The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-20
Heroic Charge of the Victorious Army
and Daring Dash Over the RAM
parts of the First Fort.
NO PRISONERS WE'RE TAKEN
FULLY 1000 UNARMED PEOPLE SHOT
OR BAYONETED TO DEATH.
JunkS Loaded with Women and Chill
dren Fleeing from the City Sunk
by Torpedo Boats.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-The World this
morning prints the following special ad-
vices from its correspondent, James Creel-
man, who was with the Japanese army,
dated Port Arthur, Nov. "a, via Vancouver,
Dec. 10:
The struggle for the emancipation, of
Corea has been suddenly turned into a head
long savage war of conquest. 1t is no long
er a conflict between civilization and bar
barism. Japan for the last four days has
trampled civilization under the feet Of her
conquering army. The taking Of Port
Arthur and the possession of one of the
most powerful strongholds in the world was
too great a strain on the Japanese char
acter, which relapsed in a few hours back
into the british state from which 1t was
awakened a generation ago. Almost the
entire population found in Port Arthur has
been massacred and the work of butchering
the unarmed and unresisting inhabitants
has been continued. The streets are choked
with mutilated corpses. In spite Of the vast
ness of the battlefield and the strength of
the batteries massed in this mighty chain
of land and sea forts, the taking of Port
Arthur is robbed of its dignity as battle
by the fact that a large and well-trained
a great deal of artillery thunder and scien-
tfic maneuvering of the troops among the
cannon-crowned hills. but the infantry fight
Ing was incidental and the butchers bil'
as the hardened campaigner would call
ii, was insignificant. The Japanese lost
about so dead and $50 wounded in carrying
a fortress that would have cost them ten
thousand men had it been occupied by
European or American citizens.
Cnina is now at the mercy of the Island
Empire. In a few days the fierce Sennal
troops will be ready to leave Japan to join
ield marshal Oyamas army, and then the
third and fnal movement towards Peking
Will begin. Up to the moment Port Ar
thur was entered 1 can bear witness that
both of Japan's armies nov in the field were
chivalrous and generous to the enemy.
There was not stain on the flag. When
We left Kinchow Nov. IL and began the
march on Port Arthur the battery of thirty
siege guns was still fioundering in the rear.
but General Hassagawa had arrived with
the famous Kumanoto troops, and the en-
tire army of invasion was assembled-some-
thing like 5000 men-the main army on
the military road skirting the northern
coast of the kwang Tung peninsula and
connecting Kinchow with Port Arthur
THE 'ONE-EYED DEMON"
The accommodating cavalry were four or
five miles in advance of the mixed brigade.
commanded by General Nishi, which formed
the vanguard. Then came the main army.
with General Yamaj the 'One-eyed De-
mon. General Loghi and mixed brigade
followed. This formed the first division
under the command Of Yamaji. Then came
field marshal Oyama with his staff. Cen
eral Hassagawa and his 5000 men formed
the rear guard. The battalion of infantry
were sent to protect Kinchow and one bat
talon was Quartered in the seven captured
Iorts OF Ialenwan, six miles away. In the
whoie force advancing on Port Arthur there.
were seventy-eight guns, including the
mountain and held batteries and the de-
News had been received from the jap
aIese spies sWarming about Port Arthur
and general plan of action was agreed
upon. Two battalions Of Yamaji's Infantry
one mountain battery and small detach-
ment OF cavalry left the main road under
the command of Lieutenant Colonel Masu-
mltSu ana marched as an independent lett
column along the southern coast road to
attack the most easterly sea forts of Port
Arthur at the time agreed on for the gem
eral assault. The main force was to move
along the northern road for three days so
that 1t would reach the valley next to
Port Arthur on the night of the 18th. The
attack was to be made at daybreak on
the 10Th. Meanwhile the strongest ships of
the fleet moved slowly along the coast in
order TO Cooperate by sea attack on the
Chinese should Ii be possible, or at least
TO embarrasS the sea forts and prevent
them from devoting their entire attention
to the land attack. 1t was hard march
with little food and at times no water On
Nov. IL the cavalry scouts reconnoitered
manded by the land forts OF Port Arthur,
and then fell back after a skirmish to
Dojoshu, hamlet at the eastern foot Of a
fortified monument on the hill commanding
a adjoining Ia
Sushiyeh valley.
At 10 o'clock the next morning the Chinese
surprised small body of Japanese cavalry
scouts in the valley. The Chinese had
three field guns. | arrived at the monu-
brigade take up its position and send flank
ing columns around the hill to cut off the
enemy e,,aa Int In the = rear. The valleys bennd We're
Of their speed to the rescue below In the
plain. / could see. the Chinese advancing
in three columns from the southwest and
northwest Away TO the left were the jap
anese cavalry in cloud of dust. cutting
their way back on the main road through
the line of tossing red and white. standards
firing carbine volleys. while few squads
Of japanese infantrymen were lying in
bitches and earth-seams .along the roads
keeping up a brisk peppering.
BODIES MUTILATED.
There were at least 500 Chinese in three
columns. Suddenly the enemy caught sight
of our flank movement and began to re-
treat. The japanese had los. eight men
In the fight and forty-two were wounded.
No man can say how many .he Chinese
lost / saw the Japanese dead on the road
with their heads gone and their bodies mu-
tilated. Several corpses were without
hands, two had been butci,ered like sheep
and their hearts and livers torn out. A
Japanese horse had been killed and the
Chinese had cut steaks from the launches
I'm the middle OF the fight.
As the japanese reinforcements began a
double quick the enemy disappeared
through the ravines into the Sushiychi val
ley and returned TO Port Arthur That
night General Nishi and his brigade moved
out into the valley and occupied Sekesdi. a
OF Yamajfs division arrived at Befkashi.
a village in the same valley. General Has
army at Soteishi. marched over side
trail and went into camp In line paral-