Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-05
FORTRESS
IS DOOMED
CHEZ FOO DISPATCHES SAY JAP.
ANEsE HAVE PORT ARTHUR
AT THEIR MERCY.
ARMY Is DETERMINED
Soldiers of the Mikado Want to Pre-.
sent Port Arthur to Their Monarch
on His Birthday Anniversary-Japs
Take Advanced Positions.

I'll '''S 1'' Suoay SuisiSSa Saiy --SaP'
Take Advanced Positions.
Chez Foo, Nov. 3.--Port Arthur /.
4 doomed. The correspondent OF the AS
ISOLATED Press here has received in
formation the reliability of which is
beyond. question, that the japanese
now occupy positions which place the
4 east side of the town at their mercy
The last assault has gained for them
positions which insure their ability to
enter the main east forts whenever
they are ready.
Hold Commanding Positions.
The Japanese occupy in overwhelm
ing numbers the positions in the east
hills, which will enable them to drive
the Russians back whenever they de-
sire When the Japanese occupy the
eastern ridge of forts they will com
pletely dominate the other Russian
forts with their artillery.
Japanese Take Forts.
Japanese arriving from Dalny today
report that the Japanese have captured
Riplung mountain and Sungshu noun
tain, which latter lies between the rail
road and Riplung mountain, and East
Keekwan mountain.
Received With Reserve.
Conservative Japanese realizing the
news on the emperor's birthday, re-
ceive the above reports with reserve.
Ready for Final Assault.
Headquarters of the Third Japanese
Army in Front of Port Arthur, Nov. 2.
Via Che Foo, Censored. 1.-THE Jap
lanese are now in position to com.
mence the beginning of the end Of
the operations to capture the eastern
fortified ridges.
Advance During Night.
Their siege has been completed by
the placing of 11-inch Howitzers. Dur
ing the night of October 20 all the re.
serves advanced through a network
OF trenches in front of the eastern
fortified ridges from south Of Keek.
wan to west of Keekwan Shochoson.
The Bombardment.
The bombardment began at dawn on
October 80. The infantry attacks were
planned to go against Riklung noun
tain, and On the three Keekwan forts.
There is tremendous excitement
among the troops who are convinced
that success awaits them and mean to
capture the fortified ridges and compel
the surrender of Port Arthur in time
for celebration on the Mikado's birth
day.
Unmportant Skirmishes.
Mukden, Nov 3.-There have been
a number of skirmishes along the
whole front during the last few days,
but nome of them are of great import
ance.
Japs Take Russian Furs.
London, Nov. 3.-The Daily Mail in
letter from Hakota describes Japan
ese schooners as returning with valua-
BILE cargoes of furs, the result of raid
ing the Russian fishing station at KAN
chatka and Commander, and other is
land rockeries. There had been fierce
fighting with the Russians, and many
We're killed on both Sides In one case.
after fight lasting three days. the
Russians captured three Japanese yes.
sells, killing half their crews and TAX
ing the remainder prisoners.
coroner's Jury's Verdict.
Hull, Eng, Nov. 3.-"That George
Henry Smith and William Leggett
were at about 1880 a. NJ, on October
%, while out fishing with travis
aboard the British steam trawler
Crane. with board of trade marks ex.
hibited and regulation lights burning.
killed by shots fired without warning
or ,provocation from certain Russian
Ia, OF Il sr%D :
quarter of mile"
This is the text of the jury's verdict
at the coroner's inquest on the fisher
men victims of the North sea tragedy.
At the request of the British govern
ment, represented by the earl of Dy.
sart, solicitor of the treasury, this
conservative award was rendered by
the first court of inquiry preceding the
sessions of the International tribunal
The government asked the jury not tc
find a verdict of wilful murder or man
slaughter, because delicate negotia
lions are going on which should not be
made more difficult; and they ough
not to let anyone think they had pre-
judged the case before having hearC
both sides" In consequence the jur,
simply set forth the facts proved by
the evidence of physicians, experts on
explosives and the trawlers them
selves.
To the verdict the judge added the
following rider:
ION this occasion, probably the mos
nomentous in the annals of the British
empire, the jury would record theil
appreciation of the efforts made by the
governments interested to arrive at a
satisfactory conclusion of the matter
which we feel has no parallel in the
history of the world"
Fleet at Tangier.
Tangier, Morocco Nov. 3.-Vice AID
miral Roiestvensky's Russian squadron
arrived here today.
A Card.