The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 06, 1904, Image 1
BIO BATTLE
GIW'0US Vl?lor)' Crowns Prowess Cf
' Japanese Arms
"fAW LOSSES TO RUSSIANS ARMY
? ? -
The First Arm i> j
xi. Forc?TP: ?'Mr"
and Drive* th? n8Sa9e of tJle
Tie" Cheng; U88'an" fro? Chl??
Z^'An ~n ?? <Uy? O,
first jl'Jn T WiUl ttHi,!er.v. thQ
Kurokl, ha8 to'/*?*' U"dCr (3*Wal
Vali, river and ft? T ?roS8h,? ot the
charge covering lUHJay wlth a gallant
it drni'? .1 'lo,lt*K0 of four
T|o? ChonK ?,1(H'M"UB,tlan3 Chi?
>'8ht bank of the n glitB on tho
^ enters' the yZ ArU,a rlver'
Nortl.i almost onnosii A* !.? m tno
? tu net! f hi vVJJu, Tho Jan
*la? IK ,ith;n and in rh8n?k ?f th? Uu8
(1?y t'f, sworn t,le of Sun
po?e,i iiy the n.lo? new frout lllter
onward movement? tI'-0 chock their
tion of ihfi tqi ^ present posl
?no and they mav?f^ iS *\ dominating
rnont or ii.n Uie abandon
?'??"? ? "r"-"1 "y i??
i(Jtwer down the rivrr ?,n01' poln,H
on Tuesday* b^' ni ,he ll,oveme?t
"{ ?he ill01,!?1 '.'V 'K'^.hment
Mizo t|)o island ,r9j i division to
of i ho Heron.! ? detachment
k,? ??! B,,|zc the '?'?
low Wijir Tlio .h i ! i S alt,,ate(1 bc
l,oj ial f i inr i ,at'hmcnt of tho Im
H SUcrrcied ?nmHl *T" re8,8tftn<*. but
SL,r"^ *<""* is"
tolio * a'u ackc'l ' "? 'S'a,"J ot Kin
? siSF '?CrMwi:
or h,? ,,u prober killed, hut <>
f H e detachment were severely and
16 slightly wounded. The 2"
iiliS division Which took n??
u?i?{~yn,iii ???taincd no losses,
an i it 'he8e movements on the isl
laoailL .',1 T opon,c'1 firc the
? ajMnebe with eight guns from a hill
.r'un,i Chu-Tlpn-Chein niul two Hoteh
bankRor1J rCh W?r? m:,untc,i ?,h the
lini ... f rlvor at Koaan. where the
1fiewncrt 10 have established
?he|,i headquarters. One battery of .Jnn
jnese artillery which had taken a posl
len on a hill to the cast of Wiju fired
i tee volleys at Kosan and at 1 o'clock
liimtay (he Russian batteries behind
- _ 'V1 ( hong opened fire, wounding one
_ Japanese soldier with shrapnel. ()h
Wednesday the bombardment of Wiju
wis continued, the firing being at In
terval#,. rhe Japaneso artillery dift*not
respond to this fact. Geuerdl Kuroki
reports to the effect that
fifitf Japanese losa was small.
Tho RuiSlanu ehelled tho veconnolt
f! 'fom an omplacement in
the hills in the southeast part of Yo
Bhoko. Thl? fire wn? without effect. The
JjUBilan artillery on the hill behind
CmiirCiieng firing a* a high angle,
opened on Wiju, whore tome Japan
ofio batteries had taken position. This
firing continued until Thursday night
?<t>d General Kuroki reportB that while
It was InoiTecthe, it disturbed his prep
? rations for an attack. The Russians
resumed the Khelliite of Wiju on Fri
day, but the JapanicsftjToins did not re
p? y. ' ~ ? ?
The. twelfth dlvisloWp^be Japanese
funiy was chosen to ifirtKt* .the first
c:osslng of the Valu, It begai its pre
lnrations on i-Vldny by drl-Jns the
Russians from their position on tho
huik of the river. Opposite Sulkochin.
which is elghf miles above Wiju, and
the point selected for the crbssinft. ThJ^
division constructed a pontoon bridge
over the river and at 3 o'clock Saturday
^ morning it began crossing. The entire
division crossed over the river and by
l o'clock p. m.. It was in the position
aligned to it for the battle Sunday.
