The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-12-10
THRILLING STORY FROM THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS SPECIAL
CORRESPONDENT AT FRONT
Bloodiest Fighting Of the Siege Graphically
Described Machine Guns Gould
Not Stop the Unconquerable Japs
Who Charged Even Over the
Ranparts.

with dead bodies. For over thirty
yards between the trenches there
was a veritable ahambles, The last
attacks and counter-attacks were
made over the bodies of the slain.
Attack on Kekwan Mountain.
The FIRST attempt TO rush the fort
On the northern portion ci Kekwan
mountain was made at one in the al
ternoom, when the assaulters swarm
ed up inc rampant wall from the moat
and met with the awful fire from
within ana from the Chin ese wall IN
the rear of the fort. As result of
Ithe first assault the rampari walls
were black with bodies. In the sec
ond assault the Japanese gained q
! foothold in the interior. The fighting
then was hand to hand with bayonetS
lana grenades. The attempt 10 rush
the interior OF the fort failed, but por-
tions Of the fort were temporarily
captured. The defenders were anni-
ailated or were unable or unwilling
retire, and fought to the last
reach After four furious attempts
small body Of Japanese succeeded
piercing the principal line of forti'
| ications surrounding the eastern part
il Painting mountlin But the Rus
slams rushed supports with machine
guns from the upper slopes Of Wan
al hill forts and the Japanese were
practically annihilated. The most
desperate fighting took place at this
loint
Desperate Midnight Charge.
The last effort of the assaulters
ias made at midnight assisted by
rtillery, which covered the slopes OF
Vantai hill with an avalanche of
hells. The Russians fought with
tremendous courage. engaging the
apanese with bayonets and grenades
hen they came to close quartcrs-
Jsps at Last Gained.
The Japanese finally estab ished a
rench line five yards in front of the
inc OF fortflcations, which Trey now
occupy. The forces are engaged in
hrowing dynamite grenades at eaci
other.
In the first assault against the fort
IN the eastern part of Rihlung noun
ain the Japanese were unable to gail
foothold. though their artillery mad,
he interior a saething cauldron o
lursting shells. The attempts frs
made TO rush the western part OF 2ih
lung mountain, officially called Sung
hu mountain, also ended in failure
rhe Japanese reached the parapeti
rom the moat. but fed as fast a.
hey cama from the fire within tn
-ort. The walls were black with az
,aulters, who were deluged witl
shells from TIC fort on Antse noun
ain across the gorge of the Shish
alley and from the for: immediatei,
, in the rear.
j A Thrilling Night Attack.
AT nine at nigat two thousand vo'
: inteers from the rigat division start
d from a point southwest Of Shuish
village. pushed up the gorge betweei
he two fortified ridges ana attacke
ne supporting fort of Sungslu noun
ain. a short distance outside tn
? vest ern confines OF Port Arthur, wit
{ he intention of enveloping the cit
= rom the west and also for the pui
pose Of assisting the assaulters
; the two Rihlung mountain forts. Thi
+ force reached the Mill and engaged
! trong force of Russians upon 1t
slopes in a hand 10 hand encounte
which lasted for two hours.
, Jars Poured Over the Ramparts.
b At the same time the japanese a
Il aulting the cast and west Rihlnn
Il forts made desperate attempts to rus
e the interior of the forts. The Japal
d Concluded on Second Page.l