Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-20
BOMBARDMENTS OCCUR DAILY,
S,,, Are on Forts and Batteries In
sid, Fortress but Do Very Little
Damage
AFTER EIXwAN FOHTIFICATIONs.
Russians Are Throwing a Thousand
Shells Daily Against japanese
Positions,

G, Petersburg, Sept, 20,-Lleut-Gen
s,oosscl commanding the Russian
,uliary forces at Port Arthur reports
nv telegraph that on the night Of Sept
a the garrison repealed two attacks on
,be redoubt protecting the waterworks
The text Of Gen. Stoessels dispatch is
as follows
port Arthur Sept. l6.-The enemy
continues daily to lombard the forts
and batteries inside the fortress, but
still without showing any great activ-
ilE
The wounded are recovering and
eagerly resume their places In the
ranks. They are heroes.
The troops are In excellent spirits
AZ about this morning, (Sept. l6)
At least one japanese battalion at
tackled the redoubt protecting the wa
terworks. The garrison of the re.
doubt repulsed the attack, but the enc
my received achievements and re-
newed the attack after half an hour
The garrison again rcpulsed them with
raes and machln guns, supported by
artillery. The japanese sustained great
losses and did not again attempt to
take the offensive,
"Sub-Iieut Philllppod chiefly dis
tnsulshcd himself, showing the great
est bravery"
ATTACK is ON NORTHEAST
FRONT,
chcfoo. Sept 20, ESQ a. mas fore
tasted IN these dispatches the Japanese
attack on Port Arthur IL directed
against the northeast front. The main
object is to capture the Notifications on
kIkwan mountain, Rhmn mountain
and the intermediate forts. The fore
going comes from a Russian OF stand.
iug whose previous information has
been correct He adds that the attack
AZ me end OF August, which was re.
ported as TWO separate assaults. really
constituted a 10 days battle. the fight .
lls being the heaviest during the first
wfee days and the last four DAYS OF
mat period Although the Japanese
Isuted Aug 81 along the greater part
OF their line, they remained i'm four
supplementary forts on the northeast
monI which they had captured from
ge russians. These include two
lol,s 90 yards from Rihlung mountain
gal TWO others at a somewhat greater
Instance since Aug. 81 the japanese
nave nav oombarded very lightly, while the
russians have been throwing approxl-
,nawy lVOO shells daily chiefly agains,
ge FOUR Japanese positions mentioned
Nu sofles. as referred 10 BY the
nV'lNFal OF Port Arthur intthe efforts
70 fecaptlre the positions have been, OF
almost nightly occurrence ana have
"rn uniformly unsuccessful.
me Japanese have been taught
mlplesone respect for the resisting
~Ncr OF the fortress, according ia
every japanese who has recently ar.
nv,a mere from Port Dalny, n they
WIZ realize that this Will be only ons
sNp. although an important one. 10.
p, ,us lne capture OF Port Arthur The
n ,'uasIans VINO have been observing the
nsN tactics OF the japanese did not "a
wv another attack before the frs,
esk VI October, The japanese are en-,
"Hyoilng TO proceed slowly but surely
puIlng the fighting I'm August the az
wuP, To capture Kikwan mountain
M, the Japanese an entire regiment
us statement has been absolutely con.
utl ana Indicates the monu.
,nNlaI proportions Of the task which
WV Japanese have set themselves I'm M
,"pung TO capture the fortress. which
strong. ''''' 'q"""S
ARUsslAN RECONNAIsANCE
~ Petersburg. Sept. 2O--The follow.
Ca s Isptlch has been received frola
ven. kuropatkin:
me reconnaissance made Sent Il
esMDushed the fact that Tho .Japanesf
position al Bentzlaputye Is stronklv
.eld by a brigade with guns. There was
Jsnan elny east Of Bontsiaputze. but
YSese ielntofcements arrived Sept
J,, w tne vicinity OF that village Large
sise forces from Lao Yang have
To a,auy crossed TO the right bank of IN,
us llVer a Cossack patrol attacked
c.Sspanese convoy at Bentsaputze And
Tgsu'eu 81 horses with their loads"
No. sensational articles IN the British
~, 800 ABOUT the alleged Russo. German
az, 't understanding regarding the far
~ nave not attracted much attention
mer, Nhlle feeling exists that Ger.
I, 1S : displaying q friendly spirit n
sh1LLnled IN responsible quarters that
l,sii,a,s oVefstepped the bounds of neu.
~ w any particular The existence
,eoret treaty between Russia ana
nnny are attributed here 10 ths
NIX O,y OF the part which GERMANY
rou. france and Russia. plavad IN
sh1peulng Japan 10 abandon ,ha
I.asuanohozek treaty concluded betweon
bsiwo",Ss" u China as a result OF the war
lgo '' "o countries ten years
~, .,y,l Noyoe Vremya this morning in
Al ,he e@ suc editorial expresses surprjse
rorrssrs ssct mat the British newspaper
eovsr,ssl nuelts have been so slow In dls.
sla saS,u lal Germany is helping RUS.
NNNillhl
State N.eat Britain and tho Initial
Germ ougnt 10 follow tho exapnln =,
he iSsn,, which realizes al the m,tsS,
last MIN INV :, o. her interests in the IA,
Tbs' IN those Of Russia '"'
" the cs,osu undertakes the defenss
pyng Rp s,Inan shippers who are sun.
slthou, .hsn coal 70 Russian warshIn,
could bo sn'eh the Russian Baltic nee,
h, ths, 90 TO the far east. polntIns
'ne rules Of neutrality are sp.