The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-06
JAPS VICTORIOUS
IN LAND BATTLE
The Russians Are Driven From
Chiu lien Cheng With
EeavY Losses.
FIVE DAYS OF FIGHTING
Japanese Are Now in Full Control and
May Force Russia to Abandon
Defenses Erected al
Antung.

fenS Huan CnenS.
The Japanese now control the estu-
airy of the Yalu.
Toxic. May 3.-After five days of
fighting, largely with artillery. the first
Japanese army. Gen. kuroki, has forced
u crossing of the Yalu river, and today
with a gallant infantry charge cover-
ing Il frontage of four miles. drove the
Russians from Chiu Ten Cheng and
the heights ON the right bank of the
Tho or Nc river. which enters the
Yalu from the north, almost opposite
Wiju. The Japanese turned the left
flank of the Russian position. and in
the battle they swept ava the new
front interposed by the Russians to
check their onward movement.
Japanese Dominate.
The present position OF the Japanese
Is Il dominating one. and they may
force the abandonment of the defenses
erected by the Russians at Antuns
and other points lower down the river.
General kuroki began the movement
on Tuesday by ordering a detachment
of the imperial guards division to seize
the island of kurito. which is in the
Yalu above Win, n a detachment
of the Second division to seize the is
land of Kinteito. which is situated be
low Win. The detachment of the i'm
perial guards met with some resist
ance, but succeeded in clearing the en-
envy out and occupied kurito island.
The Russians abandoned the island of
Kinteito when attacked by the detach-
lnent of the Second division.
The actual loss sustained by the de-
tachment OF the imperial guards is
not known. as there is am error in that
part of the message received here refer
ring to the number killed, but nine of
the detachment We're severely n eight
slightly wounded. The section OF the
detachment which tool the island OF
kineito sustained no losses.
Russians Shell Win.
During these movements on the ISL
ands the Russians opened fire on the
Japanese with eight 91@ centimeter guns
from a hill behind Chiu Tien Cheng.
and two Hotchkiss guns. which were
mounted on the bank of the river at
Kosan, where the Russians seemed to
have established their headquarters.
One battery OF Japanese artillery,
which had taken a position on a hill
to the east of Wiju, fired three volleys
at kosan, and at noon of Tuesday the
INuSSltiIl UdllSileS DGsllIlu GNU lletl
Cheng shelled VIII, %wounding one
Japanese soldier with shrapnel.
On Wednesday the Russians resumed
the bombardment of VIII. firing at in
tervals through the day. The Japanese |
artillery did not respond to this fire.
General kuroki has received reports
to the effect that the Russians are for
tifying the heights on the right bank
of the Tho river. These new defenses
are declared to extend from Chiu Tien
Cheng through the village of Makao
to koshoki, a distance OF three and a
quarter miles.
Russians Resume Bombardmcnt.
The Russians resumed their bonn
bardment on Thursday, but it was gen.
orally ineffective. Subsequently Cen
eral kuroki ordered two companies of
the imperial guard to cross the Yalu
n make a reconnaissance along the |
left bank Of the Tho for the purpose of
discovering the character of the Rus
sian Notifications along the heights on
the right bank Of the river. The Jap
anese force advanced toward Kosan
and then dispatched a small detach-
ment to the village, where a party or
Russians was encountered. In the en-
gagement which followed five Russians
were killed. Thu Russians shelled the
accommodating party from an emplace-
ment in the hills in the southeastern
part of Yoshoko. This fire was with
out effect.
The Russian artillery on the hill be-
hind Ciitu I1en Cheng. firing at q high
angle. opened on VIII. the island OF
kurito and Seikodo, to the south OF |
Win. where some Japanese batteries
had taken position.
Attack en- Win.
This firing continued into THURSDAY
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while Ineffective, it disturbed his prem
arations for an attack. The Russians
resumed the Smelling on Win on Fri |
day, but the Japanese guns did not re-
ply.
The Twelfth division of the japanese
army was chosen to make the first
crossing Of the Yalu. 1t began it's pren-
on Friday by driving the Rus
slams from their position on the bank
of the river opposite Suikochin, which
is eight miles above VIII. and The
point selected for the crossing. This
constructed Il pontoon bridge
over the river, and at 8 O'clock Sat
entire division passed Owe the river !
during the day. and by 6 O'clock Satur-
day evening it was in the position as
signed to it for the battle Of sunday.
The movement of the Twelfth di-
vision of the japanese was covered by
tLe SECOND regiment OF Ileld artillery
posted to the north and TO the cas-, Of
Chiu Tien Cheng began Smelling the
patrols Of japanese infantry which had
been dispatched from Kinteito island
to Chukodai, another island north of
K!nteito. and under Chiu Tien Cheuy
The Japanese batteries replied to this
Smelling and silenccd the Russian fire.
Later eight Russian guns posted on n
hill to the east of the Village of Makao
opened up on the imperial guards. To
this Smelling the Japanese artillery to
the east Of VIII responded and the
Russians ceased firing.
Russians SiIenced.
Then both the Chiu Tien Cheng and
the Makao batteries opened, and this
fire brought a vigorous response from
the chain of japanese batteries on the !
Korean side of the river. The Russian |
gun fire for two hours before thev I
were silenced.
In his report General Kuroki ex-
pressed the belief that his Smelling was
effective against the Russians.
The japanese losses in the lombard
of Saturday were two men killed
and five officers and twenty-one men
wounded.
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