The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-02
JAPANESE WON. WITH
IN INFANTRY CHARGE

TOXIC, May 1, p. m.-After five days OF
fighting, largely with artillery. the first
Japanese army, under General Kuroki, has
forced a crossing of the Yalu river, and
with a gallant infantry charge. covering
frontage of four miles, il drove the Rus
slams from Chiu-Tien-Cheng and the
heights on the right bank of the Tho or
Aida river which enters the Yalu from the
north. almost opposite Wiju. the japanese
turned the left flank of the Russian posi-
ton. and in the battle to-day they swept
away the new front interposed by the Rus
slams to check their onward movement.
The present position of the japanese is a
dominating one and they may force the
abandonment of the defenses erected by
the Russians at Antung and other points
lower down the river.
General Kuroki began the movement on
Tuesday by ordering a detachment of the
imperial guards division to seize the
Island of Kurito. which is in the Yalu
above Wiju, and a detachment of the Sec
ond Division to seize the Island of Kinteito,
which is situated below Wiju.
The detachment of the Imperial Guards
met with some resistance, but ii succeeded
in clearing the enemy out, and occupied
Kurito island. The Russians abandoned
the island of Kintrinto when attacked by
the detachment of the Second Division.
The actual losses sustained by the de-
tachment 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
were severely and sixteen slightly wounded.
The detachment of the Second Division
which took the island of Kintrinto suffered
no losses.
WEAK RUSSIAN FIRE.
During the movements on the islands the
Russians opened fire on the japanese with
eight 919-centimeter guns from hill be-
hind Chiu-Tien-C Cheng and two Hotchkiss
guns which were mounted on the bank OF
the river at Kessan, where the Russians
seemed to have established their headquar-
ters One battery of japanese artillery.
which had taken position on hill TO the
east of Wiju, fired three volleys at Kossan,
and at noon of Tuesday the Russian bat
teries behind -Tien-Cheng shelled Wiju.
wounding one Japanese soldier with shrap-
nel On Wednesday the Russians resumed
the bombardment of Wiju, firing at inter
walls throughout the day. The Japanes,
artillery did not respond to the fire.
General Kuroki has received reports 10
the effect that the Russians are intrench-
ing the heights the right bank of the
Tho river These new defenses are declared
to extend from Chiu-Tien-cheng through
the village of Makao TO Koshoki, distance
of three and quarter miles.
The Russians resumed their lombard
ment on Thursday but it was generally
ineffe ctive. Subsequently General Kuroki
ordered two companies of the Imperial
Guards TO cross the Yalu and make a re-
connoissance on the left bank of the Tho
tor the purpose OF discovering the charac-
ter of the Russian lines OF, the heights on
the right bank of the river. The Japanese
force advanced toward Kossan. and then
dispatched a small detachment TO the VIII
lage where a party of Russians were en-
countered. In the engagement which fol-
lowed four Russians were killed. The Rus
slams shelled the accommodating party from
an emplacement in the hills in the south