Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-02-02
CANNON BOOM
IN MANCHUR|A
Fighting Has Been Resumed
With Redoubled
Vigor
JAPANESE ARE AGGREssoRs
Vicious Attack On the Russian Righa
Repuf:ed - Russians Occupy Two
Villages Within Japanese Lines
Cannonading Grows F=reer.

Russian Headquarters, Huan Noun
tain, Manchuria, Jan. 26.--(Delayed In
transmission AFTER three months OF
quietude the Japanese have resumed
activity, attempting to force back
the Russian right wing. A stubborn
fight began January rs and is contin.
uing today, January 26, which may be
a curtain-raiser for the spring cam.
paign. According TO report the jap
anese attack was repulsed and Rus
sian counter attack was so energeicaI-
ly pressed that village within the
former JaIanese lines OF some STRAIT
egical importance was taken. 1t is
remored that several Japanese guns
were taken. There was no fighting at
the center or on the left flank. The
Japanese advance is believed to have
been inspired In part by the news OF
the Russian internal troubles, lntelli-
sence of which reached the Russian
army January 25. Att
Following sudden return of win,
ter weather cannon began booming
far eastward and through the morning
fog and mist the Japanese unexpect-
edly advanced. The riflemen on the
Russian right flank were so vigor.
ously employed in the fighting line
that by evening they had met the
Japanese attack by brilliant counter
attack. The Japanese at once began
to retire, abandoning and setting fire
to a village.
Throughout the night and all today
firing was heard along the lire toward
the Hun river in the vicinity of the
villages of Heksutail and Liuditum, In
the center, the Japanese firing occa-
sional shots to get the range Of the
Russian positions.
The troops all along the line were
under arms the night of January Is.
The skies were lit UP by the glare OF
conflagaratien, evidently caused by
the burning of village beyond the
Shakhe river south of Poutiloff Hill
A bitterly cold wind is blowing,
snow is falling and heavy frosts pre-
vail.
Huan Chan, Jan. 2S.-On Thursday
the Japanese began moving against
the Russian right, attacking viciously
Russian positions along the Hun
river, where that stream bends south
ward. Inside the Russian lines the
belief existed that General Nogis
army arrived from Port Arthur was in
reserve, supporting the movement.
The Russians not only beat OF the
attack after severe fighting, but adj
In, hA IN 10 "a ~
Hugoudi and HounlitadZy. Through
out the night and yesterday the ar
tillery as at work, the cannIonading
constantly increasing In strength and
extending further along the center.
becoming fiercer every minute.
General Kuroki's Headquarters, Jan.
2S-(via Fusan)-Regular Manchurian
weather prevails today, intense cold
with cutting winds and swfr1s or
snow.
Sounds of battle were heard at In
tervals along the entire front yester-
day morning. The Russian artillery
was feeling the whole Japanese line.
1t Is uncertain whether this will bring
on general engagement or not. The
Japanese guns refrained from reply
ing to the Russians EXCEPT on the
left, where the fighting. which ceased
at dark Thursday, was renewed yes
terday morning.
The clouds and snow made II inn
possible to see more than few hun
dred feet away. The Russian gun
merry fire was largely guess work.
Early yesterday afternoon the firing
stopped.
II the Russian operations we're pre-.
liminary to general attack, as ap-
pears possible, their plans were frus-
trated by the storm and fog. They
could not have chosen a worse time
The hardships Of the soldiers, camping
on the plains, where there is no
shelter or fuel and but little water.
are the worst yet encountered in the
war.