The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-29
STILL STANDS.
Port Arthur Successfully Re-
sists Desperate Assault.
Began Nov. 24 and Was Still
in Progress on the 27th.
80 CARS OF WOUNDED
Are Reported to Have Arrived
at Port Dalny.
Toxic Reports Capture OF One
Line of Trenches.
80 CARS OF WOUNDED


while not beyond question indicate the
practical certainty that another gen
eral assault on Port Arthur began on
November "a, and was continuing No
vember %. 1t is certain that there
has been severe fighting. The only
question is whether the assault was
sufficiently widespread to be called
general. The fighting is with the OBJ
ject of capturing additional Russian
trenches. The summit forts seeming
" were not attacked. The Chinese say
that one train of 80 cars recently ar
rived at Port Dalny with wounded
men. No prisoners We're captured
AS frequently indicated the Japanese
position is most promising at Rihlung
mountain and Keekwan mountain and
the latest attack was designed to fur
ther increase the power of the posi-
tions A detachment of the Eleventh
division began the advance during the
afternoon of November "a. following
several days bombardment, rushing
against the trenches guarding the ap-
proach to the southeast for the Keek-
wan mountain group, the japanese
artillery in the meanwhile throwing
all the metal possible against the
Rihlung mountain and Antzu noun
tain forts. The possession of the
After five hours fighting and several
repulses, the Japanese drove out the
Russians and destroyed their trenches
and succeeded in entrenching them
selves behind sand bags, which their
infantry carried. At IL o'clock in the
evening the Russians made a sortie
which the Japanese say they repulsed
after two hours fighting.
Another line of trenches more for
midable than the ones destroyed lies
between the japanese and the forts.
The Japanese at Port Dalny believe
the attack became general, as men
returning from the front, while not
having seen the fighting, reported that
heavy small armand machine gun
fire was almost constant at various
parts of the line till November 81,
when the last advices reached Port
Dalny.
Japanese Report Progress.
Toxic, Nov. 29.-The imperial head
quarters tonight summarized the Port
Arthur situation as follows:
with regard to the enemyS forts at
Sungshu mountain and eastward we
have firmly captured the creSts, glac1s
and counterscarps and their Vlclmues,
but the time to charge mas not yet
come. At present we are destroying the
classmates and other capioners.
AT % meter hill by several charges
we SuCCeGueu III capturing lAAS CAACiAS
shelter trenches near the summit At
present our force is holding its posi-
tion and endeavoring to capture the
whole fort
KuropatlNin Reports
St Petersburg, Nov. 29.-The follow
ing dispatch has been received from
General KurOpatkin dated November
Is:
1.-The engagement near Tsinhetchen
(near Da Pass) was resumed today but
ceased at II a m. We have collected
and buried the Japanese dead BY mid
day we had found 2S0 bodies, all be
longing to the Seventh reserve reg1-
ment of the Ninth reserve brigade. We
took a large quantity of rifles, ammuni-
tion and entrenching tools"
General Sakharof wires under today S
date that the night passed quietly.
Japanese Can't Afford to Wait.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 29.-General
Kuropatkin reports that there has
been active sl<irmishing on the left
flank for three days The opinion is
now expressed by the general stan that
the Japanese intend taking the Of
fensive. as they can not afford to wait
till the Russians are further rein
forced. 1t is held that the fighting to
the eastward is doubtless with the
purpose of feeling out the Russian
positions preparatory to an advance in
that direction but as there are about
1000 Russian troops southwest of
Sintsintin where fighting occurred on
November 26 and probably twice as
many more in the mountains between
Bretisaspulze and Sintsintin any Jap
anese move from this quarter would
entail serious fighting. At the same
time correspondents at the front con-
tinue to scout the idea that serious
fighting is imminent.
Only UnimpOrtant Fighting.
London, Nov. 29.-Kuropatkin and |
Sakharoff are sending daily long de- |
tailed accounts of apparently rather |
unimportant fighting which may, how
ever, possibly turn out to be the be-
ginning of another great battle decid- |
ing the fate of Mukden. Japanese in |
London decline to believe that there |
will be a cessation of hostilities till |
spring. Sakharoff. in addition to his |
report of the japanese attack on TSin-
khetchen. announces the Japanese in |
force occupied the village of Nam
hantga and the adjoining ravine in |
, front of Poutiloff Clone tree) hill.
No further news from Port Arthur |
Shanghai that the storming of the
Russian stronghold continues. Ac-
cording to the Daily Telegraph's dis |
patch from Chefoo very few of Togo's +
ships are now seen blocking Port Ar |
thur
Snow Storm Stops Battle.
St Petersburg, Nov. 29.-General |
Sahxharoff today telegraphs as follows: |
1.-The Japanese attack on Tsinkhel- |
chen was checked by our artillery fire
and the fighting ceased at o'clock in !
the evening of November 81. At no |
point did the enemy advance nearer
than within 500 PAGES of our positions. !
In the midst of the battle a binding
snOWstornn caused a suspension of
hostilities and when the weather /
cleared at o'clock in the afternooni