Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-06
FIRST BIG LAND BATTLE IS
WON BY JAPANESE TROOPS

Toxic. May 2. II a. m.-The Rus
yesterday. They burned the town and
retreated to Feng Huan Cheng.
The japanese now control tho estu-
ary Of the Yalu.
Toxic. May !. p. m.-After hve days
of fighting with artillery. the first Jap
aness army under General kuroki. has
forced q crossing OF the Yaiu river and
to-day. with a gallant infantry charge.
covering frontage OF four miles. II
drove the Russians from Chi 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 away the new
front interposed by the Russians TO
check their onward movement.
The present position OF the Japanese
is n dominating one and they may force
the abandonment OF the defenses erect
ed by the Russians at Antung and 9TH
er points lower down the river.
General Kuropi began the movement
on Tuesday by ordering a detachment
OF tho imperial guards division to seize
the island OF Kurito. which Is In the
Yaiu above wiju. and a detachment OF
the second division to seize the island
Of Kintito, which Is situated below
wiju. Tho detachment OF the imperial
guards with some resistance. but II
succeeded in clearing the enemy out
and occupied KurIto island. The Rus
SLAMS abandoned the island OF KIN
teito when attacked by tho detachment
OF the second division.
Tho actual losses sustained by the
detachment Of the imperial guards il
rot known. rs there is IN error In thar
Fart nj tho message received here re-
i.rripx 10 tho number killed. but nine
of the detachment were severely and
sixteen were slightly wounded. The de-
tnchment Of the Second division which
took tho island OF Kinteito sustained
no losses.
During these movements. on tho Is
lands the Russians opened nrc on the
Japanese with eight 9n-ccntimc guns
fiom n hill behind Chiu Ticn Chens
ind two Hotchkiss guns which were
mounted on the bank OF the river Mt
Kosack where the Russians seemed TO
have established their headquarters.
Ono company OF japanese artillery
which had taken n position on n hill
to the east OF Win nrcd three volleyH
at Jusnn and at noon OF Tuesday the
Russian battery behind Chiu Ticn
Cheng sheiicd wiju with scrapnel. On
Wednesday the Russians resumed the
bombardmcnt OF wiju fighting ut In
teryais throughout tho day. The Jap
nncsc artillery did not respond to this
IRE.
General Kuroki has received reports
tu tho effect that tho Russians are for
iifying the heights on the right bank OF
tho Tho river. These new dcfcnscs
nrc declared to extend from Chiu Ticn
Chcng through the village OF Makno to
Koshoko. a distance OF three and
quarter milca.
The Russians resumed their bonn
bardment on Thursday. but II was gen
orally ineffective. Subsequently. Gen.
tinl KuroM ordered two companies oi
the imperial guards to cross the fnlu
and make a reconnaissance along the
left bank OF the Tho for the purpose oil
discovering the character OF the Rus
sian fortifications along the heights on
the right bank Of the river.
The Japanese force advanced toward
Korsan. and then despatched a small
detachment to the village where par
~ Of Russians were killed. The Rus
SLAMS shcllcd the accommodating party
from an cmplacemcnt In the hills In the
southeastern part Of Qoshoko. This
Ere was without effect.
The Russian artillery on the hill be-
hind Chiu Tien Chcng. firing Mt n high
angle, ngain opened on Win. the Is
land Of Kurito and Scikodo, to tho
south Of wiju. where some Japanese
batteries had taken position. This mr.