Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-05-09

: The whole course of the Yalu between
Ambikhe and Antung is divided Dy
/ islands, the largest, Somalinda, facinA
Kulisncheng. Another lies between
Housan and Singiagow. The Japanese
( forces, the stan believes, Appropriated
/ 100000 men, of which four divisions,
Il battaliOns and sc guns were in &C
ton. The Japanese prepared for the
crossings of the river by posting all
their available guns. of which the Rus
SLAMS say the Japanese had five times
more than they, along the line facing
Kuliencheng and Antung, and also
landed from their warships AZ guns.
This array of artillery eventually made
/ Kuliencheng untenable. Under cover
of powerful batteries north of Sindian.
gov. the japanese crossed the Housan,
/ occupying the height. AS the latter
position would have enabled them TO
direct a raking fire against the Rus
slams at Kuliencheng. General Sassu-
I Itch ordered 1t TO be retaken Friday.
( This was done, but Saturday the Jap
anese. under cover Of a battery, reoc-
cupied it. the defenders falling bach
across the Litzavena and continuing
! the fight with the Japanese who were
attempting 10 flank them from Chin
cow. The Russian force at Antung
and Kuliencheng had meanwhile re
treated to its second line, a few miles
westward. The whole Russian force
( engaged yesterday formed a semi
circle, the horns OF which were grad
ually drawn in preparatory to retiring
TO a position further west. This was
the situation when the last Russian
official reports were sent.
A member of the stan informed the
Associated Press that the issue ultI
mately turned. probably. upon whether
the order to withdraw was given at
the proper time. A slight delay at the
critical moment might have enabled
the enemy's vastly superior artillery
to concentrate on the Russian guns,
killing horses and gunners and COM
polling the abandonment of the guns.
Fog Spares VIadivostok.
( Toxic, May s.-Vice Admiral Kami-
mura, commading the japanese squad
ron, which has been operating recently
against Vladivostok, has sent a report
/ from Gensan, Corea, dated Sunday
in which he says that impenetrable fog
twice forced the abandonment of the
attack on Vladivostok and twice
spared the Russian squadron a sea
fight. Vice Admiral Kaminmura says
that the continuance of the fog since
Thursday has prevented a renewal of
+ the attack.
Jap Gunboats in Action.
Toxic. May 3.-Admiral Hosoya re-
ports that Commander Nakagawa.
( commander of the japanese gunboat
/ lOtilla. has communicated TO him as
/ follows:
The detachment started at $3.50
/ Sunday morning. II went up the
Yalu river as far as practicable. The
! gunboat Maya bombarded Antushan
and the gunboat Ujib bombarded Liu
Dong Ksu and vicinity The torpedo
boat fotilla proceeded to SodOngslly
! and bOmbarded that place. Return
ing il was suddenly attacked by the
enemy from the hills northeast of An
tushan II returned the fire and
silenced the enemy in 30 minutes II
F then returned 20 YongampO az 1880.
There were no casualties. Armed
/ steamers at 10 o'clock Saturday night
bombarded Su Long Kau for 80 min
utes. The enemy replied 10 this fire.
E At 1880 Sunday morning these
steamers exchanged fire with the en-.
emy's infantry and artillery for 30
minutes. The enemy was dispersed.
Antung was seen TO be burning. The
natives say that the enemy set it on
( fire and retreated. We had no casu-
alties."