Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-05-04
A FIVE DAYS BATTLE.
Japs Crossed the Yalu River and
Forced the Russians Back.
The Japanese Losses Were About 700
Killed and Wounded and the Rus
slams Lost Over 300 Men-A
Stubborn Contest.

Toxic. May 2.-After five days OF
fighting. largely with artillery. tho
first japanese army under Gen KurOki
has forced a crossing OF the Yalu riv-
CT and Sunday with a gallant infantry
charge covering frontage OF four
miles il drove the Russians from Chui
Tien Chcng and the heights on tho
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 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 defenees
erected by the Russians at Antung and
other points lower down the river
Gen. KurOki began the movement on
Tuesday by ordering detachment OF
the imperial guards division to srizc
the island of Kurito. which is in tho
Nalu above Wiju and a detachment OF
the second division to seize the island
Of Kinteito. which is situated below
Win.
The detachment of the imperial
guards met with resistance but it sue
ceeded in clearing the enemy out and
occupied kurito island. The Russians
abandoned the island Of Kintcito when
attacked by the detachment OF the sec
ond division. The detachment Of the
second division which took the island
of Kinteito sustained no losses.
During the movements on the is
lands the Russians opened fire on the
Japanese with eight 81 centimetre
guns from n hill behind Chiu Tien
Chcng and two Hotchkiss guns which
were mounted on the bank OF the river
at Kosan.
The Russians seemed to have estab-
lished their headquarters One bat
terry Of Japanese artillery which had
taken a position on hill to the east
OF Win fired three volleys at Kosan
and at noon of Tuesday the Russian
batteries behind Chiu Tien Chenc
shelled Win, wounding one Japanese
soldier with shrapnel On Wednesday
the Russians resumed the lombard
ment of Win. firing at intervals
throughout the day. The Japanese ar.
tllery did not respond to this fire
The Russians resumed their BON.
bardment on Thursday, but il was gen.
orally Ineffective. Subsequently Gen.
KuroM ordered two companies of
the imperial guards to cross the Yalu
and make reconnaissance along tle
left bank OF the Tho for the purpose OF
discovering the view of the Russian
Ff,r~fft ts.sat To-
the river. The Japanese force advanc-
ed toward kosan, and then dispatched
small detachment to the village
where a party of Russians was encoun-
tered. In the engagement which fol.
lowed five Russians were killed.
The twelfth division of the Japanese
army was chosen to make the first
crossing of the Yaiu. 1t began its
preparations on Friday by driving the
Russians from their position on the
bank OF the river opposite Sui Kochin.
This division constructed n pontoon
bridge over the river and at o'clock
Saturday morning it began crossing.
The entire division passed over tho
river during the day and by o'clock
Saturday evening it was in the position
assigned to it for the battle OF Sun
day
A bridge across the main stream uf
the Ialu just above Win was COM
pleted at s 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 position on the right bank ot
the river. All Saturday night regiment
after regiment of japanese soldiers
poured across the bridge Gen. Kuroki
at daylight Sunday conferred all his ar
tllcry on the Russian position be.
tween Chiu Tien Cheng and YOshoko.
To this fire the Russians made reply
with all their batteries. At o'clock
in the morning the Russian battery al
IoshckO was silenCed and half an hour
later Gen. KurOli ordered his line.
stretching for four miles. To attack.
The Japanese infantry on the word O.
command charged across the Inc. wad-
ing that stream breast deep and be
gan forming the heights at SIS. At
9 O'Clock they had swept the Russian
line back across the plateau.
The japanese losses on the Yalu
Sunday were about zoo Killed and
wounded The Russians lost over 500
men. The japanese captured IS ouick.
firing guns 20 officers and many men.
Tie russians made two stands.
The japanese Sunday captured Chiu
Iien Cheng. ten mics north of An.
'une which is regarded as the key to
RUSSIAN position on the right bank OF
mo falu river 1t is understood that
TIE Russians will retreat 90 Feng Hu.
an Chone which is on the road g. Lao
Yang
Years He Has Hypnotic Mania.
New York. May 2 DR. Patrick II.
Collins. Of Detroit Mich. Sunday ap.