The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-12-14
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Toxic. DcccI.l}"r &. The Russians
are nightly attacking HuJ- Meter hill III
IL determined cndcavOr to Ictakc the
summit of the ground III cOntcntiOn
The Japanese are increasing their de
icnscs on the position and have sue.
cccdcd SO tar in rcpc!ling all the as-
saults. The Russians have suffered
the heaviest losses and ii Is estimated
that they have sacrificed 1000 men in
an effort To rccupture the ground,
which the Japanese are confident i'm
their ability to hold.
Toxic, December 1.-THE Japanese
roops occupied Akasaka hill, fronting
nort Arthur, yesterday, December
he commander OF tho Japanese
i guns IN front of Port Arthur,
''aphlng on December 8, says:
g successful result of the BON
cent on December ) is inspiring
men TO take greater efforts. Owing
90 the plunging fire from :!O3 Meter
mn, the enemy has Withdrawn. On
December our forces occupied an
entire fort at p. N. Subsequently
our forces. after dIslodging the enemy.
occupied an cmlnencc north of Sucrh-
kon and two emincnccs north of San
llolihn al ) p. IN. On December u, at
! D. M, IN response to he bearer of
the enemy : flag Of truce, an alInistice
oi ilvc hours was granted for the re-
lnnval ot the dead.
headquarters of the Third Japanese
Army liciOre Port Arthur, via Fusan,
December S-Thc corIcrDOndrnt of
the Associated Press visited 2Oi- Meter
MI, the scene of the awful six days
night, which ended with it's capture by
the Japanese The advance works
ana the crest OF the hill were torn
away. The slODcs of the hill were
covered with drbIis, and the trenches
were smashed and filed with soil In
Single section OF the trenches 100
yards long more than two hundred
lt1sslan dead and wounded were seen.
They had been horribly manglcd with
dynamite grrnrdcn
Headquarters OF the Third Japanese
Army Before Port Arthur, December
. HllHS)an prisoners report that the
food supply Of the garrison is INSULT
clcnt. The men subsist on short
ratlons OF bread made Of u mixture of
hour ana coarscr grains, while the Off
GERS got horse flesh twice week
Dyscntery and typhoid fever, the pris-
oners say, are very prevalent. Owing
10 the bad weather, supply of fresh
vegetables cannot be obtained and the
supply OF timed meats was finished q
month ago. The appearance of the
prisoners goes to substantiate their
statements.
London. December "A dispatch to
the Japanese legation from Toxic,
dated today, says: THE naval staff at
Port Arthur reports that on Thursday
evening the Pallada was set on fire and
kecled toport with her stern sunk.
Eleven shots hit the Gilliak (xunboat).
The Bayan took fire at 11:3O and il
still abl0ze at 1:l5 p. III. The Amur
ttransp0rD WAS hit fourteen times and
snnk Many shots greatly damaged
the ware houses and other buildings
near Pciyu mountain and tho arse
nal y
Toxic, Dec. 1O.-'rhe Japanese cruis-
or Salycn struck Il mine and sank on
on November 20 Fifteen officers
and 10 men were rescued. Captain
IalIma and thirty eight others went
down with the ship.
Toxic, December 1.-The Japanese
continue To batter the Port Arthur
fleet. and there is little ground for ex-
prctlng that it will ever nSain engage
the Japanese The battlcahip Sevas .
top0l continues ut anchor outside, but
possibly returns to the hnrbOr at night
and anchors inside the outer boOm,
which protects her from torpedo boats
mo recent heavy weather has given
added protection to the vessels Naval
experts are discarding the theory that
the Russians themselves sank any of
the. the ships. The fact that the vessels
first showed lists while in exposed
positions and the eifolts made to save
the Sevastopol are regarded as con
elusive evidence against the theory of
their being sunk by the Russians.
Toxic. December IA dispatch
from the Japanese commander OF the
land batteries Mt Port Arthur states
that further hombardment of the yes
sells in the hnrbor is unnecessary, as all
vessels are badly damaged.