Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1904 — JAPS WIN BIG FIGHT. [ARTICLE]

JAPS WIN BIG FIGHT.

ROUT RUSSIANS AFTER FIVE DAYS’ BATTLE. Storm Fortification, and Sweep Back .Czar’s Host of 30,000 Men-Killed and Wounded in Both Armies ber at Least 1,500. After five days of fighting, largely with artillery, the first Japanese army, under Gen. Kuroki, has forced a crossing of tho Yalu river, and Sunday morning, with a gallant infantry charge covering a frontage of four miles, it drove the Russians from Chiu-Lien-Cheng and the heights on the right bank of the Iho, or Aida, river, which enters the Yalu from the north almost opposite Wiju. The Japanese turned tlie left flank,Of the Russian- position and in tho battle of Sunday they swept away the new front interposed by the Russians toelicck their onward movement. Killed and Wounded Number 1,500. A supplemental report from Gen. Kuroki covering Sunday’s fighting says: “The Russians made two stands. The enemy’s strength Included all of the Third division, two regiments of the Sixth division, one cavalry brigade, 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 men as prisoners. I am informed that Lieut. Gen. commander of tho second Siberian army corps, nnd Major Kashtalinsky were wounded. Our casualties number about 700 and tlie Russians' loss is more than 800 men.” Begin Battle Sundry Mornins. A bridge across the main stream of the Yalu just above Wiju was completed at 8 o’clock Saturday night and the Second Japanese division and the Imperial Guards immediately began crossing. They advanced and occupied the hills back of Kosan, 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 Gen. Kuroki telegraphed to the general staff of the army: “I will attack the enemy on May 1 at dawn.” True to his promise, Gen. Kuroki at <aylight centered all his artillery on the Russian position between Chiu-Lien-Cheng and Yoshoko. To this fire the Russians made reply with all their batteries. - . _ .

At 7 o’clock in the morning the Russian battery at Yokosho was silenced and half an hour later Gen. Kuroki ordered his line, stretching for four miles, to attack. The Japrfhese infantry on the word of command charged across the Iho, wading that stream breast deep, and began storming the heights at fifteen minutes past 8. At 9 o’clock they had swept the Russian line back across the plateau. The Russians were forced to abandon Antung. They burned the town and retreated to Feng-Huan-Cheng. The Japanese now control tho estuary of the Yalu.