Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-05-05
JAPANESE WIN
A LAND BATTLE
DRIVE RUSSIANS FROM MOUTH
OF THE YALU.

! Bloody Fight on Sunday --Japs Cross
ed River, Protected BY Smothering
Artillery Fire, Flankeo Russians and,
BY Vigorous Assaults, Drove Them
Out, Capturing 20 Guns.--HeaVy
Losses on Both Sides.--Toso Fails
To Block Port Acknowledgements
Squadron Reaches Port After Sue
cessful Raid.
The first heavy land engagement in the
Eastern war took place Sunday, May 1st,
and resulted in japanese victory. The
Japanese crossed the Yalu river in the face
of eonsiderabl opposition and, turning
the left Of the strong Russian position,
drove out the defenders who had been
subjected to a heavy artillery fire, and
forced them back to a second line OF
works. From this they were in turn
driven and finally retreated to the forti-
fie / line at Feng Huan Cheng. Antung,
at the mouth Of the Yalu on the Manchu-
rian side was abandoned and the Japa-
nese are in full control Of this important
locality, with their whole army over the
Yalu and pushing on toward the next
stand of the foe.
The losses in the battle are not fully re-
ported, but both sides suffered heavily.
The Russians officially admit that 500
wounded have arrived at Feng Huan
Cheng. At this rate the total loss must
have been enormous. Commanding Off
GERS were made target by the Japs. The
japanese probably suffered worse than the
Russians, for they advanced on protected
works. The Russians say that 5000 to
1000 Japs were killed in front Of Turent-
chen.
The japanese evidently outnumbered
the Russians and we're greatly superior in
artillery.
Another attempt by Admiral Togo to
block the Port Arthur channel early Tues
day morning failed. Eight ireships were
sent in, accompanied by torpedo boats.
They were seen and by an effective fire
from forts and guard ships, also the use OF
torpedoes and mines, all the ships were
sunk before they reached the channel.
All the ships carried quick-iring guns
that we're used as the vessels approached.
The japanese lost most Of she men aboard,
about 30 being taken Of by the Russians.
The Russians claim that they also sunk
two japanese torpedo boats. II was the
worst OF the several failures to bottle up
Port Arthur.
The Russian Vladivostok squadron, re-
turning from Gensan last week, where II
had sunk Japanese steamer, Goyo Maru,
sunk another small vessel, the Nakamura,
whose crew were saved. Next day it over
took a large japanese transport, the Kin
Shiu Maru, carrying two companies of in
fantry. The latter refused to surrender
and after the crew had been taken of the
vessel was sunk by torpedo, the men
going down with her and firing their
small arms at the big cruisers. The main
Japanese war fleet was in the vicinity, as
the Russians learned by intercepting a
wireless message. The Russians man
aged to steal through the fog to Vladivos-
tok without meeting the enemy.
Russia has officially announced that she
will not accept the mediation OF other
powers toward ending the war. She Is
arranging for a loan Of Si3O,0OO,OOo in
France.
The survivors OF the Variag and korietz,
the two Russian vessels that were sunk at
Chemulpho at the outbreak OF the war;
arrived at st. Petersburg last week and re-
ceived the greatest ovation ever rendered
in that city. The car greeted them and
special TIE Deum was sung in Nicholas hall