Salt Lake Telegram | 1904-12-18 | Page 2 | Fired upon Japs from Tombs

Fired Upon Japs From Tombs. CHANSIAMATUN. Dec. 19. The night of December 18 a Russian officer and two scouts concealed themselves in tombs along the Shakhe river, from whence the Jaoanese were in the habit of firing upon Russian soldiers going ts the river for water. The Japanese began to show themselves at daylight, when the Rus-stsns Rus-stsns in concealment -killed six of them and retired, carrying out Ave rifles. The Japanese tried to surround them, but failed, the retirement of the Russians being covered by the fire from the Russian Rus-sian positions.