The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-03
THE LOSSES HEAVY
They Are Reported at Seven Hundred
on the Japanese Side and Eight
Hundred on the Russian---The Lat
ter Swept From Their Positions by
the Japanese lnfantry---The Troops
of the Mikado Now Hold the Estuary
of the YaIu.
(By the Associated Press.)

Tokyo, May 2.-7 a. m.--After five
days of fighting, largely with artil-
lery, the first Japanese army, under
General Kuroki, has forced a crossing
of the Yalu river, and Sunday, with a
gallant infantry charge covering a
front of four miles it drove the Rus
slams from n-tien-Cheng and the
heights on the right ank of the Tho,
or Aida river, which enters the Yalu
from the north almost opposite Wiju.
The Japanese turned the left flank of
the Russian position, and in the
battle of Sunday they swept away the
new front interposed the Russians
to check their onward movement.
The present position of the Jap
anese is a dominating one, and they
may force the abandonment of the
defenses erected by the Russians at
Antung and other points lower down
the river.
Report of Kurolxi.
A report from General Kuroki, COW
ering Sundays fighting, says:
1.-The Russians made two stands.
The enemys strength included all of
the sixth division, one cavalry bri-
gade, about forty quick firing guns
and eight machine guns We have
taken twenty-eight quick-firing guns,
many rifles, much ammunition, more
than twenty officers and many non
commissioned officers and many nom
commissioned officers and men as
prisoners. L am informed that Maj.
Kashtalinsky, commander of the
Third Fist Siberian Rifles Brigade,
and Lieutenant General Zassalitch,
commander of the Second Siberian
army corps, were wounded. Our cas-
ualties number about 700 and the
Russian loss is more than 500 men,"
later report from him says:
1.-THE Russians made two stands.
The enemy's strength included all of
the Third division, two regiments of
the Sixth division one cavalry brig
ade. about forty quick k-firing guns and
eight machine guns. We have taken
twenty-eight quick-fring guns, many
ries much accunition, more than
twenty officers and many non-com-
ers. am informed that Major
Kashitalinsky, commander of the
Third East Siberian Rifles Brigade
and Lieutenant General Zassalitch
commander of the Second Siberian
army corps, were wounded. Our cas-
ualties number about 700, and the
Russian loss is more than 800 men,
Forward Movement Begun.
General Kuroki began the move
ment on Tuesday by ordering a de-
tachment of the Imperial Guards di-
vision to seize the Island of Kurito
which is in the Yalu. above Wiju, and
Il detachment of the second division
TO seize the Island OF Kinteito which
is situated below Wiju. The detach-
ment Of the Imperial Guards met with
some resistance, but it succeeded in
clearing the enemy and Occupied Ku-
rito Island. The Russons abandoned
the Island of Kinteito when attacked
by the detachment of the second di-
vision.
The actual losses sustained by the
detachment of the Imperial Guard is
not known, as there is an error in
that part of the message received here
referring to the number killed, but
nine of the detachment were severely
and sixteen slightly wounded The de-
tachment of the Second DIVISION
which took the island of KinteIto sus-
tained no losses.
The Artillery Duel.
During these moyenl" its on the is
land he R'ssIa..s 49," ire q. =
Japanese with eight 0" centre guns
from a hill behind the Chiu-tien-c -chena
and two Hotchlliss guns mounted on
the bank or the river at hOSdn. Where
the Russians seemed to have estab-
lished their headuarters. One battery
of the Japanese artillery, which ha,l
taken a position on hill to the east
of Wiju, fired three volleys at kosan
and at noon of Tuesday the Russian
batteries behind Chiu-tien -cheng shell
Wiju, wounding one Japanese soldier
with shrapnel.
On Wednesday the Russians resum-
ed the bombardment of Wiju, firing O.
intervals throughout the day. The
Japanese artillery did not respond tC
this FIRE.
Gen Kuroki has received reports tC
the effect that the Russians are forti-
fying the heights on the right bank
of the Tho river. These new defense:
are declared to extend from Chiu-tien-
cheng through the village of Makao to
Kosi1oki. a distance of three and 6
quarter miles.
The Russians resumed their bonn.
bardment on Thursday, but it was
generally ineffective. Subsequently