The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-08
FIGHT AT THE WESTWARD.
Details of the Operations the Past
Few DAYS.

Mukden, March AT the beginning
of the operations westward the Rus
SLAMS, after q succession of fights, oc-
cupied five advanced positions and a
front extending along the Hun river
and resting on the villages of Chan
banhetan, where the Liaoyang- Sinmin-
tin road crossed the Hun river, and
Chandetai, further west, where the
First corps was stationed. The eneT-
getic advance on the Tinkhetchen
caused General Kuropatkin to send re-
Inducements eastward. The First corps
was withdrawn and it's place was oc-
cupied by regiments of rifemen. The
Japanese, on being Informed of this
weakening of the Russian line, threw
nine divisions against this advanced
force.
The attacks the first day were re-
pulsed, but news coming in that the
Japanese had four columns moving up
the Lao valley and turning the Rus
sian right, the rifemen We're ordered to
retire along the east bank of the river.
At Any Cost.
The japanese march was reinforced
and attacked Syaotinpuzu. taking the
rifiemen on the adjoining corps north
ward in the flank and routing them
with the heaviest losses. At this juno
ture General kaulbars ordered the di-
visions under the command of General
Olebamtoffsky to attack and take the
villages of Peihousi and Sathaizi, on
the SChach river, a tributary Of the
Hun, at any cost, to cover the retire
ment Of the rest of the force. In the
face OF a terrible fire from five bate
ries, two of them firing shells loaded
with Shimose powder, the regiments
accomplished their task. Smelling the
villages, taking seven machine guns,
with 900 prisoners, and holding the DO
1an
fected- The. evacuation of positions
took place during the night.
Change of Front.
At the south the Japanese were at
lacking General Biregan on the Tat
cheKiao-Smmintin road. and desperate
fighting was in progress at Sanlinpou
and Sanchinpu. AS the Japanese were
moving more northward it became evil
dent that a further change Of front
was necessary, particularly as the pO-
sition at SUdudyapu was uncovered
by the retirement of General Ivanoff
from Tatayan- The Japanese directed
a series of heavy attacks i'm that di-
rection and the village changed hands
several times. but finally remained in
the possession of the japanese. The
operation of changing front was con-
Quoted with speed. During this opera
ton 1t was necessary to burn the large
cOmmissariat warehouses at Sudydepu,
Chantan and Sifontajy.
Deadly Triangle.
On March 4 three japanese divisions
began a heavy attack on the triangle
formed by ZanSintun, Oulinpu and Ma
dyapu, simultaneously advancing over
a side front at Shanza. Hanzintpu,
Santaitze and POdaba against the rail-
way and towards Obatun. The last
two villages were taken by the Japan
csc on the afternoon of March s. At
tacks' were also continued on Hanzin-
toun and Madyapu especially during
the night Of March ..
This morning a stubborn fight began
along the whole front to the eastward
and continued until evening The Rus
slams in the region Of Tatchekiao. on
the Sinmintin road. nine miles from
Mukden, where the northern wing of
the japanese is operating, took a num-
Der of villages, using the bayouet and
engaging in hand-to-hand fights in the
village streets. The Russians also cap
tured several machine guns and many
prisoners. The Russian losses were
heavy from the fire of machine guns.
which were part of the booty captured
by the Japanese at Port Arthur. 1t is