The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-16

s.r,.loss Strategy of the Ssps I'm TAX
,.x an impregn.bse Fortress.

~ usrveIous strategy OF INC ~sps -"
lag an impregn.bie Fortress.
rnksa. Nov. e9.-Port Arthur fell into
-. ban4s Of the japanese on the zist
"a ~ Of November. just month after
- transports carrying It's assaiiants had
....ueA away from the shores OF Japan.
~~. ..anner Of It's fall astounded every
- M, excepting the Japanese them
.esvss Theoretically. the place was inn
! .'r.ynable axainst attack from the sea
80, on the Land side It's defenses were
| go 40 strong. but there had been ample
{ / time 10 strengthen them. and abundant
| psaterial was al hand, while nature had
i lent powerfaI aid BY throwing around
4 fha EAST Of the fortress a seIns-circie OF
Iblils varying IN height from 300 To SO
lei and offering ideal sites for batteries
"A entertainments An English news
.aper correspondent. writing from the
1.saee ten days before its fall. told how
thousands Of Chinese infantry and cav
5rs weli disciplined and armed with
magazine rifles OF the most approved pat
.ern. were drilling for hours every day.
u and declared unhesitatingly that the jap
4 anese could never take IT,, that they had
ussssed their opportunity. that the garr1-
tor was fully prepared, and Port Arthur
xouId Justify the prescience OF those who
had foresssn q moment when the petty
4 tide OF japanese aggression would be
shattered to foam against the rock OF
China's vast resources.
The Japanese themselves did not under
rate the task On the very evening OF
the receipt OF the final news. these mill
sary experts said graveiy that there would
be heavy loss OF life The slow march or
events in the peninsula had also begun to
wear an ofninous look klnchow and Ia
Men were taken on the 9Th and Eth of No
MEMBER Thence 10 Port Arthur the dis
tanee was only forty miles. Yet two
weeks passed and the attack had not been
delivered There had. 1t was true. been
10 actual reverses Evil tidIngs Of that
nature would have travelled swiftly. But
tire apparent hesitation OF man Like
Lieut. Gen YamaJA who Is the japanese
ideal Of stern determination and sagacious
daring. seemed To Imply the exist
enee OF most formidable Obstacles The
oulinous impression grew stronger when
II was learned that there had actually
been a proposal TO rush thu place on the
heels OF fugitives from fallen and Kin
chow, but that Yamajl had shaken his
head and said Wait
4 Yet Yamajps wait" meant only that he
4 wanted hls siege train Thirty l2-centi-
i meter guns and six rifle mortars were
4 stin or board ship To Jasd them at the
original place OF debarkation would have
A involved an overland Journey OF l2o miles.
/ and big guns do not cross mountains easi-
A ly or travel swiftly along narrow roads
tsssss as44a nf
n troops Therefore YamajIs plan was TO
keep bis siege train on board ship until
Taiien had been captured fallen ~ with
In forty miles OF Port Arthur. 1t has a
magnificent harbor. fully equipped with
1 stone ietties. lifting cranes. and all the
paraphesnalia OF modern naval station.
4 fama1l attended that the appliances
lrrsQased 50 carefully by thu Chinese for
their own use should be turned 10 the ad-
3vantage Of the Invaders He took Talten
foa the Sth OF November. and as soon as
The hsrbor had been freed Of its pavement
Noi tor2etoes. Japanese transports steamed
Il n and landed cargo OF big guns. These
eeasy pieces furnished the key TO the
scheme OF attack. The Chinese defenses
were TO Be battered into an approachable
ttA@A3 ttfS SUI t8AtsNS aSN~ AN@ 49,
saheei against them. II was a pro-
Srsuslae based on the nrst principles OF
rlcaern strategy. and the Goth OF Noven-
Der saw Is contamination when s. hun
oEei guns. heavy artillery. field and NOUN
tan pieces and mormr9 ralned n storm
q shot ana shell against the Chinese tn
tsINhmsnts from dawn to dark. That
vas Tie Interpretation OF grim Old Va
rAjts waiting.
Al esy-break on the morning OF the INST
1s japanese moved TO the assault. They
seFs n three divisions, the wings being
s-&sksa with ths Immediate duty OF eS-
eAAas. shs center with the function OF
N@s1ansng the cannonade ana furnishing
sss 70 either flank. The Chinese
h0Ehi bat the backbone had been knock
| y cat os their resistance ey the furious
Nv y tie pseoeaing day. IL was merely
s0sssoa Of noting the hour when each
| ~ - intrenchmens fell Al has-past s.
| AA.9ast II. : O'Clock. and So forth. piece
1sAl TIE defsnses saccumned. and before
"sng the whole position was virtually
| "a though not until the forenoon Of
1 1nd was the last or the forts on the
+ lie fsrat eccupgea
A. usual the Chinese collapsed IN the
/ stages az the co1fsics. They have a
| se0cA method OF doing battle II oon-
n infeTrins from the issue OF tbs
/ ee.hssoa the value OF their capacisy
successful resistance ard Regulating
seosegusnt conduct by the inferenee.
aeAnS that the game was lost at
- Arthur. they devoted themselves q
eeaning ans as TIRE japanese were
saN willing - facilitate their escape,
sad that a large number OF the
i .ss terrnssg the garrison got away. A
aseAass are rot Forthcoming. On tbs
JS -sa0SSe SIDE he casualties seem 20 have
aooes 80: GA tie Chinese, some s.sssa
attempt wAs made 70 destroy the
II s TIE various apparatus. THE material
il Va ard the hareor craft Everythins
II - tsto fhs haa1s ~ the a~szaiaants
II Nth she greatest reluctance thar
| hstsns - suggestions for media
II ArNe1 Hosa airy quarter. The aim Of TIE
III ses@ government has always been %
II Is people into ths belief that the
II rules al nations. and that when
II particular vAsSai state becomes
II Saesorne Re has only 90 order rs sub
II hy others. ana thus restore
sstilirS without Unnecessary SiksGro-
q A-s eva sous2osure. The iaes