Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-31
orsulTof FIGHTING UNKNOWN
,,,. R,lIey, Two More Assaults
Um be Made Preparatory to
Grand Effort
COMMANDING POSITION WANTED,
,.,O, F,oected This Week Complete
reorganization Of the Russian
Army Now Under Way

n.,,o oct. 81, p. m,-The general
.n,, mon Port Arthur which began
a,ellmlnary way on oct a. deyei-
i into a aercoly raging battle yes
W when, according to a hitherto
,.nIbls authority, the Japanese flung
me- forces against the fortress in
..s, ,blrd attempt to secure a COM
handing position
me result Of yesterdays fighting IS
rnn0W
The Japanese have been preparing Tor
s,sault for a month II Is believed
No, Tho Japanese did not expect to
r,,,u,s the town on this occasion, but
"a accomplish another important for
v,r8 aep. This plan was adopted fol-
oring the first assault, when thous-
ana, o, lives we're sacrificed in an at
,.mpt to swarm over the tortihcations
IVA mere force Of numbers regardless
Of losa
This assault, ike the previous one,
vssa clImactc incident OF weary
weeks Of trench digging, gun mount
ng and small engagements In the
opinon Of experts the assault viii cease
when the Japanese have secured such
r0sltons as will enable them TO creep
steadily closer under the noses OF the
Russian guns. 1t Is believed that two
more general assaults will be necessary
before DE distance between the bellig-
rem, lines Is sufficiently shortened 10
make ON attempt 10 enter the main
'ofls and make the end OF the Siege
practicable,
on oct, o.. having made every pos
sb'e preparation, the Japanese opened
ss with their artillery along the whole
Inc incidentally continuing their daily
parisa Of dropping shells into the har-
Do The Russians replied, the sounds.
Is Of distant thunder telling the IN
hhianls Of Port Dalny, that the long
expected assault on the fortress was
.guIru' Iuy p1lNotIu'ueuV col't'nueu
.2ts2 uU',5 wv alleII.oou OIL ~
WY VI, ,'"a'''' aus vi, lu, H'N
mountain became briefly silent At 4
o'clock that afternoon a regiment OF
japanese swept out from behind n re-
entity captured hin adjacent 20 Rihlung
mountain ana advanced ON She Russian
,u'l.s iylOs oel"eth hlhlung noun
sssr h,,,, w. I'..solu o'SUpy'n tnelu
%'.t . IVY, WI Usn''ls, ne RUSSIANS
WY I." W. , sIe" po''h until the japanese
49,. "' ,,ll' a Pc" yards Doth SIDES
M. 'a.l sIc0'l'S at eacn olheN
il''h''l are now using
:. s .'...',"l u'Ni''S Wnleh enable them
s.t ..''N.' win great accuracy
oG.. IF'a''' iN lUe meanwhile an-
t,.,,t',' yi J1p''ese assaulted inc
,. ",S w Ule slope ot l'lhIung noun
lue daIahesc trenches extended
0,lt'u pofunns OF the slope and
rro i,,.,. . 'ls''I''e dnoFG the eN-
r.p, 40 'pp,a .,. outpost where the as
ira,, W , N'I'uNh mountain became al
M. ~, p,..gl. u.'f
sl6r0 ETu'slgU lIeHches scanned the
an NM, ~ oo'lI'ce against them over
~ ulOIokan s.oue. when was mined,
t ~" sIuou' RUSSIAN resistance. would
Ls O'.N u 0liIcuJ task but The Stops
nv. nv KEW KY, Torn up. great holes having
M toOHh ,l % at various places by
,,.r compartment and the japanese
..el themselves of these indenta.
sr5 n, nu',i offered combined foothold
ba ms,r,t .gl against the bullets. In
gfisyySr D ,'. The fire Of an availabS
p,p 800, "as directed against the Rus
,.,.,,o ws".1es The Russians eventually
sSoa ii6o emsl Js. trenches T1 sufficient
.p olga mines. but the Japanese claim
has, ANY,. oo. .,suU one company Of Iapa-
,-.i s,sgu lN lhls night aroused gem
s-5.tli'llh,Nilry comment Cor ,ts re-.
I'M. n ,OoIness. executing the vah.
uHng sbs,.r ,.,., 'uo purpose Of SCI
lsg as it,. "lin automatic exact
5.6 S n. '3eIr troops thc Russians Oh
hat nIsht t5sy '. m55 7! mountain 5ar,,. ara
We Japanese had In the m "o 'I,
n lsn l, up machine guns. with which
rvca ,,,o was repulsed
h-r,..p, lof The knowledge that the
rago, .'l.ll was continued am ufor-
N, ''S ~ covering the period between
wn, Is, ana Oct 90 is lacking hut pro.
ater ~ is much OF the same char.
r,e o M '.4t just described. Inc lana.
Ifsnor,I .,ol'oas gradually assuming The
Eys. 'S Sa', IN. aghtIug i ro G,tS to to
Fountain down aIo ,lr' ~, from ,a, Wi6lung
vac Of the town ''' "ho'e east
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