Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-02

and occupied Kulito island. The Rus
when attacked by the detachment OF
the second division.
The actual losses sustained by the
detachment of the Imperial Guards Is
| not known, as there is an error in that
part of the message received here re-
| ferring to the number killed, but nine
lof the detachment were severely
and sixteen slightly wounded. The de-
tachment of the second division which
took the island of Kinteito sustained no
losses.
During these movements on the
islands the Russians opened fire on the
Japanese with nine and a half cent?
meter guns from the hill behind Chiu
1ien Cheng and two Hotchkiss guns
which We're mounted on the bank of the
river at kosan. where the Russians
seemed to have established their head
quarters. One battery of japanese ar
tillery which had taken a position on
a hill to the east Of Wiju fired three
volleys at Kosan and at noon on Tues
day the Russian batteries behind Chiu
Tien Cheng shelled Wiju, woundins
one Japanese soldier. On Wednesday.
the Russians resumed the lombard
ment of Wiju. firing at intervals thru
out the day. The Japanese artillery did
not respond to this fire.
General Kuroki had received reports
to the effect that the Russians were
fortifying the heights on the right bank
of the Tho river. These new defenses
were declared to extend from Chiu Tien
Cheng thru the village of Makao to
Koshoki, distance of three and a
quarter miles.
The Russians resumed their bom-
bardment on Thursday, but 1t was gems
orally Ineffective. Subsequently Gen
eral Kuroki ordered two companies of
the Imperial Guards to cross the Yalu
and make reconnaissance along the
left bank OF the Tho for the purpose OF
discovering the character of the Rus
sian Notifications along the heights on
the right bank of the river. The Jap
anese force advanced toward kosan,
and hen dispatched small detach-
men. to the village, where party or
Russians was encountered In the en-
gagement which followed five Russians
were killed. The Russians shelled the
accommodating party from an emplace-
ment in the nils in the southeast part
of Yoshok. This fire was without eff
feet.
The Russian artillery on the hill be-
hind Chiu Tien Cheng. firing at high
angle. opened on Wiju. and the islands
of Kurito and Seikodo, to the south OF
Wiju. where some Japanese batteries
had taken position. This firing contin-
ued into the night and General kurokt
reports that while it was ineffective 1t
disturbed his preparations for an at
tack The Russians resumed the she'll
ing OF Wiju Friday, but the Japan
ese guns did not reply.
The twelfth division Of the japanese
afn:v Wsss chosen to make the first
crossing of the Yalu. Ii began Its
preparation on Friday by driving tha
Russians from their position on the
bank of the river opposite Su.kochin,
which is eight miles above Wiju and
the point selected for the crossing.
This division constructed a pontoon
bridge over the river and at 3 o'clock
Saturday morning Ii began crossing
The entire division passed over the
river during the day, and by o'clock
Saturday evening 1t was in the position
assigned to 1t for the battle of Sun
day.
bridge across the main stream Of
the Yalu just above Wiju was COM
the second japanese division and the
Imperial guards Immediately began
crossing. They advanced and occupied
the hills back of Kosan. facing the
Russian position on the right bank OF
the river All thru Saturday night
regiment after regiment of Japanese
soldiers poured across the bridge, and
at a late hour Saturday night General
Kuroki telegraphed to the general
staff Of the army: II will attack the
enemy on May l at dawn"
True to his promise. General Kuroki
at daylight Sunday centered all his
artillery on the Russian position be-
tween Chiu Tien Cheng and Yoshoks
To this fire the Russians made reply
with all their batteries.
At o'clock in the morning the Rus
sian battery at Yoshoko was silenced
and half an hour later General Kuroki
ordered his line, stretching for four
HAieS, u ttledGh. he JdpdHeSe llEal-s
try. on the word OF command, charged
across the Tho, wading that stream
breast deep, and began storming the
heights at fifteen minutes past s.
AT 3 O'Clock they had swept the Rus
sian line back across the plateau.
No report has been received in Toxic
concerning the losses sustained by the
japanese in the fighting of yesterday
1t is believed that these losses were
heavy, particularly during the infantry
charge.
The reports of this fighting which
have been received here do not Indicate
whether the Russians retired down the
river or in the direction of Feng Huar
Cheng, on the road to Lao Yang.
BILL DING SAIPS EAR RIIcciA