Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-28
POlT ARTHUR DEFENSE
JAPANESE GAIN RESPECT
FOR RESISTANT QUALITIES
sToEssEt REPORTS ON FAILURE
OF JAPANESE TO CAPTURE
WATER WORKSHOPS
ENORMOUS.

St. Petersburg. Sept. 20.--Lieuten
ant General stoessel, commanding the
Russian military forces at Port Arthur
reports by telegraph that on the night
OF September 10 the garrison repealed
two attacks on the redoubt protecting
the water works.
The text of General Stoessel's dis
patch Is as follows:
Port Arthur. Sept. 16.-The enemy
continues daily to lombard the forts
and batteries inside the fortress, but
still without showing any great activ
ity.
THE wounded are recovering and
eagerly resume their places in the
ranks. They are heroes.
"The troops are in excellent spirits
AT about 3 o'clock this morning
(September i6) at least one japanese
battalion attacked the redoubt protect
Ing the water works. The garrison OF
the redoubt repulsed the attack, but
the enemy received reinforcements
and renewed the attack after half an
hour. The garrison again repulsed
them with rifles and machine guns
supported by artillery. The japanese
sustained great losses and did not
again attempt to take the offensive.
sSublieutenant ..illippoff chiefly
distinguished himself, showing the
greatest bravery"
A Chefoo dispatch says:
This is the attack for which the
Japanese have been preparing for tn,
past nineteen days, with slight hope
OF success. As forecasted in thes,
dispatches, the Japanese attack OF
Port Arthur is directed against the
northeast front. The main object 4,
to capture the Notifications on Xix
wan mountain, Rlxlung mountain ant
the intermediate forts. The foregoing
comes from Russian OF standing
whose previous information has beer
correct. He adds that the attack q
the end Of August, which was reported
as two separate assaults, really col
stituted ten days battle, the fightinl
being the heaviest during the frs
three days and the last four days o
that period. Although the Japanes
retired August 81 along the create
part Of their line, they remained II
four supplementary forts on the north
east front. which they had capture,
from the Russians. These includ
two forts fifty yards from RlXlun
mountain and two others at a some
what greater distance. Since Angus
81 the Japanese have bombarded yer
slightly, while the Russians have bee
throwing approximately 1000 shell
daily, chiefly against the four Japar
csc positions mentioned. Small sol
ties, as referred to by the Novilirai Q
Port Arthur in the efforts to recaptur
the positions, have been of almos
nightly occurrence and have been un
iormly unsuccessful.
The Japanese have been taugf
power OF the fortress, according to e.
cry Japanese who has recently arri'
ed here from Port Dalny. II they su,
coed In capturing Rixlung mountain G
other forts they will realize that thI
will only be one step, although an in
portant one, towards the capture {
Port Arthur. The Russians, who hay
been observing the new tactics of tn
japanese, did not expect another a
tack before the first week in Octobe
The Japanese are endeavoring to pr
coed slowly but surely.
During the fighting in August tn
attempt to capture KiKwan mountai
cost the Japanese an entire regimen
This statement has been absolutel
confirmed and indicates that the mo-
umeutal proportions Of the task whic
the Japanese have set themselves
attempting to capture the fortres
is composed OF many forts equal
strong