Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-10
FOR ANOTHER ASSAULT
PLANS OF JAPANESE In FRONT OF
PORT ARTHUR. -,
Attack Arranged for Today Has Been.
= Postponed Until Tuesday and -
- Possibly Later. -

CHEFOO, September 1O.-Japanese who
left Dalney yesterday say that the grand
assault on Pore Arthur which IT was ru=
mored was planted by the Japanese for to-
day has been postponed until Tuesday next,
September 49,; and that a still further post
ponement is possible, as the Japanese in
tend to n,ak every possible preparation
before agafn huTling themselves upon the
WORKOUT 9arrisom;7'.- 49,
a Chinantaan WAh left Port Arthur on the
evening efsHeptenber 8 confirms the re-
ports. of heavy Fighting from August q to
August 31s which, be and many others
worked night ts,idt day burying ths4 dead.
which Included Chinese, Russians and Jap.
anese indiseriminateiy. He says that dur.
ing this. ftght f'o3H forts in the vicinity of
Rihlungshan werercaptured. The Russians
signaled thf ,garrjsohs of these forts to re-
tires owhene upan.s the, Japanese occupied
them, but ,were.compeHed~ta to- retire LATER I'm
der a heavy rbUnaba rdment. Previous. re-
ports said that athe Japanese had only en-
tered one fort during this attack Since
i1ninportaM - The Russians have since re-
mountd. guns.supOn. the four forts above
mentiDned.vtt e6- Is. sio-i -,
%" tsEs = Russians ON the Alert. 49, -' :.
The Chinaman also confirms the report
Of a. three houts' attack upon Fort Itzshan
ON the morning of September 2. When he
left the Russians were preparing vigorously
to resist the next assault, for which their
spies said the Japanese are making eiab-
crate preparation 80
The Noyi Krai of Port Arthur, official or
gan of vfceroy AIexieff. in it's issue of Sep
TENDER 3, copy of which was received here
today says the JapHnese have erected
hospital at Louisa bay, and apparently CON-
firms previous reports to the effect that
To veSSp1 w la
mines off Port Arthur August 81. ..... -
The Japanese squadron on the horizon
September 4 consisted Of the protected
cruisers Matsushfrna, Itsukushima, Hashi-
suma and twelve torpedo boat destroyers.
= Conditions at Port Arthur.
ST. PETERSBURG. September 10
Workmen attached 10 the st. Petersburg
torpedo factory have returned from Port
Arthur where they were detailed some time
ago. They left the besieged fortress August
3 and give long. interesting accounts Of the
conditions. The defenses, they assert, were
largely augmented by the discovery of a
Chinese store of artillery thirteen miles
from the fortress. 1t consisted Of 800 Krupp
guns of large ealiber with from 800 to 5000
rounds of ammunition foI each piece The
guns and ammunition were in perfect condi-
ton Many rifles found were not so good
The Japanese, 1t is related, made arrange
ments with residents al the suburban Chi
nese village to furnish information from the
fortress by means OF a, pigeon post The
plan was divulged by Cinnamon and the
whole population. forty villagers was exc
cuted.
Conspicuous gallantry was displayed by
two companies of sailors who were cut off
in the hills by the japanese and were iso-
lated two days. Their ammunition soon ran
out. Stones and bouldeiS v ere hurled at the
heads of the attackers. Finally several old
cannon were dismounted and rolled down
the hills upon the heads of the attacking
column. Ultimately, forty sailors out of
800 escaped.
The returned workrlen say that riding in
cabs was an almost rroiiibitive luxury. the
smallest drosky fare Icing S. There are
300 cabmen in Port Arthur The command
ant forces them to remain back of the fir
ing line during actions and transport the
wounded free OF charge