Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-10-27
5000 DEFENDING
PORT ARTHUR NOW
Russian Garrison Said to Be
Reduced to a Pitifully
Small Figure.
A FULL OF WOUNDED
Clothing 10 Scarce and tho Entire City
and Harbor Are lneessantly Under
the Rain Of the Japanese
Shell Fire.

Chefoo, Oct. 22.-The most important
recent events at Port Arthur include
the capture by the Japanese of further
minor positions near Rthiung mountain.
n the severe damage of q Japanese
torpedo boat destroyer by striking a
floating mine
According to Chinese adSices. which
reached here today. the Japanese made
assa ults on the remaining outer works
of Rihlung mountain at dawn october
s n were repulsed. The following day
the Russians made an attack on the
Japanese trenches and they In turn
were repulsed. The Japanese immedi-
ately followed with another assault. re-
sulting in the capture Of an iron rail-
road bridge which Is 500 yards from
the main fortress. The Importance OF
these captures lies in the fact that they
Japanese who may attempt to advanc
on the trenches located on the slope
of Rihlung mountain.
Since the capture OF the points mem
toned the Japanese assert that they
have successfully resisted numerous
,~sorties in attempts to recapture them.
Only 5000 Russians Left.
1t is asserted the Russian force at
Port Arthur now number 5000 men.
eAcluQlI1R U1slILId WllICI rs IlOl St6a6SA
in fighting but patrols the streets. do
ing provost duty. Winter clothing Is
very scarce at Port Arthur, shoes par
.ticularly. The town is full OF wound
ed. Flour Is plentiful and the slaugh-
ter of horses. mules and donkeys con-
,tinues.
Chinese who have reached Chefoo
from Port Dalny say Japanese REIN
.fcrcements continue to arrive daily.
Japanese confirm this. A junk which
'rea this port today from Port
Dalny was allowed to leave only on
condition that she take no coolies,
whom the Japanese are using in large
and removing the dead and wounded.
The wounded are taken to the railroad
and thence transported to Dalny, from
which port they are shipped to Japan
The Japanese have practically COM
pleted immense warehouses between
Port Dalny and Port Arthur and have
therein supplies sufficient to last then
until spring. Similar preparations have
been made at N~ewchwang.
Russian Boats Go Out.
At 10 in the morning OF October I:
seven Russian torpedoboats and de
'stroyers emerged from the harbor Of
Port Arthur and later they were fol
lowed by two more destroyers. Thi:
squadron proceeded to Shao Ping Ia,
and bombarded the Japanese left flank
Four Japanese torpedoboat destroyer'
hurried to the scene and the Russians
retired to the harbor, followed by thu
Japanese. One Japanese destroyer
while returning hit a mechanical min'
and was severely damaged. but man
aged to reach Port Dalny.
Meanwhile the Japanese siege gum
continued to drop big shells in the har
Dor, the Japanese claiming they hav'
damaged the Russian gunboat Gilial
and another Russian warship. TIL
Japanese at Taku mountain hav'
dropped a ceaseless storm of shells OIL
the Chinese town, and many rife bul
lets also fell in the place. The China
men say the fighting is very severe an
that the Japanese loss vas consider
able.