The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-11
HIDE AND SEEK IN
THE SEA OF JAPAN
Part of vIadivostock
Fleet Shut Out.
JUNIOR OF THE RURIk
A Report that She Has Been Destroyed
Denied by the Russians. Graphic
Description of the Battle of
the First of
May.
(By the Associated Press.)
London, May 10.-The Daily Tele-
graphs Seoul correspondent says:
ut is believed that portion of the
Russian Vladivostock fleet has been
shut out. and is now in the Sea of
Japan trying to evade the japanese"
(By the Associated Press.)
BATTLE OF CIiIU LIEN CHENG.
Details Of One of the Ticrcest Con-
fiicts in Modern Times.
(By the Associated Press. }

Wiju, May 1, via Seoul, May s.
When the early mist drifted from the
Yalu river this morning the japanese
infantry was disclosed lined up for
battle on the low, sandy island of Kin
teito, which is in front of Win.
The walls and towers of the city on
the hill, rising abruptly from the
south bank of the river and the near
est of the three channels, were crowd
ed with Japanese and Korean specta-
tors of the forthcoming attack. The
soldiers were spread out in their black
lines three miles long, from point
ON the island opposite the village, of
Chiu Lien Cheng, west to point OPP
posite the extremity OF the Tigers
head on the east.
Two batteries began the action by
throwing shells to the Manchurian
side of the river for half an hour,
while the sun was rising. They
sprinkled with shells the entertainments
whence the Russian guns had been fir
ing for the past week, but no response
to their fire was forthcoming and it
looked as if the Russians had moved
their batteries during the night.
Advance OF the Japanese.
Soon after o'clock, the Japanese
began to avance. When they were a
few hundred yards from the hills on
themselves prone on the ground and
began Volleying.
In the meantime the Japanese bat
teries searched the hills with shrapnel.
The Russians now could be seen at
intervals where the road was exposed,
hurrying in small squads along me
hills. These exposed stretches of the
road made fine targets for the Jap.t-
nese gunners. A fierce fire was con-
centrated on one open space, half the
shrapnel thrown bursting over SIN All
area with wonderful precision.
Still the Russians remained SLIM.
There was no answering ire from tnen
until the first Japanese line W2S with
in few hundred yards of the river
bank.
The Entrcnched Russians Reply.
Then sharp volleys burst almost
simultaneously from several trenches
and the attacking japanese found
themselves under heavy and con-
cred positions high above them. They
lay behind sand hill0Gks, replying
bravely an holly to the fire, Whiie
their own batteries pumped shells
over their heads.
Soon after o'clock the Russian fire
was largely silenced by the combined
artillery and infantry attack of the
JAPANESE
troops could be seen hurrying up
ward over the mountain roads in re-
treat.
Two regiments of the japanese
troops one directly opposite WlJu ana
another near village on the western
side of the river moved up, stopping
to fire now and then as they pro-
crossed, giving shrill cheers as they
hurried forward, which re-echoed clear
bn 1ai formation
closed than that kept by British or
American troops and it looked as
though theoir losses must be great.
They Waded up the river, ran on
across the sands and climbed up the
steep, rocky hillsides like swarm OF
ants, their red and yellow cap bands
cleaning in the sun.
Worked Havoc Among Their own.
A storming party on the west side or
the advance mounted a hill comnldila-
ing the Russian retreat. just as tile
men were punched thickly on t1e
crest of this hill two japanese shellS
burst among them. They had laileii
short. When the smoke had cleared
away dozen bodies could be seen ~
ing where the shells had exploded ana
the remainder of the stormlng parry
were clambering down the hill 70 eo-
cape this unexpected fire from theii
rear.
The sound of the rife flrills SUN
passed on over the hills as tne '@p"
nese pursued the retreating enemy;
One column of weary soldiers WIZ ii1i
been almost two days without rs
was trudging down the river Aneu iil. -
where the Japanese gunboatS were
Smelling the Russian works.
Unfurls the Flag Of Japan.
At 8 o'clock solitary soiuiei
climbing ahead of his comraacs' ~
furled huge Japanese flag 81 'iie
face of the topmost RUSSIA 'ui -
a ridge a thousand feet aoo1e
plain. He marched back anu -.
along the parapet, waving the '' 49,
and then for the first time, me 5"t t,o
nese on the walls of Win olpN ,. IA
impassive silence with wnicn i'' ..iea,
watched the battle and snoulGn t+a,.;ns
zai." Already foot soldiers n pa n.,lo
and pack trains were 5treislii,.r9o , The
the island by every road, anu ba ~
entire Japanese army Wou:4
Manchuria Yoon.ea
Official estimates of the 11It ,no
casualties are not given out and
correspondent saw 200 JapaaaieJI7a re-
20 Russian wounded in one
pital.