| Show INTENSE HATRED manifested between the opposing forces where close together in trenches mukden dec cossacks today brought in the body of captain oft a noted scout who waa killed in an attack on the village of Tl fanty hatred exists between soon of the opposing forcha in trenches close together notwithstanding the friendly terms existing at other parts on the fronts of the two armies the japanese try to heat their shelters at advanced positions with charcoal alrea concealed in small braziers bra ciers so as to show no light one of these recently wag broken and tho fire exposed the position of the japanese picket the whole party was immediately wiped out by a furious russian tire there was a sharp skirmish on dec 28 at a concealed mortar battery inside alie russian lines opened on the japanese position driving out a of the japanese who nought refuge among the trees and bushes A shell exploded a japanese mine in front of the trenches inflicting considerable damage the russian batteries aro connected by telephone and report tho results of each others fire recently a field bat tery posted on heights caught a detachment of japanese and drove them all out 0 their in the immediate front |
