Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09
the works at the point of the

rushed the works at the point Of the
bayonet, killing many Of the Russians
and imprisoninlg some in the trenches.
Early Thursday morning, March 2.
the Japanese turned the enemy's po-
sition at Huande, after a sensational
charge Small tetachments of Jap
anese troops sent to reconnoiter the
Russian positions approached them I'M
der cover of heavy snow storm, and
suddenly charged, driving superior
force from the trenches at the point OF
the bayonet and occupying them.
Japs Fight Every Foot.
On Thursday and Friday, March l
and 2, the Japanese pressed steadily
northward, fighting every foot of the
ground The Russians fought stub
bornly at first, but later, under re-
peated defeats and heavy losses, their
retreat became almost a rout. They
threw away arms and clothing and
even abandoned their stores in order
to get away.
While Oku was thus alternately ham,
mering and charging the Russian rlght
wing, he formed a screen from behind
which General Nogil the hero OF the
Port Arthur siege, led his veteran d.
vision northward by forced marches,
twenty-six miles. Kuropatkin knew
nothing of the sensational thanking
march until, without warning, the roar
Of Nogrs guns five miles west OF
Mukden told him that he had been out
generated and that his whole position
tda been turned.
Nogi Took Daring Chance.
Nogi took as daring chance as did
Kuroki at the battle of Liaoyang. West
of Mukden there was only frozen
plain, on which not even temporary
fortification could be raised.
Nogrs force consisted Of 10000 men,
making up the First, Seventh and
Ninth divisions from Port Arthur. Part
Of the turning force was made up o!
reserves which came from 1lnkoW py
rail on seven trains. The Fort Arthur
veterans advanced TO the atlach'
shouting in Russian:
"Out of the way for us; we are from
Port Arthur"
They offered their lives with the
same fanatical bravery and were as
mistaken by heavy losses as at the
siege Of Port Arthur.
While Nolyi was marching around to
the west Of Mukden and kurokl was
driving in the Russian army on the
east Nodzu was holding the Russian
center on the south, preventing 1t from
going to the assistance of either the
right or left wings.
Fiohters Hidden in Smoke.
Turnout the day the Russian bat
teries replied vigorously to the fire OF
Nogi's runs, and the exchange OF
shrapnel has been terrific. The whole
of the fire zone is occasionally op-
.c,red bv dense white smoke from ex-
ploding missiles.
The rumble of carts in the streets
Of Mukden was drowned by the roar
of battle. The stroke came hke
lightning out of a clear sky. The jap
ianese vanguard posts were only ABOUT
six miles west of Mukden Wnere
the bursting Of shrapnel was plainly
visible. s;uchudsiapu and Lanscnah-
pu, west Of. Mukden. were captured py
the Japanese after terrific combat,
the villages several times changing
hands,
The fighting already had been heavy
southwest of Mukden on Thursday ana
Friday. en- Friday the Japanese's
steady advance northward had come
so near Mukden that the bursting OF
shra pnel from the guns of both armies
could be plainly seen 'front.' this city.
The city was thrown into a panic OF
confusion by the approach of the Jap
anese, but Friday evening word was
circulated that the Japanese had been
repulsed, and their advance checked.
Subsequent developments, however,
proved the falsity of this report, for
.Nogps army continued it's advance
Friday night and Saturday forenoon.
Jap Prisoners Fall Asleep.
At the close Of Fridays battle on
the west front, the Japanese, VINO were
taken prisoners were unable to walk
or remain awake, on account OF ex-
haustion and lay like dead under
guard. This incident shows the ire
mendous effort back of Gen. Nogfs
advance
While lJogi was marching around to
the west, Of Mukden and Kuroki was
driving in the Russian army on the
east, Nodzu was holding the Russian
center on the south, preventing it from
going to the assistance Of either the
right or left wings.
Nodzu Hammers at Center.
Nodzu, on March 8, advanced on the
Russian position at Shakhe village,
but was beaten off. Twice he attack
ed Poutilof, but both attacks were re-
pulsed. At Oubenepusa Japanese
guard of over thirty battalions made
thirteen attacks lon the night Of March
3 and the morning Of March 4, storm
ing the redoubts most furiously. All
these attacks were repulsed with heavy
loss. The ground in front of the re-
doubts was fairly strewn with heaps
of Japanese corpses.
The Japanese and Russian artillery
engaged in the heaviest duel of the
war. Russian mortars were fired at
the Shakhe bridge, and Japanese IL
inch guns were in full play, but the
Russian fortifications, on which the
Russians had been working all winter,
offered only a fairly secure protection
for their defenders.
The carnage at the center and on
both TANKS was enormous. The Jap
anese, at many places, simply threw
away their lives, beating against the
Russians powerful Notifications in at
tacks, which, in the center, apparently
were intended chiefly as a demonstra-
ton to cover the driving home of Gen.
Nopi's blow TT is believed now that