The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-07-16
STILL AFTER PORT ARTHUR
JAPANESE CONTINUE TO FIGHT
WAY TO THE CITY.
Are Entrenehed In Positions Three 10
Seven Miles From Main cIsy--Rus-
SLAMS Make sortle and Capture Jap
Rattery-Fishtina East Of Port
Arthur Since July ..

Cheefoo. July ia fair wind
brought q feet OF tunks from Port
Arthur today. carrying both Chinese
bring of conditions at Port Arthur are
contradictory, but they all say that the
Japanese division from the northward
is entrenehed seven miles from the
marine camp. while another division
from the eastward is lighting eontinu.
ously. and with the aid Of the feet Is
endeavoring to gain a position com
A Russian says that the Japanese oc-
cupied the summit Of Takushan noun
tain, which is about three miles from
Port Arthur, on the night Of July s,
with q mounted battery OF artillery.
On July the Russian cruiser No
vfk and four gunboats went out under
the protection Of the guns on Golden
hill and shelled a Japanese battery.
which was surrounded and captured
finally by Russian infantry.
The lighting to the eastward of Port
Arthur has been very heavy since July
4. The Japanese ships along the
shore are Smelling the Russian posi-
ton in the hills from daylight until
dark. while the artillery is Just as busy
in the hills. The smoke from the
artillery on the hills around Port
Arthur is seen almost continuously.
Dead and wounded are being brought
in 1t all hours and many private
houses have been turned into
hospitals, Only skirmishes have oc-
CURED to the noFthward The main
Japanese force is 10 miles away, but
Japanese scouts have been seen in the
vicinity Of the marine camp, which
commands the principal pass to the
hills directly back Of Port Arthur Dur
ing the nights Of July 2, and 4, the
japanese feet bombarded 'the roads
from the south OF the town. The forts
were not damaged. No further night
attacks have been made since July 4.
Are Fleets lntaetR
A Chinese mechanic from the Port
Arthur drydock says that two large
three funnel ships have been missing /
from the Russian feet since the light /
OF Port Arthur on June =. The bat |
tleship Sevastopol is still undergoing |
repairs and four torpedo boat destroy
ers are in drydOcks.
The Russians on the other hand |
say that their fleet is intact and as a /
HTatter Of fact the Japanese have been
t1e losers in the fights on Port Arthur /
The Russians assert that the Japanese |
have lost no less than 10 torpedo boats 4
in their attempts to reach the Rus
sian guardship. which was protected 4
by the stone laden ships sunk by
the Japanese feet In their efforts TO /
block the entrance to Port Arthur. The
guardship anchored behind the wreck
ed vessels. An entrance was opened
around the foot Of Golden hill, but the /
remainder Of the channel was closed
with booms, making it impossible for
torpedo boats to pass.
Several hundred Russians and $50
Chinese mechanics are stiL at work in
the dockyards at rort Arthur.
Some Of the torpedo attacks Of the 4
japanese have been almost fanatical.
Frequently they nave made attacks
where success was impossible, ana /
when the torpedo boats have been
sunk the japanese have refused as
sistance, either committing suicide or
fighting of their Fescuers.