The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-11-10
Nothing Startling Ia The Eastern W1
Situation
PORT ARTHUR CENTER OF INTEREST
laps Fortifying at all PoInts-The
Russians S:iii R-tire-Sene Heavy
Loss:s.


doomed, The correspondent OF the AS
scciated Press here has received infor-
nation, the reliability OF which is be-
yond question. that the japanese now
occupy positions which place the east
side Of the town at their mercy. The
last assault has gained for them posi-
| uons which insure their ability TO enter
the main east forts whenever they are
ready.
The japanese calculate that II the
Russians do rot surrender now they
will be capable OF prolonging the fight
| ing by making their final stand at
L!aoti Promontory and Tigers Tail, for
month longer. with the mere hope OF
! continuing the struggle.
Long before the second Pacific squad
ron arrives in the Pacific the Japanese
| flag, it is now believed, will wave over
| the wrecked citadel. This will end
| Viceroy Alexefs s dream of an uncon-
querable city.
The Japanese have not occupied the
| main forts and highest points OF the
east hill, bat they occupy in over
wheming numbers positions which will
enable them to drive the Russians back
whenever they desire.
Less Admitted at Last.
Paris, By Cable.-The Associated
Press was put in a position to state
| positively that its dispatches from
| Chefoo, Port Arthur and Toxic last
June to tho effect that the Japanese
battleship Yashima had been sunk by
a mine off Dainy, which dispatches
were denied by the JapaGese authori-
ties at the time, have finally been Of
ficially confirmed. The Japanese gov
ernment has notified foreign govern
ments Of the loss of the ship. The
number of men who went down with
the vessel is not known, but it Is be-
lievcd to have been small. The Off
cial details SHOW that the Yashima
struck a Russian mine and later at
tempted to make Dalny harbor, but
this proved impossible and she sank
in deep water.
The loss Of the Yashima has been
concealed by the Japanese, though
the Russian authorities have believed
for some time that ne reports that
the battleship mad been destroyed
were correct 1t is important, since
it is now disclosed that Japan has
only four modern battleships remain
ing
L L
battl~ships of the Japanese navy. Her
displacement was 12,300 tons, about
the size of the Amreican battleshir
Maine, and she had speed Of /!
knots. The Russian squadron at Por,
| Arthur included five modern battle
ships, more or less damaged, anC
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's com
mand, which is now enroute from thf
, | Baltic to the Far East, also number!
:, | five battleships. In view of the in
feriority of the Japanese in battle
ships, their armored cruiser strength
! is important, they being greatly su
perior TO the Russians in this respect
Whole Jap Line Fortified.
, Mukden, BY Cable-There was
! brisk exchange of artillery fire her
=, Friday, extending from the village o
= Linchtau, eastward on both sides 0
!, the railroad, but the firing ceased a
. ! noon. The Japanese are continuing
:, their concentration opposite the Rus
sian centre. The Japanese position
: along their whole line are strongl
i fortified, and they are entrenchin
9 along the Hun river to the westward
On Monday, on the Russian extrem
right, a squadron of Don Cossack
|. lery near Lindantoun. The Cossack
r went forward ct a gallop through
a field of uncut millet, against the fir
d OF the battery, and had almost reaci
s ed the guns when a couple of can
n panies Of Japanees infantry rose u
e and poured in several volleys, con
q pelling the cavalrynen to ride out {
n the field at even a faster pace tha
3 they went in. The Cossacks los
! about % men.
II Breslau, Prussian Silesia, by cable
Y, Three thousand Poles marched throus
lr the streets of Czestochowa, Russia
70 Poland, Wednesday, as prote
h against the mobilization. The chi
d, OF police and gendarmes ordered Il
s raraders TO disperse, but they refuse
id to do so and continued to sing Polls
s. songs. A detachment of infantry the
ID charged the mob with bayolets, wit
b. the result that six persons were kills
and 20 woupSed.