The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-03-02

81. TSIeISUuTSS rSD. ziS-Geu. hu'
ropatkin reports this afternoon that
the Japanese have commenced can,
nonading the Russian positions at
Goutoline and Canfaullin.
The Battle is Bloody.
Tsinkhetchen, Feb. 27.-The Japan
ese attack on Beresneff hill developed
into an encounter of the most sanguin-
ary nature. The Japanese, pressing
forward a bayonet charge, we're re-
ceived with pyroxylin hand grenades
or were blown UP by buried mines, and
the Japanese machine guns, which
took positions to support the advance
were silenced for a time and beaten
back. The Japanese came on with
greater resolution, however, and the
Russians finally yielded the hill in the
face of greatly superior numbers and
determined series Of attacks, which
continued night and day. The Jap
anese on Friday attacked hill oppo.
site Tzenti pass, but were repulsed
with great loss.
Charge Over Their Own Dead.
ST. Petersburg, Feb. 27.-Oficial re-
ports from the front show that the
Japanese capture of Tsinkhetchen and
Beresneff hill was effected by two
bloody engagements. Gen. Kuroki's
men, said to have been 10000 strong
advanced from Saimatze, against the
Russian left flank at Tsinkhetchen
which is 55 miles southeast of Mukden
and after a hard struggle drove the
Russians back on their base at Beres-
neff hill. They followed up the vic,
tory with a rush, but the Russians put
up strong resistance with their 40
600 men. The Japanese repeatedly
charged the Russian trenches and in
the final attacks advanced over heaps
of their own dead to reach the Rus
sian lines. They captured Beresnefl
hill February "a. Although the Rus
sian losses in the Beresneff engage
ment are not obtainable yet, it is
feared they were immense, in view OF
the fact that the Japanese over
whelmed Gen. Kuropatkin's tiank an6
forced it to abandon it's base.
Gen. Sakharoff, who is Gen. Kuro
patkin's chief of staff, in a dispatch
dated February 25, reports as follows
I'VE evacuated Beresneff hill after ;
severe bayonet fight, the enemy hav
ing a considerably superior force. Th'
attack at Tziento pass was repulsed
At Beresneff hill the Japanese ad
vanced over the bodies of their OWL
dead, in the face of exploding surface
mines and through barbed wire entan
clements. Their losses were consider
able. Ours have not yet been ascer
tanned"
Is An Important Action.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 27.-An actor
of no mean proportions is in progress
on the Russian left flank. The advan
tage thus far is on the side of thu
Japanese, though at heavy cost. From
advices from the front it is difficult t.
say how severe the losses have been o
how decisive the reverse, and whethe
the Japanese are likely to attempt Il
drive in the Russian left much further
Gen. Kuropatkin evidently has been try
ing to establish his left flank far in ad
vance, to command the crossings Of tn
Taitse river, the operation being ;
counterpart of Gen. Gripenberg's move
ment on the right flank to secure tn
fords of the Hun river preparatory t.
the breaking up of the ice in tn
| spring. The scene Of the operations i
| 80 miles southeast of Mukden, beyon,
Da pass, an important defile command
| ing the road to FuShan. Both armie
! occupying apparently impregnable 20
| sitions on the centers, Gen. Kuropat
kin evidently planned to inaugural
widely sweeping operations on bot
flanks, but the Japanese countere,
! hard.
Kuropatkin Reports.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 27.-Gen. Kuro
patkin has telegraphed to the empero
under date of February 25 as follows
AT five o'clock this morning the enc
my occupied Tsinkhetchen. Exact re
ports of our yesterdays losses have no
yet been received. There are IL off
GERS and about 300 men wounded in tn
hospital at Sanlunyu, The percehtag
of killed is very large. The command
er of the detachment reports acts G
bravery by many detached bodies q
troops" Gen. Kuropatkin instance
many cases of close fighting and bayo
net charges.
Japs Threaten Main Defense.
Mukden, Feb. 27.-Fighting continue
in front and west of Tie pass. On tn
extreme east the Japanese have take
the outlying positions and they no,
threaten the main defense. Owing I
their formidable attack it is though
that the Japanese artillerymen are We
Grams from Port Arthur, commando
by Gen. Nogi Forty wounded Ru,
slams have arrived at Mukden and 4C
are expected to-day. Other indie.
tons point to an unusual struggle.
Russia's Final Word.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 27.-'Peace car
not be considered until Russia hs
achieved a signal success with honor