Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-11
STORY OF THE BATTLE
RUSSIAN REPORT OF
STRUGGLE AT TIE YALU
JAPANESE RETIRED BEFORE BAY.
ONET CHARGE BUT ACCOM-.
PLisHED THEIR ENDS
OTHERWISE.

has received the following telegram,
under today's date, from General Ku-
ropatkin:
General Zassulitch's report, dated
today, on the fight Of May 1, says that
the battle was fought under the follow
ing circumstances:
THE Twelfth and Twenty-second
regiments and the second and third
batteries of the Sixth Brigade Of ar
tillery we're engaged in the battle,
which began with heavy cannonading
Of our right flank by siege guns at Win
and field batteries in the distance.
After a lull the fighting was re-
sumed with extraordinary violence
against the left flank Of our main posi-
ton at Kuliencheng and our position
at Potietinsky. A fusilade also was
begun by small parties of Japanese
across the Aho river.
Attacked In Front and on Flanks.
The situation of the defenders po-
sition became increasingly difficult, es-
pecially at Potientinsky, which was
bombarded on the front and both
TANKS.
Thirty japanese guns were pitted
against our battery at Potietinsky,
which, after having silenced the en-
emy's mountain battery, directed its
IRE on the Japanese infantry. and sus-
tanned few losses so long as 1t was not
Obliged to take another position owing
to the withdrawal of our infantry from
the bank.
THE japanese, under our fire, made
continual bayonet attacks on our
troops. japanese bodies lay In heaps
at the river fords.
simultaneously with the attack at
Potietinsky an attack was being made
on our left flank at Kuliencheng. and
the Russian trenches had to be aband-
oned under the japanese enfilading fire.
Our reserves several times mingled
with the first line, thus enabling It for
u iohg time 10 MAINTAIN It's position
lhaiiy' all OF the supports were
Drought up INTO the nrihg line, nut
OWING 10 the great distance nom our
man reserve IL was Impossible tor them
u reach the advanced force In time and
our men retired from the principal po-
siton 10 ahother position In the rear OF
Nuiiehchehg, loiiowed Dy the cohcen-
tiated hre OF the japanese VINO could
not make up their minds TO descend
from the crest they occupied and FACE
.ne nre Oh our batteries ana pouiemets'
ihey aug lresh trehches ana opened a
hea'y aruiiery hre on our position and
oesan 10 turn our ieit hahk toward
oningow'
i"o oattaiiohs OF the eleventh
nesiment ana 'hs tniru battery OF the
hiu nrisaue VI artiiiery' peiohsihs
" 'he mann reserve were ordered 10
iaoiahhou' iney occupied position
win doupie hrihg me- thus permit
ne oui advanced nue. "hicn ,au "ui-
ieieu hea'ii!' anu our "ouhued' 10 re-
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russians Use eayonets.
a battalion OF the Eleventh Regt-
meht' Doth hanks or winch were re-
peatedly turned by the enemy ad-
vanced with hxed bayonets, preceded
Dy buglers. 10 clear passage. The
japanese however, declined hand-
'o-hahd CONNECT ana reeoilea.
In 'front.' OF the regiment chap
IAN bearing cross was struck by two
outlets
was only py advancing on the
Japanese win the Dayonet that the
seventh regiment was aDie 10 retire.
On the ARRIVAL OF the battalion Of
'ne Iehth RESENTMENT all the troops were
apie 70 beat the retreat
me losses Oh the eleventh ane
i"eiith regiments were very great, ou'
tney are not yet exactly known. 10
tue eleventh the killed included Col
ohei Laming and Lieutenant Colonies
Dometti ana haie'sKi' Inc Tweittt
ios. nine company commanders kiiieo
anu Wouhdeo'
me second ana third batteries OF