The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-10-27
BATTLE OF Ping YANG
REPORT OF GENERAL YAxAGArA

This Wss the last Chtasse sssesshslS
In Cssss. ssd opsssA tbs Wsy y
chtss~Ths Chtwsss Yssss Wss xsss-
r.stsA ~ -. o0o Mes.
SAN fRAscIsoo, October q. ~ Ths
steamship City Of Psking arrived from
ths orisnt this morning. bringing thu
following additional advices 70 thoss
sent up by tho steamer Australia from
Hoaoiulu yesterday. The correspondent
Of the North China Gazette autographed
his papSr ~ follows in ssisrsnes 10 tn
battle Of Ping Yang:
Il have just reached tbs front In tims
to r~eord tho first ssrioas fighting b..
tween tbs opposing armies. which have
been lying opposite 70 each other los
several days. Ths Chimes vess veil in
,renehed in 6yeachong. Esmtsu.s and
Choanshoa. bat most strongly at Ping
Yang. where u. 600 of their best troops
oeeapicd . most advantageous position.
They had bscn fortiiyinE tho place and
aiding ~ its stFeagth for wreks past.
~.
ChoangiioA and syenshoag wesu ocru.
pied alter sumo resistance, and Hoanx
Ghoo. = town south of the river Tatunr
and from which this message 10 dated.
las also taken. Bat Ping Yang, this
present objective point. rcsna aimed in tbs
possession VI the chincs-. The 18th the
japanese main arms. after esosSing tbs
river the previous day, advanced. and Q
general attack Vas made apoa tho chief
Chinese stronghold. th- last ono in Cos~s.
A ssso.i deal Ut resistance Mss mct With.
ani tho place MAS then regularly l-e-
stsssd- Thc Chinese had the advantage
al lighting bchind protected earth xosks
AMI ss2siioas, bat alter q series III dcs~
l~satr battles they were driven tron
ticir dst~as~s and utterly rost~d. The
Jatan~s~. sho fought with splendid Do.
trTtntnsiaon aud .alIansry. soa . CON.
plUtr slsiory. Tho sarxc lasted nearly
ali tho day aud aighs Of tho 18th. and Il
~ss not until the morning of the 18th
that ihr viesoss took nndlspaissi po~srs-
Sion III the ,own. Of the b, 0D pIeked
Chines~ srosps ~ho formed the garrison
many Eel before the raemy entered tho
tosn. aAd the rect srfr either killed,
woandcd az taken pftron~ss. ANON.
those rapsnrrd sns bsnsrai Tsa- Tbs
aanoaus u. ssuss, ssofrs and provisions
tak~n -as Immense. The Japanese loss
lie. sill~si and ~oanarsi. about DO. No
estimate has yrs teen made ot tbs CHI
reese Killed and wounded. Tbs rusd 10
China 10 tsos open"
General famsxaiA has swnt Tho follow.
Ing report al the battle 10 headquarters
81 Hiroshima;
According 10 Msjos- ssaseAi Oshima's
report ths greater part oe tho ~nsmy
~rss ~ncsmp-i In Ping Yang iss~if and
on 10th sides Of IT, A small portion scrr
81 -rHkyurt ION shS right hsnk !. and had
Constructed . p-oasoun across the river.
jadstn from the rcsais ol the attack.
the ctrmy's canton must have hr~n ie~e
than twenty. According 10 tho nAtsvrs
The vnrsny'. sisvnssh wAs atot,s $D.oo0.
Tho main body ~ss slightly dslay~i in
crossing tire river. and in the astArk. she
lash. kaiir.i eset loo bors~mrn: bat ,he
Frsuit OF tbs attack on thai day vAs not
esHn psetc. Tho assark was rvsamcd tho
morning ot the leah. MAtos-scuetai
u.hisna's brigade bad SIX ottSe~v tiilesi
auj ssvlsv os thisseen wounded. and -
aa4Tnanis on also t~xan 10 fail the brigade
was compsils.i 10 drssss from tho attack.
The hsssis In other directions. hosc~rr.
waa in our favos. and ~ about A. n
Ping Yang fell csmpl~sriy into oas
hands. A Largo nuntrs OF the enemy
insgading T~o Pack sci. their rom
rsanisr. wsrc killed. wsanded ~ tatrr
prisoners. aud also vcsy Largo quantities
81 arms. ammunition and psovlsions Tel
Into esir hands"