The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-02

were I do not know They manned the line
for less than half mile.
JAKARNEY FORDS
ACROSS THE Al RIVER.
The fight had been on for almost two
hours. and the Japanese line was still out
on the sand. slowly but steadily forcing
its way into the hills.
The wide strip of cleaning sand was
crossed at last. The Japanese were near
ing their goal. Fire as they might the
Russians could not stop them. The bullets
fell about them in a perfect hail, and
many one found Its mark, but on went
the line with never waver to show that
II felt or thought of the terrible walk
Now came the wide stream of the Al
River with its swift current. There was
no time to stop and consider.
In they plunged and as fast as they
could, starred across No man had OPP
portunity to pick his way He Went
Where his fate sent him. and If he found
the water shallow that was his good for
tune. If 1t was deep he struggled with
1t as best he could and kept going ahead
The Russians knew their opportunity.
The Japanese could not return their fire
while in the water, and the heads came
more boldly out from the cover of the
parapet and rifles were worked more rap
IDLY IDLY than than, ever. The bullets fen in show
after man went down into the water, to
De picked up by his comrades and dragged
or carried TO such safety as the lead
peIted-bank could afford.
To many of the men the water was an
added danger, for In places 1t was up to
their shoulders and there the swift cur
rent swept man after man off his feet
But all were on the alert for mishaps,
and when the man went down his fell
lows below caught him and got him on
his feet again
How Easy to Cross the Yalu," and the
whole line took It UP and forged ahead
Their friends at the guns in the bat
1eries 1ee Is,1, back on the island. and up by
might to protect the gallant fellows in
their struggle with the water Now. II
ever; the guns were put to the last test
Russian bullets fen thick and fast about
the heads OF the men struggling across
the river, so too. fell the shells about
the way they ral1ed the Russian lines.
RUSSIANS RECOGNIZE
FUTILITY OF RESISTANCE,
But the end was close at hand now. The
men of the Guard Division were across
and IN spite of their long. stir march over
sand, and their struggles in the water
there was still a run left in them and thew
started forward on the double Ahead Of
esch line strode man, carrying a large
japanese flag, warning their batteries Of
their position and showing a notice to be
very careful where they sent their shells.
The fight was over now. The Russians
had held on until they saw that further
resistance was useless. The enemy was
upon the front and rear at the same time.
and there was nothing left but to run or
surrender.
They chose to run, and they did so with
such speed that it seemed but a moment
between the time when the parapet was
dotted with their heads and when It was
entirely clear Of them. The line Of the
Guards Division swept down the face Of
the slope opposite the Russian trench un-
opposed, and then q man with the flag
scrambled up the hill and waved the en-
blem of 'Dai Nippon over the Russian
position.
It was Just ten minutes to O'Clock. The
fight had lasted little less than three
hours. Within ndiminished rapidity the
men of the guards and the Second DW-
sion pushed on over the ground from
which they had driven the Russians
FINAL SCENE OF
GREAT YALU DRAMA.
The time had now come for the devel-
opment of General Kurokis full scheme.
A few miles up the valley OF the Al,
from the point where It washes the west
ern base of Tiger Hill, trail strikes
across the rugged hills to Join the Man