The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-11-03
JAPANESE TAKE AXE
RIHLUNG MOUNTAIN
Wonderful Charge Up Almost
Perpendicular Ascent Car
ries the Position.
STORY OF THE ASSAULTS
Wonderful Work of Mikado's Soldiers
Who Carried the Most Powerful
Outlying Position-Main
Fortress Now Assaiied.

Chefoo, Nov. 1.-THE general assault
upon Port Arthur which began in a
preliminary way on the oath developed
into a hercely raging battle yesterday,
when, according 10 Il hitherto intalll-
Bile authority, the Japanese lung a
cav force against the fortress IN
their third attempt to secure a COM
manding position. The result of yes
terday's lighting is unknown.
On the Gath, having made every pos
sible preparation, the Japanese opened
nc WIN their artillery alOuS the Whole
line, incidentally continuing their prac-
ticr of dropping shells into the harbor
The Russians rel lied. The lombard
ment continued furiously until the aft
ernoon of the 26th, when the Russian
guns on Els, AntZe II Rihlung noun
tains became briefly silent. AT / that
afternoon a regiment of Japanese
swept out from behind Il recently cap
tured hill adjacent to Rihlung noun
tain and advanced on the Russian
trenches lying between Rihlung noun
tain and the railroad, occupying them
after an hours fighting. The Russians
stuck to their posts till the Japanese
were within a few yards, both sides
hurting hand grenades at each other.
Effective Use of Grenades.
The Japanese infantry arc now using
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to throw the grenades with great ac-
curacy and rapidity.
In the meanwhile another body Of
japanese assaulted the trenches on the
slope Of Rihlung mountain. The Jap
anese trenches extended to certain
positions at the slope and stopped some
distance above the extreme japanese
outpost, where the ascent of Rihlung
mountain became almost perpendicular.
The Russian trenches scanned the slope.
The advance against them over the
unbToken slope, which was mined, even
without Russian resistance, would have
been a difficult task. but the slope had
been torn up, great holes had been
blown in various places by the bonn
bardment n the Japanese awaited
themselves of these, which offered a
combined foothold and protection
against bullets.
Russians Retired.
In the meanwhile while the fire of all
their available artillery was directed
against the Russian trenches, the Rus
slams eventually retired; w~hereupon
the Japanese in thirty minutes con-
structed trenches sufficient TO shield
themselves. The Russians exploded
mines, but the Japanese claim without
result. The same company of Japa-
nese in this fight aroused general COM
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coolness in executing various maneuY-
ers for the purpose OF securing shelter
with automatic exactness. as If on
parade.
Upon the retirement of their troops
the Russians opened fire from Liati
mountain, n that night they made a
sortle. But the Japanese had mean
"hile brought up machine guns, with
which the sortie was repulsed.
EXceDt for tho EpnuIaJoo +bo4 -
Do~mbardrnent Was continued, all infor-
nation covering the period between the
9th and 10Th is lacking. but presum-
ably 1t is much the same as the can
ture just described, the Japanese oper-
atoms gradually assuming the proper
lois Of a general attack yesterday.
The fighting is reported to have been
most severe from Ri1lung mountain
down along the whole east side of the
town.