Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-05-05

Toxic, May g. After five days OF
fighting, largely with artillery, tho
first Japanese army, under Gen. Ku'
roki, has forced the crossing Of the
Yalu river and to-day, with a gallant
infantry charge covering frontage OF
four miles, it 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 the
north almost opposite With. The
Japanese turned the left flank OF the
Russian position and in the battle OF
to-day they swept away the new front
iuterposed by the Russians to check
their onward movement.
Russian Loss, 800; Jap Loss, 700.
A report from Gen. Kuroki covering
Sundays fighting, says:
The Russians made two stands.
The enemy's strength included all OF
the Third division. two regiments OF
the Sixth division. one cavalry brig
sde, about forty quick-nring guns and
eight machine guns. We have taken
twenty.eight quick-hring guns, many
rifles. much ammunition. more than
twenty officers and many non-com-
missioned officers and men as prts-
oners. am informed that Generals
Zazolitch and Castolinski were wound.
ed. Our casualties number about TOO
and the Russian loss is more than 80"
men,"
Jap Position 4 Dominating One.
The present position of the Japan
csc is dominating one, and they may
force the abandonment of the uefenses
erected by the Russians at AntunR
and other points lower down the river.
Gen. Kuroki began the movement
on Tuesday by ordering detachment
Of the imperial guards division tn
seize the Island of Kurito, which is In
the Yalu river above Win, and the de-
tachment of the Second division to
seize the Island of Kinteito, which Ia
situated below Win.
The detachment of the imperial
guards met with some resistance, but
it succeeded in clearing the enemy
out and occupied Kurito island. The
H008ldn8 AOdOoVNeO
the Island of Kinteito when attacked
by the detachment Of the Second d.
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During these movements on the ISL
ands the Russians opened fire~on the
Japanese with eight 8 IL centimeter
guns from hill behind Chiu Tien
Cheng and two Hotchkiss guns which
were mounted on the bank of the
river at Kosan, where the Russians
seemed to have established their head.
quarters. One battery Of Japanese an
tillery which had taken position on
a hill to the east of WIFI fired three
volleys at Kosan and at noon OF
Tuesday the Russian batteries be-
hind Chiu Tien Cheng shelled With,
wounding one Japanese soldier with
shrapnel y On Wednesday the Rus
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Resumed the eombardment
of Win, firing at intervals through
out the day. The Japanese artillery
did not respond to this fire.
The Russians resumed their bonn
bardment on Thursday, but it was
generally ineffective. Subsequently
Gen. Kuroki ordered two companies
of the imperial guards to cross the
Yalu and make reconnaissance along
the left bank of the Tho for the pur-
pose 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 small
detachment to the village, where a
party of Russians were encountered
In the engagement which followed five
Russians we're killed. The Russians
shelled the
Accommodating Party
from an emplacement In the hills IN
the southeast part of Yoshoko. The
IRE was without effect.
The Russian artillery on the hill be
hind Chiu Tien Cheng, firing at higf
angle, opened on With, the Island o.
Kurito and Seikodo, to the south o.
VIII, where some Japanese batterie:
had taken position. This firing contin
ued into Thursday night, and Gen
Kuroh reports that while t. was inef
fective. it disturbed his preparation
for an attack. The Russians resumed
tho Smelling OF Win on Friday, bu
the japanese guns did not reply.
The Twelfth division of the Japan
exc army was chosen to make the hrs
Crossing of ths Yalu-
Il began fits preparations On Friday h
1etvtax the Russtaas from <hetr posi-