The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-05-04
BIG land VICTORY.
THE JAPS CHARGE THROUGH
WATER WAIST DEEP AND
ROUT THE ENEMY.

In the Face of Heavy Fire They
Rush Russian Works and Sweep
Everything Before Them
Dead, Wounded and
Artillery Left by
Russians.
Toxic, May 2.-The war office
has received dispatch from Gen.
eral Kuroki, commanding the Jap
anese advance, which tells of a
Japanese victory in the first gener-
al engagement on land of the war.
The Russian army of 10000, which
General Kuropatkin boastfully de-
clared would sweep the Japanese
into the sea, Is completely routed
and was compelled to retreat in con-
fusion on Feng Huan Cheng.
The Russian losses are very
heavy, while those of the Japanese
are declared to have been much
smaller than might have been ex-
pected, considering that they had
to wade the Yalu river in the face
of a withering fire from the Rus
slams, who were very strongly en-
trenched. The Russian artillery
had been silenced by the Japanese
guns, and they carried the Russian
entrenchment in gallant bayonet
charge in which the men We'd with
the officers, to be the first to reach
the interior of the Russian position.
Nothing could stop the troops,
who, tired with their long stay in
the trenches near WUu, were anx.
ious to show that the army was full.
ly as able to bring honor to the Mi
kado's colors as has been the navy.
General Kuroki's report states
that at daybreak on Sunday the
japanese artillery, during the night
had been posted on the left bank
of the Yalu, opened fire on the Rus.
sian entrenchments, which extend
ed for four miles along the bank eI
the river from Klu Lien Cheng to
Yuju Ko. Shell after shell burst.
ed along the line and one after the
other the Russian guns were dis
mantled and put out of service.
The fire was kept up until the
last of the Russian guns had been.
silenced. Immediately a general as.
sault was ordered, and, despite q
severe rifle fire which filled the al,
with hail, the intrepid Japa1ese
waded the river, which was waist
deep, and were soon ON the righ,
bank. 1t had been planned that
the lines would reform SO soon al
the Manchurisn bank was reached,
but their was no stopping the un
dersized. soldiers, and with theil
bayonets fixed to the muzzles O
their pieces they swept on up to
ward the Russian trenches.
1t was beyond the power of huns ar
strength to stop this charge and il
exactly As minutes the Russian po
sition had been captured, and the
army of 80, 100 men was in full re
treat toward Feng Huan Cheng
The bugle ordering the charg,
sounded at S:15 and at 9 o'clocl
the entire line of Russian entrench
ments, four miles in length was il
the possession of General Kuroki'
men.
The Russians left many dead ant
wounded in the abandoned trench
es, as well as a numbe of cannon
which the Russians had been una
bic to keep with them in their hur
ried retreat. No attempt was mad
to follow the Russians. All tha
had been planned by the genera
staff had been accomplished. Th
right bank of the Yalu had bee
gained and a base in Manchuria
which is 80 necessary to ultimat
success, secured.
The second army can now eros
the Yalu without encountering an
opposition, while the japanese ar
in position to land the feet Q
transports on which the third arm
is at present being embarked in tn
wide mouth of the Yalu at the yer
point where General Kuropatki
boasted week ago that the Rus
SLAMS would always remain.
All through Saturday night reg
iment after regiment Of Japanea
soldiers crossed the main stream {
the Yalu, just above Wiju, where
; bridge was completed at 8 o'cloc
Saturday night, and the secon
Japanese army and the Imperis
Guards Immediately began cressin,
} } They advanced and occupied tt