The Lexington advertiser., 1904-05-05

Toxic, May 2.-The war Office has
received dispatch from Gen. Kuroki,
commanding the Japanese advance,
which tells of complete Japanese VIC
tory in the first general engagement on
land of the war. - &,
One of the officials of the war office
10 authority for the statement that the
total Japanese losses will not exceed
750 in killed and wounded. So far as
can be learned no general officers were
killed. The Russian killed will mum.
Der, it is believed, at least 500, with
more than that number wounded.
Twenty Russian officers and nearly
1000 men are reported prisoners OF
war, while thirty rapid-firing guns are
trophies of the Japanese's charge
against the Russian entertainments. 1t
is reported that among the Russian
wounded was Lieut.. Gen. Sassalitch,
commander of the Second army corps,
The Russian army Of 10000 men,
which Gen. Kuropatkin boastfully de-
clared would sweep the Japanese into
the sea, is completely routed, and was
compelled to retreat. in confusion on
Feng- g-Huan-Cheng. o.,
The Russian losses are very heavy,
while those of the Japanese are de-
clared to have been much smaller
smaller than might have been expect.
ed, considering that they had to wade
the Yalu river in the face OF a wither'
ing fire from the Russians, who were
strongly entrenched: '.r..,'-. .-,'
The Japanese soldiers fought with
desperate courage and after the Rus
sian artillery had been silenced by the
Japanese guns they carried the Rus
sian entertainments in a gallant bayo'
net charge, in which the men We'd
with the officers to be the first to reach
the interior of the Russian position.
The unquestionable valor which re.
suited in the uninterrupted series OF
victories during the war with China
was again very much in evidence.
Nothing could stop the troops, who,
tired with their long stay in the
trenches near Wiju, we're anxious to
show that the army was fully as able
to bring honor to the mikado's colors
as has been the navy.
Rejoicing at Toxic.
The scenes in Toxic this morning
are wellnigh indescribable. The streets
have been filled all night with anxious
people waiting to hear the latest news
from the front. Unfortunately, beyond
the fact that a great japanese victory
has been won, there is little else to be
learned. If the war office has received
complete report, it is withheld for
strategic reasons.
len. Kuroki's preliminary report, a
summary of which has been made pub
Tic, states that at daylight on Sunday
the japanese artillery, which during
the night had been posted on the left
bank of the Yalu, opened fire on the
Russian entrenchments, which extend
ed for four miles along the bank OF the
river from Kiu Lien Cheng to Yujuj
Ko.
The gunners served their pieces with
frantic energy. and shell after she'll
burst along the,line, and one after the
other the Russian guns were disrnan-
tied and put out of service.
The fire was kept up until 1880 a. M,
when the last of the Russian guns were
silenced. - ~
Immediately a general assault was
ordered, and despite severe rifle fire
which filed the air as with hail.. the
intrepid Japanese waded the river,
which in places was UP to their waists,
and were soon on the right hank 1t
had been planned that the lines would
reform as soon as the Manehurian,
bank was reached, but there was no
the undersized soldiers, and
with their bayonets fxed to the muz-
zles of their pieces, they swept on up
toward the Russian trenches.
Whipped in Forty-five Minutes.
It was beyond the power OF human
to check this charge, and In
exactly forty-iSe minutes the Russian
position had been captured and the
army of 30, 900 men was in full. retreat
toward Feng Huan, Cheng. -
The bugle ordering the charge
sounded at S:15 a. M, and at 9o'clock
the entire line of Russian entrench-,,
four miles in length, was in the.
possession OF Gen., Kuroh's s men, who
altogether numbered only $4,000 men
The Russians left many dead, and
wounded in the abandoned trenches,
Is well as number of cannon, which
The Russians had been unable, to take
with them in their hurried retreat ,,-
It is understood that.the mikado has
his personal ,congratulaF
ions to Gen. KuroH and his command,
through whose valor the battle OF Kun