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Show Kils of Baffle Won f by Japs. town Rien Storm the Gib- raltar of Russians on Nan lh Shan Hill. j fj& CUrt Eaged Through, tho Tight fmd Was Continued Throughout ? J Yesterday. ;v X .. i si InOKIO. May 27. The Japanese I army swept the Russians :l. I. 'rom K'n Chou yesterday morning, and in a desperate ?;j git attack stormed the almost it pregnable position of the Russians J i.Kan Shan hill, west of TnJien Wan. I Jit battlo raged in the hills all W tocgh the night, and fragmentary n fegrains from the Japanese headquar-u headquar-u b report that the engagement is still j .'progress, and that the Japanese are ' milng the Russians south from Nan U nand the head of Tallen Wan bay. 1 wf Russians had made elaborate I "J&lraIons t0 cneclc tne Japanese I ( Vh south on the Llao Tung peuin-I peuin-I in toward Port Arthur. They had 5i l'ie Hish ground on the south jj. ere of Tallen Wan bay, their works IK fending to the east and the west, (lie extreme Russian right was at tehangtao, and the extreme left at is Shan hill. This hill was the kegest part of the line; a series of ijtfcrles, strongly emplaced, crowned i crest, while rifle pits extended-"Hind, extended-"Hind, its sides. 1 Mines Placed Around Hill. Mines had been placed lower down on u hill and around the base on the ahern nnd eastern sides were ptched well-made wire cntangle-ots. cntangle-ots. Another line of defenses, also elected with wire entanglements, ex-tled ex-tled from Ycnc-hlatun, near the head jTallcn Wan bay, due north to Liu tfiUen, which lies south of Kin Chou. i strong Russian force was posted at QChou. It consisted of infantry and Hie Japanese first occupied the line " mils to the east of Kin Chou. Their Itlon here formed an almost perfect tat angle, showing its southern front 'Tallen Wan and Its western front to Chou. Chiullchan village was the of this angle; the extreme right of Japanese lino rested at Chenchat-. Chenchat-. which is almost due north of Chiu-;pan, Chiu-;pan, while the extreme left was at Pwitzuho, a village clue east of Chlull-' V Back of this angle the attacking B,J assembled In complete security. jiBrowii Men. Were Cautious. I Has Russians apparently attempted B mw the Japanese attack last Satur-' Satur-' r for their batteries opened tire - Ktly on the enemy on that day. The jPfcnese. however, refused to be drawn toer on until the positions of the lans, their guns and their strength been fully developed- To this end ; Japanese began a series of careful Pwonalssances their officers working Ir way close enough to the Russian utlon to draw the enemy's lire, They "cured fragments of shells for thb JpP?e of ascertaining tho caliber of m Russian guns. ?L devered that the battericH on K Er,s2an bill Indued four UowIizcth of ft EJl nflfcen centlnmtcre caliber; ten old-1 old-1 J.f. cannon of between nlno and fifteen fen 'tera caliber, und tvd quick-Urine oi twelve ccntlmetors. Ml r Japancao dlecoverod also a numbRr r2c euiplacemontH, but they did not t'rv 0 number of guns contained thorc-WIa thorc-WIa . e. cmplaeemonts faced to tho north f 0 caat tft. Sussians' Strong Position. Mf was llred by thn Rugaians devel-tt devel-tt kuiko of s&vj motors. Eight heavy Kli?3 TT0n tno K"8lan right ln tho Kd d ? 1 Shangtao alHO woro iIIhcov-BiLv,n!i iIIhcov-BiLv,n!i f"101061" Htrong Ruaslan position HUk? , theao reconn:iiHRancGH was on Bt(. ; J'"Jl "nuthweBL nt Kan 3hari hill. Kt,-S Ru88lan had a aorles of Hholtcr HEBt.c.s,10re ot Tolion Wan bay, closu to Bkv of tll Da". tho Russian h had os-BEr. os-BEr. aorIe8 of poaltlons Hero were jHKP tho oearchllghta which nightly HWpvcr tho Japanesa angle in tho fl3tlui northeast, Et n? reconnalBaancoa dcveloiied tho En, ,vt-eHt ot L'" Chlation lhj Rus-Wiirn Rus-Wiirn . no dofenacn extending to the Hrt f lrom Ycnchlatlon to tho west MTto' 1Ano Tung peninsula thcro 'JJlfece r..fl 'crenat-3 whntcver, except the iKiL.stwl at K1" Chou. This gap ln tho 'feiuo WQ!1 a raUl1 defect Jn tho Ruaslan Jnpaneso extended their right to tho north and cast, enveloping Kin Chou and the Russian extreme right. The Japanese left also was extended to Wang Chla Tung, on the shore of Tnllenwan bay, and the center cen-ter moved forward. Duel With Artillery. Wednesday morning nt half-past 5 the Japanese attacked Kin Chou, and for three hours they hnd an artillery duel with the batteries on Nan Shan hill. Tho Russian gunners searched tho Jopancao lines wjth their Are, but failed to inflict r much damage. The battle was resumed nt dawn of Thursday. Three Japancso gunboats then entered Kin Chou bay and ln co-operation with tho artillery on shore shelled tho Russian positions on Nan Shan hill. A Russian gunboat in Tallen Wan bay steamod close to the shore and shelled the Japancso loft. From dawn tho batteries on both sides hammered away at each other. At an early hour the Japancso infantry moved forward, and at twenty minutes past 6 on Thurtday morning they entered Kin Chou, tho Russians retiring to tho south. Tho lighting continued Into the night, tho Japaneso pressing to tho south and storming 2s'an Shan hill. They followed tho retreating Russians through tho southern hills. Tho reports received hero failed to cover tho events on the Russian right. It is probable, however, that the Russians havo abandoned these positions. No information Is given concerning losses; they probably were heavy on both sides. Uado Stubborn Resistance. The Russian resistance at Nan Shan hill was stubborn. The Japanese mado a series se-ries of assaults before tho Russians finally final-ly yielded tho position. The Russians abandoned this hill at 3 o'clock In the afternoon, af-ternoon, retreating toward Nan Quan Ling, where it Is understood a second line of defenses exists. Tho Russians may rally at this lino of defenses unless they have been disordered by tho defeat nt Kin Chou and Nan Shan. Tho Russians had a series of mines planted plant-ed at Ta Fang Shen station, on tho railroad, rail-road, which woro exploded. The. station was destroyed. Tho Japancso forccB were under fire for sixteen hours. The general staff here has received telegrams from tho commanders commending tho bravery and fortitude of their men. |