The movement of the twelfth Jap
anese division was covered by tho sec
cud Regiment of field artillery an'd
another artillery regiment of heavy
* guns.
The Japanese, losses in the bombard
ments of Saturday were two men kill
ed and five officers and 22 men
wounded. A flotilla of gun-boats from
ibe squndron of Admirals Hosoya par
ticipated In the fighting o!\ Saturday,
ft encountered mixed towf of Ituo
R-.ans infantry, cavalry and artillery on
(he Mnnclnrrlnn bank 'Of the Yalu be
low Antung and after a sharp fight
Frattercd them lo the hills.
A bridge across the main stream of
the Yalu, Just below Wiju. was com
? pleled at* o'clock Saturday night
and the second Japanese division and
the Imperial Guards immediately be
gan crossing.
They advanced and occupied the hills
back of Koflnn. facing the I(W*sian po
thc right bank eff the river,
A1) wtw..jfh Saturday night regiment
Hfter regiment of Japanese soTdlere
?>-. k.Ui,a an/I ot a late
^Itlon on the rigni immx u> iilr.
All through Saturday night regiment
Hfter regiment of Japanese soldiery
poured across. the bridge and at a late
hour Saturday night General Kuroki
telegraphed to tho general staff of the
army:
"I wllj attack the enemy on May 1. at
dawn." /
, True to bin promise General Kuroki
. at daylight today centered all his ar
tillery on the Russian position between
Chlu-Tlen*CheiR and Yoshoko. To this
" fire ihc Rwwlnns made reply with all
their baWerles. At 7 o'clock In the
morning the Russian battery at Yoalio
- ka tnts *il?nccd and half an hour later
General TKnrokl ordered hla line,
stretching for four miles, /to attack.
The infantry on tb.e word of
commandri.charged across * th? Iho.
New of the Day.
A tornado wTfcli swept Indian -Ter
ritory. ArkanMB and othor ?<*<?
tton* of the Southwest killed 15 per
n,ns so far *? known, Injurod scored
tf otnwT W)n? totally. and destroyed a
hrfc amottDl of property. *? *
The <a*W *>f ^ ??? on board the
yrtnch W^rteW^d bar keg tine rnlon
'?tss2W?u& rHmrM
OPI RAflftNS UN YALU RIVER
Claim that Japanese Army Numbered
? One Hundred Thousand.
Hi. Petersburg, Hy Cable. ?The As
sociated I'resH has obtained from the
general htaff an nut line of tho opera
tions on the Yalu river during the
pa*t week. The Russian force, in
cluding the reservo#, was composed
of General Kaslitullusky's rifle deri
sion, General Mlschcnko's Cos?ack
outposts and a brigade ftf artillery,
the whole nndAr General Bassulttch.
Knowledge of geography Ik necessary
r? ii clear understanding. The Rus
si an lines were at' Kulien-Cheng. (or
Turencheii I , opposite Wiju and An*
tuug, both iin the Feng-Wa^g-Cheng
road. A mile north of Kulien-Cheng
lies the village of Polientinsky, neai
a tributary of the Ut/aven, live miles
up which is Chin-Clow. On the oppo
site bank of the tributary is the vil
lage of Kitzavcn, opposite Potlentinsky
stands Housnn, a dominating height.
Bt ill higher, on the right of the Yalu,
is the village of Ambikho. at the con
fluence of the Aipiko,/ 1'J^e whole
course of the Yalu between Aniblkhe"
and Antung is divided by islands, till
largest, Somaiinda, facing Kulien
Cheng. Another lies between Ifousan
and Hindiagow.
