Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-27
ANornEs JAPANESE VICTORY.
They Attack and ROut the Chinese BE
yond Yalu River.

y0nd Kalu hlVors
CHEMULPo, CoREA, October 26.-Des-
patches from Wi-Ju, dated midnight,
| give additional details OF the battle
/ fought between the Chinese and Japa-
| nese across the Yalu river. Gen. Nodzu,
! the Japanese chief OF staff, It appears,
succeeded in getting the main body OF
| the japanese army across the Halu river
/ without mishap before daylight on
Thursday. Then Colonel Santo was
/ sent forward at the head
of the flying column on re-
connoitering expedition and he discov-
cred the enemy occupying fortified
position near the village OF flushing on
the right bank Of the Yalu. In spite OF
the fact that he had no artillery az his
disposal, Colonel Sato Immediately com
menced an attack upon the Chinese and
a fierce fight followed. The Chinese
] fought desperately and stuooornly.
The attack began at 10 o'clock In The
morning aud lasted until noon, when
the Chinese began wavering, broke and
eventually retired In great disorder,
falling back upon Kulienchas.
The troops commanded by Colonel
| Sato, after the Chinese had retired, set
! TO work upon the demolishment OF the
| fortifcations of Fushang. Inside the
| Notifications they found 200 Chinese
dead. The Japanese also captured a
number of prisoners, among whom was
a Chinese officer who stated that the
| position was held by eighteen batallions
OF Chinese troops.
The japanese, escOrting their prison
ers, then marched 10 the direction OF
General NOdzu's main body with the In
tention o. joining il.
The NUMBER Of japanese wounded Is
not known. The japanese lost i've
officers and ninety men killed and
| wounded. Later dispatches said that
the Chinese outpoSts were falling back
! upon Kulienchas where il is expected
that the only really determined stand
of the Chinese in Manchuria will be
made.
Ills understood that Field Marshal
| Yamagata's plans are completed Ia
every detail for inflcting what be hopes
I will turn out TO be a crushing blow upon
| the Chinese. Several columns OF Jap
anese troops are acting in concert
after the manner adopted by the Japan
| csc commander at the battle of Ping
| Yang and il is expected that they Will
| deliver simultaneous attack upon the
| Chinese position. II the japanese field
marshals plans are carried out 10 the
/ manner indicated in ths dispatches
| from the front, it is probable that the
network Of the invaders will be COM
uleted around the Chinese position by
/ midnight on Saturday, thus enabling
! the japanese attack TO be delivered az
dawn on Sunday. But, If the
! JaDanese columns succeed in occupying
| the positions assigned to them previous
/ 10 midnight on Saturday IL is believed
| that the attack will be delivered ut the
| earliest possible moment. Some doubts
are expressed among the Japanese COM
manders as TO the reported strength OF
the Chinese position at Kulienchas, and
General NodZu is said not TO be quite
certain himself, as spies and prisoners
have furnished various reports on the
subject.
II is reported that the Chinese bat
! teries at Kulienchas have been Increased
from three to eleven, but, on the other
hand, rumor has 1t that is extremely
doubtful whether all these batteries are
fully armed.
All reports join in saying that the
esprit. de-corps and health Of the Japan
csc troops are excellent, and IL is said to
be the universal ambition Of all classes
OF the service to capture Moukden be-
fore the birthday OF the Emperor OF
Japan, which occurs on November 3.