New-York tribune., 1904-08-10
THE YANG-TSE BATTLE.
Infantry Took Al Russian Positions
an ToCo Hours.

General Kurokfs Headquarters, Aug. ! de
layed IN transmission) )-Yesterday's battle was
the most important which General Kuroki's
army has fought since crossing the Yalu and
many more Russians were engaged than in any
FORMER battle. They occupied an equally strong
position. nad much more artillery, and were bet
ter acquainted with the country having for
long time occupied the area over which the Jap
enese lnaneuvred- The japanese victory upon
this occasion, II not more important than that
on The HaIu. vas Won against greater odds. and
was consequently better test OF the nertIe OF
IneH troops and more credftable 70 their valor
The result was that the japanese gained ten
miles OF more on their advance toward Lao
Yang.
how lar the Russians have retreated is not
known yet but only one strong strategic and de-
fenslve position lntervenes between General
hurok's army and Liao-Yang. that being stu
ated eight miles south Of that city
II is impossible 10 estimate the Russian casu-
alties during the engagement and reports Of
losses on the japanese side were not rendered
this morning.
While the Russians and Japanesa on this from
are stretched over long line OF country. the
Russians are known to have four divisions in
the Held between General Kuroki and Lao
yang and between that point and Moukden. a
large proportion Of the men being Poles
The theatre Of the part OF the battle witnessed
by the correspondent Of The Associated Press
was valley beginning three miles from the
Yang-Tse Pass This valley which is about ten
miles Ions nowhere more than a mile wide, and
running from north TO south is Ieve! and COW
eFeo with high corn. giv'Hg the troops fine cover
IN the morning the two armies were confront
ing each other across the valley The Jap
anese army was stationed on ranges of hills
fronting the pass while the Russians held a
hisl er range west Of the valley. An artillery
erea aseHelt began Ii the morning and lasted
Until I'm the afternoon, during which neither
side appeared to gain any advantage so far as
spectators could judge. The Russians had bat
teries il the high hills beyond the village Of
ToWar. commanding the Liao-Yang road. which
the japanese shelled heavily all day from the
front and left without snencing. The japanese
artillery was handicapped in action by soft
roads. which forced then, to bring ammunition
by hand
The Russians used twerty-four guns from
Mao-Tien Pass. The japanese had two OF more
batteries in the hills. and one or two batteries
in the valley on ths plain without any cover
except the high corn, which the Russians never
discovered, focusing all their fire on the bat
teries in the hills.
4 spectacular and daring feature o. the day
was the advance Of the japanese infantry
across the valley, which began at ?. m, and
resulted in the occupation Of all the Russian gun
positions and their Infantry intrenchments in tAe
space Of two hours. The Russians as usual,
could not Withstand the charges OF the Jap
anese infantry. and fed through the hills
The appearance Of the field this morning in
cicates a complete rout. the Russians leaving
much clothing and camp paraphernalia behind
them.
As a battery stationed just to the right OF a
tower in the village Of Towan, from which Cen
eraI Sakharoff commander Of the First Siberian
Army Corps, witnessed the enga cement, dashed
down hill in retreat, one gun was overturned
and left at the foot OF the decliviry where IL
fell