Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-09-28
A FURIOUS ASSAULT
Japanese Still Pegging Away At ttse
RuSSiaH Stronghold
GREAT LOSSES AT PORT ARTHUR
Russian Mines Blow Up Whole saE-
taIions, But the Japanese PerseveT.
Work

Paris, by Cable-The Martins 81.
Petersburg correspondent telegrauhs .i.s
follows:
"Tclcgrams of which the genera stan
have as Xct no knowledge reached the
Emperor nj ( o'clock Saturday morn
ing. can affirm that they concern Pore
Arthur, regarding which place tisss
greatest anxiety prevails at court The
Japanese are now engaged in general
assault. which is more furious than tbs
predecessors. attacking the town on
three sides simultaneously and employ
ing their whole forces. being determiu-
cd to finish the business. Russianxs
mines blew up whole hattalions. Genes
raj Fock especially distinguished hipt-
self. directing the fire from the wan
which the japanese reached after to-
describablc massacre.
THE whole of Admiral Tugos aud
Vice Admiral Kamimura's squadrorfs
are aiding the struggle. which, it rs
feared here. will be final. The besiegcd
forces are lighting as in a furnace A
perfect storm OF she'll is falling ON the
town, port and fortress from tho whOs .
''AiA anu iObNNAthu- GtntTal oIO0SSsf.
is going from fort 10 fort. encouragiU-F.
the defenders in their desperate ~
forts
In St Petersburg the facts conteER-
ing the tragic event. which perhaps wisS
terminate by IA glorious fall OF Port As
thur. are wholly unknown At eouct
hope has not yet been entirely aban-
dOned.
Russians lJ.e RaIIoone
Mukden, BY Cable-The Russians are
Ssing war balloons southeast OF Muk-
sen, for tho purpose of observing the
movements OF the Japanese In that ,Ci-
rection. The line OF outposts estah,-
nshsd by the Japanese is SO effective
that not even the Chinese have beeG
able to penetrate it. 1t Is Impossible,
therefore, 10 say definitely how Marquis
Oyama has disposed his forces. II -
believed that General Kuroki's army
stretches from Bensihu to Bentsiaputns,
and the armies OF Generals Oku anu
Nodzu from Yentai along the high road
and railroad to- Shapepu, sixteen miles
south of Mukden, while a fourth army
is moving FROM DZiantchan across the
Da Mountains. All these roads cous-
verge at Mukden. OF the four armies
those Of Oku and Nodza are nearest
Mukden. and their progress will have
TO he Slackcned in order to permit
kuroki and the fanking columns tirls
10 come up. Meanwhile Oku and Nod
IN have command OF the lailroad sun
plies of grain and ammunition are car
ried from Nentai over heavy roads cK-
posed To capture by enterprising Cos
sack raiders. There has been an i'm
provement in the weathe Ter. which has
been OF great help to the japanese
Imperial Tornbs Endangered
ST Petersburg BY Cable-A brieS
telegram was received from Lieutenant
General SalSharoR. announcing the ad-
vance of the Japanese from Bentisa-
putze on the village near Flu Pass. east
ol Mukden and the site of the imperial :.
tombs. which is likely to revive che
fears expected at Pekin that an engage
ment may be fought at the burial place
Of the Manchurian dynasty No men
tlon is made OF resistance to the adj
vance, but II is not believed this ir-
clcates that the Russians do not Intend
to further oppose the march OF the
japanese on Mukden. 1t probably sig,
nlheS that the Japanese force is yIsi az.
The small road to I'u Pass betweeD the
highways leading to MukdeD and Fu-
shun. with the intention OF iso,latiRE'
the Russian columns guarding Fushnn
The Japanese are still trying to turn (.
General kuropatkiB's left flank, but
there is no indication cf their movipe
west VI the Hun niver.
Sinmintin is still held by the Cos
sacks