The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-09
Actions About Port Arthur.

Che Foo, September 9.-(915 a. m.)-The Port arthur Novaki of August 30 gives some details of the recent fighting in front of the beleagured fortress. At a. m, August 27, during a severe attack Colonel Kirikoff, commanding the Fourteenth regiment ordered a detachment to remove the dead and cars for the wounded near an unnamed fort on the east flank. When within rifle distance of the Japanese the Russians hoisted a red cross flag, tho Japanese give inviting signs with thSir caps, where upon the Russians, think ing all was we'll continued forward However, when the detachment had reached the dead the Japanese opened fire on them, wounding a petty officer. The Russian detachment then retired.
 Captain Spanoff, who commanded the detachment, thinking that the Japanese had mistakenly fired and seeing further beckoning signs by the Japanese order ed the detachment out second time. The Red Cross flag was again hoisted, but the Japanese fired again and wound ed one private. The detachment again re- tired and the attempt to remove the dead was abandoned.
 August 27 there was a little fighting on the west flank The Japanese had two companies entrenched at Shiatslatung. The Russian artillery opened a severe Ire OH lHGItl anu ulSIlOuHltu lWO Ol lHtlT guns but the Japanese held their posi- ton. At a. m, August 20 the Japanese bombarded Fort No. P, on the east flank using field batteries posted at the left of Eagle Nest hill. The Japanese batteries were well scattered and hidden and even tually fired on Eagle Nest hill and Rocky hill. At D. m. the Japanese shelled Bat tery No. 3.
 Effort to Destroy Roads.
 It was observed by the Russians that the Japanese were putting a battery to the left of Orphan mountain. At a. m. batteries were posted on this position by the Japanese and firing was begun. The firing was directed entirely again Kurgan fort. All night the Japanese bombarded along the whole east front, directing their fire against the roads behind the bat teries with the evident intent of destroy ing the roads by which guns can be removed In case the Russians are driven from the forts.
 During August 2S a peculiar contrast to the warlike proceeding on the east flank was shown by the Chinese who had re- sumed work in the fields as though war did not exist The Chinese who had grown accustomed to the firing, paid no attention to the Russian fire, which was directed nearly altogether from battery
 
 fighting on the west flank the night of August 2S. At o'clock in the morning of August 20 the Russians posted on a high mountain opened fire on the Jap- anese concealed in the corner of hill. The Japs immediately scattered.
 Japanese General Killed.
 Chinese report the death. at Chao Chanko of an active and intelligent Jap anese general but the Novikri was un- able to learn his name. The Japanese con trol Polachwang but only small detach- ments are seen at dawn each morning They apparently only occupy the place merely as light outpost. Chinese report that oats and straw for the Japanese horses are getting scarce. The Japanese ammunition depot at Liaotunga has been destroyed by Russian shells.
 From August 27 to August % the Rus sians buried under a severe fire 700 de- composing Japanese bodies on the north east front to prevent pestilence. A let ter reaching Che Foo from Port Arthur says the Russians are distilling the sea water, as the Japs have cut off the reser- voir. The last copy of the Novikrai shows evidence of the Russian censorship, all though 1t mentions 5000 Japs have occu- pied new positions, It does not tell how they secured them.