The Japanese forces, tiie staff be
lieves. approximated lOu.OuO men, of
which four divisions, thirteen battalion
and 58 guns were in action. The Jap
anese prepared for crossing the river
by posting all their available guns
of which the Russian's say the Japan
ese had five times nioro than they,
along the line facing Kulien-Cheng
and Antung, and also landed from
their warships 17 tfons. This array
of artillery eventually made Kulien
Cheng untenable. Under cover of the
powerful batteries north of Sindiagou,
the Japanese crossed to Mousan, occu
pying the height. As the latter posi
tion would have enabled iliem to di
rect a raking tire against the Russians
at Kulien-Cheng, General Sassulltch
ordered it to he retaken Friday. This
was done, but on Sunday, the Japan
ese. under covery of battery, re-occu
pied It. the defenders falling back
across the Mtzavena and continuing
the fight with the Japanese, who were
attempting to flank them from Chin
Go w.
The Russian forces at ^Antung and
Kulien-Cheng had meanwhile re
treateil to its second line, a few miles
westward. The whole Russian force
engaged Monday formed a semi-circle,
the horns of which were being grad
ually drawn in preparatory 'o retreat
ing to a position further west. This
was the situation wheik the last offi
cial ituMslan report was sent." A
member of the staff informed the eor.
respfnident of thd Associated Press
(hat the result ultimately turned prob
ably upon whether tho order to with
draw was given at tho time. A slight
delay at a critical moment might
have enabled the enemy's vastly su
perior artillery to concentrate on the
Russian guns, killing horses and gun
ners and compelling tho abandonment
of the guns,
THE JAPANESE VIEW.
|
Baron Hayathl Gl>ea out^hia Official
Opinion of th? Situation.
. London, By Cable. ? Baron Hayashl,
tho .Japanese minister here, who has
been the recipient of numerous tele
grams of congratulation on the Japan
ese hucpsbcs on the Yalu. and especially
on the result of tho first land fighting.
tald to the Associated Press: ? *
"The immediate result of Gen. Kur
oki's success will probably be a move
mcnt on Feng Huan Chengh. which the
Chinese had fortified with their usual
brick structures.
"Since the commencement of the
war the Russians doubtless have added
earthworks, but their loss of guns yes
terday must diminish their defensive
strength. W
"I understand, though I cannot
vouch for the absolute accuracy of the
statement, that Russia had only 100
guns in Manchuria. If that is the case,
her artillery strength has been dimin
ished almost one-third.
"They fight well, those Russians, and
Feng Huan Cheng will not be taken
without a hard struggle, until Gen.
Kmopatkin again changes his plan of
campaign. The announcement that the
'tuaaians would not contes| the cross
ing of the Yalu has proved, as we
though!! to be misleading. Kuropatkin
evidently means to make a determined
resistance, but he either under-esti
mated our strength or disposed his
forces In the belief that we would not
venture a frontal attack.
"I take it from the dispatch received
that we have now practically secured
control of both banks of the Yalu. In
? consequence, our baso will probably bo
moved to Antung."
Brought in Smuggled Cigars.
Tampa, Fla.. Special. ? United Statra
District Attorney Jr "N. Stripling hns
filed libels in tho Ifhlted States Court
against ("apt. J. B. Allen, of the steam
er Maseotl. and Capt. Turner, of the
steamer Olivette, both Plying between
Havana and Port Tampa, charging
them with bringing from Cuba cigar
ettes on which the duty was not
paid. The captains were not charged
with knowing that the cigarettes were
being smuggled on their vessels, but
)he district attorney holda that they
are liable for the penalty. tfhUh la A
fine equal to the valu? bT the goods,
with the cuatomB dutlea added.
. Antyahan Bombarded.
Toklo, By Cable. ? Admiral Hoyaoya
reports that Commander Nakagawa.
the rbmmandei* or tire Japanrwr gnn*
hoat flotilla, haa communicated to
him aa followa:
"The detachment sUrflejl at 9:30 on
Sunday morning. It went up tho Yalu
river aa far aa pfkctleoble. Tho gun
boat Maya bombarded Antuaban. The
gunboat Ujl bombarded V-la Dong Kau
and Ylctnltf. The torpado boat ftottlla
;koeeed?d to Stodong Kau and bora
barded that place-" *
MISSOURI INQUIRY
the Department Investigate* the
Explosion
DECISION tX JNfcRATES OFFICERS
? *
The I'.xamlnatkut of WltneASca Tends
to Pr oye f tiat the Ifxplosiou NVttti
Purely- Accidental.
