The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-04
J. P. MORGAN INSISTED
 ON NAMING OF CORTELYOU
Tn. utmost fsroo,ty was dis-

sides. The utmost fsrocity was dis played.
 When the Japanese had carried the east half of the ridge the Russians retired to the west half. Before dark ness the Japanese were in possession of the whole ridge which they re- tained despite an awful Are from the Chair Hill. Taiyangkow. Tigers Tail and Laotie forts. At 10 in the even- ing the third regiment advanced on the southwest slopes of the advance fort on ,Namaoyamama Hill. Four as- saults were made by the Japanese du- ring the next two days but all were repulsed.
 5000 Jap Casualties.
 The unsuccessful attempt to capture the advance forts resulted in 1000 Jap anese casualties. A hundred and eight Russian dead were found at Namaoka- yama which was covered by a network of trenches and bombproofs.
 The capture of the redoubt enabled the Japanese to work parallels east ward and possession of the Shufshi iu- nettes enabled them to work westward. Every inch the Japanese now gained was by laborious sapping against the determined sorties of the Russians.
 The first battery of eieven-inch how itzers opened fire October IS against the Urh fort. The next day fire was d. rected on the battleship Pobieda in the harbor. The fifth shot pierced the for ward decks of this ship. sending up huge columns of smoke and leaving gaping rent.
 The morning of October 10 there was a heavy bombardment of the East Urh fort, under cover of which infantry ad- vanced and captured the trenches at the foot of the slope. p 4s
 The night of October II three com panies of the Right Division captured a small bridge on the northwest slope of the West Urh fort and also tried to capture a larger bridge at the foot of the west slopes. but were repulsed.
 Surprise Attack by Japs.
 The night of October 12 a company of the Centre Division made a surprise attack on the same bridge. The Rus- sians retired in confusion, leaving their kits and overcoats.
 The fire of the eleven-fnch howitzers was so effective against the war ves- sells that the Russians resorted to plac- ing a hospital ship in the direct line of fire. 4t
 The West Urh fort was damaged oc- tober 13. The battleship Persevtet was struck by several shells from the how itzers and caught fire. Golden Hill fort was greatly damaged.
 On October 16 the Japanese attacked an intrenched hill called Hachimaka- yama between the East Urh and West Banjusan forts. Under cover of a tre- mendous bombardmenta the companies of the Centre Division emerged from parallels at the foot of the hill and charged the glacis with bayonets and captured the trenches at the crest which the Russians evacuated. dxBoi-raP- ragSdtaiTHr d'(--B h rdl
 1t was announced on October 25th that the following day there would be bombardmcnt of tho east forttaedt ridge from the west Urh fort to the, south of Keekwan fort, and also the Chair Hill forts. to be followed by in- fantry attacks for the capture of the trench lines and glacis of the east east and west Urh forts, the east and south east Keekwan forts with demonstra- tions neither side.
 Men Hurled Hundreds of Feet.
 The bombardment commenced early in the morning. increasing In volume until five in the evening when a regi- ment of the centre division emerged from the parallels at the foot of the east Urh fort. Another regiment of the right left left the parallels at the foot of the west Urh fort at the same time, under cover of a tremendous fire of shrapnel when the nrst regi-. ment gained the trenches at the crest of the glacis of east Urh fort. the Rus- sians exploded a mine. Pieces of tim ber, earth. stones and some Japanese were hurled hundreds of feet. The trench lines on both hills were cap tured by six o'clock in the evening with 250 casualties.
 The rapidity with which the Japa- nese excavated trenches and made con- nections with parallels under fire was marvellous. They seemed fairly to sink under ground.
 Between three and five in the morn- ing of October 27th the Russians made determined sorties on the Japanese trenches near the west 'Urh forts and Hachihakeyama. The Japanese cas- uaIties were 800. Six officers were killed and eight wounded. The Rus sians left sixty dead.