The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-31
PORT ARTHUR
HAS NOT FALLEN
Desperate Attacks of the laps
SO Far Unsuccessful.
HERoIsM ON BOTH SIDES
SOME OF THE FORTS CONSTANT
LIZ CHANGING HANDS.


Chefoo. Aug st p. m.)-The Port
Arthur. Novokri, in its issue of Aus.
rs. speaking of the incidents of the
siege occurring between Aug. % and
Aug. &c. makes no mention OF any gen
erai assault during that period, but re-
cords several desperate attacks on the
Russian positions.
The Russian consul at ChefOo says
the Novokri relates only facts, but col
ors them with the intention OF inspir-
heroic deeds.
Following a grand three days assault
On the defenses of Port Arthur. the
japanese rested during the daytime OF
Aug. %. At II O'Clock that night they
concentrated a strong force 10 attack
the Zared0utni fort. which is a strong
position on the Russian right flank.
The japanese made clever use Of the
available cover, creeping forward in
indian fashion for one hour in spite of
the Russian rife fire. Midnight found
them properly formed within striking
distance Ct the fortifications. They
then made powerful rush, but were
moved down in all but one quarter
Here a body OF Japanese succeeded in
entering the fort over the dead bodies
OF their comrades. but nearly all were
bayOneted inside the fort. The remnant
retreated. losing severely as they fed.
After repulsiDg the enemy the Russian
troops cheered.
CHASTITY Heaps of Dead.
The japanese searehlights showed
CHASTITY heaps of dead, like magic Ian
tern pictures.
The japanese soon were reinforced
and recommended the attack furiously.
but again they we're repulsed. The
Novokri soberly asserts that the Jap
anese troops were. forced forward by
their own shrapnel fire the guns being
placed behind them &c prevent re-
treat.
A third attempt to capture the posi-
tiOn also failed. and at the beginning
of a fourth attack the. Russians were
reinforeed-b this attack was not
made
The Zaradoutni fertilization presented
TO the japanese a high stone wall of
Chinese constructor and the fact that
one detachment succeeded in scaling it
is accounted marvellous
Daylight found the belligerents in
that quarter engaged in an artillery
duel General GOrbatOwsky personally
directed the Russian fire, although he
had been six days and six nights with
out sleep. The fort suffered consider
ably from the japanese artillery and
General GOrbatowsky ordered the gar
rison into unchanged trenches
The next glimpse the Russians had
of the japanese was at 10 o'clock on
the morning Of Aug. "A. when. a noun
tain battery on mules was seen in mo-
ton The Russians opened fire on this
battery and dispersed it. At noon OF
the 24th two Japanese columns were OBJ
served, one behind SugaFhead hill and
the other near the railroad bridge. but
they retired when the Russian artillery
opened on them.
Made Furious Attack.
At , o'clock in the afternoon of the
oath the japanese began a heavy bonn
bardment Of the Russian position with
their 0-miI1imetre guns, and at the
same time a japanese column of infan-
try and cavalry appeared at Paiichu-
ang At O'Clock that afternoon the
Japanese furiously attacked the entire
northeastern front Of the Russian de-
lenses but they were compelled TO re-
tire with considerable loss.
The foregoing is an account of the
battle mentioned in these dispatches
yesterday as having occurred on Aug
IS Whether the fighting which pre-
sunably did occur on the 26th was a
separate attack. or whether the Chi
nese who reported the occurrence were
inaccurate in their dates, cannot be
determined.
The night of Aug. "a was quiet. On
the morning of the 18th the japanese
artillery opened along the entire east
srn front. but most severely on the
northern section.
During the night of the 25th Captain
Stempneffsky with small force macs
a seFtie and attempted TO disperse
japanese battery located on Corner
hill but without success. This sortie
was made from High hill" The No
vokri adds that the japanese were
building trenches in front of the hills,
from Corner hill" to High hill" but
il does not mention the retreat of the
Russians from the latter hill. The jap
anesa have about thirty guns, some Of
them mounted in stone Chinese houses
and others in the foothills along the
beach.
In the vicinity of Louisa bay, north
west of Port Arthur, the japanese have
2s0 guns concealed in a cOrnfleld.