Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
PORT ARTHUR'S FATE
Japanese Gain Position Close
to Main Fortress.
SURPRISE FOR RUSSIAN GARRISON
War In Far East Brings Forth Many
Deeds of VaIor by Jap and Rus
sian-Oku Lost 5,10O Men
at Shakhe.

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patch says that at Poutiloff hill the
Nineteenth regiment went into the
heart Of the japanese position with
out firing a shot. They had the river
to cross under heavy fire, besides two
ravines and five rows of trenches, be-
hind which was n covered redoubt.
The gallant Nineteenth never paused,
but pushed home the attack. A bat
terry of quick fire guns lay in their
path. The gunners, refusing to sur
render, died to a mar among their
smoking guns, and the regiment swept
on, routing the Japanese from behind
a stone wall, from whence they fled in
confusion. Meantime the Third bat
TALON surrounded a native village,
which threatened the real attacking
column.
There was a hand to hand fight in
the streets before the village was clear
ed of Japanese, and the battalion sur
rounded and burned a second village,
taking a number of prisoners, where
there was again an example of Japa-
nese bravery. An officer, his revolver
empty, stood alone, sword in hand, to
receive the rush of the column and
went down fighting.
The Japanese used small hand gren-
AIDES in defending some of their posi-
lions and wrought havoc with the at
lacking forces.
A Mukden dispatch says that Gener-
al Kuropatkin is in a condition to as
sumo q strong offensive as soon as the
rain stops. He is confident he can
throw off the japanese to the west
ward, leaving the way open to Port Ar
thur, which, it is calculated, he can
reach in three weeks.
A Chefu report says that the most
important recent events at Port Ar
thur include the capture by the Japa-
nese Of further minor positions near
Rihlung mountain and the severe dam
age of a Japanese torpedo boat de-
stroyer by striking a floating mine.
1t is asserted that the Russian force
at Port Arthur now numbers 5000
men, excluding the militia, which is
not engaged in the fighting, but patrols
the streets.
According to Chinese advices which
have reached here the japanese made
assaults on the remaining outer works
of Rihlung mountain at dawn aNd
were repulsed. The following day t.le
Russians made an attack on the JAP
nese trenches, and they in turn were
driven back.
The Japanese Immediately followed
with another assault, resulting in the
capture of an iron railroad bridge,
which is 500 yards from the main for
tress. The Importance of these cap
lures lies in the fact that they curtail
the Russian fire in harassing Japanese
who may attempt to advance on the
trenches located on the slope of Rih-
lung mountain.
This attack seems to have been a
surprise for the Russians, the Japa-
nese asserting that they lost only fifty
men. Since the capture of the points
mentioned the Japanese assert that
they have successfully resisted
Gus attempts to recapture them.
Seven Russian torpedo boat destroy
ers emerged from the harbor of Port
Arthur, and later they were followed
by two more destroyers. This squad
ron proceeded to Shaopingtau and
bombarded the Japanese left flank.
Four Japanese torpedo boat destroy
ers hurried to the scene, and the Rus
slams retired to the harbor, followed
by the Japanese. The pursuit ceased
upon entering the mined area. One
Japanese destroyer while returning hit
q mechanical mine and was severely
damaged, but she managed to reach
Port Dalny and is now being repaired.
Tokyo reports estimate the losses of
the Japanese left army General Oku's)
during the recent battle of Shakhe mt
or about 5000. Additional casualties
of the center army just reported are
twelve officers killed and thirty wound
ed.
A report from the Russian position
at the village of Huansian, ten miles
south of Mukden. says that all has
been quiet on the western front. There
was a sudden attack by the Japanese
yesterday upon the Russian advanced
position southwest of Mukden, held
by the Thirty-fifth rifles, belonging to
General Kondratovitcn's division. Colo,
mel Musnitsky promptly sent out three
companies to make a counter attack,
and the Japanese quickly fell back,
taving sustained severe losses. The
Japanese were pressed so hard that
they were obliged to abandon a gun
bearing the number 1888, but before
abandoning the gun the breech block
was removed. The timber contained
forty-eight rounds of ammunition.
Thanks to che dense fog prevailing at
the time, the Russians were able to re-
move the gun without the loss of a
single man.
A Shaken Denmark report says that
n portion of the Baltic feet sailed in
the direction of the North sea at 6
n'clocL LAST NIGHT