Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1904 — BIG VICTORY FOR THE JAPS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BIG VICTORY FOR THE JAPS

Russians Swept Back in the First Battk on Land.

FIGHTING COES ON FOR A WEEK Ending with a SplendW Charge May I of the Little Prgfrrters.

RUSSIANS SAKE TVO STANDS But the Modem Ssmoal Are Too Much for Them and Ate Day Closes on an Rombfed Russ.

IkMntoa May 5.—A dfryteh to the Central News from SL Mrterebrurg «nyß a rumor fcs current thaw that a second battle has been foogt* at KtoLlairCbeng. in which the Ruslan loss was 7,000, the Japanese Jan 10,000 men and resulted tD the JApoueee Doing driven back fin tfisoritoi. The dispatch adds that no oonfixmdttm of this report is obtainable.

Rome, May 5.—A telegram roceJvad here from Tokio asserts that the latest Japanese attempt to block the channel to Port Arthur harbor was successful. Two vessels, the telegrams says, now lie in the heritor entrance.

London, May 5. —The Tbfirio oorree'ponde'rrts of both Tbe Dally Telegraph and The Dalfcy Chronick> assert that Port Arthur is effectually *teork«L”

St. Petersburg. May A —Vtee Admiral Togo made another attempt to block Port Arthur Monday night. Viceroy Alexieff reported officially that the Japanese sent eight firesiitj* to block the entrance to the harbor, but they were all sunk by the' Ituaßtan torpedoboats and the fire of the tod batteries, leaving the channel dear. The viceroy also reported that tlie Russians sank two Japanese torpedoboats.

St. Petersburg. May 3. Wiki reports are current here. One of them Is that the Russian csisnaltJes on the Yalu number 2JDOO. Should this be true it can be accepted as a certainty that tbe Russian plan of operations never contemplated soab a sacrifice.

Tokio, May Z. 11 a. m.—The Russian* were forced to abandon Antnng yesterday. They burned tine town and Tetreated to Peng Huan Cheng. The Japanese now control the estuary of the Yalu.

London. May 2.—Following Is tb« latest news from the Far Hast:

Tokio. May 1. 2p. n>. —ft* Japanese today captured Chio-Tten-CLeng.

ten miles north of Aatnn&wdUfeh to regarded as the key to the BQiatan position on the right bank of the Tata rteer. It is expected dot (Be RusShms will retreat to which Is cm the road to Lkso Yang. Tofctqo, May L 7 p. oa—After dee days of fighting, larvQy wttb arOUery, the first Japanese assay meter General Kuaoki, has forced a vnafid oof the Yata river, and toitey wtfh a gallant Infantry charge covering a tentage of four miles a drove (be Bogdans Cram Chitt-TTen-Cbeag and the htigbts an the right bank of (he Iho as ddfia rives, which enters the Yaln from the North almost opposite WTJtk Tin Japanese turned the left fiaoft of the Htetoan position, and In the battle <tf today they swept away the nor Cmp interposed by the Russians to check Orate onward movement * The present position of the Japanese is a dominating aoa aid Otey may Coroe the abandonment of the defeases sracted by the Russians to Aotnng and other points lower down the river. General Knrokl began the movement on Tuesday by ordering a detachment of the Imperial guard* dJvtaJon to seize the Island of Karito, which 6 In the Tain above 'Vlja, end a detachment of the second division to seise the island

of Klntelto, which Is situated below Wlju. Movement Is a Success. The detachment of the imperial guards met with some resistance, hat It succeeded in clearing the enemy out and occupied Kurt to island. The Russians abandoned the island of Kinteito when attacked by the detachment of the second division.

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