The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
FIGHT GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED

FIGHT GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED
By Associated Press.
win. May /, via Seoul-When thc
carly mist drilted from the lalu river
this morning Japanese infantry was
disclosed lined up for battle on low
sandy island Of Klnteito front Of va
ju
The walls ana towers of the city
we're crowded with Japanese ana 10
rean spectators Of the forthcoming ~
tack.
Soldiers were spread out in thelt
black lines three miles long from "
point ON the island opposite emu
Lien Cheng ON the west, TO a point op
posita the extremity of Tigers head
on The east. A division Of the lmpeH
al guards occupied the center anotn
er division was on the west thirt.
on the east Of the line, The japanese
division which executed the lankins
movement from up the stream yester
day with almost its full force present
was now ON the sands north,
Four field batteries were beam;
the infantry on its extreme Hanks
concealed ~ shrubbory. Two bat
tertes began the action BY throWinI
ebelIs Ia the Manchurian side OF tht
river for half an hour, while the SUI
was rising. They sprinhled VIII
shells The entertainments whence tht
Russian guns had been firing for th'
mast week, but no response to thei
FIRE was forthcoming, and it looked
if the Russians had removed thci
batteries during the night
II seemed as if the enemy had VIII
drawn entirely as no signs Of III
could be seen ON their works.
Soon after seven O'Clock the Japm
csc began the advance. japanese
troops were spread out in extended
formation as they went forward
When few hundred yards from the
hills of the Manchurian side they
threw themselves on the ground ana
heran volleying. Meantime Japanese
battery had searched the hills with
8hrapnel
The Russians could be seen at IN.
teryals, where the road was exposed
burrying in small squads along the
bills. These exposed stretches oi
road made fine targets for the Japan
csc gnnners A fierce fire was con
centratcd on one open space, half the
shrapnul thrown bursting over 6
small area with wonderful precision
Observers could see the work of an
occasional shell a. it dug great hol.
in the earth and scattered quantit!es
of rock. The Russians remained sil
ent until the first Japanese line wa
within a few hundred yards Of the riY
81 bank. Then sharp yOlleys burst
almost simultaneously from seyerdi
trenches and the attacking Japanese
found themselves under a heavy and
continuous fire at easy range from
covered positions high above them
They were behind the sand hillocas
replying bravely and hotly, whi {
their own batteries pumped shells
over their heads
A few stretchcr bearers coming
back to the field hospital indicated
that men we're being wounded.
Russian smOkeless powder made i
impossible for the japanese to dis
cover the exact positions of the en
envy or to estimate their numbers.
Soon after eight the Russians fir'
was largely silcnced by the combined
= artillery and infantry attack OF thu
Japanese and parties of the enemy
troops could be seen hurrying upwar,
over the mountain roads in retreat
Two regiments Of japanese troops
one directly opposite Win, another
near a village on the west, ran to tnt
river. stopping to FIRE now and then a
they pressed onward and giving shTH
cheers as they hurried forward. which
echoed over the plain. They wadef
the river. ran across the sands am
climbed up the steep rocky hillside.
Ike n swarm of ants One japanese
soldier. in one Of these regiments
carried something white with him
This was seen and il caused a shou
To 20 no that the Russians had sur
rendered But upon reaching the tai
Of the first Russian trench this MAJ
shook out a Japanese flag AMI wayes
10 10 and fro Storming party on th'
west side of the advance mounted /
Hill commanding the Russian retreat
Just as the men we're punched ihickll
on the crest Of this hill two Japanes1
shells burst among them.