The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-11-29
PEACE
Is a Long Ways
Distant.
Japs Make Another
Assault
ION RUSSIANS
lat Port Arthur and
Battle Continues.
If the Fort is Captured Many
Do Not Believe the War
Will End.
ON RUSSIANS

Toxic, Nov. 2S.-Imperial headquar-
ters has issued the following an
nouncement:
"The works for our attack having
been nearly completed against Sung
shu mountain port Arthur) and the
forts lying eastward therefrom, a gen.
eral assault was made on the after
noon OF November &c, but owing to
the enemy's stubborn resistance our
object has not yet been accomplished.
The fighting still continues"
Manchurian headquarters, reporting
yesterday, says:
From the night Of November 25 un-
til the morning of November 26 body
of the enemy's infantry attacked our
troops in the vicinity Of Sintungtun
and Shaotaou, but the attack was
completely repulsed by u.s."
Discussing the war on the eve OF
the assembling Of the diet, Premier
Katsura said yesterday:
ITO insure peace in the Orient and
to safeguard our national existence il
the purpose of our empire, and no sac
rifice shall be to great for success
fully effecting this purpose.
Russia must see that the war can
not be concluded by the issues of q
few battles. With US the war means
life or death, and not one of our As
900 900 brethren remains ignorant of
the vital issue at stake.
I'VE are prepared to sacrifice our
last man and our last cent for this
war.
The delay In the decisive result OF
our siege at Port Arthur gives Russia
hope of being able to relieve the gar
rison, and for this purpose she resolv-
ed to employ her naval defense at
home, while on land corps after corps
has been sent eastward.
"The military and naval plan oi
Russia seems to center in the relief OF
Port Arthur, and Gen. Kuropatkin's
southwark advance which resulted In
his serious defeat had the relief ol
the garrison as its sole object. The
Russian emperor's instructions tc
Kuropatkin not to retire beyond Muk.
den was designed to raise the gloon
that had been hanging over the people
Of Russia since the defeat Of Russian
arms at the battle of Lao Yang, and
lKuropatkin assumed the aggressive
perhaps against his own judgment
Everything seems to hinge on tbs
fall Of Port Arthur. but / do not con.
sole myself with the thought that tbs
4 capture of that ill-fated fortress vii
bring the war to speedy termination
Its capture will give occasion for re
newed plans for warfare by Russi,
and I am watching keenly for sucl
new developments"
st. Petersburg. Nov. 2S.-Gen. Kuro
lpatkin telegraphs a description of
Japanese attack on November 2
against Russian detachment nea
Esinkhetchen (YensientenO on tn
front of the left flank. "The fighting,
lGen. Kuropatkin says, was fierce, al
most amounting to a bayonet engage
lment, but the enemy were everywher'
lrepulsed and suffered severely. Tn
attack was renewed the following
morning, the Japanese having beel
reinforced, but again was repulsed
and at o'clock in the afternoon
blizzard and fog greatly hindere'
artillery fire. The Japanese continues
to advance under cover of the fog, bu
our forces held their positions and tn
firing subsequently slackened. Tn
Russian losses were nine killed and 5
wounded.
"On November &c the Japanese re
sumed the offensive and endeavore
to envelop our left flank whilst ad
vancing against our center.
81 have received no later reports"
Gen. Kuropatkin also describes tn
bayoneting of 20 Japanese belongin
to a patrol during a reconnaissance
Friday night