Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-11
The RUSSO JAPANESE WAR,
EVENTS OF A WEEK IN THE FAR EAST CONCISgLY TOLD


Not so, however. The most fearful
of onslaughts was made by the Japo-
nese, but, after six days fighting, in
which the carnage was fearful, only
one more stronghold was taken, and
this they were later forced to aban-
don. Three steamers were sunk i'm
the barbor, the Russians now having
only one battleship left. A number
of Russians persisted with the bat
tleship Retyizan. So far Port Arthur
is said to have cost the japanese
$4,000 lives.
The numerous forts guarding Port
Arthur formed a semicircle of 10 or
IA miles, from the east coast to four
miles from the west coast and cir
cling five miles northwest of Port
Arthur. The fortress belt proper
was 12-mile semicircle from coast
to coast. Their TANKS and ap-
proaches were protected by rugged
hills and mountains. All of these
outer forts have been taken by Japs,
at an immense cost in blood and
money. Gen. Stoessel announces
that his decimated garrison can no
longer defend the northwest forts.
hut will retire into a closer line.
Gen. Stoessel has just learned of
Kuropatkin's defeats, but he with
holds the news from his garrison,
who firmly believe that the Russian
Commander-in-chief is on victor
ious march to relieve them. The
Japanese have offered liberal terms
of surrender to the garrison, urg-
ing them to ignore Stoessel's determ.
ination to resist to the death. They
point out that Stoessel is gaining all
the glory and they, as common
soldiers, will not have their names
enrolled on the book of fame. The
garrison, in want and distress, are
beginning to waveT, it is said.
Stoessel cannot surrender with as
much credit as be can die, 80 he be-
lieves, and this latter he seems de-
termined to do.
THE SITUATION IN THE NORTH.
1t is estimated that more than 15O,-
900 Russians and japanese have been
killed or wounded in land battles
alone since the war began in Feb.
ruary last. OF this number the
Russians have lost $3.50 and the
Japanese 66,400.
The japanese are making good use
OF dogs to discover Russian scou Is
and picket lines.
One of the bloodiest episodes of
the desperate fighting between the
Shakhe river and Yentai occurred at
the village of Endotiuls. The jan
anese had been driven out of those
positions with terrible losses, but on
October 13 they concentrated such a
murderous artillery fire on the village
that 1t became necessary for the Rus.
slams to withdraw. The same even
ing the Russian commander gave
imperative orders to reoccupy Endo-
tiula. The Zaraisk Regiment, with
out firing a single shot, marched
under cover of the darkness and
6ayoneted several battalions of the
Japanese, many Of whom died as
they slept. A few japanese escaped
and sought shelter in stacks of
Chinese corn, but the Russians, car.
ried away by the frenzy of revenge,
rushed upon the survivors and liter.
ally tore up their bodies with bayo-
nets. The Russians then rolled
themselves in the japanese blankets.
The next morning the Japanese again
shelled ont the regiment. Again
General Kuropatkin ordered the
Russians to retake the position, but
the efforts of his troops were in vain.
The Russians could not reach the
japanese trenches, so whitening was
the japanese fire, and only a few re-
turned where companies had charged.
The companies in some cases were
commanded by sergeants after all
the officers had fallen. One officer.
his face streaming with blood, limped
up to a general, who was furious.
"Where is your company" asked the
general. "This is all that is left of
it," replied the officer. alt was like
a slaughterhouse."