The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-02

the fire of our naval guns was direct
ed against Sungshu, Itz, Paiyu ana
Rihlung mountains and also against
the dock yard and the Warshlps-
..Of the effects of our bombaroInS.He
those deserving special mentloh are IL
effect realized against fort on Ea a-S
KeekwanA mountain, where a gun anu
its carriage were completely Destroyer,
the destruction of banquette ylns
| between the east end of the north front
and the center of Rihlung mountain
| fort scattering the cover thereof ana
| destroying two small guns and the os
| moIition~of a gun on the east front "
| the same fort. 49,. ~,
| the southeastern corner of the same
| fort destroying its cover ana sIh3 S
| ing two machine guns into pieces. One
| pl1n placed on a projected point OF tnS
! Sungshu mountain fort was dlslocateo
land one 12-centimetre' gun when WaS
| placed in the center of the leIe WiiaS
| was demolished while the covers We're
also destroyed. .,r
..During the same night our engineer
corps was sent against the nortneluI
part of east Keekwan mountain ~ a.
| succeeded in destroying the outer case
mate of a projected point
During the night the enemy re-
sorted to every means TO obstrucl ou4
work assaulting and using bomps- A.
the same time the, Russians worked
energetically in effecting repairs on
| some portions of their forts danageu
by our shells ,.,,a,.,7,,,ent
with heavy and other siege guns was
| continued and its effect was gooo.
1.-TWO hundred and 50 effectlve s +bsae
: several other shells took erect on inc
: forts of Anshu mountain, LIZ ii1ou ana
/ tain Paiyu mountain ana on mn ~"
metres high. s. .z l;af
: W against Sitaiyangkou, ltz ana An An
shu mountains, the wsxshlps IN ne ~
east harbor and the western POI 'ioii -
..Effects deserving of special men
ton were made on the Rlhluns 1io. az
tain fort The banquette anu eue
buildings inside the fort were ueSeIoy
cd and vital portions Of the tort Wei
considerably damaged Inc os
5 nIaced a row of sand bags IN the p lir,
? of the banquette wh ltia We of east Keek-
wan mountain a magazine was eApio"eO
i and field gun destroyed 30 an+in,etre
q canet and another gun We're MT. ,a,,et
S .sOn Itz mountain y censia md another
+ and carriage We're overtuLIIheo "ii'A On
: Ion the 2o3 metre hill two covers AM an.
e the wire entanglementS OF Inc
Z were considerably damaged. .,,o,, III,
!" ION the fort north of SitaiyangKou IN
u guns ao rr3 occurred in the old cit!
u and a second conffagration was observes e
l. moden naf Hi which lasted for three hours
It During the night maSn1nte sa yda DIii h
s. ing neer the harbOr was DoInpaI ued ~
nuS eI1ns which also protected the Wor!
x
OF ON. one ocfober % the bombardment wa
le .orfinred with an increased numRer
st "on the same morning at dawn STten ny
Of the enemy assaulted our hne, e4tenoi.l
IS tnward RihiIng fort. but they were re
* pulsed with heavy loss eor,e Of I'll
sSinuItaneously a similar 1orce oL ~
"A enemy assaulted our mine proJe =. g 8
~ saainst Sunghu mountain. our me
n bSsveIv withsfood the 3ttack, put Iosl
lg portion of the mine, which was regalns
n With the aid of our artillery. A nllhe u
TT rected against Rihlung mountain I To-
night A portion OF the outer limit ol u
1n IA eainst the outer casemate OF u
ms o. sfeTn pofnt of the fort lying north
in Fast Keekwan mountain dynanlte W.
c. snpIied twice last night, causing VIZ
g | openings and killing several OF the eheiA
II, inside the casemate . ;orea
- inrlv effective. A number of shells 1ro
Us ON heavy guns are taking erect ~
coI,nted $50 of the shells. Besides I'M
re heavy damage has been inflicted on Id
he I1chuikao 1tz mountain ana fdiyu M ~,
We tain forts and those lying oetWeen ~ 81
ssOur naval guns were directeo asatin
iS5+siUargkoub Itz mountain, Ansnl
nom9tai1 Observation-Disclosures Pal y
pc mountain and Sungshu mountain. IN ~
'u' exploded a magazine on the aiS6Ais9
ect Five Russian ships which were pen
TX used in clearing mines were alSo POI
ms barded three of them were. heaNhy o1 ,
in | aged and the other two We're SET on ~, ~
- esOther siege guns of different callo
hu bo-obarded the trenches lying betwe
M the forts and the old Chinese walls
co.