Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-09
WALLS OF THE TOWN CROWDED.
Soldiers Spread Out in Their Black
Lines for Distance of Three
Miles.
ACTION BEGUN BY THE BATTERIES
Threw Shells TO the Manchurian Side
Of the River for Half an Hour While
The Sun Was Rising

Win, May 1, via Seoul, May S.--when
the early mists drifted from the Yalu
river this morning the Japanese infan-
try was disclosed lined up for battle on
the low, sandy island Of Kinteito, which
is in front OF Win
The walls and towers Of the city on
the hin, rising abruptly from the south
bank OF the river and the nearest OF
the three channels, were crowded with
Japanese and Korean spectators OF the
forthcoming attack.
kinteito island Is hardly more than
the dry bed OF the river. It is a low,
sandy plain, only a few feet above the
level Of the water and without shrub
berry or cover except on its southern
half. The Infantry with stacked arms
across the Island, awaited their work.
The soldiers were spread out In their
black lines three miles long from
point on the island opposite the VIII
lage Of Chiu Lien Cheng on the west to
point opposite the extremity Of the
Tigers mead on the head. The division
of the imperial guards occupied the
center Of the line, another division was
on The west and a third on the east
OF the line,
The Tigers head forms peninsula
projecting nto the river almost parallel
20 the south bank The Japanese d.
vision which executed the tlanking
movement from upstream yesterday
Wlth almost It's full force prosent was
now on the sands north of the Tigers
head.
Four field batteries we're behind tn"
Infantry ON lis extreme TANKS, con-
cealcd by the shrubbels.
Two batteries began the action by
| throwing shells to the Eanchuran side
| Of the river for half an hour. while the
sun was rising They sprlnkled with
| shells the entertainments whence the
| Russian guns had been firing for the
| past week, but no response &c their
! FIRE was forthcoming, and II locked as
| II the Russians had removed their bat
| terlos during the night.
II seemed as II the enemy had with
| drawn entirely as no signs Of life could
be seen ON their works
Soon after Z o'clock the japanese be-
gan TO advance The distance from
! the Korean TO the Manchurlan bank OF
| the Yalu Is about two miles The
! Japanese troops spread out In extend
| ed formation as they went forward.
| When they were q few hundred yarda
! from the hills on the Manchurian side
| they threw themselves prone on the
! ground and began yolleying.
In the meantime the japanese bat
| teries searched the hills with shrapnei
The Russians now could be seen at
| intervals where the road WAS exposed,
hurrying in small squads along the
| hills, These exposed stretches Of the
road made fine targets for the Japan
! csc gunners. a fierce fire was concen-
| trated on one open space, half tn
| shrapnel thrown bursting over a small
area with wonderful precision. There
was a perfect shower of puffs Of white
| smoke at this place. and the oDserV-
| els could see the work Of an occasional
| she'll as \, dug n great hole I'm the
earth end scattertI quantities Of rock.
SIN the Russians remain silent.
| There was no answering fire from them
until the first Japanese line was within
few hundred yards Of the river bank.
| Then sharp volleys burst almost stimuli
! tnneously from several trenches and
| the attacking Japanese found them
| selves under "A heavy and continuous
| fire, at easy range, from covered posi- .
| tons high above them They lay be-
| hind the sand hilloclls, replying brave
! ~ and holly to this fire, while their
own batteries pumped shells over their
heads.
! The SOUND or tho rlno nrlng soon
| passed on over tho hills as the Japan
csc pursued the retrcating enemy. ono
J column OF weary soldiers, who had been
| almost two days without rest, was
| trudging down the river toward An
| tunF, where the Japanese gunboats
| were Smelling the Russian works
Az O'clock a solitary soldier, climb
| ing ahead OF his comrades, unfured
q huge Japanese nag on the face OF
! the topmost Russian fort, on a ridge u
| thousand feet above the plain. He
| marched back and forth along the para
| pet, waving the banner, and then, for
the first time, the Japanese on the
| wallis Of Win broke the impassive sill
| encc with which they had watched the
battle and shouted "Ban2ai'
Already foot soldiers batteries and
| mack trains were streaming on to the Is
bland By every road and tonight the en-
tire Japanese army will be In Man
, Churia.
THE NEXT ENGAGEMENT
London, May 9,--Baron IIayashl, tho
Japanese minister here, looks for the
next engagement Of the war to take
places az Lilac Yang. He said today
Gen. Kuroki probably Is on the
march to that place and Gen. Kuropat-
ldu should give battle there, Indeed,
from the signs Of his concentration he
may assume the offensive. But for his
defeat at the Yalu river this movement
might be very dangerous. Under the
existing conditions however, Gen.
KuroN ought TO be able 20 drive back
Gen. Kuropatkin At Lao Yang the
Russians have a central position and
can strike either to the left or right, an
advantage they did not enjoy when
Nowchwang had 70 be defended. In
the event OF our occupation OF New
chwang we shall Immediately appoint a
civil administrator as We did at the
time Of the war with China and open
the port 90 all nations.
"Vice Admiral Togo, / think, Is now
likely TO dock part of his fleet and give
the men a rest from the ceaseless vigil
they have kept up since the beginning
OF the war. our land advance and
part OF the impending engagements
must largely depend on the commits
sarlat This l hardly think Is yet able
TO cope with a forward movement say
H.. n 49,