Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-02
STRUGGLE WAS VERY DESPERATE
yombcr Of Men Engaged Not Known
But is Thought Not to be SO
Great as Reported.
ENTERTAINMENTS ON LAO RIVER
Two Hundred of the Cars Soldiers
Are There, but Extent of Their Move
ment and Location Unknown.

g. Petersburg, May 2.-(4;36 p ND
A, 2.gO this afternoon the Associated
press was informed that beyond the
,,o, If the retreat Of the Russians be-
600 the overwhelming superiority OF
,be Japanese, on the Yalu river no de-
,ons have been received since the re-
rort OF Gen. sassulitch, commander
., the Second Siberian army corps
Yesterday Of the retirement from ku-
utn Cheng to Antung. 1t is quite pos
chile that the loss on both sides III
tho weeks fighting may reach the
crres given by the japanese as the
rseryes we're not brought up to sup
mort the Russian position at Kalien
rheng. where the fighting was the
t,aylest. The Russians made speclai
Mort TO hold as long as possible the
heights Of Cho SAN, on an island OPP
psIte Kullen Cheng, whence their
guns commanded considerable
stretch Of the river TO the south-put
, tonaneso battery on a hill above WI
M dominated the position, which the
Eusslans eventually We're forced To re-
lnouish, thus losing the Key TO me
river The desperate character OF Tue
struggle there may have been que 20
Tho necessity for gaining time. for the
withdrawal of the Russian detach-
ments above and below. Gen. Sas-
snlitch was I'm command of the entire
tree ON the Yalu which extended over
dostance of 30 miles. with reserve
sulport IS mites back The whole, nc
cofdlng TO the best Information obtain
able did not exceed II 900 men. What
was the actual force engaged. Is not
known at present, though probably 1t
Was not more than 5000 men, If it was
SO large. No confirmation has yet been
received Of the reported capture OF Is
Russian Quick-nring guns or OF the
wounding Of Gen. Sassultch and Gen
Kashtalmsky,
MADE A SECOND STAND.
Toxic, May 2, II a. m.-After the Jap
anese carried the line of hills extend
ing from Chiu Tien Cheng to Yoshoka
on the right bank of the Tho river, yes.
terday the Russians made a second
a
Cheng, but they began retreating at ~
minutes before two I'm the afternoon
The Twelfth japanese division ad-
yanced toward Tab Lang Fang, which
Is due west Of the village of Makao; the
division OF the imperial guards al
yaiiced toward Hamatan. which is west
Of Chu Ticn Cheng, while the Second
4 division moved down the river with An
4 ,ung as its objective. The general re-
n serve advanced over the main road 10
llao Yang, which runs in westerly
direction from the Yalu river.
AZ 6 o'clock yesterday evening the
japanese army held line extending
from Antung northwesterly to Lauku-
4 ku and running from there in north
II 6asterly direction to Llshukau.
AZ Hamatan, where the Tho river
n makes It's first bend to the west the
n japanese succeeded In enveloping the
4 Russians on three sides. At this place,
n after sharp fighting at close range, the
a japanese captured 20 Russian guns
n with their horses, carriages, and am
n munItion and more than 20 officers and
"A many men, The Russian troops at
4 Hamatan retreated toward Fen5 Huan
i Cheng
n A Russian officer who was taken
a prisoner said that the effect Of the Jap
anese artillery fire on Saturday and
N sunday was enormous
II Lieut. Gen SassulitCh, commander of
NJ me Second Siberian army corps, and
Maj-Gon Kashtalinsky, commander OF
the Third East Siberian rifle brigade
N were wounded by shells. A Russian
"a lieutenant colonel was captured II Is
III estimated that the Russian casualties
III amounted TO over 500,
81 Gen. Kurokl and his headuarters en-
A tered Chiu Tien Cheng at half past five
f Sunday evening.
IA Gen. Kuroki has telegraphed that the
M imperial prince and the officers of his
IA command are In high spirits, and that
"a al the troops are In excellent spirits
"a RUSSIANS ENTRENCHING,
& TIen Tsn, May 1.-TWO hundred
russians are entrenching themselves on
+" lhe LAO river, three miles from Sin
't Aln Tung, employing Chinese laborers
| slh Min Tung is two miles from Kou-
lang Use, a permanent Russian camp
FL "A detachment OF $50 men Is patrolins
III me railroad lines.
me exact extent and location Of the
M movement along the lower Yalu river
III uie somewhat obscured by the confu-
HI SION OF geographical names. Kuiier
Nheng which was the main objective
VI we japanese attack the spelling OF
Ri wnlCh Is given I'm the Russian dis.
/. EoChes az Turen Chen and i'm tn,
III lohio reports as Chiu Tien Cheng, Il
III Mest OF the bank OF the Yalu, few
inlles north Of Antung. The prelm
|. mary operations which resulted In tn,
japanese occupation of Korea o
hn1ssan, also took place on the Yves
eahk Of the Yalu, thus enabling thi
,olce TO move down from the north II
injunction with the main Japanese at
k delivered on Sunday morning
Il ssalhst kulien Cheng. The fall OF thi
Lua,aItegically important place made IN,
II wgyi,Ilhg Of Anthung, nearly opposite
, "gu' across the Yalu impossible, an,
FUSED The Russians to burn and aban
uon the town.
N Is evident that the fighting ha
\ ,h confined to the Yalu estuary
nnese. 20 WV 10Y
,lehg Wang Cheng, to which the Rus
IN t@ns nave fallen back, is some 30 o
Nv miles north OF Antung, inside o
v tSst OF the famous willow pallsadC
churla VIC "'u''u"'S VI "i'''
Ihls point also controls the famou