Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-05-05
Russian Loss Is More Than 800 Men, and the japanese Casual
ties Arc About 7o0-Russions Made Two Stands
Japs Take Many Prisoners.
japanese Now Hold a Dominating Position and May Force Rus
SLAMS to Abandon All Their Deienses on the Yalu
River-Japs Turn Russian Flank.

The Russian artillery on the hill be-
hind Chiu Tien Cheng, firing at a high
angle, opened on Wiju, the Island of
Kurito and Seikodo. to the south OF
Win, where some Japanese batteries
had taken position. This firing contin-
ued into Thursday night, and Gen.
Kuroki reports that while it was inef
f~ective, it disturbed his preparations
for an attack. The Russians resumed
the Smelling of Win on Friday, but
the Japanese guns did not reply.
The Twelfth division of the Japan
csc army was chosen to make the first
Crossing Of the Yalu.
II began its preparations on Friday by
driving the Russians from their posi-
ton on the bank of the river opposite
Suikochin. which is eight miles above
Win and the point selected for the
crossing. This division constructed a
pontoon bridge oyer the river and at 3
O'Clock Saturday morning 1t began
crossing. The entire division passed
over the river during the day and by
8 o'clock Saturday evening II was in
the position assigned to 1t for the bat.
tie of Sunday.
At twenty minutes to IL o'clock Sat-
urday morning the Russian artillery
posted to the north and to the east Oh
Chiu Tien Cheng began
Smelling the Patrols
of Japanese infantry which had been
dispatched from Kinteito island to
Chukodai, another island north of
Kinteito, and under Chiu Tien Cheng.
The Japanese batteries replied to this
shelling and silenced the Russian fire.
Later eight Russian guns posted on a
hill to the east of the village OF
Makao opened upon the imperial
guards. To this Smelling the Japanese
artillery to the east of Wiju respond
ed and the Russians ceased firing.
Then both the Chiu Tien Cheng and
the Makao batteries reopened, and
this fire brought a vigorous response
from the chain of Japanese batteries
~ the Korean side of the river. The
Russians guns
Fired for Two Hours
before they were silenced. In his re-
port Gen. Kuroki expresses the belief
that his Smelling was very effective
against the Russians.
The Japanese losses in the lombard
ments of Saturday were two men
killed and five officers and twenty-five
men wounded. A flotilla of gunboats
from the squadron of Admiral Hosoya
participated in the fighting of Satur-
day. 1t encountered a mixed force of
Russian infantry, cavalry and artillery
on the Manchurian bank of the ialu
below Antung, and after a sharp fight
scattered them to the hills.
A bridge across the main stream of
the Yalu just above Wiju was com
pleted at s o'clock Saturday night and
the second Japanese division and the
imperial guards Immediately began
crossing. They advanced and occupied
the hills back of Kosan, facing the
Russian position on the right bank OF
the river. All through Saturday night
Regiment After Regiment
of Japanese soldiers poured across the
bridge. and at a late hour Saturday
night Gen. Kuroki telegraphed to the
| general staff of the army:
Il will attack the enemy on May ]
at dawn"
True to his promise, Gen. Kuroki at
| daylight centered all mis- artillery on
the Russian position between Chiu
Tien Cheng and Yoshoko. To this fire
the Russians made reply with all their
batteries.
At z o'clock in the morning the
Russian battery at Yoshoko was
silenced and half an hour later Gen
Kuroki ordered his line. stretching for
four miles. to attack. The Japanese
infantry. on the word Of command
charged across the Tho, wading that
stream breast deep. and began storm
ing. the heights at fifteen minutes past
S. at 8 o'clock they had swept the
Russian line back across the plateau