Show JAPANESE J ANESE MADE MADEr NIGHT ATTACK t r I Russians Were Driven From FromI I Their Strong Defenses OKU U WOULD NOT FALL BACK BACI I 1 I TAPS LOST soo MEN RUSSIAN LOSS UNKNOWN i v I rr r rH H t Id J Jy ly 17 fl R a m mine The 1 t 1 rr t ivo ok squadron is 15 reported led off oft the province of Awa ted taday if t tr 4 t 4 Awa A is about 2 miles southwest rr r of Yokohama and to iB I at the eat east 4 era entrance e trane of or tile tie Inland sea seat 4 t t 4 i 4 July 21 3 pv m fl M a dr cIar drI aX aXI I mg night attack att ck against again t a Russian ian force estimated at five with crith guns General Oku succeeded su In the enemy n my from their t r strong O Oline line sins of defenses south of Ta Tche Kiao Kae on Sunday General Oku Oki Ok found sound a superior force confronting him and that a heavy artillery five from the fhe enemy was wa che ink his men He de decided deCided deCided to hold the position po and to make a 8 night surprise This was wn successful I the Japanese troops hustling hu the Ibis Rus Russians into retreat treat to Ta Tche r he Kino Kiao The rhe he Japanese had bad only SOO casualties 0 intimates p of the Russian are inn given t 1 f Two Battles Fought Th array army did not DOt p participate pate in this figi tit tt being beng located to the tile cast of If f Ta T ie ue Kiao Klao Moving to lo the northwest north west this force fought ought and w en n a separate action v en 90 n Friday July 22 2 at Panting losing men The commander of the army charges that the Russians Ru ane vio vie violated violated vier r the Japanese flag nag which they hoisted oI ted in an attempt to deceive the Japanese after which they fired a vol volley volley ley joy into the Japanese ranks The Rus Russians sinus left fourteen dead at Panting The Japanese began besan the advance against the Russian positions south th of ofT ofFa Ta Fa T T The he Kiao Klao on Saturday July uly 33 3 3 On this thi day the vanguard occupied peel position tion in m the vicinity of to the southwest of Ta Tche Kiao Rime devel developing developing developing the I h position and antil strength of the enemy The Russian line Une was through the hills south of ot Ta Tche Kino Kiao ex extending extending extending tending almost due east and nd west of the railroad The positions of the en enemy r emy my were fortified The T strongest point t was as at mountain to the t south southeast southeast east cast of Ta Kiss Kiao and ancl here the heaviest force fone Had assembled The Russians Ru had two batteries of artillery posted near nur One ue th south of ot otTa Ta The Tche Klao Kiao and ahead e ot or the main mainline mainlIne mainline line Advance Began Early The TIle Japanese Jap neR deployed to the West Test vard rd from the vicinity of Confronting the Russian Thie to tt the Che east put of the railroad began the advance vance at t an early hour on Sunday morning At t It crIk II Japanese f Tight right ha ba reached a bluff si little tea les than thau tw two tw miles mis m s from Tai ing Ti ing mountain At S in m the afternoon the Russian batteries b posted in various positions on the high ground opened with vigor and nd shelled the advancing Japanese line The strength of the Russians I gradually de developed eloped during te t day flay and General Oku estimated e it at It t five Ave dl di divisions visions and guns gun The Russian tire fire prevented pre a general advance and nd de determined General Oku to decide to await the advent of darkness to deliver a t night assault as ault Two To divisions div dons of Rus Russians siaR occupied the road and General G Oku took the precautionary measure m ure of engaging this force fone with ar artillery artillery tillery tillen The Russians replied with ar artillery tillery and aud the duel duella meted lasted ted until dark t Suddenly at 10 Sunday night J Ji i 4 the entire mire Japanese right was as hurled against t the first Russian Rus position pot tion east und and west of o mountain and easily captured it At midnight the second nd position was attacked and by dawn dan the Japanese occupied the em eminence to the east of The were eze in retreat toward Ta Kiao Klao At Ati 7 Monday morn morning morning ing ng the Japanese seised without and pursued the theR Russian Bulan R force toward Ta T Tche Kiao Klo BATTLE NOT OT DECISIVE Retreated Rather Bather Than I Take I St Petersburg July 27 Csar ur Nich olaa ems oa has received the following dispatch from General Gentral n dated July 27 j At 11 ii this evening I received L the following hem from LIeutenant General commander of the Fourth Siberian army corps dated d ds ted at atit 5 it on the morning of July 24 On July 23 I after concentrating the Japanese took the offensive Our Cur troops occupied a position posit inn at audaline on the Ute heights south of o the right light wing covering and Sans i i The Japanese opened a can against the three point points i 1 heir their fire lire ceasing for i fifteen hours hurs At t about S I an artillery at attack attack I tack wa va begun against the troops Post post posted posted ed cd at and The I s fire Increased d at 7 in inthe inthe