Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-28
JAPS TAKE
HIGH HILL
Russians Again Driven Back
After a Fierce Encounter
South of Sahke River
PORT ARTHUR IS wAvERlNe
Siege Guns Doing Terrible Work in
Reducing the Fortress stoesseI
Said to Have Resolved to Die Fight
ins-condition Of the Besiesed is
Very Critical.

Kuroki's Headquarters, Oct. Is. -
Yesterday in a determined fight, the
Japanese drove the Russians from a
high hill ten miles east Of the railroad
in Kuroki's front, which is important
strategically as a post of observation
and was the only point south OF the
Shakhe river which the Russians held.
About a regiment of Russians were
entrenched there with five machine
guns. The Japanese rushed the Rus-
sian trenches, shot many Russians as
they were running down the hillside,
and captured two machine guns. The
Japanese had twenty men killed and
eighty wounded. The Russians left
thirty dead On the field. There was
hand to hand fighting when the
trenches were taken. The Russians
retired across the river.
Toxic, Oct. 2S.--It us reported that
the Japanese opened desperate gen
eral attack on eastern fonts OF the
Keekwai1 group, north Of Port Arthur,
during the morning of the 10th and
slenced the Russian batteries. A shell
exploded the Russian magazines. Sim
ultaneously the Japanese attacked the
forts on Rihlung mountain and Sung
hohowian mountain, silenced the Rus
sion batteries and storllfed and occu-
pied the forts in front Of these noun
tains. On the north OF the Goth there
was confiagration in old Port Arthur
and on the 27th q shell hit the Russian
battleship Sevastopol. Two Russian
steamers were sunk. Official contir-
NATION of the above is lacking, but the
reports are believed to be true.
from Port Arthur, dated October 81.
received here today says: Gen. Sto-
essel wired the Russian emperor and
court recently: I bid you all goodbye
forever. Port Arthur is my grave"
Stoessel has instilled the garrison with
the spirit that to court a glorious death
Is preferable to capitulation. Japanese
shells are inflicting greet damage to
the Russian fleet in the harbor and to
fortifications. The arsenal, with its
contents, ammunition and small arms
has been destroyed and preparations
are being made for the last deadly
struggle at close quarters. The water
supply having been cut off, wells are
being sunk. Provisions are scarce. The
soldiers hold gala feasts on horses kill
ed by shells Cen Simonoff would
surrender. but is overruled by Stoessel.
Certain troops included in the garrison
have to be closely watched at present
for fear Of desertion or treachery. The
field and naval hospitals are crowded
and hygienic conditions are becoming
desperate. The boInbardment at
times Is SO incessant that it is impos-
sible to bury the dead to any depth
Over half the original garrison is
dead, wounded or sick. The Japanese
practically have destroyed the new
town. The besiegers are pressing
closer daily and 1T is hard to say how
long we can hold out. When the end
comes there will be desperate fight
and surprise. Thousands of the
enemy win perish, as everything is
mined"
This letter was entrusted to native
boatman, who ran the blockade and
mailed it at Chefoo-
Chefoo Oct. 2S. - The Japanese at
Dalny report the continued arrival of
huge siege guns. Eleven Chinese who
left Port Arthur the 18th arrived here
today. They say several of the Rus
sian warships have been hit by drop
ping shells, but none sunk. They esti-
mate the able bodied soldiers there
now at ten thousand. Scarcely night
passes without small enga gements over
minor position, and artillery fire is ex-
changed daily.
sREAT UPHEAvAL IN ANTIGUA.