Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-02
laps Drive the Russians from Chin
Tien Cheng-- present Position
Dominating One.

Toxic. LIay - A. M.-After five
, days OF lighting, largely with artillery
the first Japanese army under General
l<uroki, has forced Il crossing of the
Yalu river and, today, with gallant
infantry charge covering Il frontage of
four miles, il drove the Russians from
Chiu Titn Chcng and the heights OIL
the right bank OF the Tho or Aida river
| which enters the Yalu from the north
almost opposite Win. The japanese
turned the left Hank of the Russian po-
siticn and in the battle of today, they
swept the new front interl osed by the
Russians to check their onward move
| ment.
The present position OF the Japanese
! is Il dominating one. and they may
force the abandonment Of the defenccs
| erected by the russians at Antung and
ether points lower down the river.
General Euroki began the movement.
Tuesday. by ordering = detachment of
he Imperial GUARDS division to seize
the island of kurito. which is in the
Yalu above Win and a detachment OF
the 81 Division to seize the island of
!<inte:to, which is situated below VIII.
The detachment of the Imperial
Guards met with resistance. but ii sue
ceedcd in clearing the enemy out and
occupied kurito island. The Russian.
abandoned the island of kinteitO at
tackled by the detachment of the "a Di-
vision.
The actual losses sustained by the de-
tachment of the Imperial Guards is not
known, as there is an error in that part
| of the message received here referring
to the number killd, but nine of the de
tachment were severely and 1G slightly
wounded. The detachment OF the ID
Division which took the island of Kin
teito sustained no losses.
During these movements on the is
land the Russians opened fire on the
japanese with eight 9Es centimeter
guns from hill behind Shiu Tien
Cheng and two Hotchkiss guns which
We're mounted on the bank of the river
at kosan where the Russians seemed
to have established their headquarters.
One battery Of Japanese artillery which
had taken position on the hill to the
east of Win. fired three volleys at Ko-
san and at noon of Tuesday. the Rus
sian batteries behind Chiu Tien Cheng
, shcilcd Win. WounGing one japanese
\
the russians resumed tho lombard
mcnt OF Win, firing at intervals
throughout the day.
The Japanese artillery did not re-
s,2ond 10 this fire. Gen. kuroki has re-
ccived reports to the effect that the
Russians are terrifying the heights on
the right bank of the Tho river. These
new dcfenscs are declared to extend
from Chiu Tien Chang through the VIII
lagc Of Makao to Koshoki. a distance
of three and a quarter miles. The Rus
SLAMS resumed their bombardment on
Thursday bat it was generally ineffec-
tive.
subsequently. General Kuroki order
ed two companies OF the imperial guarI
10 cross the Yllu and make 4 recon
naiscancc along the left bank of the
Tho for the purpose of discovering the
character of the Russian Notifications
along the heights on the right bank Of
the river The japanese force advanced
toward KOsan, and then dispatched a
small detachment to the village where
n party of Russians was encountered.
In the engagement which followed, five
Russians were killed. The Russians
shelled the accommodating party from
an emplacement in the hills in the
southeast part of Yoshoko. This fire
was without effect. The Russian artil-
lery on the hill behind Chiu Tien Chang
fired at high angle opened on Win,
the island of Kurilo and Seokodo. to
the south of Win. where some Japan
csc batteries had taken positions.
The firing continued into Thursday
night and Gen. KurokI reports that