Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
WILL TRY TO TAKE MUKDEN

the defenders Of Port Arthur have re-
tired to the Liati hill, where they are
holding out desperately, intrenched
and with ten guns Of large caliber.
Many Russians, tho correspondents
assert, are respondent and surrender
ing. The Japanese, it Is added. are
advancing with irresistible energy.
More reliable reports do not confirm
these statements, but the Toxic report
Of the capture Of Wantai hill.
A Dominating Fort
within two miles of the railway ter
minus, shows that the Japanese are
making rapid strides.
Bennett Burleigh. tho Daily Tele'
graphs correspondent, reports from
Chefu that there was no fighting on
the night OF Nov. s. The troops OF
the mikado. he says, have frequently
stolen into the native town Of Port
Arthur after dark, but invariably were
driven out at daylight, with heavy
losses.
The Japanese have four large forts
facing the Russian works on Rihlung
mountain and Shangshu mountain,
where they are mounting naval guns
on stone foundations.
Mukden dispatches to Berlin state
that the Russian commanders are
preparing their men to hear Of the fall
Of Port Arthur.
Japs Prepared to Advance.
Mukden, Nov. 8. - Quiet continues
here. The Japanese are still working
hard intrenching their front, which BE-
Gins to look like cotinuous fort. It
is believed they are preparing serious
" to advance, making their front
strong, possibly in order that 1t may
be held by a comparatively small force
while the heavier force engages In
flanking movements. The Japanese
have learned by bitter experience not
to expect much from q frontal attack.
They are obliged. however, to
Maintain 4 Strong Front
to prevent Gen. Kuropatktn from
breaking through their line and carry
ing the war to their rear.
There Is considerable evidence to
indicate that the Japanese. will make
every effort to force the Russians out
Of Mukden, not only for the moral Of
feet on Europe. but upon the Chinese
40 well. Mukdsn 10 extremely impor'
tant to them as winter quarters.
The Japanese continue to receive re-
Inducements, and 1t 10 believed BY
Russian military men that their ad'
vancing depends only upon accumula
ting suficient men.
Intellectual eombardmsnt.
Gen. Kuroki's Headquarters, Nov. 8
The positions of the two: armies arr
unchanged. The Russians continue In
frequent and Intellectual bombardment
principally At night or early morning
with heavy guns. devoting their ener
gies chiefly to the Japanese left
where the lines are nearer than else
where. The Japanese refrain from ~
plying. There IL a sharp exchange
indicating firing somewhere on tn
lines, almost every night.
| No Bio Battle This Year.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 9:-The arm!
organ publishes a long list Of new
commanders in the Far East. includ
ing tho appointments Of Generals
Linevitch and Kaulbars to the frs
and third armies, respectively. Th'
sweeping character Of the changes
may imply that there is no intention
on Gen. Kuropatktr's part to ASSUME
the offensive during this years cam
paign unless An exceedingly favorable
opportunity offers. Indeed, 1t bee;n
to look like q deadlock below Mukde1
for the winter unless Port Arthu
falls or the Japanese abandon the ide'
Of renewing the assault upon the fort
ress there and settle down to a regu
lar siege. either of which would RI
lease enough troops to give the pre-
ponderence necessary to try to foro
tho Russians out of Mukden. In fact
the latest dispatches from the from
indicate some such move 10 preparing
though the best opinion at the war Of
noe holds to the view that there
not likely to be another big battle thi
year, one Of the indications pointe
out being the departure Of many mi
itary attaches for the winter.
Engineer and Fireman Killed.
Roanoke, Va, Nov. ga Norfolk
Western freight train ran into