Show S MO lIEN PASS Their Purpose Vas Was to Determine The Strength of or the die Japanese Force e There COST THEM A THOUSAND MEN Keller round Enemy I So Strong That lie Decided Heddell ot To Con COli Continue the thc Ft t 1 July 18 Ion Kurt Kuro I that Count Keller l lost IoU over 1000 JO iO killed hilled or 01 wounded oundell In tho the atack on oh Mo Io rIo IHM July 17 The Tho following from den leit to III the tha emperor dated July 17 7 on Oil our front u out tonight On Oil July 17 In order to 10 determine tho the strength of ot the enemy It wan decided to 10 his bin position PO In III the direction of ot Lains L Count I had been not lIot to III sturt with tho object of or writ the pw se but hut butto hutto butto to net act according noce to 10 the strength of ot the force orco that be lie would bid Strut to tobin hint him The Tho loft column of oC tho force turco of oC ti rea Imitations wax IU dispatched dl toward Inward pi 1 1811 n The Tha entire tIlt ire olumn oI n ni i n by hy t nj lien eon of oC o It II 1 battalions with wiLl 12 wan wita to tho sur by hy tho ho t u ud right but hili occupying points where the road 1 ll tu to 10 fl kia and irons cro in III n order to tn 01 O Othe the left of ur o Den 1 column Tim Tho ho general left ft lit at Knit and u IL i ot or the occupied a IL position at lit place At 10 p fl in Ill July ul Hi Iii tho head of uC i ithe the column cot u advanced II I from ironi I ii At U It a l of the Second regiment rt n IL Japanese outpost nt itt tho point of the bayonet at itt th the crossing cros of or the and ni 4 the rinds ri 11 nIls Tho details of ot thit hove have not 1101 boon l eon verified lint hut Un liB it general course toure according tn In telegraphic iii Stilt KHU In by h II Gen waH 1111 us till During tho t ho night 11 itt h t till tho I Iii mid had evacuated p w unit anil tho tim heights Kurn by h the tho temple leaving only outposts there tt tre At iiii column i occupied theRe driving buck back the lie advance posts t N PASS ID HAt At AI 30 on Iho morning of July 1111 17 the Jil In con unit and with nUll guns oc 01 occupied occupied pi f on nit the moun mountainous to 10 the Ihl on the flank tank of ot o Jell Get r From l this thie position ini troll from the IIII crest orett nt of tho mountains lo to the east of ot the heights height by tim tho temple the tho enemy directed IL n very vory heavy rille nib and artil artillery lery tory Oen Oln to tu or oi cup tho the bluffs h lien II II forward tit It ono one and then till three battalions but bill the hit th attempt failed notwithstanding the support given by h the tho horse mountain buttery butt 1111 n our field Kiln guns could not be brought Into action on Oil account of or the nature of or the tho ground About 8 n u m rn lOll ion Kollor ollor who was wea directing the light around II 10 mill deemed It to lend lond to 10 Ion Uen column by bringing UI up from frau the general three l to 10 the heights sur iut surmounted mounted by b tIO lii temple tempi In order to maintain tho the positions po WI we hind had occupied It woe was necessary owing to 10 tho ho pressure to reinforce imme immediately Immediately the troops on Oil Iho he lighting line lino e but theo positions owing to tn their sit Bit situation were untenable len Hen Keller found the th strength of ot the tue enemy enen y so en groat Kroat with wit ours ourn he ho decided not to continue the tI e light ni t ond not io to 10 o bring up III either tho the or reserves unit and artillery In view of the fat fact that in hI cace of or taking tho the offensive lve It II would be necel necee nl to attack without support of ot tho th i Held field artillery In consequence ot or this Oen Gon Keller l decided d bout about boti 1030 to hits his troops troop to 10 tho the positions originally occupied pied In the tho pass pas The fhe troops re 10 retired retired tired und and In III perfect order cov mv covered 0 eyed ered by the tho he fire of ot a U tImid Held battery which had been brought Into hi to action JAPS rAIS ON O TIm Toward Town Ill midday an nil offensive ment by the enemy In lii tho lie direction of or orthe the right Hank of ot the tha pass Is po and auth nt at tho Iho same line limo linea 11 IL O mounted battery wits was brought into hi to III In the lie village of or two and a n half hal south of or After thirtyfour had lH ben been n llred from roil the lie battery of or tb the Third brigade which while held the saddle to 10 tolie the lie south of ot pass the battery wits was reduced to allence The Tho light fight ceased nt lit 3 tho lit troops returned to 10 Tho The ns stopped the lie volley valley of lit tile the river ni lit a n 01 oc occupied d and III II I by lIy us In ii of oC a night the boat of tho the tiny 1111 our troops were fatigued having been U 15 I houm huun on tout foot and anti lighting Our OUI OurO 10 O KH hav 4 not hot yet el been exactly il but bitt hen fUn Keller reports that lh t they hl y exceed 1000 The ihie gallant T r i lIt t most mom Oon i n Keller III tI the Iho activity unit and PIOUS shown by hy It III I ts command nil cei Cal Col Ko was severely wounded In tho thu th loll log hut but remained 1 In III inthe the ranks until the end of or the action Jell Ion his din report of ut th tie of or Count K Kellers fore fONe ore with a e lengthy H In of ut skirmishes sk by h hiR I role which ihk II brings up ui to 10 July Jelly Jul 10 it He lie does dines not mention it any 1111 dl flY Important t engage engagement ment bent with thin thc exception ut etC tile the occupation nf of heights north of ur You by h i before a II detach detachment ment of ot which the he fell MI buck back TO 10 MO IO mN PASS Toldo Tullio July l re Ye pm Is that two tIll to ii divisions of the Iho HUll HUB sift ii ni ii my Hindu a ii d ii t on nn Mo Io lien Tien 1011 PUSH I nt at dawn on July Jul 17 but were d dAt At 3 Sunday morning a II fog fo veiling hell tro shone clous of ot by made An In III nult on the 1 positions N at nt Mo Mn itt run twice then ten J that haL the itne Hua shillS ns o l nil all the Ille positions at lt lo Iu Then pass and and I It ii IU its It II Thin Tho Japanese JUP lit ul t I ti the tho I Iti us pursued uell tn m for tor n II ills tile tame le WP III In his bis hi import prali the lie ot I t bli ii Ii man I nUI it N lOSH TWO THOUSAND D In ho the Field via 11 Fusan July IS 18 Delayed III In More were vere W I In 11 battle at ut Mao Milo lien Tien th tush n In lii There were ivere P hi 3 the of or tho 1 who tho took tonk In Ii the th he nt liver opi o ed lo to loh then h in wore tere only one ofle lIde und and one battalion of Iho tho fortes The loss hose Is h estimated at nt 2000 Thin Tho lh burial of the dead den continues The fhe Japanese Jah enese aggregated II 18 t d TIll Tho engagement has haR the tho wonderful of if the Japanese Infantry Tho They incomparably the better marksmen POlIO nore and they IhlY outfought hl and und the on un ov ev cry tI point |