Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-03
A GREAT BATTLE
FOUGHT IN SNOW
Official Reports Received Today
Show Battle of HeiokutaiMo
Extensive Than Supposed
FOUGHT IN A HLlNDINe STORM
oyama Admits Losses of 1000 and
Says the Russians Must Have Lost
1o,ooo-.some Severe Fighting Has
Occurred Since Russians Gave Up
che Advance. !.

Sno A0VanC0s
Toxic. Feb. 8. - Field Marshal Oya-
ma, telegraphing yesterday, reports the
extreme Japs' left holds the line a
long the Hun river with it's extreme
left established on the right bank. The
main body Of Russians, after their de-
feat at Hekoutai retired across the Hun
river an6. occupied Niuyupao, Spufan-
gtai and portion of Changtan We'd
nesday the Russians began construct
ing defensive works in the neighbor-
hood of those towns. The Russians
made a series Of small attacks on the
right army and left flank of the left
army, but were repulsed in each in
stance.
Details of the fighting from January
25 to 20. which Field Marshal Oyama
officially designates as the battle OF
Heiokut:.i show the operations were
more extensive and the forces engaged
larger and fighting more desperate
than the first reports indicated. The
japanese. casualties totaled 1000. Ac-
cording to the Japanese estimate the
Russians lost over 10000. The armies
fought in driving snow storm. 1t
was bitterly cold and very difficult to
see. A night attack delivered in the
early morning, brought success to the
Japanese.
A Russian division surrounded and
attacked Heiokutai on the 25th. Oya-
ma reports the garrison, though out
numbered, made stubborn resistance
and retired at night under the cover
Of darkness to Kuchengthu. In the
meantime Oyama warned of the attack
ordered an advance for the purpose of
retaking Heiokutai. 1t was showing
and the movements of the troops were
delayed
At noon on the 26th, while the at
tack on Heiokutai was developing,
report reached Japanese headquarters
that another division of Russians was
operating west of Chenchieppao, threat
ening the left flank of the Japanese
force and moving against Heiokutai,
which had deployed from Sumapao
westward of Heiokutai.
"Japs deployed to Humpao and WI
piatsu and attacked Heiokutai and Ia
opao. The latter place was strongly
held but it's capture was necessary be-
fore it was possible to take Heiokutai.
Thirty Russian guns skillfully placed
around IIeiokutai enfiladed the troops
attacking Taipao. Nightfall of the
26th saw the Japs still struggling to
dislode. the Russians. On the 9th the
Russians pressing the Japs' right wing
&emporarily retreated. The freed force
reinforced the Japs center. The attack
on Heiokutai was resumed 9th. A
covering force was sent to protect the
right flank, rear and also left HanK
of the Japanese force operating at
Ch1ncn1elpaO. AIlOlAGI SoSSAiAAso
protected the extreme left.
"The troops attacking Heiokutai ad-
yanced fearlessly despite the heavy
losses inflicted by the reinforced Rus
SLAMS, and constantly gained step by
step. A Russian division advanced
from the direction of Niuchu and
struck the left column on the right
flank. A force of Russian. infantry
and mounted artillery, fired in
to the rear of left column.
The Japanese lost heavily and
the extreme left wing was compelled
to retreat temporarily. The Russians
made q; series of night attacks on the
9th, i'll all directions. They succeeded
in catching detachment stationed at
Sumar,ao in front and rear. A des-
perate hand to hand encounter follow
ed. The japanese finally succeeded in
all attacks. Portions of the
Russians remained concealed at Sum-
apao and on the morning of the 2Sth
fred into the rear of the Japanese.
Afterwtard the Japanese turned, at
tackled and practically annihilated the
Russians. Only two hundred of them
surrendered. The fighting continued
thruout the day and night. The Jap
anese, who were everywhere outnum-
bered, receded to make a general night
attack. Oyama said: Our object had
not been attained. so l encouraged all
columns to make night attacks. All
the columns of the attacking force ex-
pected annihilation. We attempted
several attacks and movements. but
suffered heavily by the enemy's artil-
lery, especially machine guns. All col
umns continued the attack with all
their might. The enemy unable to
withstand our vigorous attacks, began