The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-03
M|KADO'S MEN ARE
MARkSMEN
Japs Show Their Superior
Fighting Qualities on
the Yalu River

ISntlHS, ldiBSly with ditliiSiy, tue hiTs
japanese army. under General Kuroki,
has forced crossing of the Yalu river.
and today. with a gallant infantry
charge covering a t. tonnage of four
miles, ii drove the Russians f.om CHI
Tien Cheng ard the heights on the
right bank of the Tho or Aida river
which enters the Yaiu from the north
almost opposite Wiju. The Japanese
turned the left flank of the Russian
position. and in vthe battle of today
they swept away the new front inter-
posed by the Russians to check their
onward movement.
The present position of the japanese
Is a dominating one, and they may
force the abandonment of the defenses
ected by the Russians at Antuns
and other points lower down the liver.
General Kuroki began the movemen,
on Tuerday by ordering a detachment
of the imperial guards division to seize
the island OF Kurito, which is in the
Yalu above Wiju. ana detachment
of the second division to seize the ISL
and Of Kinteito, which is situated be-
low wiju.
The detachment Of the imperial
guards met with some resistance. but
1t succeeded in clearing the enemy out
ard occupied Kurito island. The Rus
SLAMS abandoned the island OF Kinteito
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
referring TO the number killed, but
nine OF the detachment We're severely
and sixteen were slightly wounded.
The detachment of the second division
which took the island of Kinteiio sus-
tanned no losses.
During these movements on the ISL
and the Russians opened fire on the
Japanese with eight 9A-centimete-
guns from a hill behind Chiu Tien
Cheng and two Hotchkiss guns which
were mounted on the bank of the river
at Kosan, where the Russians seemed
to have established their headuarters.
one battery of japanese artilie y.
which had taken position on a hill
to the east OF wi.u. fired three voileys
at Kosan. and at noon of Tuesday the
Russian batteries behind chiu Tien
Cheng sheled Wiju. wounding one
Japanese soldier with shraonel. On
Wednesday the Russians resumed the
bomhardment on Win. firing at inie.-
walls throughout the day. The Japan
ese artillery did not respond TO this
fire.
General Ku~oki has received reports
to the effect that the Russians are for
tlfying the heights on the right bank
OF the Tho river These new defenses
are declaI ed to extend from Chiu Tien
Cheng through the village Of Makao
to Koshoko. a distance of three and a
quas ter miles. The Russians resumed
their bombardment on Thursday, but
II was generally ineffective.
Subsequently Gene al Kuroki or
dared two companies of the Imperial
guards to cross the Yalu and make a
reconnaissance along the left bank OF
the Tho for the purpose of discover
tifications along the heights on the
right bank OF the river. The Japanese
force advanced toward Kosan, and
then dispatched a small detachment
to the village. where a party of Rus
slams was encountered. In the engage
ment which followed FIVE Russians
Ne.e killed. The Russians shelled the
ieconnoitering party from an en-
placement In the hills in the south
eastern part OF Yoshoko. This fire was
without effect.
The Russian artillery on the hill
behind Chlu Tien Cheng, filing at a
high angle, again opened ON Wiju, the
islands of Kufito and seikodo, to the
south of Wiju. where some japanese
had taken positions. This firing con-
tinued into Thu sday night, and Gen
eral KuroN reports that while it was
ineffective. it disturbed his prepara-
tions for an attack. The Russians re-
sumed the shellng of Wiju on Friday,
but the guns did not reply.
The twelfth division OF the Japan
ese army was chosen to make the
first crossing of the Yalu. 1t began
Its preparations on Friday by driving
the Russians ( ON their position on
the bank of the river opposite Sukos
chin which is eight miles above Wiju
and the point selected for the crossing.
This division constructed pontoon
bridge over the river and at o'clock
Saturday morning it began crossing
The entire division passed over the
river during the day and by o'clock
Saturday evening 1t was in the posi-
ton assigned to 1t for the battle of
Sunday.
The movement Of the twelfth Japan