Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-06
UnWOnted Movements
Noted in the
City.
RUMORS OF SORTIE
Fleet Said to Have Dashed From
Port Arthur---StOesSel
Heard From.

Mukden, Oct. G.-(Evening).- Some
thing unusual is in the wind. \ great
hustle is noticeable. The streets ar
thronged with hurrying crowds and
innumerable carts and packmules.
scouts Are Busy.
Mukden. Oct G.-The main forces
Of both armies remain quiet but the
scouts are active. On Tuesday a Cos
sack detachment had a short but sharp
brush with some Japanese dragons
near Yentai mines. The Japanese lost
four killed. had two captured. They
then fled.
Left Port Arthur.
St. Petersburg. Oct. Cit is stated
here that a telegram has been receiv-
cd announcing the departure of Ad-
miraI Wfren's squadron from Port Ar
thur.
StoesseIs Report Received.
St. Petersburg. Oct emperor
Nicholas has received Gen. Stoessers
official report of the desperate four
DAYS assault of the beseigers upon
Port Arthur. from Sept. 10 TO Sept. %,
from which it appears that the unofii-
ciaI report from ChcfOo was by no
means exaggerated.
The Japanese displayed frenzied
bravery. but they lost 10000 men and
their only success was the capture
of two redoubts guarding the water
words.
lombard, Then Attack.
They prepared for the assault by a
general bombardment and then launch
ed their attacks simultaneously from
the north and west. Night and day
they fought under a cover of con-
tinual bombardment from their siege
guns and finally reached the redoubts
on the north side, but only after the
defenses there were completely demOl.
ished by shell fire from the west.
Main Attack ON High Mountain.
The japanese efforts were directed
chiefly against the commanding posi-
tion ON High mountain. which faces
Pigeon bay. slightly south of Fort
Else.
The mountain is 800 feet high and
if it had fallen it's possession would
have given the Japanese a tremendous
lever against the chain of inner de
fenses. The carnage there was ter
rible and eliminated Sept. %. when
the Japanese succeeded III reaching
and occupying the Russian armOred
shelter trenches, whence they expect
ed about the next day to storm the
summit
Hand Grenades Are Effective.
During the night Lieut.. Poggorsky
of the navy. at the head of detach
ment of volunteers. descended upon
the trenches and blew them up with
pyroXylin bombs. producing 4 panic
among the bcsiegors. who fed. leaving
the mountain side strewn with dead
The Japanese then abandoned fur
ther attempts. but after a day or two
to recuperate. according To Gen. Stoes
sells second dispatch. dated Sept 80
they resumed the bombardment of the
city and outer works and began tC
construct zigzag approaches. evidently
getting nearer. from which to Launch
their next assault.
WntervorkS Not Vital
The loss Of the waterworks is no
considered vital as there is a fresl
water lake and numerous wells. a:
well as a condensing apparatus withir
the defenses.
OrIon ON General stan.
Mai. Gen. OrlOff has been assigned u
duty ON the general staff. thus endin!
the reports that he would be tried b!
court martial and dismissed from th'
army. Lieut.. Gen. Grippenberg. WHIT
is Ia command the second ManChurar
army. was received in audience by th'
emperor yesterday. but he declined I,
he interviewed. and returns to Win:
to-day The general will leave for IN,
front during the present month.