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Show DETAILS OF FIGHTING SHOW DOGGEDNESS X UAO YANG, June 19. The Japanese continued to press the Russian forces reluming re-luming from the battle of Vafangow on the night of June 1C. They had remained at Vafangow all day. and at night per-Klstcntly per-Klstcntly pushed forward and tried to get ..luuiiu iim jvuaMuu 1 is"1- wiiii;. which iiau borne the brunt of such heavy fighting the previous day. Further details of tho fighting on June 15 show that the Russian advance on the Japanese position, when It was hoped that 6leuC-Gcn, Stakclbcrg would drives back en. Nodzu's army, was a most brilliant affair. Soon after dawn the Japanese . were discovered In strong force on a, hill north of Dyaiwo. Tho Infantry was well ( entrenched and supported by artillery. The Russian left was thrown forward with reserves to char the hilL They had a little over a mit o; open country to cross, their only r-) being two small hills and two slmll Jleva. Tho Japanese Jap-anese concentrator' ,Ky lTro as soon as tho Russians iv 1 the open. The- Russian rr:.i"l in open order and rushed from point tu point, taking advantage ad-vantage of 'vorj depression In tho ground. Nl rni ! ig ,i:id firing, then advancing advanc-ing agalrr 1 u!i they gained a hill whero they hnp.. rVr :i breathing space. Over tin- 1:11' the Japanese threw shrapnel, shrap-nel, will. Ii b'lMt with deadly effect. Somo jfqi-mlr.:- suffered every officer killed irn.l Y. thv men wounded. The bnttlo i'r 1 o- ame a hand-to-hand fight with r.d gun butts, and the remainder Russians, taking advantage of this 'ln. gained the shelter of a nelgh-I- l ig ravine, but were jmablc to hold the position In tho face of the ralrv of .' hells nnd shrapnel concentrated thero by the Japanese batteries. ' The Japanese heavy guns silenced the artillery supporting the; Russian attack. Thirteen Russian guns were smashed to atoms and their horsea killed. A majority of their gunners were killed -or wounded Tho Japanese at this moment delivered their main attack. The whole division was thrown agalnHt tho Russian center, and two divisions: around tho right flank. Tho hard pressed right held out until 11 o'clock in the morning, when two regiments regi-ments rushed to Its assistance. The wholo force then advanced encoring; and actual, ly rolled tho Japanese advance back, but Gen. Nodru poured In fresh troops, regiment regi-ment after roglment. Tho Russian commander com-mander saw that hd was being enveloped and rallied his reserves and retired in order. |