The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-12-02
NOGEL OSES FIFTEEN THOUSAND
MEN IN A SINGLE DAY.
PRICE PAID FOR ONE PORT ARTHUR FORT
Will Continue Attacks
and Hope to Take the City
by December 10.

Pa. LONDON. Dec. 1.-The correspondent
at chefu OF the Daily Telegraph says
that the attack on 2O3- Meter Hill re
suited in heavy losses TO the First
e. Division OF the. Japanese stormers.
simultaneously with, this: assault: the
correspondent says. men Of the Ninth
. and Eleventh divisions advanced and
nenaced the Rihlung and Keekwan
eorts II is said. the correspondent
dds. that within the last twenty four
aours the japanese casualties have
totsled is 600 and IL. is asserted that
he attacks have been planned to con-
tinue until. December 10 -when.-1t IS
hoped. the capture OF Port Arthur. will
be completed.
TOXIC Dec. I..-GeheraI -Nogi's tele-
gram announcing the fsterming and
capture Of 203-Meter Hill was received
With cheers by the Japanese people. II
revives the hope Of an early Capture OF
g Port Arthur proper. The people have
never despaired. OF the success. Of the
Desfegers. but the fortitude. Of the de-
Tenders and the prolongation of the
siege, which exceeds :. by months the
most liberal preliminary estimate Of
the time required - to accomplish the
reduction or this stronghold. have been
a source of deep regret, combined with
the loss of life and. disappointments
over the fact that the. siege has occu-
pied such large force of men, de-,
creasinE Field Marshal 'Oyama's
strength at a time. when he needed ev-
cry available man. = -. =:
To-day was the date set. under. the
conscripfion- act when recruits could
Join the army .Cheered by the news
from General Nogi.: thousands Of re-
, cruits- throughout. the empire marched
10 barracks and donned, uniforms Tor
the first time. Following an honored
custom the relatives of the recruits;
carving flags and. banners, escorted
The new soldiers TO their barracks. In
Toxic to-day. there have been scores of
little prOcessions. esc0rting detache
menis Of popular cOnscriptss. The num-
Der OF men who Joined the coloFs to-
day under the consumption act has not
been made public -. : -
ST. PETERSBURG. -. Dec. 1.-The
War once here is. not yet prepared 10
accept the report that the Japanese
before Port Arthur have taken 2O3=
Meter Hill but. II IL is officially CON-,
firmed- the War Office admits that il
will be a desperate blow for the gall
liant defenders of the. fortress The 'po-
sition commands the. haTbOv and If the
japanese can mount siege guns on its
summit they can force ont the Rus
sian squadron, Or. destroy. il at its an
clorage. 49,. =. =. -.
Those familiar with the supporting
plans Of the forts believe it is by no
means certain that, even though Rus
SLAMS are forced TO retire from 203-
Meter Hill. the Japanese can place in
position heavy guns against the fire
which the other forts can bring to- bear
upon it. STILL the War Office officials
reluctantly agree that such a breach
in the chain renders the position. ex-
risof might be able to hold out in the
Golden HILL. Tigers Tail and Isiaoti
forts for some time; il. may mark the
beginning of the end.
The War Office. is convinced that,
with the approach Of the second Pa
cifc squadron. . the Japanese considered
that the elimination Of. the Port Arr
thur. squadron as a fighting factor was
absolutely vital, thus accounting for
the reckless sacrifice Of life. in order to
secure a position directly commanding
) the hsrbDr.- -
VICTORIA B. c. Dec '1.-Rtchard
Barry = San Francisco newspaper
man arrived. here to-day from the
p Orient on. the Japanese liner Iyo Maru,
on route to d: San Francisco. He ex-
presses. the opinion that III will be
many weeks YET before the fortress at
Port Arthur. can be. captured. He has
been with General Nogi's- army since
August. He. says the japanese regard
the arrival Of the Baltic feet with con-
siderable apprehension, but are making
+ tremendous preparations for. its proper
reception.