The San Francisco call., 1904-09-12
Daily Bombardments
of Port Arthur's
Defenses.
Slav and Japanese
Outposts Clash
Constantly.

CHEFJJ. Sept. IL, 11:20 d. m.-Ac-
cording to the latest news received
here from Port Arthur. the Russians,
on September 4, shelIed the Japanese
covered trenches in front of Pail
chuang and destroyed them, Every
thing was. quiet along the entire line
during the night of September 4, but
in the morning it was seen that the
japanese outposts had crept closer in
toward the Russian lines.
One incident of the recent lombard
ing of Port Arthur was the striking
of the roof of hospital by a Japa-
nese shell. The Japanese fire was
drawn to the hospital by the placing
near it by the Russians of beacon
signals.
One small Russian scouting party
succeeded in creeping close to the
japanese intrenchments on Corner
Mountain, but the barking of dogs.
gave the alarm and prevented fur
ther advance. Japanese reserves
poured into the entrenchment and
opened fire on the Russians, but
shell from Russian battery landed
i'm the trench and killed many of the
Japanese soldiers and the remainder
retired This enabled the Russians to
occupy the trench until dawn. The
the Japanese made no attempt to re-
take it, and the Russian scouts with
drew shortly after daybreak.
On September a small body Of
japanese troops captured some out
post trenches on High Hill, which is
not far from Corner Mountain, but
on the approach later of Russian de-
tachment they evacuated this position
without fighting.
The Port Arthur Novi Krai, in a
recent issue, declares that a Japanese
colonel has been executed because he
failed to occupy a certain position on
Corner Hill within a specified time.
TORPEDO-BOAT HITS NINE.
In it's issue of September the same
paper says that a Japanese torpedo
boat struck d mine fourteen miles
southeast of the harbor, and sank, and
that on the day after this occurrence
the Japanese cruiser Itsukushima also
was damaged by a floating mine.
A Chinese who left Port Arthur on
the night of September 6 reports that
Japanese troops to the number of 5000
control Louisa Bay, to the northwest
of Port Arthur, and that the Japanese
also are in control of Pigeon Bay, to
the west of Port Arthur. This Chi
nese wanted to leave from Pigeon Bay,
but the Japanese would not allow him
to do so. He was taken to Port
Dalny and on the way passed through
five villages where detachments of
Japanese troops, numbering from 1000
to 5000 each, were quartered.
He says the Japanese are making
use of a balloon. which he describes
as a cigar shaped affair, with a car
suspended underneath, and says that
fiat foreigner, wearing a mustache,"
runs the balloon.
The japanese entertainments line
the hills in every direction and rein.
forcements are constantly arriving
from Port Dalny. The Japanese hos
pitals at Port Dalny are filed with
wounded and transports are engaged
Japan as fast as possible.
CEASELESS ROAR OF CANNON.
The story OF the occurrences before
Port Arthur the past ten days, accord
ing to the Novi Krai, is one of bonn
bardments, outpost clashes and recon-
noitering exploits. Copies of the Novi
Krai dated September 5, and z are de-
voted almost exclusively to a recital of
the details of these occurrences. Rus
sian activity on the northeast front,
which includes Rihlungshan and Xix
wanshan, is noted by the paper, and the
inference is drawn that an attack in
that quarter is expected. The bonn
bardments of the Palichuang fort,
which is only 300 yards from Rihlung-
shan, are frequent. The Russians are
trying desperately to retard the further