The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-04
.STOESSEL GIVES
PUBLIC THANKS
In One Instance But Twelve
Yellow Men Out Of Four
Thousand Escaped-The
Progress Of the
War in the
North.
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(By Associated Press.

CHE FOO, October 3-2:30 P. Man
OF ficial report from General 5tocssel, da ted
September 23d, reached Che Foo to-day:
confirming previous report Of The re-
pulse Of the Japanese attack on Port
Arthur, which began September 18th. and
ended September 22d. The fighting was;
or an extremely severe character. The
Japanese having retired, General Stoes-
sell issued the following proclamation:
a .'Glory Thanks to God! Glory to our
heroic garrison! Glory # to lllmann.i
sychaff and u Poggorsky--heroes ALL
Thanks to our valiant volunteers VINO
routed the enemy from the trenLhes, de-
lstroying them. God has permitted US
stc repulse the enemy Praise to God.
THE volunteers referred to by Cen
q 1al stoessel In the proclamation were.
made up of regulars called upon to take
a high hill which had been captured by
the Japanese. S it5 :S5
Fought Four Days; Many Killed.
From semi of ficial sources 1T is learned
that the attack began on the s13tl, along q
the whole line Il and lasted four days
various positions changing hands many
times. f i5
The high hill mentioned was a very
Important position to the Russians .ss The
Japanese attacked repeatedly, day and
night finally occupying the position on.
the night OF septemberi2 22d, fter suf-$5
,fering very severe losses The attempt
to retake thisAhill being extremely, hazard-
Gus, General Stoessel & refused to issue
the order. but called for volunteers.
llEverybody called upon respond deg, yy here e..
upon II requisite Il number Of men were
selected, -Lieutenant%P gorskys and Cap
tain sychaffs leading them. Soldier and
loe
shells Weighing from two h to six pounds
which are thrown by HANDY. and with
these they attacked the japanese tern
3porary Notifications and drove the lat
ter from all OF their positions. Several
mines were ploded during the general
battle causing severe losses The Rus
SLAMS calculate hat the total losses Of
the Japanese for the four days fight
Ing reach twenty thousand tnien. (. 4
Terrihc Struggle.
A private letter: received here, day
from Port Arthur, dat ted September 23d,
gives further details Of the fighting from
September 18th to Sept telnber 22d. 3 The att
tack began with a heavy bombardment.
directed against nearly all the Russian
outposts and ma ny Of the main forts
The Smelling ofsethe rcdoubts protecting
the water supply works Of Fort Arthur
was tremendous. stSlSnllttll soelltsliluC! AtLL
found the water works redoupts reduced
to more heaps OF debris. The garrison.,
OF the redoubts thereupon rctreated safe
3ly to the main fortifications under the
cover Of darkness.
At 4 O'Clock the same arrernoor, the
japanese assault on High Hill began.
The Japanese plan Of attack never va red.3
First a bombardment and then al as
sault and when repulsed a bombardment
again and then another assault. The
desperate determination Of the japanese
to capture this position amounted to-
fnna ucism. their efforts never ceasins
during four days. One battalion OF jap
ancse. having retreated into a valley
were exposed to the Russian shrapnel5
and fire and were almost annihllated.
Eventually tho Japanese succeeded In
placing one field gun and two machine
guns in position behind hastily made.
barriers. Their tenure Of the position.
owing to the fire from the inner forts
was very insecure. and when Lieutenant
Poggorsky and the volunteers charged
the tide turned against them One bat
TALON. composed OF the remnants Of the
two companies was annihillatcd In the
trenches, which they refused to deselt
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