The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-07-05
WAR STORIES.
Japanese Officer Describes N-alu Fight.

mountains north of Yalu. We we're
also protected by our artillery, which
had taken position on the high land
east of Wiju. The artillery did
effective work here and the fire was so
terrible that confusion was newt
able.
The enemys firing was soon 81.
fenced, and we were left 10 full DOS
session Of kuri Island. Our casual
ties were slight, only nine killed and
IS wounded. We placed scntincls
over the island and covered the
streams behind us with guns 50 that
the work of building bridges for the
army might not be interrupted.
The sixteenth regiment of the Cos
sacks, which are noted for their
bravery, made several attempts to re-
gain the island, in the second Of
which the fighting was very hard,
bullets falling almost as thick az rain
upon our heads. We had little hopes
Of holding the island against such a
furious attack, but by Gods will we
came out victorious, causing them to
retire. The exact less of the enemy
is not known, as they carried their
dead and wounded from the field; !;
leaving only pools of blood to show
that they had suffered.
The work Of the Pioneer bridge
builders was going up step by step
and each stream was soon spanned by
three or four bridges. On the Both of
April the 1st battalion crossed the
first of the streams and hid them
selves among the cliffs Of the noun
tain, where they lay for twenty four
hours. The soldiers did not know
that this night was set for q general
attachment by the entire army. On
the front there were still three shall
low streams which we could easily
ford without damage to our arms and
provisions. At dawn on the first of
May our army opened ranks and
marched from the cover of the noun
tainB out to the rivers edge. The
enemy opened FIRE on us and for some
minutes it seemed that the furies of
hell and earth had been turned loose
upon our forces. Shells of the enemy's
artillery burst among and all around
us, but undaunted, we passed the
battle, pouring down sheet of lead
and fro upon them from our artillery
and repeating rifles. 1t was o time
Of great danger, but instead of fear
we felt pleasure only, and regarded
the laundering Of their shells as
opening salutes Of national holiday.
Our 18th provisional division at
tackled tho enemy's right flank, while
the I'd division attacked their left.
They were forced after much hard
fighting, to fall back out Of range of
the Imperial Guards severe FIRE,
and soon after their left and right
ianks retreated by the same route.
From the battlefield they were com.
PEELED to retreat through q narrow
valley, which confused them greatly.
We centred our fire upon this narrow
pass and our forty field guns almost
exterminated them. They left their
guns and dead and wounded upon the
field and retreated to the northward.
Many Of them lost their route and
were captured. My company captured
about two hundred prisoners.
We pursued them through the
mountaines for about nine miles, an d
by sending the 18th division over a
short route cut of their retreat and
hurdled them in wide ravine between
two mountains. We opened FIRE upon
them from all sides. They replied
With rifles and with the few machine
guns they had left, putting up a
desperate resistance. Our entire
forces we're ordered to charge bayo.
nets and in this charge nearly ell of
the enemy perished. Those that
escaped retreated in disorder, only
email detaohments taking the same
route.
At 4p. m. We stopped pursuing
them and struck camp. Part Of the
enemy went to Antung, where they
were mistaken by their forces for
enemies, WHO opened FIRE on them,
killing and wounding over one hun.
dred. The forces at Antung retreat.
ed, setting Gre to :heir houses and
leaving their dead.
The killed and wounded were scat.
tered oil over the valley, presenting
tho most terrible scene that human
ever witnessed. The cries Of the
wounded were hesrt.ronding. and I