Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-30
Outworks Of Forts Taken.

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Outworks Of Forts Taken.
Toxic. Nov. 26.-lt is reported that
the Japanese saps directed against
Rihlung Nv mountain; ~ ,Sungshu noun
tain and East Kekwan mountain have
reached the base OF the center bitches.
The defensive works outside the para
pets OF Rihlung mountain and Sungshu
mountain have been captured, leaving
the Russians in possession of the para
pets only. The Japanese guns are shell
Ing the parapets and int1ictlng heavy
damage. The occupation Of the 1orts
Is expected shortly. II the forts are
taken, the capture of Port Arthur prop
er seems assured within short time.
The Manchurian headquarters tele-
graphing Thursday said:
prom one o'cloch at night (Novem-
Der 23) the enemy's infantry made a
series of attacks against our outposts at
Lamutun, but retreated northward BE-
fore our fire. Simultaneously the en-
emy's artillery bombarded the neigh
borhood of the ShaKhe railroad bridge,
firing 80 rounds with no damage to U.S. "
Fall Of Port Arthur Inevitable.
London, Nov. 26.-The correspondent
at Moscow OF the Laily Telegraph claims
authority for the statement that Gen.
Stoessel's dispatch sent by the torpedo
boat Rastorophy, informed Emperor
Nicholas that the Port Arthur garrison
was being starved out, with other, frank
details OF it's actual condition, showing
that the fall of the fortress is inevitable.
Can Sweep West Ridge.
Headquarters of the Japanese Army
Before Port Arthur. Nov % (via Fusan,
Nov. 26).-The possession Of the Rim
lung and Kekwan forts enables the
japanese to place sufficient force on the
north front of the eastern ridge OF
forts to execute sweeping movement
against the battery positions on the
crest of the western ridge Of forts and
2o3 meter hill, which as yet they have
not captured.
Japs Occupy Poutuen.
Field Headquarters Gen. Oku's
Army, Nov. % (via F'usan Nov 26).-
The Russians are showing scme activ-
ity in front of Gen. Oku's army. AT
dawn to-day detachments attacked on
two places the lett and center divisions
The center repulsed the attack imme-
Glately and the lett did also, after a
hard fight. AS a result of the repulse,
the Japanese occupied Poutuen. Tie
Russians left many dead on the field.
Russian Advance naniod
Gen. Kuroki's Headquarters in the
Field, Nov. "a (via Fusan, Nov. &c.,
The reports circulated during the past
week in the eastern papers and prob
ably telgraphed abroad to the effect that
Gen. Kuropatkin in making a general
advance had pushed back the Japanese
lett distance Of three miles, are wholly
unfoundSd. The situation remains en-
tirely unchanged during the last month,
except that both armies have doubt
less strengthened their defense and
accumulated supplies in that time.
The Russians continue their recon-
noisances in front of the Japanese left.
but there has been no general engage
ment or change in the japanese en-
trenched positions. The Japanese con-
tinue to ignore the daily Smelling which
takes place in the front of the CEN
trail army, and in many places the whole
line of trenches is so close that the
japanese can draw fire at any time by
displaying caps on sticks. A few cas-
ualties result daily from rifle fire.