Daily Colonist (1905-01-05) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1905-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

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Canadian Attache Tells Of Campaign

Capt. Thacker Arrives by the Em. presis of Japan From the

Accompanied the Army of Gen. Oku to the Buttles In Liaotung.

With Desperate

Gallantry

How Swordsmen Swore to Die and Charged Headlong Into the Forts.

Great Redoubts Prepared Near tVlukden—f*reparatlons at Vladlvostock.

'■ Details ;i (lospci-aie rliarj;i- into a tort lU Von Artl»»- l'.V Majoi-O.-iieral Ki'Luuura and. a r-.nlin.-nt „C .sworas-aiKMi, hillR-i-to .iHU l.rielly i.umuu>iu-)1 in oal.lo advi.vs from 'IVkia. woi-e root -0,1 liv l.lio sf-anun- Kinpi-oss of .lap. n. The ■olli.'ors an,l nu.., all ™tla..s.as • }.ocausL> of tlu" opiioi-iun.tv K'^oii . . put on now uiiifonus an. Ul-I. f; iMit.'itainnR'Mts, al n\-1.V-1i all 1 wlneU <houisL-lvcs to nioi t heroic acath. ioaM» wL-'(. i^ivon i<> .•a<'U Others "gallant <le-ith " Thcv niailo blood compact-s, foi-iniUv s-weaiini; their decision to die for "hoir oM.i.tr.v and .writing to that eftcei Willi tlieir blood as ink.

At noon next day. after the worm"" lia l l.oen ^'iv.Mi over to .Iwmljardmei t, thov •«sl o,r. forward .to the inner trencli-e-^ of Klo..kNvan fort, imttiug luaUn.,. «n .\vire outan^'loniouts anfl cnnvlin., over and leaping over obstac e l-.ts ami parapet. The eutnmce to the inner .-,-he l-o rencl■t^s admitted of the 'passase ol 5,ut one man at « time and the .Tap. . esc were exposed to a Taking lire. Al .^vore doutll-sWOVn men. however an.l c fused to rettcat. Major l'^"';.;';;!'-,;;'\° le<l the first c-liaiw, was si ucK i)>

Xll and i.is ly.dy f ='V'-''''^'M>'vn.. i others pressed on. Khouling l.an/..u. and wnviusr their Teguuontal "'t-^ \m h tain Mfttsukawa was pierced tliiongl ^e cheek by a ballot. .Hood Htrea.. ed do^s-n on his tnnie, which l e <l'.i stating that he would dio

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eleau uniform, not one l.loodstainiHl orderlies rushed in front of Inm to «^iio d %iin. one 1)eing pierced tlirough the abdomen and the other had ins ear shot

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Captain Y<whida, Went. Oi, ^-oi gt -Major Nakal">vcTe shot down, and othei .officers lay woundod, some vainly stn\-aug to stni crawl forwanl. After so.iai Biours of severe ligklnig, the H--^'''";; iagaiii and au-ain 'Inirlnig lliem [ro'n the parapet, tlie otli.'crs w^'''" all killed or woninh'd and the assailants almost an-iiHiilated. Of one company but two ri-maim.d and anofber h^hul thirteen deft of l-vvo hundred men.

The dcta<-hmcnt of sw.irdsmen iindor Ulajoi-Cenefal Nakamnra ami Majoi-■Genoral Saito. composcl ol expert ewordsnicii, mostly desccn.hints ol Sa-anurai, wailed f..r a favorable oi))).jr tuiiity to ,-hargc under .-over of tins ;is-sauU; and toward eveniie.; the detach-jiicRl nisli.'d forward waving swords ami oheoring lomlly. making- ibr.-.-tly l.>i- tli-.' of lI'.Ml Arthur througli a gap m le (if f.irts between Sangshushan iMoant/..-s!ian. As so..ii as the <!•■-t:i.-lini.-nt n'a.-hi..l llii' fo.it of Siiiigshaii 51 rain .

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