II the morning n being einS concentrated on our position south of T 1 Toward n a Japanese bat battery battel battery tery tel was observed o firing on us U and from the village itself i According to reports received from our cavalry stationed south of opposite our eur position at anda line nothing was seen len of ot the enemy in Inthe inthe the fhe direction of j i At about 7 Japanese infantry try u tr was observed ob massing in I toun bun and I Pare Fire Became Centered U 4 The fire now became centered on our troops occupying the heights south of if f Tf At the same fAme tn two o battalions of Japanese infantry at attempted attempt attempted tempted tempt rl to occupy a mountain to the northwest of but t being dis dislodged di dislodged lodged b by our artillery the Japanese I took flight Our shells burst bur full fall in m the I ranks At bout about 11 between three and four Japanese Japan battalions were fir tir firing tirS t S ing lug on en n our troops occupying tile the heights h l 1 of A battery b of or Russian RussianS S field artillery and aDd another horse artil artillery lery leI then began to fire from Nand their 1 tire fire converging upon As a result the Japanese lire Aft slack slackened k ned med after arter 11 II the troops s posted at a were ere re unforced by a reserve battery ba our tire fire again agaIr ausing a considerable con slackening of tin tIlt nem cannonade At t 2 o clock in the th afternoon all of or our artill rv beginning from the Nan daline daUne position changed front frent fr at and andr opened d fire upon ben with such sueh r U ese that tbt the troops in that pact n of th field attempted to take takeS S theoff the i against the Japanese ri flank J I fl m in I adne e iry ri j oa on Pas Inge 21 s ii f JAPANESE MADE MD NIGHT ATTACK Continued from front Pane Pase 1 ed ad the presence e ce of o lar lare e reserves of ot the OH on the line front from tn to Fanch u Toe The battalion tallon f sustained su heavy u casualties and t d was s obliged to re retire rc retire tire Ur At the Slime same time tune tile the Japanese Jal OCT oc 00 the heights of ot threw forward at least bat batteries tories teries le e Massing of Infantry I At 4 o l ck in the afternoon the massing mas ing of the Japanese infantry sug suggested suggested suggested that they intended to force our position pO at the village of which was held by the reg regiment regiment intent About bout five of six Japanese bat batteries batteries batteries teries were engaged at this time and their fire increased toward evening U At 73 the Japanese fire was at its ltd height and In the last rays raysor or ot the Ute setting netting sun the enemy en ny delivered his attack on the Barn regiment The latter reinforced by three battal battalions battalIons battalIons ions under tle te command of Colonel De broUn valiantly swept back baek the enemy e emy making four bayonet charges and cap eap capturing capturing turing a number not net ne yet ascertained of rifles together with ammunition At 9 in the evening the can ceased but put the rifle fire con continued continued until late in the night We Ve retained all our positions After the fight it was wag ascertained that our 18 IS battalions had been en engaged engaged engaged with h at least two Japanese divi divisions supported by an overwhelming number of ether batteries The gen general general eral extent of the position po measured nine miles mUes In these circumstances I did not think it advisable to resume ume re tire ti action en on 11 the Ute following day and aDd resolved to 10 retreat toward the north The Th with withdrawal withdrawal withdrawal was effected in perfect order Russian Losses Our losses have hate not been ascer ascertained ascertained tamed but they are estimated at about 20 officers and ON men meli or wounded w Among the wounded is Colonel commanding the regiment r I 1 must testify t to 10 the remarkable firmness displayed by ity all an the troops ia in my lily command during this difficult ac action action tion which lasted eighteen hours The Siberian regiments who had met the main Japanese attack in particular dis distinguished themselves by y their unwavering unwavering unwavering vering endurance Not an inch of ground was wan yielded despite the enor enormous enormous enormous numerical superiority and the re repeated r repeated attacks on our center where here the fighting on our four occasions was conducted at close cloe quarters with the bayonet which the tile Japanese inese Jat could not withstand The list of men rewards for their share in this glorious fight will follow fonow In the meantime I beg to mention the great valor of the and regiments of two to batta battalions battalions battalions lions of the regiment and in particular p of the regiment which covered itself with glory glor The conduct of r all an our ur batteries which remained in action for fifteen and a half hours under und r heavy fire was beyond all aU praise I 1 am unable to give the exact num number ber her of sess lo sustained by the Japan Tapan Japanese ese tao but I venture to say that these losses were greater than ours |