Washington, Special. ?-That uu fur
ther proceedings be taken la the recom
mendation of tlu> court of inquiry ap
pointed to investigate the explosion In
the after turret of the Missouri on
April 13. The court find# the eje
ploHlon wan due to a "flare-back"
caused by an Inexplicable combination
yf oxygen with certain usually latent
gases In smokeless powder. The offi
cers and crew of the Missouri not
only ar?i relieved from all responsibility
for the. accident, but are warmly coin
mrnded for the bravery they showed
after Its oeeurrem-e in rescuing the vic
tims.
It was brought out i it the evidence
submitted to the court that there w|js
not an extraordinary amount of pow
der in the handling room, nor were
there more officers and men In t ho tur
ret or bundling room thai! were neces
snry for target practice. Among the
witnesses who testified before the court
were the two men who Jumped into the
magazine room and closed the door af
ter litem as soon as they saw the flame
and one of flies urvivors in the hand
ling room. The other survivor was
unable to Jeave the hospital, so the
court took Ills testimony at his bed
side.
Father (Heason, the clmylaln of the
Missouri, jestlfied that lie had received
from a dying seaman a statement that
he saw Lieutenant Davidson, who was
the officer In i^haige of the after turret
crew, luak i;vto the Kun and then he
saw (lames hurst forth and could not J
remember nothing else. It is stated
that there was absolutely nothing in
the evidence to shQy that Lieutenant
Davidson had failed In his duty In any
respeei.. ?
FtVE MILES IN AIRSHIP,
Gr Orcth Tried to Make a Trip pf Fifty
Miles but Failed, ?
San Francisco, Special, ? Dr. (Jieth
Monday tried to make a trip of fifty
miles to San Jobg In his airship, but
after tVavoling about fl^ie .miles noma
slight disarrangement of the machinery
was discovered and tlie aerial vojrageer
landed safely. Dr. Greth was Accompa
nied by Engineer Frederick Bell. Dr.
Oreth was satisfied with the results <if
his experimental flight. He ascended*
at 8:10 a. m.. with the car attached to
a rope to prevent damage to httflses.
When the rope was cast off Dr. Oreth
let, his machine rise still higher, and
then made a circular figure about a
quarter of a mile in circumference. It
v.as evident to those below that he had
the machine under control at that time,
fo? he circled about, stopped the en
gines and started them again, and then
tlarted off lo'the south at a high spted.
Everything went well until the air
ship arrived off Blanken'a six-mile
house, in the San Bruno toad. It was
then going rapidly toward San Jonso,
but a small valve gave way, causing
the airship to stop. After the inventor
r-nd the engineer had tried to repair
the break the fans were started and
the ship descended.
The Crittenton Mission.
Washington, Special. ? Tuesday 'a
sessions of the National Florence Crit
tonton Mission were devoted to listen
ing to addrespes by well-known work
ers lnterestc.l in it8 welfare, to prac
tical demonstration of the work of
the mission and to report* of dele
gates. Mrs. Flora Oreeham, of New
York city, read a paper entitled "Who
i? Eligible to CTorence Crittenton
Homosr' in whlfen she answered the
question by saying the doom \o( the
homes were open to any woman or
girl in trouble." Mrs. Fred Dubois,
Avife of the Senator from Idaho, was
to have read a paper on ^Motherhood
as a Means of Regeneration#* but she
sent a letter regretting her inability
to attend. nrai
Two First^-f^ay Strike* Ordered.
S *
Chicago SpcclaL ? Two first of May
strikes wore ordered Sunday, ono in
volving less than 1,000 bakers, ar
rayed chiefly against the nine largest
bakeries in Chicago. The other strike
wa" ordwad by the Picture Frame
Worker#' Union, against the six prin
cipal picture molding concerns In the
scity. Not oTsr SOO workers araat
fcctod by the latter atrlko.
I Merting Of Creditors ' Cail led.
Toronto Special. ? The wholesale to
bacco and cigar Qrm of W. IJ. Held
4b Co. has called a meeting of- its cred
itors. The liabilities are said to l?o
considerably over $1,000, and the
American Tobacco Company la HM to
be the heaviest creditor, it let expect
ed a compromise will be effected.
