The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-01
.JAPS Capture MORE FORTS
PORT ARTHUR IS IN SERIOUS
WAY FOR WATER.
Chinese Place Japanese Lossss for
Days Fighting at 5000. Russians
Claim u Was Times as Many
No Blood Shed Near Mukdsn. Be.
Ing Burial Ground Chinese EmpsrOrs

nv ouFta' arouno chinese emperoFu
chefoo. Sept 26.--As a result Of the
battle before Port Arthur. which DO.
gan on September 10. the Japanese
succeeded in capturing several i'm.
poFtant positions and today the Rus,
sian tenure OF the big forts guard
Ing the north. northeast and northwest
sides OF the town 10 seriously threat.
ened.
Chinese Information places the Jap
anese losses under 5000 for the three
days lighting. and this comparatively
small casualty list Is due 10 the en-.
eessiye care used by the Japanese In
making their preparations for the I'D.
vance. Russian sources. however.
claim to have information that the Jap.
anese losses were unusually severe,
amounting to fully three times chs
number mentioned above.
Possibly the most important capture
during the three days lighting was
that Of Fort KuropAtkin. which, while
Of minor value with regard to prevent.
Ing the entrance into the town BY the
Japanese. had been constructed for the
purpose Of protecting the source Of the
garFison's water supply. The control
OF this water supply Il now In the
hands Of the japanese.
Without interruption the Japanese
are continuing their savage onslaught
upon Port Arthur. and after fghtinR
for hours amid a rain OF shell they
have succeeded In capturing six i'm
portant forts. The assaults upon
these strOngholds were made with an
utter disregard Of life. and 90 soon
a. one company had been wiped out
another vas moved forward and
thrown into the breach.
The stoFmlnE Of these forts was be
gun Monday last and 90 Tuesday niEhi
the attacked positions were Ia the
hands OF japanese. The assaults upon
the forts were made simultaneously
The japanese batteries In the rear and
warships In the hArbog concentrating
their Ore upon the ak positions and
the infantry rushing up the hills with
axsd bayoneta. Tuesday evening .
supplementary fort fell after a dsapsF
ate struggle.
Al Fort Eataahan the fury Of both
attack and defense bogGara dnacrip
ton The Japanese attacked the fort
from all sides. sWarming up the hill
over tho dead and wounded and meet
Ing the defenders on the wall. There
a combat such a. history has very few
parallels To toll OF developed. Rifoa
and swords wers thrown away. as the
men were too near each other 10 use
any but short weapons effectively. and
hand to hand lighting began. lastins
lar into tho night The number Of
dead and wounded 10 this attack alone
exceeds several thoaand. many offlccrp
being among the killed on both sides
Both inside and outside the walls lay
heaps Of dead. Tho hEhtlng did not
cease until nearly all Jpg the GARRISON
were killed or placed out of the aght
Ing by being wounded The massacre
Of Russians In Fort Esgeahan IL said
to be the worst Of the war There vas
lstup in the airing on Friday. but on
Saturday the assault was resumed
The booming OF ths heavy guns can
be heard for miles distant from Port
Arthur
The London Daily Mails Chsfoo
correspondent says tho japanese are
now dsvotinE their energies TO al at
tempt to drive the russian feet from
Port Arthur.
The halt In active operations around
Mukdsn Ia believed to be- due not only
to tho fatigue Of the Japanese troops
and the siowness in getting up ueCcs
sary additional supplies. but to q dis
tinct understanding between tho Chin.
csc and Japanese that there shall be
no bloodshOd near tho holy city.
where the Chinese emperora are bur,
led II Is expected that there will be
fighting north Of Mukden. possibly on
a larger scale even than at LiaoyanE.