The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-09-30
STORM OF. SHE'LL
POURS into CITY
THE JAPANESE MAKE ANOTHER
FIERCE ASSAULT ON THE
RUSSIAN STRONGHOLD.

Present Attack may terminate III E ia
of Port Arthur-Besieged Force
Fights Desperately-Daling Pass
Captured by Japs.
Paris, Sept 24.-The Mathis st. Pc
tersburg correspondent telegraphs as
follows: "Telegrams of which the
general staff have as yet no knowledge
reached the emperor at four O'Clock
this morning. 1 can affirm that they
concern Port Arthur, regarding which
place the greatest anxiety prevails at
court. The Japanese are now engaged
in q general assault, which Is more
furious than its predecessors, attack
ing the town on three sides stimuli
taneously, and employing their whole
forces, being determined to finish the
business. Russian mines blew up
whole battalions. Gen. Fock especial
ly distinguished himself, directing the
fire from the wall, which the Japanese
reached after indescribable massacre.
The whole OF Admiral Togo's and Vice
Admiral Kamimura's squadrons are
aiding the struggle, which it is feared
here, will be final. The besieged forces
are fighting as in q furnace. A perfect
storm of shell is falling on the town,
port and fortress from the whole hill
and roadstead. Gen. Stoessel is going
from fort to fort encouraging the de-
tenders in their desperate efforts. In
St. Petersburg the facts concerning the
tragic event which perhaps will ter
inmate by a glorious fall of Port Ar
thur, are wholly unknown. At court
hope has not yet been abandoned"
Fighting at Port Arthur.
Chefoo, Sept. 26.-As result of the
battle before Port Arthur which began
on September 10 the Japanese succeed
ed in capturing several important posi-
tons, and the Russian tenure of the
big forts guarding the north, northeast
and northwest sides of the town is
seriously threatened. Chinese informa-
ton places the Japanese losses under
5000 for the three days fighting. Pos
sibly the most important capture dur
ing the fighting was that of Fort KurO-
patkin, which, while of minor value
with regard to preventing the entrance
into the town Of the Japanese, had
been constructed for the purpose OF
protecting the source Of the garrisons
water supply. The control of this
water supply is now in the hands of
the Japanese.
Military experts here are Of the
opinion that if the Japanese capture
either Rihlung or Kikwan forts, or the
1tz and Anshu forts the doom of Port
Arthur is sealed, and for this reason
the importance of the results obtained
by the Japanese in their latest assaults
upon the Russian positions is obvious.
New Phase Of the War.
London, Sept 26.-With the purpose
of forcing the war with Japan to q
speedy termination, the emperor of
Russia has taken steps to reorganize
and reinforce the fighting force in the
far east. A second army is to be Gre
ated, under command of Gen. Grippen-
berg, veteran Of many wars, and it is
expected that within comparatively
short time there will be armies aggre-
eating 100000 to 100000 men ready to
take the aggressive against the Japa-
nese. It is believed that Grand Duke
Nicholas Michaelovitch will be made
chief of the Russian
armies in the far east with soldier
of more varied experience as his chief
of staff.
The emperor is personally convinced
that the political as we'll as the mill
tary prestige of the empire is at stake,
and that every other consideration
must give way before the exigencies
in men and money must be drained, if
necessary, in order to turn the scale
and vindicate the power of Russia
The reorganization amounts to formal
notice to the world, as the emperor
frankly explains in his rescript, that
he intends to vastly increase the num-
Der of troops at the theater of war in
order to force the struggle to sue
cessful issue in the shortest possible
time. It is intended to silence def
nitely all talk of foreign Intervention
by the announcement that. Russia
means to fight out the issue with
Japan on the field of battle.
Japs Take Daling Pass.
St. Petersburg, Sept 24.-Daling pass,
one of the most strategic spots in the
siege of Mukden, has fallen to the Japa-
nese. after repeated assaults. The Rus
sian Cossacks, who held the pass, were
routed and fed in utter defeat Friday.
They left $50 dead on the field.
Orloff Dismissed.
St. Petersburg, Sept 2e.-Maj. Gen.
Orloff, held responsible for the retreat
of the Russian forces from Liaoyang,
has been dismissed from the army.
This action was taken in accordance
with a decision Of Gen. Kuropatkin.
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A Valuable Cargo.
New Orleans, Sept. 23.-The French
steamer Admiral Fourichon arrived in