The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-31
ST0ESSEL HOLDS OUT
RspHlSeS Desperate japanese As
SauItS at Port Arthur.
LOSS OF LIFE is ENORMOUS

ssarehIishts After Fierce Battles Show
enasty Heaps Of Dead - Attackers
ReokIessly Scale Parapets--l4and to
Hand Fights.
Chefu, Aug. 81. The Port Arthur
Novi Krai, In its issue Of Aug. 26,
speaking Of the incidents of the siege
occurring between Aug. - and Aug.
26, makes no mention Of any general
assault during that period, but records
several desperate attacks on the RUS
sian position.
The Russian consul at Chefu says
the Noyi Krai relates only facts, but
coIors them with the intention Of in
spring the garrison and inspiring the
troops to the emulation Of heroic
deeds.
Following a grand three days as
saut on the defenses Of Port Arthur
the Japanese rested during the day
time Of Aug %. At II O'Clock that
night they concentrated strong force
to attack the Zarodoutni fort, wheel IS
strong position on the Russian right
flank. The Japanese made clever
use Of the available cover, creeping
forward In Indian fashion for one
hour in spite Of the Russian rife fire
Midnight found them properly formed
within striking distance Of the forti-
fications They then made d powerful
rush, but were moved down in all but
one quarter.
Here a body Of Japanese succeeded
in entering the fort over the dead
bodies Of their comrades, but nearly
all were hayonetted inside the fort
The remnant retreated, losing severely
as they fled After repulsing the
enemy the Russian troops cheered.
Ghasty Heaps Of Dead
The japanese searchIights showed
CHASTITY heaps Of dead, like magic Ian
tern pictures
The japanese s0an were REINFORCED
and recommended the attack fuIiously.
but again were repulsed. The Now
Krai soberly asserts that the Japa
nese troops were forced forward by
their own shrapnel fire. the guns hay
ing been placed behind them to pre-
vent retreat.
A third attempt to capture the posi-.
ton also failed. and anticipating n
fourth attack. the Russians We're re-
~, r.,.,sd t.,4t ti,o fe,t,rfl, atfo8t, xtFt,e,
not made
The Zarcdoutni presented to the Jap
anese a high stone wall Of Chinese con-
structlon. and tile fact that one detach
ment succeeded IN scaling it is ne
counted marvellous
Daylight found the belIigerents In
that quarter engafed III nh artillery
duel. General GoiRt awslsF personal
IL directed the Russian ire, altbougl
be had been six days and siy nights
without sleep. The fort suffered con-
sidembly from the Japanese artillery
and General GorbatowsiSy ordered the
garrison into unchanged trenches
Tie next glimpse. tire Ilissl#as had
OF tho Japanese wss 1T 10 O'clock On
the morning OF Aug 2i when i noun
tain battery Of mules was seen In mo-
ton Tie Russians opened IRE Oh this
battery and dispersed it, AZ noon Of
the oath two Japanese columns were
observed, one behind Sugar Head hin
and the other near the railroud bridge.
but they retired when tile Russlan ar
tillery made an attack on them.
A Furious Attack.
At 2 O'Clock ia the afternoon Of the
gath the Japanese began heavy bonn
bardment Of the Russian position with
their 100 millineter guns. and at the
same time a japanese column Of I'M
fantry and cavalry appeared AZ Pa
lichuang. At O'Clock That afternoon
the Japanese furiously attacked the
entire northeastern front Of the Rus
sian defenses but they We're compelled
TO retire with considerable loss
The Foregoing Is an account Of d bat
tie mentioned IN these dispatches the
other day as having occurred Aug 20.
Whether the fighting which presum
ably did occur on Che Goth WAS il sep
arate attack or whether the Chinese
WIN reported the occurrence were in
accurate IL their dates cannot be dc
termined
The night Of Aug "a was quiet ON
the morning Of the 18th the Japanese
artillery opened up along the entire
eastern front. but most severely on the
northern section
During che night 81 the 18th Captain
Stempnetfsky with small foFee
made / sortie and attempted Go dis
perse q Japanese battery located on
Corner hin but without success. This
sortie was made from High hill The
NoYi Krai adds the Japanese were
building trenches IN front Of the hills
from Corner hill to High hill
Killed Child and SEX.
Long Branch, n j., Aug. 81. After
killing his two-yearold boy BY giving