The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-02
RUSSIANS BURN ANTUHd
after LOSING 4 BATTLE
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of Kurito and Seikodo. to the south Of
VIII, where some japanese batteries
had taken position. This firing contIn-
Ued into Thursday night and General
KUr0ki reports that while it was inef-
factive fl disturbed his preparations for
an attack. The Russians resumed the
Smelling of Win or Friday but the
japanese guns did not reply.
The Twelfth division of the japanese
army was chosen to make the first
crossing of the XaIu. It began its
preparations on Friday by driving the
Russians from their position on the
bank Of the river opposite SuikOchin,
which is eight miles above Win and
the point selected for the crossing. This
division constructed a pOnJoou bridge
over the river and at 3 o'clock Satur-
day morning it began crossing. The en-
tire division passed over the river dur
ing the day and by g o'clock Saturday
evening it was in the position assigned
10 IL for the battle Of Sunday.
The movement of the Twelfth jap
suese division was covered by the Sec
und regiment of field artillery and an
other regiment OF heavy guns.
Duel Of Batteries.
AT twenty minutes to II o'clock Sat
uUday morning the Russian artillery
posted 20 the north and TO the east OF
Chiu Tien Chens began Smelling the
patrols of japanese infantry which
had been dispatched from KlnteEO
island TO Chukudai, another island
north OF kmLeiJO island and under
Chiu Tien Cheug. The Japanese bat
teries replied to this Smelling and ST.
fenced the Russian fire. Later eiEhL
Russian Guns posted on a hill to the
east of the village of Maka8 opened
upon the imperial guards. To this
Smelling the Japanese artillery TO the
east of Win responded and the Rus
SLAMS ceased firing.
Then both the Chiu Tieu Cheneg and
the AakaO batteries Teopened, and this
fire brought a vigorous response from
the chain OF japanese batteries on the
Korean side of the river. The Russian
guns fired for two hours before they
were sileuCed. i'm his report General
kuroki expresses the belief that his
Smelling was very effective against the
russians.
Saturdays Losses.
The japanese losses in the lombard
meut of Sa turCay We're two men killed
and i've officers and twenty-five mon
wounded, A fotila of gunboats from
the squadron of Admiral HOs0ya par
ucipated in Ihe lighting Of Saturday
1t encountered a mixed force of Rus
sian infantry, cavalry and artillery on
the Nanchurisu bank Of the Yalu be-
low AuIungs and after a sharp fight
scattered them To the hills.
A bridge across the main stream Of
the Aalu just above Win was COM
pleted at s O'Clock Saturday night, and
The Second Japanese division and the
imperial guards Immediately began
crossing. They advanced and occupied
the hills back of Kosau, facing the
Russian position on the right bank of
The river. All through Saturday night
regiment after regiment of Japanese
soldiers poured across the bridge, and
at "a late hour Saturday night General
hurod teiegraphed TO the general stan
of The army:
Attacked at Dawn.
81 viii attack the enemy on May /
at dawn"
True 10 his promise, General EuFoki
at daylight today CeuJered all his artil-
leTy on the Russian position between
Chfu Tleu Cheus and NoshOko. To this
fire the Russians made reply with all
their batteries.
AT O'Clock in the morning the Rus
sian battery at EOshOk0 was sIIenced,
and half an hour later General Kuroki
ordered his entire line, stretching for
four miles, TO attack. The japanese
Infantry on the word Of command,
charged across the Tho, Wadiug that
stream breast deep. and began storm
ing the heights at S:I5.
BY O'Clock they had swept the Rus
sian lire back across the plateau
No report has been received i'm Toxic
concerning the losses sustained by the
japanese in the fighting OF today. Tt
IS believed that these losses were
heavy. particularly during the infan-
try charge.
The reports Of this fighting which
have been received here do not Indicate
whether the Russians retired down the
river or ia the direction of Feng Huan
Cheng, on the road % Lao Yang.