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Show BAND GRENADES IN CLOSE FIGHTING; BATTLE DESPERATE GEN'. KL'ROKI'S HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD. March 7. via Fusan. (Delayed In transmission.) The tenth day of the Japanese attack finds the battle progressing favorably. Its long duration was expected, and it will probably continue, con-tinue, several days more before It is concluded. con-cluded. The Japanese forces have reached nearly to Mukden, are within two miles of the railroad and' are bombarding strongly. The Russians everywhere are making a desperate resistance, frequently trying of-defenpive of-defenpive operations and arranging every defensive device of modern warfare. The fighting resembles a siege more than a field battle. The past two nights there has been hard fighting In front and east of Witosan. The Infantry were closely engaged while the Russian batteries were shelling the trenches and star shells were used to Illuminate the battlefield. Hand grenade are employed freely In close fighting. Lat night the Russians attempted to break the Japanese line by crossing the river west of Witosan, but they were repulsed. re-pulsed. It was quiet on this front today, with the exception of some artillery work this morning. This afternoon Red Cross flags were raised. In order that- the wounded lying on the slcpes between the hills north of the river might be collected. The Red Cross people were busy for several hours. The soldiers from the trenches took ad-rantage ad-rantage of the truce to walk about freely, for Hie first time In several days. Judging by the long processions of ambulances am-bulances traveling northward the Russians Rus-sians have many wounded. During the first week of the battle there was a succession of enow and sandstorms from the north, blowing constantly In the face of the Japanese. The past three days have been mild and sunny and the nights sharp. . |