Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-05-04
WIN A BIG BATTLE
T1TjGlOriouS Victory Crowns PrCwess OF
eF Japanese Arms
HEAVY LOSSES TO RUSSIANS ARMY
The First Army, under General kuro,
vi, Forces a Passage OF the Yalu
and Drives the Russians from Chen
- Tien Cheng.

Toxic. Ey Cable.-After five days of
IS fighting largely with artillery. the
first Japanese army under General
Kuroki has forced IA crossing of the
Yalu river and Sunday with gallant
charge covering n frontage OE four
miles. il drove the Russians from Chiu
Tien Cheng and the heights on the
right bank OF the Tho or Aida river,
which enters the Yalu from tnc
3 North almost opposite Win. The jap
] 'anese turned the LETT flank OF the Rus
sian position and in the battle of Sun
day they swept the new front inter
posed by the Russians to check their
= onward movement. The present posi-
tton of the Japanese is n dominating
" one and they may force the abandon
ment of the defenses erected by the
Russians at Antung and otner points
lower down the river.
n General Kurok began the movement
, on Tuesday by ordering a detachment
of the Imperial Guards division to
'iseize the island of Kurito. which is in
cthe Yalu above Win. and detachment
/ of the second division to seize the ISL
p, and of Kintieto. which is situated be-
low Wiiu. The detachment of the I'M
rtperial Guards met some resistance. but
d Ii succeeded in clearing the enemy out
and occupied Kurito Island. The
Russians abandoned the island of Kin
teito when attacked by the detach-
iment OF the second divisions.
The action losses sustained by the
detachment of the Imperial Guards is
mot known. as there is an error in that
part of the message received here re-
ferring 10 the number killed. but 9
=. or the detachment were severely and
16 slightly wounded. The detachment
''of the second division which took tho
island of I<inito sustained no losses
n. During these movements on the ISL
and the Russians opened fire on tho
'JapaneSC with eight guns from n hill
u behind Guu-Tien-Chcin and two Hotch-
e kiss guus which were mounted on the
bank of the river at Kosan. where the
Russians seemed to have established
their headquarters. One battery of Jap
. anese artillery which had taken a posi-
3, ton on hill to the east Of Win fired
three volleys at Kosan and at o'clock
Tuesday the Russian batteries behind
Chu Cheng opened fire. wounding one
japanese soldier with shrapnel On
"Wednesday the bombardment of Win
was continued. the firing being AT in
teTvalS. The Japanese artillery did not
respond To this fact. General Kuroki
has received reports to the effect that
the japanese loss was small
me russians shellcd the reconnoit-
ering party from an emplacement in
the hills in the southeast part of Yo-
shoko. This fire was without effect The
Russian artillery on the hill behind
SChiu-Cheng firing at n high angle.
opened on Win, where some Japan
csc batteries had taken position. This
firing continued until Thursday night
and General Kuroki reports that while
1t was ineffective. it disturbed his prep
arat1onS for an attack. The Russians
resumed the sheliing OF Win on Fri
day. bIt the Japanese guns did not re-
ply.
The twelfth division of the Japanese
army was chosen to make the first
,c"osslnS of the Ialu. 1t began its pre-
'parations on Friday by driving the
Russians from their position on the
bank OF the river. Opposite Suikochin.
which IS eight miles above Win. and
the point selected for the crossing This
tdivision constructed pontoon bridge
Iover the river and at > o'clock Saturday
morning ii began crossing The entire
division crossed over the Iivel and by
6 O'Clock p. m, it was in the position
assigned to it for the battle Sunday
I The movement of the twelfth Jap
aEese division was covered by the sec
Ond Regiment OF field artillery and
guns.
The Japanese losses in the lombard
ments OF Saturday were two men kill
Ell and five officers and % men
wounded. A fotilla OF gun-boats from
the squadron of Admiral Hosoya par
ticipated in the fighting of Saturday
1t encountered mixed force of Rus
slams infantry. cavalry and artillery on
the Manchurian bank of the Yalu be
low Antung and after sharp fight
scattered them to the hills.
bridge across the main stream OF
the YalU. just below Win was com
pleted at 8 o'clock Saturday night
and the second Japanese division and
the Imperial Guards Immediately be-
gan crossing.
They advanced and occupied the hills
back of Kosan. facing the Russian po-
sition on the right bank of the river.
All through Saturday night regiment
after regiment of Japanese soldiers
poured across the bridge and at n late
hour Saturday night General KuroM
telegraphcd to the general staff of the
army.
"a viii attack the enemy on May al
dawn"
True 10 his promise General Kroki
at day ght today centered ali his ar
tllery on the Russian position between
Chiu- Chens and Yoshoko TO this
Ere the Russians made reply with all
their batteries Al o'clock in the
morning tie Russian battery at Yosho-
ko was siien,sd ard half an hour later
General Kuroki ordered his !;ne.
stretching for four miles. to attack.
The Japanese infantry on the word of