Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-02
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
Russian Account Of Battles on the
YaIu.

St. Petersburg, May 1.-The general
staff has issued the following account of
the affairs on the falu river, April - and
50:
From General kuropatkins kilograms
1t appears that the Japanese having
crossed to the right bank OF the Yalu
near the village OF Sindiagu occupied the
villages of khussan and Litzaven. Cen
era SasSulitch with a view of re-occupy-
ing Litzaven and the heights near khus-
san, ordered, on April %, a thorough re-
connaSsance OF the positions which the
Japanese occupied and then sent IA del
tachment commanded by Staff Lieutenant
Colonel Lind to attack the enemy
The positions near Ltzaven and Khus-
san were defended by a Japanese force
consisting of two battaIions of the 4th
regiment of the guard with mountain
guns and a small force of cavalry of the
guard with the assistance of our artil-
lery from fotietlnSky our troops dislodg-
ed The japanese from their position, los
ing two Sharpshooters killed and l.,
wounded The japanese left on the DO
Sition they vacated ~ dead and o6 wound
ed.
They also carried away n number of
their wounded and others scrambled down
the cliffs to the Yalu. The enemy sue
ceeded In removing their mountain guns
gu, where our troops came under heavy
fire from the Japanese battery posted
north Of Win, two of our guns shelled a
pontoon briuge and compelled the Japan
ese to diSmante 1t.
The japanese troops at LiZaven and
Ehussan retrcated partly to the Yalu and
partly to the northward.
up to the present time carbines and
many cartridges and maps have been
found on the Japanese positions.
conspicuous gallantry was displayed
by the light infantry of the 10th and 18th
regiments under Lieut.. Yantchiss.
AT 10 O'Clock on the morning of April
%. I Japanese force of 1900 infantry and
L guns began to cross the river at Am
bikhe and Schogapoudzy. Near Ambkhe
there was a small Russian detachment
under Lieut. Col. Goussev. which was
compelled to retire under the sustained
fire of two japanese batteries of six guns
eacn. Men were wounded and Lieut.. Col.
GouSsev was bruised on the head and left
arm. Our mountain guns were unable to
return the en"myS fire on account OF the
excessive range, and reintorcements were
sent to the detachment with orders to
drive the Japanese beyond the Yalu.
General MistchenkO reports that Jap
anese warShipS at the mouth of the Ialu,
on April %, opened ire ON our troops, the
caEnonade lasting for 20 minutes. No
damage was done.
"All is quiet 1T 4lnkOW.
''On April -, from 10 o'clock in the
morning until j in the afternoon, the Jap
ancse snelied our position at Iurenchen
from their batteries on the left bank.
where they had posted a field guns and
II 120-millimetre siege guns, which were
cleverly mounted in NAKED earthworks.
They nred a minimum of 1000 PreJectiles.
Our troops stuck stubbornly TO the pom
toon at Turenchen.
ON the morning of April 50, the Jap
anese re-crossed the Iam at Sindiagu,
attacking our troops posted on the
heights near the village Of khussan and
turning our left Hank. Owing to the great
superiority of the japanese forces We re.
Il Gated to a position near the village of
PotientinSk.
our losses at the Turenchen pontoon
were Lieut. Pakh;iioT killed. and Lieut..
Col. Mailer, commanding a battery of
the 9Th artillery brigade. seriously wound
ed i'm the head; Colonel Master. Captain
Vorobietf Captain Sapojnikof. Lieut..
Phila delphom and Captain Atroschenko
wounded. Lieut.. Rutropoff of the Ind
regiment. was seriously wounded in the
hea, on the pontoon near khusSan.
our losses in men have not yet been
definitely ascertained, bat up to the
present it is only known that three men
were killed and ~ wounded.