The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-05-05
Gen. Kuroki's Army Forced q
Crossing OF the lalu Riy-
er Sunday Morning.
THE RUSSIANS WERE DRIVEN BACK
Japanese Losses Were About 200
Killed and Wounded and the
Russians Lost Over8OO Men.
Tire Jsps May Force the Abandonment
Of the oefenses Erected BY the
Russians At Antuna and
Other Points.

nghting. largely with artillery. the y
hrst japanese army under Gen. Kuroki !
has forced a crossing OF the Nalu riv :
81 and Sunday with a gallant infantry
charge covering a frontage Of four
miles Il drove the Russians from Chui
Tien Cheng and tho heights on tho 7
right bank OF the mo or Aida river Z
which enters the Yalu from the north
almost opposite Win. The Japanese
turned tho leu nank OF the Russian
position and In the battle Of Sunday
they swept away the new front inter
posed by the Russians 20 check their
onward movement
The present position % the japanese
Is a dominating one. and they may
force the abandonment Of tho defcnscs
erected By the Russians at AntunE and
other points lower down the river
Gen. Kurod began the movement on
Tuesday by ordering a detachment %
tho imperial guards division 20 seize
the island Of Kurito. which Is IN the
Yalu above Win and a detachment OF
the second division 90 seize the island
OF Kintcito. which rs situated below
Win.
Tho Russians seemed 90 ave estah-
lshcd their headquarters. one bat
tory Of Japanese artillery which had
taken a position on a bill 90 the east
% Win fred three voileys az Kcson
and ~ noon OF Tuesday the Russian
batteries behind Chiu Tien Chcns
shellod Win. ~wounding one J~apanese
soldier With shrapnsi on "wednesday
the Russians resumed tho lombard
ment OF win. dring at intervals
throughout the day. The japanese ar
tllery did not respond 20 this ARE
The Russians resumed their bonn
hardmont on Thursday. but 70 was gen
orally Ineffective subsequently Cen
Kuroki ordered two companies %
tho imperial guards 20 cross the Yalu
and make a reconnaissance along the
left bank % the Tho Tor the purpose 81
discovering the view n the Russian
-fortlhcations along the right bank of
the river. Tho japanese force advauc-
Cd toward Kosan and then dispatched
. a small detachment 20 the village
where a party OF Russians was encoun-
tered. In the engagement which FOL
lowed Eve Russians were killed
The twelfth division Of the Japanese
army was chosen 90 make the first
crossing Of the Yaiu Il began its
preparations on Friday by driving the
Russians from their position on ths
bank OF the river opposite Sui Kochln.
This division constructed a pontoou
o bridge over the river aud al 3 o'cloch
, Saturday morning Il began crossing
v The entire division passed over the
river during the day and by 8 O'Clock
Saturday evening 70 was In the position
H. assigned 90 Il for the battle OF sun
I. day
- A bridge across the main stream @
OF the Naiu just above Win was com
We pleted at S o'clock Saturday night ans
81 the second japanese division and III
OK imperial guards Immediately besai
& crossing They advanced and occupie
S. the hills back o. Kosan. facing "a
Russian position on the right ban @
the river. All Saturday night regimen
after regiment Of Japanese soldier
poured across the bridge. Gen. kuroi
at daylight Sunday conferred all his a
tilery on the Russian position b.
n tween Chiu Tien Cheng and YoshokI
To this fire the Russians lad repl
10. with all their batteries. At 2 o'cloc
~" in the morning the Russian battery
Is Yoshoko was silenced and half an hol
er- later Gen. Kurokl ordered his lin
ne stretching for four miles. to attac
TO The japanese infantry on the word
command charged across the Tho. wa
ing that stream breast deep and Z
gan s~toruing the heights at SIS.
. o'clock they had swept the Russia
line back across the plateau.
The Japanese losses on the va
Sunday were about 700 killed a
wounded. The Russians lost over s
airy men. The japanese captured % quiz
ISL airing guns. 20 officers n many m'
ave The Russians made two stands.
'6i. The japanese Sunday captured CT
the Tien Cheng. ten miles north OF
ring tung. which Is regarded as the key
rat Russian position on the right bank
ates the Yalu river. II Is understood q
the Russians will retreat to Feng
an Cheng. which Is on the road 70 l.
Yang
Russia Issues a Circular.
ST. Petersburg. April 29.-The on
- Messenger publishes a circular. issl
.oc.f by the foreign ofhce 10 Russian rel
-. sen;atiyes abroad. declaring cssel
icaliy that Russia viii not accept
aiatiou to terminate the war. VII
the circular declares. was forced
,mer her.
from Neither viii Russia. n is decisl
outh alloy Intervention OF any power. "
Zulu soeveg in the Russo-Japanese nese
, The tons after the war.
Failures During the Week.