Evening journal., 1904-05-02
RUSSIANS burn
TOWN OF ANTUNG
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the point selected for the crossing
This division constructed pontoon
bridge over the river, and at 3 o'clock
on Saturday morning it began cross
ing The entire division nassec. araz
the river during the day, and by 6
o'clock on Saturday evening it was
in the position assigned to it for the
battle of Sunday.
The movement of the Twelfth Japa-
nese division was covered by the Sec
ond regiment Of field artillery and an.
other artillery regiment Of heavy guns
At twenty minutes Of IL o'clock sat
urday morning the Russian artillery
posted to the north and to the east Of
Chiutieneheng began shelling the pa
trolls Of Japanese infantry which had
been dispatched from Kinteito island
to Chukodai, another island north OF
Kinteito and under Chiutiencheng.
The Japanese batteries replied to this
shelling and silenced the Russian fre.
Later eight Russian guns posted on a
hill to the east OF the village of Makao
opened upon the Imperial guards. To
this shelling the Japanese artillery to
the east Of Win responded, and the
Russians ceased firing. Then both the
Chiutiencheng and the Makao bat
teries reopened, and this FIRE brought
a vigorous response from the chain of
japanese batteries on the Korean side
Of the river. The Russian guns fired
for two hours before they were silenc-
ed. In his report General Kuroki ex-
presses the belief that his shelling
was very effective against the Rus
SLAMS.
The Japanese losses In the lombard
ments Of Saturday were two men
killed and fve officers and twenty-five
men wounded. "A notilla Of gunboats
from the squadron of Admiral Hohoya
participated in the fighting o. Satur-
day. II encountered a mixed force Of
Russian infantry cavalry and artillery
on the Manchurian bank Of the Yalu
below Antung and after a sharp fight
scattered them to the hills.
A bridge across the main stream of
the Yalu just above wiJu was com
pleted at o'clock Saturday night. and
the Second Japanese division and the
Imperial guards Immediately began
crossing.
They advanced and occupied the hills
back Of Kosan. facing the Russian pO-
sition on the right bank of the river
All Through Saturday night regiment
after regiment of Japanese soldiers
poured across the bridge, and at late
hour Saturday night General Kurok
telegraphed to the general STAFF Of the
army, II Will attack the enemy on
May at dawn
Sundays peeisivs Engagement.
True to his promise, General Kurolxi
at daylight yesterday centered all his
artillery on the Russian position be-
tween Chiutiencheng 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 Kuroki
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 deep, and began storming the
heights at fifteen minutes past s.
At O'clock they had swept the Rus
sian line back across the plateau.
No report has been received in Tokyo
the losses sustained by the
Japanese in the fighting Of yesterday.
II Is believed that these losses were
heavy, particularly during the infan.
try charge.
A supplemental report from General
Kuroh states:
"The enemy's strength included all
Of the Third division, two regiments of
the Sixth division, one cavalry brigade,
about forty quick firing guns and eight
guns. We have taken twenty
eight quick firing guns, many rifles,
much ammunition, more than twenty
officers and many noncommissioned Of
hcers and men as prisoners. l am in
formed that Major Kashtalinsky. com
mander of the Third East Siberian rife
brigade, and Lieutenant General Zas-
salitch, commander of the Second ST.
berian army corps, were wounded
Our casualties number about 700, and
The Russian loss is more than 500
men"