Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-11-09
QUIET AGAIN
Nothing Startling In The Eastern War
Situation
PORT ARTHUR CENTER OF INTEREST
JapS Fortifyiug at all Points-The
Russians Sill R-tire-Some Heavy
Losses.

Che1oo. by Ca0lc.-POrt Arthur is
doomed. The correspondents uf the AS
sociated Press here has received infor-
nation. the reliability Of which is be
yond question. that the Japanese nov
/ occupy positions which place the east
side of the town at their mercy. Tho
last assault has gained FOR them posi-
/ IONS which insure their ability 30 enter
the main east for;s Whenever they are
ready.
The Japanesc calculate that if the
! itussians do not surrender now they
I VIII be capable of prOlongirg the fight
ing by making their final stand at
I l-laou Promontory and Tigers Tail. Cor
Il month longer. with the mere nope OF
continuing the struggle
Long before the second Pacific souad-
ron arrives in the Pacific the japanese
lag. it is now believed, will wave over
the wrecked citadel. This will end
| Niceroy AleXicm's dream of an uncon-
! querabe city.
The Japanese have not occupied the
main forts and highest points of the
east hill hut they occupy in over
whelming numbers positions which will
! enable them To drive the Russians hack
| whenever they desire.
Loss Admitted at Last.
Paris. BY Cable.-Thc Associated
! Press was put in a position to state
/ positively that It's dispatches from
! Chetoo. Port Arthur and Toxic last
June to the effect that the Japanese
hattlcship lashima had been sunk by
a mine off Dalny. which dispatches
were denied by the Japanese authori-
! ties at the time have finally been Of
fi2ially confirmed. The Japanese gov
I has
mcnts OF the loss of the ship. The
number of men who went down with
/ the vessel is not known. but 1t is be.
! llovCd to have been small The OIL
| cial details snow that the Nashimd
struck a Russian mine and later at
| tempted to make Dalny harbor. but
this proved impossible and she sank
! in deep water.
The loss of the Yashima has been
concealed by tho Japanese. though
| the Russian authorities have believed
for some time that the reports that
the battleship had been DESTROYED
were correct. II is important. since
| II is now disclosed that Japan has
only four modern battleships remain-
! ing.
The Yashima was one Of the finest
DattlcShips of the Japanese navy. Her
| displacement was 1880 tons. about
! Inc size OF the Amreican battleshiD
Maine, and She had n speed OF 10
knots. The Russian squadron at Port
! Arthur included five modern battle
ships, moro or less damaged, and
vice Admiral Rojcstvensky's ccm-
mand, which is now cnroujc from the
| Paltic to tho Far East also numbers
hve battlcships. In view of the in.
feriority of the Japanese in battle
thnir a.
Is important, they being greatly SUI
| perior to the Russians in this respect.
Whole Jap Line Fortified
Mukden. BY Cable.-There was a
brisk exchange of artillery fire here
Friday. extending from the village of
| Linchtau, eastward on both sides OF
the railroad, but the firing ceased at
| noon. The Japanese are continuing
their concentration opposite The Rus.
sian centre. The Japanese positions
along their whole line are strongly
| fortified. and they are cntrCnchinc
along the Hun river to the westward
ON Monday, on the Russian extreme
right a squadron OF Don COsSacks
charged battery OF japanese artil
lery near Lindantoun. The Cossacks
went forward at gallop through Il
held OF uncut millet against the fire
ol lne battery, ana mad almost reach
ed the guns when a couple of cam.
panles of Japances infantry rose up
and poured in several vollcvs. com.
pelling the Cavalrymcn to ride out OF
the field at even a faster pace thar
they went IN. The Cossacks los.
about % men.
Breslau. Prussan Silesia by cable
Three thousand poles mar he'd through
the streets OF Czestochowa, E'.asian
Poland, Wednesday, as a protest
against the mobilization. The chief
OF police ald genGarmes ordered the
paraders to.'disDerse. but they refused
to do so and continued to sing Polish
songs. y detachment OF infantry then
charged the mob with bayonets. with
the result that six persons were killed
| and 20 wounded.