The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-02

T OEIO. May I q p. mD--Advices
received here state that the
Twelfth division of the japanese
army forced crossing of the Yalu
river above Wiju Just before dawn
Saturday morning.. The second pom
loon bridge across the river near Wi
Ju was completed at S o'clock Satur-
day night and the imperial guards of
The Second division crossed during the
night The Russian left flank has been
turned and a general attack began at
dawn today Sunday by all the Jap
a-esa batteries on the south side Of
the river and a fOuIla of guub0ats CO.
operating with The army The Japan
ese have the advantage of positions
ana numbers and are confident OF Tout-
ing the enemy.
The Japanese today captured Chiu
1IHu Cheug, ten miles north Of AM
Iuug. which is regarded as the key
. 20 the Russian position ON the right
hank of the YaIu river. To is expect
Cd that the Russians win retreat To
FcuE Huau Chene. which is on the
road 10 Lao Yang.
Russian Flank Turned.
After I'VE days of lighting. large
y with artillery the first jap
anese army under General kur0ki has
forced a crossing of the YalU river. and
today, with "a gallant infantry charge.
covering frontage OF four miles. iL
drove the Russians from Chi T5eu
theus and the heights on the right
bank of the Tho. or Aida. river. which
enters the Yaiu from the north aImas-
opposite Win The japanese turned
the Left flank Of the Russian position
and iu the battle of today they swept
away The new front iuterp0Sed by the
Russians TO check their onward move
ment.
The present position of the Japanese
Is dominating one. and they may
force the abandonment of the defeuscs
erected by the Russians al Aurung and
other points lower down the river.
General kuruki began the movement
on tuesday b} ordering a detachment
OF the imperial guards division % seize
the island of kugitu, which is I'm the
Aalu above Win and detachment of
l-e second division 20 seize the island
Of kiutei-o, which is situated below
WIN.
Japs Occupy Island.
The detachment of the imperial
guards mot with some resistance. but
it succeeded iu clearing the enemy out
ami occupied kuritr island. The Rus
slams abandoned the island of kiUteiL1
when attacked by the detachment OF
the Second division.
The actual losses sustained by the
detachment of the imperial guards is
mot known, ass there is am error iu that
part of the message received here re-
1CuuE IO the number killed, but nine
az Che detachment we've severely and
sixteen were slightly wounded. The
eetachme-t of The Second division
which took the island of Kinteito sus-
tanned Uu losses.
During these movements ON the
islands tha Russians opened fire 0u The
japanese with eignt gle-leutimetre .
gums from Eii behind Chiu Tiau
CEruE and tW0 HUtchriss guns which F..
were mounted oH the bank of the river
an ku-aa, where the Russians seemed F.
10 have established their headquarters. +.
one battery of japanese artillery .
which had taken "a position ou hiI
l1 the east of Win fired three volleys
aE kusau. and al noon of Tuesday the .
Russian batteries behind Chiu Tje1
Cheug sleued Win. W0undng one
japanese soldier with shrapnel
Bombardment Resumed.
Ou Wednesday the Russians resumed +.
the bumHaTlmeut ou Win firing at i'm
rargaIs throughout The day. The Jap
auese artillery did not respond tg this
fire.
General I(ur1Ei has received reports
90 the effect that lae Russians are for
1fEiu- che heights ou the right bank
u. the Tho river. These new defcures
arc declared To extend from Chiu Tiel
1hu- through the village of Maka0 to
l>- shoko- distance or three and
quarter miles.
The Russians resumed their bonn
bardmeut ou Thursday, but it was
generally ineffective.
subsequently General Kuroki orr
q red two companies of Gee imperial
guards Orb cross The Taiu and make
recounaissaure along the left bank o.
hc lho for tine purpose of discovering +
the character ~ the Russian f1rtiGea-
TONS along the heights ou the right
bank of the river The japanese force !
advanced toward kosau and then dis
patched small detachment TO the vie q
aser where a party eff RUssi8us was 3
encountered. Don the engagement which
followed i've Russians were killed. The
Russians slciled the accommodating G
party from au emplacemeut m che
Mills i'm the southeastern part OF Y0s-
lok0. This IRE was without eject.
Artillery Opened Fire.
The Russian artillery ON the hin be-
lnd Chiu Tieu Cheng firing at q 'high .
angle again opened on Win. the island