Emery County Progress | 1904-12-31 | Page 2 | Bold Attack by Japanese

BOLD ATTACK BY JAPANESE capture trench after trench but are finally beaten back A message from port arthur de scribes a japanese attack the evening of december 22 with a light column of and many machine guns on the northern defenses they dashed along the railway carrying trench after trench and succeeded in reach ing the watercourse beneath eean mountain when the russian ar worked terrible execution A fierce bayonet fight occurred at midnight A strong russian force advanced eastward of mountain threatening the retreat of the javanese Jaa anese who after a desperate struggle retired to the north leaving several machine guns rifles and eighty prisoners it Is estimated that they lost killed the japanese halted near the aeme tery and finding that both their flanks had carried all the works form ing the outlying range of the main torts they entrenched on a small hill near ets mountain under a severe enfilading fire which caused them heavy losses