Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-06
JAPS WON Fierce BATTLE
-,eer LAND ENGAGEMENT OF
JAP.RUsso WAR.
Russian Army of 10000 Completely
Routed and Compelled to Retreat
Their Losses Very Heavy-Japs HAD
=. Mad. Yalu River While Under
eire-second Battle Occurs.

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loh'' which tells Of a complete Japan
oso victory in the first general engage
.,,ort an land Of the war;, The Russian
~ of 10000 which General kouro-
at, hoastfully declared would sweep
is, Ionanese into the sea is completely
tod and was compelled tc retreat
in confusion on Feps Huan Chehg'
Tba Russian losses are very heaVy'
While those of the Japanese are de-
.,a,od IN have peenmuqh smaller than
,,iabt have been expected, considering
,,,at tbev had to wade the Yalu river in
tho face of witnering me from the
russians, who were very strongly en-
,renched. The japanese soldiers tousht
with desperate courage and after tAe
puesian artillery had been silenced
NV the Japanese guns they carried the
pussian entertainments in gallant
hovonet charge, in which the officers
stroye to be the hrst to reach the IN
tarior of the Russian positions.
The unouenchable valor which re-
srlted in the uninterrupted series OF
victories during the war with emma
was again very much in evidence
Nothing could stop the troops wno'
tired with their long stay IN the
trenches near Win, were anxious to
show that the army was fully as able
to bring honor to the mikado's colors
as has been the navy.
TOXIC People, Delighted.
The scenes in TOXIC this morning
are well nigh indiscribable. The streets
have been filled all night with anxious
neople waiting to hear the latest news
from the front. Unfortunately, beyond
the fact that great Japanese victory
had been won there is little else to be
learned. If the war office has re-
ceved complete report it is with
held for strategical reasons.
Another Stormy Battle.
General kurokis preliminary report,
a summary of which has been made
public, states that at daybreak ON Sun
day the Japanese artillery, which dur
ing the night had been posted on the
left bank of the Ialu, opened fire on
the Russian entertainments, which ex-
tended for four miles along the bank
Of the river from Kin Lien Cheng to
Yuju ko. The gunners- served their
pieces with frantic energy and shell
after shell burst along the line, anu
one after the other the Russian, guns
were dismantled and put out OF SER
vice. The fire was kept up until 1880
a. M, when the last Of the Russian
guns had been silenced.
Wade the River Under Fire.
Immediately general assault was
ordered, and despite a severe rifle
fire which filled the air with nail the
intrepid Japanese waded the river,
which in places was up to their waists
and were soon on the right bank. 1t
had been planned that the lines would
reform so soon as the Manchurian
bank was reached, but there was no
stopping the soldiers, and with their
bayonets fixed to the muzzles of their
pieces they swept up toward the Rus
sian trenches. 1t was beyond the pow
er OF human beings to check this
charge, and in exactly As minutes the
russian position had been captured
and the army of 10000 men was in
lull retreat toward Feng Huan Cheng.
The bugle ordering the charge sound
ed at S:l5 and at 9 o'clock the entire
hhe OF Russian entertainments, four
miles in length was in the possession
Oh General Kuroki's men. The Russians
ielt many dead and wounded in the
abandoned trenches, as well as a num-
per OF cannon, which they had been
unable to keep with them in their hur-
ried retreat
Did Not Follow the Russians.
!, NO attempt was maze to follow the
russian. . toward Feng Huan Cheng.
AL mat had been planned by the gen.
erals staff had been gained and a base
~ Nhchuria, which is so necessary
NJ, uI'ihate success, had been secured
We ae second army is now crossing the
a., alu without encountering any cpposi.
. nVa while the Japanese are in a po.
.'on TO land the fleet of transports,
vi which the third army is at present
~ ing embarked, in the wide mouth of
o,., ,a'u at the very point where Cen
ths. houropatkin boosted a week ago
ma,. une RussiGns would always re-
hos hui II is understood that the mikado
,..- 'elegraphed his personal congratu-
maui O,s 10 General Kuroki and his COM
NJ p through whose valor the battle
II u Ling Cheng has been won.
russians Burn Antung.
si,ra May I'll a. m.-The Rus
Tban were forced to abandon Antung.
lucy lucy burned the town and retreated