The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-11-09
ANOTHER FORT TAKEN.
RUSSIANS AT PORT ARTHUR
ABANDoNS WANTAI
HILL.

Fort an Important Position-Jap-
anese Also Report That Two
Of the Enemy Ships Have
Been Destroyed.
+ Toxic, Nov. Sit is reported
that the Japanese have occupied
| Wantai Hill, sunk several trans
ports, and have set fire to a battle
ahip at Port Arthur.
It is known that vigorous bonn
bardment with naval guns was de-
Ilivered at noon, November third
against the east harbor, dockyard
and other points,, as result of
which a fierce confagration occurr-
ed near the east harbor. The fire
ragged from 1915 p. m. to 4 O'Clock.
The same day the fire Of large cali
bre guns was directed against "H"
fort at height Of 200 yards, and
the northwest watch tower. Heavy
damage was caused by the bonn
bardment on both the fort and the
tower. A Russian field gun placed
at vital point east Of Keekwau
Mountain was struck by Japan
ese shell and destroyed.
| To night there was published a
series of reports from the besieging
forces at Port Arthur covering re-
cent operations. These reports
show that the japanese vigorously
continue to press the attack, and
that they are using heavy artillery
to batter down the Russian defen-
ses, following the artillery fire with
valorous infantry. -rushes.
AS result of the five days fight
ing the Japanese have made a num-
ber of distinct gains, materially
shortening the defensive power Of
the garrison. The reports are as
! follows, in the order in which they
: were xecsiyed al amy haadauar.
ters:
Received October 81:
"Our army, from early in the
morning of October 80, constituted
a bombardment with large and
small siege and naval guns. At ]
: o'clock in the afternoon our forces
In all directions assumed the ad
vance in attack formation. A por.
. tion of our center and right advanc
ed against Sunchow and Rihluns
Mountains, and against the north
fort of the east group on Keekwar
9 Mountain, and by sundown tool
J possession OF their counterscarp
!, and destroyed some machine guns
9 which had been used to flank tn
defense.
j "Another portion of the cente
) charged at 1 O. clock in the after
: noon against "P" fort lying between
e the north fort of the East Keekwal
9 Mountain group and the east for
9 of Panlung Mountain, and despit
}, the vigorous fire of the enemy sue
,, ceeded In taking possession Of tn
fort. At o'clock our troops i'm
e mediately commenced defendin
=, the fort.
e "During the sven:ng the enem
0 repeatedly ceunter-attacked, an
n by 1880 o'clock the fort had to b
e abandoned. Undaunted by th
II failure to hold the fort, Genera
n Ichinohe, personally leading hi
o men, advanced against the enemy
e and at II o'clock retook the fol
n and made it's possession certain.
'e sour left at l o'clock in the a
y ternoon, delivered an assault agains
the eastern groups of forts, on Keel
20 wan Mountain and two of th
's neighboring forts, and captured
# fort lying northwest of the Ea:
ID Keekwan Mountain group"
y Received November 1:
t, October 81, at 5 o'clock in tE
l. afternoon, our left delivered an al
sault against the north fort of tt
y eastern group on Keekwan Mour
g tain. A portion of the column, o
ID reaching the eastern counterscarl
n engaged in the work of fortifyin
re that place.
a s'P" fort and the fort northwe
I'd of the eastern group of Keekwa
r. forts, which were taken on Octob'
< 80, now proves to be firmly in OF
v possession.
d. The work Of the attack again
the outer parapets of the forts
progressing we'll.
"Also on October 81 the harb
il l.al-ua.l M so I,orn ho I'd od mi