Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08
JAPS BURN I
STEAMERS
NoGps UNcEAslNe BoMBARBs
MENT CAUSES AWFUL DAM
AGE AT PORT ARTHUR.
OCCUPY NEW FORTS

Japanese Force Russians From Wantai
Hill, So One Report Says, and Have
Also Taken Fort lchinobe With Rich
Trophies.
Toxic, Nov. Sit is reported that.
the Japanese have occupied Wantai
hill, have sunk several transports and
have set fire to battleship at Port
Arthur. There is no confirmation OF
this report. s.
Wantai Hill Strong Position. II
Wantai hill is in the. centre Of an
extensive semi-circle Of forts defending
Port Arthur. It's capture means the di.
viding of the eastern fortified ridge.
The Japanese had previously and un.
successfully attacked the hill, particu.
larly during the latter part Of Au.
gust.
Three Steamers Sunk.
Delayed advices received after the
above. was. filed and forwarded from
Port Arthur say three steamers of
about $500 tons EACH, which we're
anchored in the harbor, were sunk by
the Japanese heavy guns on Novem-
Der and 2.
Magazines Explode.
Two great explosions, apparently
magazines, were heard on Novem Der
p near Yauhpaofang.
Japanese Take Another Fort
On the night of November the Jap.
anese occupied Fort Ichinobe. Three
field guns, two machine guns, three
torpedoes and many other trophies
were captured. The Russians left forty
dead.
Fierce Fire in Harbor.
\ The vigorous bombardment with
naval guns delivered at noon Of No.
vember against the east harbor, dock
yard and other points, as the result OF
which fierce conflagration ragged
from noon to o'clock near the east
harbor.
Activity Continues.
4 Mukden, Nov. 5. Uninterrupted &C.
tivity continues between the opposing
positions, that on the plain of Hung
Pao hill occupied by the Japanese and
on Manalon hill where the. Russians
are intrenched. The duel daily
threatents formidable, outbreak.
Japs Use Russian Guns, NJ !
From Hung Pao the Japanese are
: Smelling the Russians with captured
t Russian guns and the resulting feel
J ing among the Russians indicates that
: at this spot, which Is the most prom
! inent along the entire line, they will
/. doubtless initiate the coming battle.
t Occasional casualties are reported at
4 Pienchiapu on account of its exposed
position.
!, Japanese Have Advantage.
The advantage of position appears
to be slightly in favor of the japanese
along the entire line. M
r Charge Russians With Trickery.
IL Toxic, Nov. 5. - A statement is
e sued from the imperial headquarters
tonight charges the Russians defend
= ing Port Arthur with sending armed
5, men wearing Red Cross badges into
y the Japanese lines. ostensibly for the
purpose of seeking their wounded, but
IL
ing the Japanese positions. 1t also
charges the Russians with maltreat
ment or killing Of Japanese wounded
Needs Pen of ZoIa.
\ London, Eng, Nov. 5. - The Daily
! Mails Chez Foo correspondent has
\ obtained a letter from a Russian IL
> Port Arthur, dated October 81. il
which the writer declares that it woult
4 need the. pen of lola or the brush
g. of Verestchagin to picture the awful
ness of the siege. The letter con
tinued: "The uncanny part of it al
is that men meet death in utter ST
lence. One sees the iercest of fight
but hears no sound One moonligh
nj night an assault presented a ghostl.
G. sight of moving figures, through whicl
in continual lanes were made by on
at guns, admitting glimpses Of scene
IN behind. These gaps were closed u
s. as if by magic and the masses surge
RI onward while our men, forsaking TIL
1t, trenches, sought the shelter of tn
H. forts. On they came until, when the
were close upon us,the mines explode
and the earth opened. Bodies wer
va hurled high in the air and then san
pd again 10 luC SdlLi iAeAoo SAoeShC
IN. rifles and in the moonlight the ba.
: onets looked like fireworks shootin
upwards and descending point dow
wards into the bodies of men. I dreal
ne of the sight even now.
TN "All the inventions OF artillery gel
ius are unable to daunt the Japanes
who fight with Titanic energy OF
r, soldiers are gladiators and gre,
hearted heroes.
1--WE have not a single bottle of al
4 aesthetics left. Just think of what al
ony the wounded must endure. Tt
food is of the coarsest and even tn;
C. is becoming scarce while disease
rife and sanitary conditions are
plorable It is impossible to repair I'll
ships with our scant resources; b.
we are all determined to hold out. F,
"a every man we. lost. our foes bemos
ae ss the loss of hundred
on PRISONER ATTACKS MATRoN