The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-03

LONDON, May 3. 49, Advices from
Tokyo say that after the Japanese car
Tied the line Of hills extending from
Chiutiencheng to Yoshoka, on the right
bank of the Tho river, the Russians
made a stand on a hill northwest Of
Chiutiencheng but they soon began
retreating. The Twelfth Japanese
division advanced toward Tahiang-
fang, which is due west of the village
of Kalao; the division of the Imperial
guards advanced toward Hamatan.
which is west of Chiutiencheng, while
the Second division moved down the
river, with AnWng as its objective.
The general reserve advanced over
the main road to Liaoyang which runs
in westerly direction from the Yalu
river At q o'clock the japanese army
held a line extending from Antung
northwesterly to Laukuku and run
rection to Mishukau.
At Manhattan, where the Tho river
makes its first bend to the west, the
japanese succeeded in enveloping the
Russians on three sides. The Russian
troops at Hamatan retreated toward
Fenghuancheng.
A Russian officer who was taken
prisoner said that the effect of the Jap
anese artillery fire on Saturday and
Sunday was deadly
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ters staff have entered Chiutiencheng,
report from st. Petersburg says
that the war office has been informed
that the Russian casualties numbered
1900. Should this be true it can be ac-
cepted as a certainty that the Russian
plan of operations never contemplated
such a sacrifice.
In view of the cautious advance Of
the Japanese 1t is not expected that
they will quickly follow up General
Sassulitch, but will take few days in
getting the remainder OF their troops
and supplies across the river and in
clearing the. country OF Russian de-
tachments in order that their commu-
nicatiOns may not be exposed to at
tack.
Baron Hayashi the japanese minis
ter here, has been the recipient of nu-
merous kilograms of cOngratulation on
the japanese successes on the Yalu
and especially on the result of the first
serious land fighting He said:
"The immediate result of General
Kuroki's success will probably be
movement on Fenghuancheng, which
the Chinese had fortified with their
usual brick structures. Since the COM
mencement of the war the Russians
doubtless have added earthworks, but
their loss of guns must seriously di-
minish their defensive strength.
II understand though l cannot vouch
for the absolute accuracy of the state
ment, that Russia had only hundred
guns in Manchuria. If that is the case
her artillery strength has been dimin-
ished almost one-third.
"The duration of the war must lie
rather with Russia than with Japan.
For the moment the military advantage
is with us, for Kuropatkin has extend
ed his front, and we can strike where
and when we will. Our aggressive
movement may be carried on to Muk-
den, perhaps to Harbin and perhaps
even further, but before long there
must come a stage of the compaign
where Russia will assume the role of
the invading power and where we
must act solely on the defensive. From
the beginning it has been so, and our
aggression is and has been but means
toward the eventual repulsion Of an in
vading army.
General Kurokl may even by his
own countrymen be thought to be rath-
er slow, but 1t is better to be sure.
'"The most unfortunate incident of
the campaign up 70 date Is Vice Ad-