The Florida star., 1905-05-19
SCENES At THE FRONT
Richard II. Little's Observations
Of Russo Japanese War.
ApPALLne CONFLICT AT NUKDEs

Battle La.s In Maaehnria Extesaed
Efshsy niies-Rassfass were Brave
Esesah, saf Sadly aa.a1~a-sheIis
nsrssi.x In Midst al Hespea -
csrpses c.s.ea Thea 90 Rsse % Al
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Richard III. Little, war correspondent
for the Chicago News. who recently ar
rived &C San Francisco from the far
east. where he witnessed all the TN
portant battles between the Russian
and japanese armies. spoke as follows
90 San Francisco Chronicle reporter;
Il went 20 Aanehur!a q year ago and
was assigned TO the First corps Of 81
beria. otherwise known a. the En-
peror's Own and the Nicholas !. regi
ment. IL 10 the finest corps IN all the
Russian army I'm Menchuria. We cor.
respondents, an well as the military at
tacbes. were attached 20 the rear guard.
but we saw about everything and were
pretty well treated. ] witnessed the bat
ties Of Taschichao. Anping. including
the battle TO the eastward Of Mukden,
three weeks before Liaoyeng. IN which
Count Keser was killed; then Lao
yang. then shaho and IN January the
terrific war at sanjapu. where the Rus
SLAMS were checked and which was one
OF the two decisive battles Of the war.
The other ons was four miles west OF
Aukden. the greatest eight Of all and
the most decisive. I was with General
KauIbars there
The battle line extended eighty
miles. and from our position with
glasses I could see fve miles In either
direction along the line. which was par
siculariy solid for fifteen or twenty
miles directly In our front That was
a terrible conflict The Russians moved
forward shoulder 10 shoulder. brave
enough, but badly handled. and only 90
be moved down: while the Japsnese.
more tactful and more scientifically
directed. kept more under cover and
made no unnecessary saerifices- But
their infantry fre was not up TO the
standard Of their other work. Their ar
tiiiery IRE against the magazines. their
shrapnel and the showers Of explosive
shells sent 20 the rear were more ef-
fective. Four times did the men os the
Siberian corps capture a town Oniy 90
be driven out again by the Japanese.
and the resultant slaughter WAS appal-
ling.
II had hurried out into the fre zone
20 get some photographs. where both
laps and Russians lay dead In great
heaps extending In long lines Here
were japanese heads and arms tntFr-
mingled with the bodies Of tleIr foes.
all one interminable mass that might
At some distance have looked Ike the
hreastworks Of an army. Before and
behind the ridge Of dead there was 4
constant rain ot bullets. the dust rising
Ia little puffs from the ground like
dust on a country road In a shower OF
rain. And frequently the shells from
the japanese artillery would strike
that mass % dead bodies and cause
many OF them 10 rise 90 almost upright
poSttions. with wildly swinging arms
and legs and boSbing heads. only 70
fan again. Russians and laps IN one
tangle of heads aud limbs The same
xixht would be repeated here and
there all along this line Of deep Piled
eorpses- I watched and forgot ali
about photographs and stuck 10 !it-
,ls patch OF clear ground Ike 9 piecr
of glue
THAT was the most spectacular bat
ria Of them alLMukden- Shaho was
an amazing aght. hut Nukden vas thr
great and deciding con-,ct that showed
rhe superiority % The japanese orncers
and nen- KuruPaJkin might - oon-
.saered al able crncrsl. but ali TIE
Ru.Sa.n o.asxrs werr - blame Tor
their defeat fcg they WeTe neNeE =
GOD touch with their uen- Aila As 20
she ..oAiiers themselves. how could l--Tn
nxaf toxethrr wbes. - "As tar eAS< u
rsanx of tie reS.Esss.ts- rheTr were four