ;.-.4