Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-09-28
4 4 FURIOUS ASSAULT
japanese stilIPeggiag Away At the
Russian Stronghold
6REAr LOSSES AT PORT '.1I "A ARTHUR RI ~
Russian Mines Blow Up Whole Bat
talions, But the. Japanese Perseyere
In the Determination g: Finish the. the
Work
Paris, By cabis.-The Martins St.
oorra.,nonj jeIit. telegraphs as

. ~ Z. = - ( y r. 10
paris. By cabie.-The Martins St.
Petersburg correspondent telegraphs as
EEoilows!
"Telegrams a Whieb the general staff
fhave Is YET NO knowledge reached the
EEmperor at 4 5ed6ek Saturday morn
I Ing, can affirm that they concern Port
Arthur, regarding which place the
greatest anxiety prevails 1T court: The
Jaoanese are now engaged in general
assault, which, Is more furious than It's
predecessors, attacking tbs .town on
three sides multaneously and employ
ing .t1eif 1hsle forces; being determin-
I'd to finish. the business. Russians
mines blew up whole batta1iehs. Gene
raj Fock especially distinguished him. !;
l,self, directing the fire from the wall
%t1fsh the Japanese reached aItef III
l;descril,dbfs massacre. yis,.
eth. whole Of Admiral Togos and
Vice Admiral Kamimufa's squadrons
|sre aiding the struggle, which, 1t IS.
feared here, will be final. The Desleseal
lfofces are fighting as in a furnace. - "A
perfect storm Of shell is falling on t1e
|itowf1 port and fortress from the whole;
Nil. AID rbaastead. General Stoessel.
Issgoing from fort to fort, encouraging
1.-The defenders in theft desperate el-
forts. ..,,,
nm, ST, Petersburg the facts concern q;
I;iht. .fha tragic event, which perhaps viii
terminate by q glorious fall OF Port Ar AT;
ihur are Wholly unknown. At court
NODE 5 taa not yet been entirely aban-
doned. ~
Russians Use gslfooKs.
Muidisii, sii ,By eable-The Russiaass . are re:
rising war balloons sJatheast- of sMukS-,,
den, for the purpose Of observing the.
movements ,[rs Of the Japanese in that di- V.
tection: rine line Of outposts estap-
tishad bj the Japanese Is SO enectlye
that hot eFei the Chinese have Deen
able to penetrate Il: IT IS impossipie,
i fhefofSre. to say definitely how MARQUIS
Oyanii;s has disposed his forces. IL is
.heiie1yed that General KurOki,s army
sfretcfies from Bensihu to B6HtsisYutze,
and szthe armies of Generals Oku aHa
N0dz1I from Yentai along the high ROAD 20
and railroad to Shapepu, xteen3 miles
s1itith of Mukden; while o fourth q army. sil
/ ID moving fr6rn DziaIteha across the
Ia Mountains Ali these roads; .cori-
! verge at Muktieit. Of the four armies.
those of oK,i and Nodza; are nearsss
Mukden and Elf progresss Will hase
be slack in sS'rd er ato psIlnit
lsRurolsi and the anking columns e 9saee. ae
E hsyss S5fmalsa hlsaaH5 "
biies 6f grain and ammunition are car
.1ied from Yentai over heavy roads eA-
nosed to capture by enterpristng COS
eoclr raiders. There has been an I'D
movement in the weather, which mas
been of great help to the japanese.
Imperial Tombs Endangered.
st. Petersburg, By Cable.-A brlef
telegram was received from Lieutenant
General Sakharoff, announcing the aa-
vance of the japanese from Bentlsat
butze on the village near Fu Fass, east
of Muk6en and the site OF Tie Imperial
tombs, which is likely to revive tne
fears expected at Pekin that an ensase-
ment may be fought at the burial place
al the Manchurlan dynasty. NO men
tion is made of resistance to the ao-
vance, but 1t is not believed this IN,
t:icates that the Russians do not lnteno
10 further oppose the march OF the
japanese on Mukden. 1t probably sig.
nifles that the Japanese force is using
the small road to Flu Pass, between IN the
highw;ays leading to Mukden and tu,
shnn, with the intention OF isoiatlng
fhe Russian columns guarding .Fushun.
The japanese are still trying to turn
General Kuropatkin's left flank, put
there Is no indication of their moving
west Of the Hun river.
Sinmintin els still held by the Cos-
sacks.