The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
PORT ARTHUR'S FATE
HANGING IN BALANCE
Japanese Assaults. Begun on
Saturday, Continue and
Ground is Gained.
CHARGE is YET TO COME
Sustained Attack New Going on Pr>,b
ably Is the Most Fearful and
Determined That Has Been
Made During Siege.

Chefoo. Dee. 1-Chinese and Jap
while not beyond question. indicate
with practical certainty thai another
general assault on Port Arthur began
on November q and was continuing on
the 9th. 1t is certain there has been
severe lighting. The only question is
whether the assault was sufficiently
widespread to be called general fight
ing, or is with the object of capturing
additional Russian trenches. The sum
mits of the forts seemingly We're not
attacked.
Chinese say one train of thirty cars
recently arrived at Port Arthur with
wounded men. but 40 prisoners were
captured, AS frequently indicated, the
Japanese position is most promising at
Rihluns mountain aad Keekwan oun
tain. and the latest attack was designed
to further increase the power of these
positions. A detachment of the Elev-
entl division began the advance dur
ing the afternoon of November "A, fol-
lowing several days bombardment,
rusi.ing against The renche guarding
the approach to the southeast fort of
the Keekwaa mountain group, the Jap
aileSe artillery in the meanwhile throw
ing all the metal possible against the
Rihlung mountain and the Antzu
mountain forts. Possession of the
trenches was ~stubbornly contested, but
after five tours fighting and several
repulses the Japanese drove out the
Russians. destroyed their trenches and
succeeded i'll entrenching themselves
behind the sandbags, which the infan-
try carried. At IL in the evening the
Russians made a sortie which the Jap
anese say they repulsed after two
hours fighting.
Another line of trenches more for
,,,;I1a1N1A hon tho NC Iart,1x-nyJ H.,
between the japanese and the forts.
The Japanese at Port Dalny believe the
attack became general, as the men re-
turning from the front, while not hav-
ing seen any fighting. reported that a
heavy small arm and machine gun fire
was almost constant at various parts of
the line till November q. when the last
advices reached Port Dalny.
Toxic. Dec. Imperial %headquar-
tiers tonight summarized the Port Ar
thur situation as follows:
With regard to the enemy's forts at
Sungshu and TO the east
ward, we have firmly captured the
crests, giacis and counterscarps and
their Vicinities, hut the time TO charge
has not yet come. AT present we are
destroying the classmates n other
%caponiers, AT the 203 meter hill by sew
eral charges. we have succeeded in cap
u GiitIlil = SHELTER lIeIlC1GS
near the summit. At present our force
is holding its position and e"ndeavoring
to capture the whole fort
Imperial headquarters today sum-
married the Manchurian situation in
the following statement;
"On the evening of November 81 the
enemy made a duh commandment
against Santa KuntZu, and the enemy's
infantry from 6:30 attempted a night
attack, which was iepulsed at $50.
During the attack the enemy's NOR
tars in the n~eighborlood of Weichia-
loutzu bombarded Santao Kuntzu,
Kanchiawotzu and their vicinities, but
did not impure us.
Prom sunset of the 21th the enemy
mortars and field guns west of the
railroad bombarded necessarily the
neighborhood of kuchiatzu. Stimuli
taneously the eneiny's infantry oc-
cupjed a village northwest of Nan
ku1ntzu and fired in the direction of
Sf,-a Chisfu, which is north of kuch-
ia.Sae. The firing was auieted at $50
&c same evening. At 1890 the enemy's
Infantry west of the railroad on the
right bank of the Shakhe river and
~nor'thMard of Sinchinpu. fired at US
desultorily and ceased firing at l1:30.
There have been several skirmishes be-
tween scouting parties. In other re.
spects the situation is unchanged"