New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-07
NOGI SHELLS WARSHlPS.
rTFET BADLY BATTERED.
,oocnese Hold 2OS-Metre Hill
HeaDu Russian Losses.

0ac 6-Tbe Russians are nightly at
-,.,r 203-aIetre Hill IN determined enoeavoT
= retake the summit
,pa Japanese are increasing their oeIehces
ha nositior and have succeeded so Tar IN
,,1;na al the assaults. The RUSSIANS nave
- the heaviest losses, and it is estimated
.,sv have sacrificed 5000 men in an enort
NC -..snr1,re the ground. which the Japanese
7" .,nf5ent in their ability TO hold
80 are signs that the garrison is feelinB
u works against sung-Shu Hill ana tHe
eastward are being constructed speeoHy'
al indications point to a nearly genera
So az although the date when It viii oesll Is
kept secret sa.douarters saw
- ,be Russian feet has been severely pa'
uAH' a the recent boubardments. The Official
s,snatches follow:
-,..-,ss- 8 our naval guns bombarded the
on &c ships. The Pobieda (batueship) wa. W'aS
enemy tines, vessel OF the RetvIzaI lDdIIls-
stTucA .fass type was hit eight times anu 01
sap rms sixteen shells took effect. ~,
oLne4 .SsoT6zy following the same plan the !
On Us hi seven times. the Poltava toatlIe-
plS1 eleven times and the hetVlzaI Sio 80 ~.
80 AT about o'clock IN the a. 1el ~ "
- 9rr shells struck magazine soGll- - ora
O - causing q heavy explosion. The commas q
-. s-r which followed was not extingulsheo 1O'
tS ~ sa-e day our heavy guns we're sgaln a.
60 n ne enerny's ships. The PereSEIe' Ssaiis
.sosbir5 was struck twice, and Two ny nv - +Eo
- I,o=,ra5 IN other ships. \ Yessel " e--o
po-avs tvra was observed 10 De on E,! -
tor~ sending I'D great volume OF -. ,,,,,,,
Dg-,' 9----fS2;-gZ operations against the sung
60 ,r777r-air forts eastward are a. 47I , %
day and light Two t.5l1aL r. half moon
IL 7e7i,,r a counterscarp on Rlh4ung-Shah-
9. r,..e-sr,,1rg. Dec Although the war
o47,a and the Admiralty are stiA without erect
- from Port Arthur, confidence IN the
.L,;-,, If the fortress ID hold out continues 10
:. a-1rasssd. The reports from Toxic OF the
-..linp Of the batLeships and OF heavy losses
- .be Russians n attempts TO recapture 2O5-
y 4-ff7 are considered 10 be misleading. Ac-
.o-arg 10 g high officer Of the general staff the
--ti-z would be able 10 seek shelter from the
=. .-or, 209- Metre Hi by anchoring behind
:. r,-a-'= Tail Peninsula Reports that the
prss,ans are clearing the mine fields outside
-. berbo- are regarded as an indication that
+ba squadron is preparing TO move out TO this
,.,o-7oa where Il viii be secure under the
,-otac-lon Of The shore batteries.
A. s--;re-v officer who knows Port Arthur
..,-,,,e+iy expresses the belief that the jap
erass viii be Unable 70 hold the summit Of 2Oo-
Metre Hill on account OF the fire Of the Antse
and Trse forts. which are less than two miles
5s,e-+ This officer declares that It will be I'M
POSSIBLE for the japanese TO mount guns al the
-, Of og3-Metre Hill until the ammunition OF
me Antse and Itse forts is exhausted.
The Toxic estimate that the Russians lost
three thousand men n the attempt 10 recapture
9a3-Metre Hi IS declared TO be absurd, and 1t is
roiuted out that such a loss would imply the
virtual Gripping OF the resistance. yet the re-
ports from Toxic admit that General Stoessel
continues 70 make counter attacks.
Emperor Nicholas viii start on December IA
onaten day trip to Afinsk, the Caucasus and the
Don. 70 bid farewell 70 troops ordered TO the Far
East