Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-05-05

forced 10 abandon Antung yesterday.
They burned the town and retreated
to Feng Huan Cheng.
The Japanese now control the estu-
airy of the Yalu.
Toxic. May 3. - After five days OF
fighting. largely with artillery, the
hrst Japanese army. under Gen. Ku-
roki, has forced the crossing Of the
Yalu river and to-day. with a gallant
infantry charge covering a frontage OF
four miles, IL drove the Russians 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 Win. The
Japanese turned the left flank of the
Russian position and in the battle Of
to-day they swept ava the new front
interposed by the Russians to check
their onward movement.
Russian Loss, 800; Jap Loss, 700.
A report from Gen. Kuroki covering
Sundays lighting, says:
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The enemy's strength included all of
the Third division, two regiments of
the Sixth division, one cavalry brig
ade, about forty quick-iring guns and
eight machine guns. We have taken
twenty-eight ~quick-fring guns, many
rifles, much ammunition, more than
twenty officers and many
missioned officers and men as pris-
oners. I am informed that Generals
Zazolitch and Castolinski were wound
ed. Our casualties number about 700
and the Russian loss is more than 500
men"
Jap Position a Dominating One.
The present position of the Japan
csc 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.
Gen. Kuroki began the movement
on Tuesday by ordering a detachment
of the imperial guards division tn
seize the Island of Kurito. which is in
the Yalu river above Wiiu, and the do
tachment OF the Second division to
seize the Island of Kinteito. which Is
situated below Win.
The detachment of the imperial
guards met with some resistance, but
1t succeeded in clearing the enemy
out and occupied Kurito island. The
Russians Abandoned
the Island of Kinteito when attacked
by the detachment Of the Second d.
vision.
During these movements on the ISL
ands the Russians opened fire on the
japanese with eight 91-2 centimeter
guns from a hill behind Chiu Tien
Cheng aud two Hotchkiss guns which
were mounted on the bank of the
river at Kosan, where the Russians
seemed to have. established their head
quarters. One battery Of Japanese ar
tillery which had taken a position on
q hill to the east Of Win fred three
volleys at Kosan and at noon of
Tuesday the Russian batteries be-
hind Chiu Tien Cheng shelled Win,
wounding one Japanese soldier with
shrapnel. On Wednesday the Rus.
SLAMS
Resumed the Bombardment
of Win. firing at intervals through
out the day. The Japanese artillery
| did not respond to this FIRE.
The Russians resumed their bonn
bardment On Thursday. but 1t was
generally ineffective. Subsequently
Gen. Kuroki ordered two companies
of the imperial guards to cross the
Yalu and make a reconnaissance along
the left bank of the Tho for the pur'
pose Of discovering the character OF
the Russian ~fortiications along the
heights on the right bank of the river
The Japanese force advanced toward
Kosan. and then dispatched a small
detachment to the village, where q
party Of Russians. were encountered
In the engagement which followed five
Russians were killed. The Russians
shelled the
Accommodating Party
Ifrom an e~mplacement In the hills il
the southeast part Of Yoshoko. Ths
fre was without effect.