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Show JAPS MAKE NIGHT ATTACK. Forced Back by the Russians With Considerable Loss. FYNDIATION VILLAGE, Nov. 19.-On the night of November 17 four companies of unmounted volunteers were sent Into the Japanese positions. They reached Chan LInza, where they wcro met with a heavy rlilo fire, and were forced to retire. re-tire. At 3 o'clock In tho morning the Russians discovered a column of Japanese Japa-nese creeping down a hill. They attacked a grove forming a part of tho Russian foremost position on tho right side. Thd Japanese advanced without firing and rushed" the grovo with hurrali3. but In the face of the fire from the Russian trenches they turned and lied. After some tlmo tho Japaneso repeated tho attack, but again were repulsed. After tho second attack tho Japanese, breaking break-ing up Into small groups, began to retire. re-tire. They were followed by a well-aimed lire, which continued until dawn. Near the trenches, eighty Japaneso corpses were found, and farther along in the valley were visible Japanese bodies which It was Impossible to gather in view of the Japaneso lire. Four Japanese were made prisoners ond thirty rifles and a quantity of ammunition abandoned on tho Held wore taken by the Russians. On the morning of November 18 Russian Rus-sian battorles bombarded Chan Linza. where Japanese entrenchments were observed, ob-served, and at S o'clock an artillery engagement en-gagement took place with the Japaneso forces. The Russian losses woro four killed and two wounded, and, judging from bodies seen and articles thrown away by them, It is supposed tho total loss to tho Japaneso was several hundred. |