The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-02

TOXIC, May Zine Russians were
forced to abandon Antung yesterday.
They burned the town and retreated
to Feng Huan Cheng. The Japanese
now control the estuary of the Yalu.
Toxic, May 2.-The Japanese have
captured Chiu Tien Cheng, ten miles
north of Antung, which is regarded as
the key to the Russian position on the
right bank Of the Yalu river. 1t is ex-
pected that the Russians will retreat
to Feng Huan Cheng, which is on the
road to Lao Yang.
st. Petersburg, May 1.-The general
staff account of the operations on the
Yalu river Sunday is as follows: 'At
o'clock this morning Japanese field
batteries with forty-seven guns opened
q terrific fire on our position at Tur-
onchen and on our troops posted near
Potietinsky. The overwhelming SUI
periority of the Japanese in artillery
and the heavy losses their fire inflicted
on our troops occupying these posi-
tions made it clear to General Sassul-
itch that it was impossible to hold
Turenchen. Consequently the troops
were ordered to retire from Turenchen
while still holding the Potietinsky
road. When General Sassulitch dis
patched his telegram the Russian
troops were retiring in good order from
Turenchen and Schakheday to their
second position and the battle was con.
tinuing at Potietinsky and Tchin Gu"
Toxic, May 2.-After five days of
fighting, largely with artillery, the
first Japanese army under General Ku-
roki has forced crossing of the Yalu
river and with a gallant infantry
charge covering a frontage of four
miles, it 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 Wiju. The Japanese
turned the left flank of the Russian
position and in the battle of Sunday
they swept away the new front inter
posed by the Russians 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 detach-
ment of the second division to seize
the island of Kinteito, which is situ-
ated below Wiju. The detachment
of the imperial guards met with some
resistance, but it succeeded in clear
rito island. The Russians abandoned
the island of Intinto when attacked by
the detachment of the Second division
The battle was waged internationally
until Sunday morning, when General
Kuroki centered all his artillery on
the Russian position between Chiu
Tien Cheng and Yoshoko. TO this fire
the Russians made reply with all their
batteries.
At 7 o'clock in the morning the Rus
sian battery at Yoshoko was silenced
and half an hour later, General Kurok
ordered his line, stretching for four
miles, to attack. The Japanese infan-
try, on the word of command, charged
across the Tho, wading that stream
breast high, and began storming the
heights at fifteen minutes past eight.
At 9 o'clock they had swept the Rus
sian line back across the plateau.
No report has been received in To-
kio concerning the losses sustained by
the Japanese in the fighting Sunday.
1t is believed that these losses were
heavy, particularly during the infantry
charge. The reports of this fighting
which have been received here do not
indicate whether the Russians retired
down the river or in the direction
Feng Huan Cheng, on the road to Lao
Yang.
A Bloody Battle.
Supplemental reports from General
Kuroki covering Sundays fighting
says: "The Russians made two
stands. The enemy's strength includ-
ed all OF the Third division, two regi-
ments of the Sixth division, one cav
airy brigade, about forty quick firing
guns and eight machine guns We
have taken twenty-eight machine
guns. many rifles, much ammunition,
more than twenty officers and many
noncommissioned officers and men as
prisoners. / am informed that Gener-
ais Zazolitch and Castolinski were
wounded. Our casualties number
about 700 and the Russian loss is more
than 800 men"