Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1905 — GREAT BATTLE IS NOW RAGING [ARTICLE]

GREAT BATTLE IS NOW RAGING

Along a Front of 100 Miles the Deadly Guns Are Booming.

RUSS MEETS THE JAP ATTACK

Kuroki’s Men Beaten Back Everywhere, the Russians Report.

Bridge Acroea tbe Sbakbe Seized and Held—Japs Preparing to Assault Putiloff Hill—Siege Guns in Action.

St Petersburg, March I.—The Associated Press hears from a high source that General Kuropatkin considers his position on the Shakhe river to be menaced to such an extent by General Kuroki’s success on the left flank as to necessitate the immediate withdrawal of his army to Tie pass and bus so advised Emperor Nicholas.

London, March I.—A dispatch from Mukden, dated Feb. 28, says: “Fighting is in progress today along the whole line, the Japanese attacking everywhere. All the attacks this morning were beaten back, and the Russians made counter attacks at many places. On the right flank the Russians occupied the village of Boatatzsi, which is close to Sandiapu. and from that position hurled hand grenades across the intervening ravine into the Japanese trenches in Sandiapu, causing heavy loss and great disorder.

Ruhluii Mm a Bridge.

“The Russians have seized the head of the bridge across the Shakhe river in the center of the Japanese lines, assisted by artillery firing of particular energy from Putiloff hill and Novgorod hill. The seizure of the railroad bridge across the Shakhe river was the occasion of a sharp combat. The Russians succeeded in surprising the Japanese bridge guards, and beat off all attempts of the Japanese to regain possession of it.

Jap* Preparing for an AuaolL

“The Japanese are using heavy siege artillery in the bombardment of Putlloff hill and Novgorod hill, and this is believed to be preliminary to an attempt to storm them. The losses to the defending force are insignificant The roar of artillery firing is echoing unceasingly from the mountain* to the eastward to the low flats of the Hun river valley, the scene of General Gripen berg’s repulse. The fight appears to be developing in Intensity along the whole line. Ten determined attacks opposite Yansintnng and west of Vanupudzi were all repulsed with heavy loss. The situation on the Russian left flank Is unchanged as compared with Monday evening.” Jnp Move Against the Bnu Deft. The foregoing shows that fighting on a great scale Is proceeding on the Shakhe. General Kuropatkln, after meeting the initiative of the Japanese In the eastern part of the Shakhe valley, has assumed the aggressive In the western portion. Much more serious, however, to General Kuropatkln Is the Japanese move against the Russian left wing, which threatens unless quickly checked to oblige Kuropatkln to abandon the positions on the Hun river which he has occupied and fortified during the winter. There Is no confirmation of the report that the Russian commander-in-chief has notified the emperor that retreat northward has become imperative.

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