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JAPANESE Capture
TWO MORE FORTS
IMPORTANT POSITIONS NEAR
PORT ARTHUR TAKEN BY
MIKADo's FORCES.
COMMANDMENT OF
CITY is RESUMED

COMMANDMENT OF
CITY is RESUMED
Attack Is Directed Against Northeast
Front-Gen. Stoessel Repels Two
Assaults on Town-Japanese Cross
Taitse River.
Shanghai, Sept. 21.-The general at
tack on Port Arthur which began Mon
day, and in which the Japanese fleet
is cooperating, was resumed Tuesday
morning. The Japanese captured two
important forts on either side Of
Sueiszeying, north of Port Arthur.
Attack Continues All Day.
Chefoo, Sept. 21.-Authoritative in
formation has been received here of a
general attack upon Port Arthur by
the Japanese forces which began Mon
day before daybreak and continued until
dark. All indications point to an effort
to capture certain of the northeast main
forts.
This is the attack for which the jap
anese have been preparing for the past
10 days, with slight hope of success.
The Japanese attack on Port Arthur is
directed against the northeast front.
The main object is to capture the forth
fications on Kikwan mountain, Rihlung
mountain and the intermediate forts.
The foregoing comes from a Russian
of standing whose previous information
has been correct. He adds that the
attack at the end of August, which was
represented as two separate assaults,
really constituted a ten days battle, the
fighting being the heaviest during the
first three days and the last four days
of that period. Although the Japanese
retired August 81 along the greater part
of their line, they remained in four sup
Elementary forts on the front,
which they had captured from the Rus
SLAMS. These include two forts so yards
from Rihlung mountain and two others
at a somewhat greater distance. Since
August 81 the Japanese have lombard
ed very slightly, while the Russians
have been throwing approximately 1000
shells daily, chiefly against the four
Japanese positions mentioned. Small
s%orties, as referred to by the Novi-Krai,
OF Port Arthur, in the efforts to recap
fure the positions, have been of almost
nightly occurrence and have been uni
formly unsuccessful.
Respect Strength Of Fort.
The japanese have pecn taught
~ryh~IacNraA ~ae~nak PN~ %hn .on{ckl-n
power of the fortress, according to every
Japanese who has recently arrived here
from Port Dalny. If they succeed In
capturing Rihlung mountain or other
forts they will realize that this will
only be n step. although an impor.
fant n towards the capture of Port
Arthur. The Russians, who have
been observing the new tactics of the
Japanese, did not expect another at
tack before the first week In October.
The Japanese are endeavoring to pro-
coed slowly but surely.
During the fighting in August the at
tempt to capture Kikwan mountain cost
the Japanese an entire regiment. This
statement has been absolutely con-
frmed and indicates the monumental
proportions of the task which the Jap
anese have set themselves iuHattempting
to capture the fortress, which is COM
posed Of many forts equally strong.
Two Attacks Repelled.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 21.-Ldeut. Gen.
Stoessel, commanding the Russian mill
tary forces at Port Arthur, reports by
telegraph that on the night of Septem-
ber 16 the garrison repealed two at
tacks on the redoubt protecting the wa
terworks.
The text OF Gen. Stoessel's dispatch is
as follows:
Port Arthur, Sept. i6.-The enemy
continues daily to lombard the forts
and batteries inside the fortress, but
still without showing any great activity.
The wounded are recovering and eager
ly resume their places in the ranks.
They are heroes. The troops are in ex-
cellent spirits. At about three this
morning (September 16) at least one
Japanese battalion attacked the redoubt
protecting the waterworks. The gar
rison of the redeubt repulsed the at
tack, but the enemy received re-
endorsements and renewed the attack
after half an hour. The garrison again
repulsed them with rifles and machine
guns, supported by artillery. The Jap
anese sustained great losses and did
not again attempt to take the often
sive."
Japs Cross RIVER.
st. Petersburg. Sept. A.-Fhs follow
ing dispatch has been received froM
Gen. Kuropatkin:
"The reconnaissance made September
~ established the fact that the Japanese
position at Bentsiaputze is strongly held
by a brigade with guns. There was no
enemy easkofB entsiaputze, but Japanese
requirements arrived September 10
An the vicinity OF that village. Large
Japanese forces from Lsoyang have
already crossed to the right bank of
the Taitse river. A Cossack natroi at.