Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-06
The RUSSO JAPANESE WAR.
EVENTS OF A WEEK in THE FAR EAST CONCTELY TOLD
'aps Win First Big Land to One
the Russians-A mother Fizzle a Port Arthur.

Fizzle at Port Arthur,
ing additional troops across the Yalu
for further advance.
The Japanese have also occupied
Antung, an important treaty post on
the Yalu, which they will probably
use as base. A Toxic dispatch
states that the Russians burned An
tung in evacuatingit.
In addition to their reported loss of
more than 500 men it is now stated
from Toxic that the Russians lost
1000 men and 20 cannon by capture.
besides the 2S quick-firing guns pre-
viously reported.
Japan has won the first great land
battle or the war in the far East.
Attacking strongly-fortiied out
post on the north bank of the Yalu
tuesday morning, at Chintiencheng,
sixteen thousand japanese troops
drew from cover force of thirty
thousand Russians and a gigantic
conflict followed. Owing to their
superior force. the advantage at first
was with the Russians. At the criti
cal stage, however, Japanese rein
forcements suddenly appeared. The
movement is thought to have been
clever strategy on the part of the
japanese commander to conceal his
real strength aud lead the Russians
TO believe that they had to deal only
with an advance guard. Instead, il
was the main body Of the Japanese
army, which had crossed the Yalu
two days previous.
For over i've hours the ground was
most bitterly contested. Fresh troops.
constantly arriving to reinforce the
japanese, were successfully thrown
into the front of the fray and finally
in the face of gallant charge by the
soldiers of the Mikado, the Russian
line broke and the Cars troops re-
treated In confusion.
Driving the Russians before them
in the first battle of the war. the
japanese turned the battle into the
ront. The japanese are pursuing
their advantage that flying column
has started in pursuit of the retreat
ing Russians. Many wounded have
been left by the Russians in their
flight.
a tiotllla of gunboats at the mouth
OF the Yalu rendered great assistance
to the Japanese in the final stages of
the battle. CONSERVATION and panic
seem to have seized upon the russians
IN face of the irresistible onrush of
the Japanese. The dispatches relate
that the Tartars fought like demons
at the beginning of the battle, the
Cossacks particularly Distinguishing
themselves. The tide of battle was
rising surely if slowly in favor of the
Russians, who had the advantage of
superior numbers. Doggedly, the
japanese held their ground.
Suddenly attachments of Japanese
achievements were hurried up.
Battalion after battalion was hurled
into the places of the soldiers, who
had been battling for hours The
tide turned. From points of van.
tage japanese sbarpshooteis, showing
accuracy of aim, began
picking off the Russian officers with
trightful rapidity. Batteries of
japanese artillery wheeled into action
and decimated the enemy with a
fire of shrapnel upon the
Hank of the russian soldiers.
Many thrilling stories of gallantry
are told of both armies. A group of |
Shinto priests, accompanying the |
army, knelt in one of the most ex-
posed positions on the battlefield,
during the engagement and PRAYED
FOR the success of the Mikado's arms.
Another incident was the charge of
The 18th Russian Regiment. Hemmed
in by Japs it charged bayonets with
bands and bugles blaring, and priest
with cross aloft at the head. The
survivors of this heroic regiment.
which cut its way out. declare that
The position was surrounded by more
than 1000 dead Japanese.
The attacking japanese army is
to be composed of fully
100000 men. Not one half of this
force was engaged in the battle of
tuesday, however. They captured
so officers and 500 men. Many
Russian officers, including a major
general, were killed. Two great Jap
lnese armies are concentrating on
he north side of the Yalu.
BRIEF STRIKING WAR NEWS.
In areport received by the Gear from
General Kuropatkin it is stated that at
east from three to four thousand men
we're killed in the Yalu river fight,
hree-fourths of them being Russian.
1t is now admitted that both Gen
rails Zassalitoh and Kastalinsky
we're wounded and that twenty seven
runs were captured by the japanese
turing the recent fighting on the
Yalu river.
Vice-Admiral Togo made another
!!ttempt to block Port Arthur. The
japanese sent 8 fireships to block the ,
ntrance of the harbor, but they were ,
VI sunk by the Russian torpedo
'oats and the fire from the land bat
cries, leaving the channel clear. {
The Russians sank two Japanese !
orpedo boats. The crews of the .
lnreshlps, mostly cadets, were lost. ;
he Russians captured so marines !
nd 2 officers.
jewish massacres are reported !
rom several Russian towns, melted ,
y the defeat of Russian armies in ,
ne East. The Russian peasants be- {
leve England and America melted ,
ne Japs to war because of Jewish I,
nassacres.
NEWS ITEMS.
Tho Az