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
Minority Leader William* Offei
lutions Commending the In
Conduct of the Speaker.
The closing Thursday of (he
tension *?f tho House of the
lighth Congress was rondo not
:hc demonstration which was
by a lt'hoiution offered by M
llama, the minority leader,
to the courtesy and fair am] In
manner in which Speaker Cann
presided over the House. The'i
lion was not of tho peri'um toi
but was expressive of -tho kind
which men in th? House of
ties entertained toward him.
graceful speech the Speaker i
His appreciation of the resolutl
Many conference reports won
?to on bills which had been in ,
Between the two Houftcs, ii
that on tho bill for the govern
(ho canal zone. The only d<
any importance was on the I
vidiug for the restoration to tl
Acadcmy of three cadets w
been dismissed for hazing, th
voting overwhelmingly again*
When tho resolution for
ment was presented, Mr. Will
Mississippi, the minority Ion
marked that "while the Democi
ffonaiiy would feel very gi:i:l|
back to their homes they won l|
tor a long time the iu-actionj
majority of the House that ???,.
lous to leave the post of duty ,
i situation' bristling with |<?j
, {hat ought to bo considered. "
Mr. Payne said that lie tv>u
'that after seven years of
rupted Republican rule ? l ? ? ?
will say that every important',
has been carefully guarded (
Republican party by the logisi ,
those seven years." ? t.
The time was within five
of the hour set for adjourmnc
Mr. Williams, amid Impressive)
was recognized to present a rrl
?xpre?sive of the appreciating
House for tho fair and impart i)
tier in which the Speaker had 1
over that body. The resolution
!o the sturdy common sense ;v
ial good humor which have li)
played by t ) 1 e Speaker, and v.bf
Ir.dueed lh?* Speaker,- and whf
!. dticed the members of iii" li
fielf in a degree almost uuprcc
In Imitation of him. to disjii
wnte sterling American i-hara
in their deliberations antl mutu
Ings. Mr. Williams said thri^
n great thing to be a Spcak<-f
House of Commona^'of the \j
republic, but. that It wax i (
thing "not to permit the fa. i\
motion to that place, one of i?
exalted in the world, to tit:;
bead In the slightest degree. <
liect one from the course hith.cj
sued of being a plain Amerba;
with extraordinary coinnum hi
n remarkable fund of that mo
?acterlstic of all America qi'}
genial humor."
Mr. Williams then convuli
Homo by referring to a oon*.
lie once had with the 8poafcet
course of which ho aaid: "Mr. i
I will jjlwayg think that you or.
a* I beWava you will be." The
he said, replied: "John, I bqi
ho as fair an I can cojpiUteir
the exigencies of American pol
Mr. Williams declared th
Speaker did himself injustice i
put. that limitation upon hli
ment, "but." Mr. Williams said,
characteristic of the frankn?
candor of the man to put'in t
tation." The resolution was
mously adopted on ? rising v
Hie Speaker -was escorted to ;
rum amid frantic applause,
visibly affected when ha that1 .
House 'for the resolution, sti
touched him more than he ej
press. He* said, among other ?
"In the nature of things, r
tests on the hustings and In th
the Houbc are spirited and el
would bo less than human r?
say that while, for tho time',
co-operate with the majority,
the minority lias a function to
almost equal in Importance
function of the majority, anc'
matter of gratification not on
now. but as I recollect It at f
of the various Cohgj-essea of
have been^a membefr, that v
heat of co'nteBt has died aw,
ever remains respect upon each
the other, for the efforts of in
patriotic, brave men who r
their constituents according t
srecttve judgments."
The Speaker at 2:10 o'clock
cd the House, and was give
tho greatest demonstrations ?
ever witnessed in the House c
Bentativoft. Aa, to a man the
rose and sang "America." tl
pants of the galleries Jo
Speaker Cannon took a poaL?.
the lobby door on the Republ.
and the members filed past a
him "good-bye," all the while
"He's a Jolly good fellow." w
fraln, "So say we all of us' 'to
cf "America," closing with
with you till -we meet a.Mln.
