The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-11-25
ARMY 6EsIEGlNG PORT ARTHUR
REINFORCED BY LARGE BODY
OF MEN.
PREPARE FOR BIG BATTLE
NEXT ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR
WILL BE TREMENDOUS
AFFAIR.".

(amOng the latest arrivals from Dalny)
states positively that the general at
tack upon Port Arthur has not been
resumed. Rumors to that effect in
Dalny have arisen because fresh
troops. including the Seventh divis-
ion, recently landed, are being sent to
the front.
It is believed that the explosion
which took place on Nov. 16 occurred
in some counter tunneling work. The
second explosion, which was heard O
Nov. 10, was much heavier, and it
reported, upon the best authorities,
was due to the blowing up of a Rus
sian magazine.
It is expected that the next attack
upon Port Arthur will be a tremendous
affair. More achievements are COM
ing to the support of Gen. Nogi than
those dispatched to Field Marshal
Oyama.
The Japanese are now constructing
coast defense forts at Pigeon bay,
which is accepted as an indication
that they expect to be defending Port
Arthur themselves some day.
Fights Are More Violent.
Chefu, Nov. pa Japanese official
Lokal Anzeiger from Mukden says:
"The reconnaissance fights have as
sumed a more violent character during
the past few days. Particularly hot
was the fighting on Poutiloff Clone
Tree hill), where the Japanese were
repulsed with the loss of over 100
killed. All signs indicate that great
events are imminent. The road to
Sinmintin, owing to the excellent pa
troll service, is quite safe from Chinese
bandits, thus guaranteeing unhindered
communication with Tien-tsin and es-
t%ablishing a second line of intercourse
with the outside world.
Great Battle Is Imminent.
Toxic, Nov. Embarrassing activity
along the Shakhe river seems to indi-
cate the imminence of another great
battle.
The Russian feints, evidently in
tended to draw a Japanese attack, are
uniformly repulsed.
Army headquarters yesterday re-
ceived the following report from Field
Marshal Oyama's headquarters, dated
Nov. IS:
AT dawn to-day a detachment of
the enemy made an attack near
Hsinluntung. They were repulsed by
US.
Since this morning the enemy in the
vicinity of Shakhe village have indi-
rectly bombarded our positions with
mortars and field pieces. They have
effected no damage.
"A body of the enemy's infantry
we're discovered al Hsiamya and
Hsiaoyantzu. We shelled them and
they fed in confusion to a neighboring
village.
1.-THE enemy has burned Huangla-
shetzu and villages to the southeast on
the right bank of the River Hun"
General Attack on Port Arthur.
Chefu, Nov. 21.-Another attack on
or Port Arthur was resumed Nov. Is
or 10, according to the report OF per-
sons arriving here to-day from Dalny.
They say that the Japanese are SO Sc
cretive that it is difficult in Dalny to
learn the true facts. Even the officers
detailed to work at the base do not
know what their comrades at the
front are doing. Nov. 16 a peculiarly
heavy explosion shook every ship lying
at Dalny. The explosion was ascribed
to the blowing up of land mines or a
magazine.
Jap Mining Successful.
Chefu. Nov. '22.-AnOther attack on
the Japanese, after successful mining,
occupied q co%unterscarp on Sungshu
mountain last Friday.
General Fight May BE Raging.
Mukden, Nov. 20.--On the morning
Of Nov. II, after a long silence. the
distant roar OF cannon was heard, but
where the fighting occurred is not yet
knnwn. There Is no assurance yet
that It means that a general fight is
beginning. No excitement is yet dis
nlaved among the Russian officers or
Chinese here.
The Red Cross is making extensive
ureparations for the transportation OF
sounded from fields of battle. Two
kinds OF horse litters are being eN-
rerimented with, n for the sell"
- sounded and the other for Ia