The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-20

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-''sssesS s''u Oaia'siliSiii. Japan TOT the
aaSt Iolr days has trannpled civilization
under the feet Of her conquering army.
Inc taking OF Port Arthur and the
possession of one Of the most powerful
stroTghotds in the world was too great
a strain upon the Japanese character
which relapsed illsa few hours back
into the british state from which lit
was awakened a. generation ago.
Massacre art Port Arthur.
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cortinue5 The Streets . re ,,,i7es
with ,,1s,tsla tas ,o,1nSars n, SS;t, 80 ~, s
yastness OF rhe ba,t+lefield And the
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mighty chain of land, and sea III q sa II
ing Of PORT q thar. ;s robbed 5f its, Al
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~ ss1iisls army alo eish the mira ana
aiie'i aise'V 9eMdfuS Fekln W1h De-
gin.
Up dse.Stle moment Port Arthur was
entered, can bear witness that both
OF Japafl's army now in the field were
chivalrous and generous to the enemy
There was glota stain on her flag when
we left Kim Chow, on November IL, and
began the march on Port Arthur. The
battery of thirty siege guns was still
in the rear, but General
Hassagwa, had arrived with the fam
ouIs K11ngiantT, froo1s and the entire
army of Invasion was ssemh1ad-son,a-
+bin@ Hike % 0o0 men en-,
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On Nov. II the cavalry scouts recon-
noitered the villages of Suishyeh in
the valley commanded by the land
forts OF Port Arthur, and then fell
back after skirmish TO Dojoshu, a
hamlet at the eastern foot of forti-
fed monument and the hill command
ing the way to wide valley adjoining
the Suishyeh village.
AT 10 o'clock the next morning the
Chinese advanced out of the Port Ar
thur forts and surprised a small body
of Japanese cavalry. scouts in the val
ley. The Chinese had three field guns.
Ihey arrived at the monument fort
JUST IN Time 10 see Nlsn's advance pri-
gaoe take up It's position ana send
HanKlng columns around the hill to
cut OH the enemy IN the rear. The val
fushlng along at the top OF their speed
TO the rescue. could see the Chi
nese advancing in three columns from
the southwest and northwest.
Away to the lett We're the Japanese
cavalry in cloud of dust cutting
their way back on the main road
through the llne OF tossing OF red and
white standards.
There were at least 800 Chinese in
caught sight of our flank movement
and began to retreat. The Japanese
mad lost. eight men in the fight and
Iorty-tWo wounded No man can say
now many the enemy lost. L saw the
! :; japanese dead on the road with their
heads gone ana thelr oodies mutllated.
sevelal coLpses Were W!ehout hanos'
ow9 Hau peen putehereu IKE sheep'
any 'l tt7a 4eaPts anu iivers to[h OUT.
o,reip oeiriuitH pe-
9eared tbronob tI1a 10 o,,ir,ae ~
Sllishveh valley and ,atrrned ~ port
Arthur
Thanking the Chinese.
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mics H. ILLS lials ~ eng zU. dItel lile
line an The IF Pvt "a
a range Of low y,onna tins 51atwea,, @ s,,a
a mass of forts bevond conncii Of
war was held. The field marshal and
his staff met General Yamaii. Nishi.
Noghi and Hassagawa with their
stats. It was decided that part of
Yamaji's division should make a great
turning movement on the flank of the
Chinese and attack the left while
brigade should follow
with an attack on the east of the forts