Senate AOJournni m.
"With a brief announceme
sharp rap of hl? well-work'
President Pro Tern Frye a-ljot
8enato {*ino die nt 2 p. m. 1
the hou^ fixod l>y the rewolutl
two Houses of Congress. T1
rence was devohi of unusual
1 he greater part of the da
vut*d to a political debate v.
participate! in on the Repul>:
by Messrs. Allison aud Aldric
the .Democratic side by Me;
J-'ian nnd Culborson. The
and hla cabinet occupied tl^
dent's room during a part o
| bate, and some of the Freak
visors were among the roost 1
Ittiwenrxo the-crttlcrtm an
of their chief. Mrs. Roose
other member? of the P*
family occupied" seats in th
tew4rd -Iheu.clp80 of ihe
they, fbQ, found ontorlalniuo
proceedings. The onb' impo
of legislation during the day
presentation and aocepiano.?
fcrrence reports on tbe Pana
government and emergency,
harbor hills. Neither repor
dfbatr. ? 1
-After the adoption of a rot
thahk* to Mr. FYye, tbe prl
Heir, the Senate adjourned. j
I IS OPEN
i 0 . .
<ase Exposition Now
m Hie Public
i OPEN SATURDAY
and Largo Attend
jt Pressed the Button
at 12.15 O'clock.
I ' $ V ^
i-ttrt. ? lleproHenting a
ro than any similar
pforo attempted on
.?eator In Its ambitlou,
? scope than any pro
b kind, (ho LouinianK
iion was formally *>p
fternoon. Tho innu
i>uld hardly h?vo boeu
' They wove simple
^ through without de
ktUOB,
'ftssed the Button.
^Special. ? President
to the gold koy which
jjectricul circuit and
pontic power of tho
lfi?o lCxpOHltlon at
lit motion tho 40,000-,
hlnery and tho fairy- -
tho grounds, Tho
ad Jn the Kast Room
jibo, precisely at 1.14 f
fix ntandtu'd time. Art.
i-OKsed /th? koy the
United t&ates artll
'outh. of tho White. -...
salute of twenty-one
itory messages thou
hetweon th'o Presl-_
H. Ji'rauclH, proaldent '
Coiujtany. The ffiii?
was WUnoKsed by ft
jgo, including mem
-tjn>d, 'jnaflmt (tftfrfre-..
and members of tho
V Three toingraphio r-:
the "Eaat Room and
\ hullHIng of the Ex
,)vided\y tho Postal
ny.
yt supported tho tole
f was located in tlie
f/ it rested a small
blue and gold plush,
tch WM nfrm?.lied tile
yhich tho PresidCTit
\4t. Tho same data
V have l>een Used on
ccaslons.
-peolal,? The Alliance
United, of England,
l tW United States
feint for tit* appoint
~ ir tor tfto Haywood
Milling Company,
acres of rice in fttlJ* .
? y county. ItlsaUeg
pany is indebted to
any in the sum of
der contract to build
/"igate 1U la^d, ap
12,000 acres, while
freit laUleged. It TI "
work, agreed to bo
n done accord in* , to ,..
cwn iui boon ask
i,rocelver to operate
Interest of the cred
fthe company. The
, t set for te^i
F ^numerous Creditors
mi pany .- in OiftUMrttt......
I
HKjL;
,jw Up Railway.
>le.~ The Daily Tele
uident at Irkutak,.
<dne*day's date, says
e have blown up a
Jlway at Khallr, but
; damage is inslgnl
5 ; B I
medy Arrested.
HV. Y., Sp^cmt ? John ?
*cr arrest here on
Knitted he is waited
? for the wrecking of
And kitting of the en
t ago. Kennedy had
jnd sentenced to be
n lltb. Two days
/et for his execotioft
Called Off.
fcal.? The strike In
\t the Southern Ex
jy the telegraph op
ts a e gente along the
V>lk & Western Rail
ago. when several ?
s 6 Alee* were closed
?h people would not .
n.t tacre&ca in conri
* telegraphers on ex
j called o# after con
rT. W. Leary. vice
>rai manager of tha
y- Company4, *stda
*e ordw of Railway