The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-05-30

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came the thin line Of little soldiers
and the Russians we're to reap the
harvest Of their negligent tactics
4 hey should have prevented and u
have checked the advance OF tbs
TWELFTH through the rough county
between the Yalu and the Tho. Tie
mobility OF the Cosaaeka should
have told strongly for such opera
tions. Apparently the
CossACKS DID LITTLE
or nothing. The men OF the Twelfth
had toe ross the Tho by waaing At
certain times of the year the river
is only waist. deep. but at this time
u was up 20 the armpita Of the jap
aneae. bat they got across In spite
Of ahotfire and just as they entered
the water the two divisions on Tiger
hill started to ford the river The
big guns OF the japanese on the
east bank OF the Yaln and the field
pieces which the Guards had posted
on Tiger hill and fulchawon. opened
fire on the epcmya batteries a.
Makau and si.anced them. Il was
then about 7 80 a m. and the Guards
advancing direct towards Klalion
wadcd across the Tho. the latter not
being more than waist deep AT this
point They weree loosely followed
by the Second division. which im
mcdiately on reaching the faF side.
headed down stream In the direction
OF Antung At this time the atton-
ton OF the Russians In the Klullen
position was largely directed 70 re
pelling the flank attack now rap
Idly developing from the North
the attack By tho Twelfth division.
For this purpose they had changed
wront. and they ttua found them
selves virtually caught
BETWEEN TWO FIRES.
That OF the Guards division Ad-
vAneing from the south and that Of
the Twelfth division advancing from
the north.
Right here II must be stated that
the map. nor even words. can tell
hNt NAAAAhAAhAFM W INV AhAN = NINA
the heights OF Yushskau. The bank
Of the Tho river rises sheer 200 feet
like the palisades on the Hudson
river ad the japanese had 10 wade
across the river aud scramble up
this preeiplee before they could get
at the ensmy-and yet they did u.
by $ o'clock In the morning the
Russians. caught in the closing Of
tho Jaenese dragons Jaws. could
only SAKE being cut off from their
reserves and their base by retreat
ing. This they did. abandoning the
heights. Kieulien aud AntunK and
falling back upon their entrunehcd
raliyisg point on the Homutang
plateau.
The Japanese closed IN. but here
was really the hardest nut Il all
TO crack. The Russians. furious 81
the way they had been played with
and outpolnted for five days.
FOUGHT LIKE FIENDs.
while the japanese were So far away
that their guns on the Korean side
and their flotiIia on thc river could
not help them much.
The fight ragged until o'clock b.
the evening. The Japanese crept ~
inch by inch and when the Rusaians
finally did fail back they went
such a hurry that they left half "A
their cannon behind them.
The two most prominent featured
OF this battle. so far na It's dstsllf
nov present themselves. are ahsentt
81 offensive initiative on the paft
81 the Russians and bad uaarksmanI
ship. They acted STRICTLY on the dtk
fcnsivo Throughout, and while oeN
cupyinR positions that oammandat
the ground over which the euemA
had 20 advance. they failed to inf
flict on him As much loss as they
suffered themselves at his handst
With nearly three months leisure "A
utilize the defensive capabilities "a
region lending itself admirably IS
such n purpose. II II difficult to be-
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