The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-11
Smoke from Artillery on Hills in the Vicinity is Seen
 Almost Continually
GENERAL OKU DESCRIBES
 THE CAPTURE OF KAI CHOU
Russian Forces Consisted of so,ooo Men and the Stronghold Was Taken Only .Neer Terrific
 Fighting on Both Sides.

Fighting on Both Sides.
 Che Foo, July 10.--(5 a. .)-A fair wind Dflught fleet of junks from Port Ar thur .nday carrying both Chinese and Europeans. ~eports which they bring of conditions at I e~t Arthur are contradic- tory, but they all .ey that d Japanese division from the northl ard Is entrench- ing seven miles from the marine camp, while another division from thu eastward is fighting continuously and with the aid of the fleet is endeavoring to gain a position commanding the town and naval basin.
 The Russians say that the Japanese occupied the summit of Takushan noun tain, which is about three miles from Port Arthur, on the night of July with a mounted battery of artillery.
 On July the Russian cruiser Nowik and four gunboats went out under the protection of the guns on Golden hill, and sheled a Japanese battery which was surrounded and captured finally by Rus sian infantry.
 The fighting to the eastward of Port Arthur has been very heavy since July 4. The Japanese ships along the shore are smelling the Russian position in the hills. The smoke from the artillery on the hills around Port Arthur is seen al- most continuously. Dead and wounded are being thought in at all hours, and many private houses have beeen turned into hospitals. Only skirmishes have oc- cupied to the northward. The main Jap anese froce is ten miles away, but Jap anese scouts have been seen in the vicin- ity of the main camps which command the principal pass to the hills directly back of Port Arthur. On the nights of July 2, and 1 the Japanese fleet bonn barded the roads from the south of the town. The forts were not damaged
 Several Funnel Ships Missing.
 No further night attacks have been made since July 4. A Chinese mechanic from Port Arthur dry docks says that two or three funnel ships have been miss ing from the Russian fleet since the fight off Port Arthur on June 23. The battIe- ship Sevastopol is still undergoing re- pairs, and four torpedo boat destroyers are in dry dock.
 The Russians, on the other hand, say that their fleet is intact, and that as a matter of fact the Japanese have been the losers In the fights of Port Arthur. The Russians assert that the Japanese have lost no less than ten torpedo boats in their attempts to reach the Russian guard ship, which was protected by the stone laden ships sunk by the Japanese in their effort to block the entrance to Port Ar thur An entrance was opened around the foot of Golden Hill, but the remainder of the channel was closed with booms, making it impossible for torpedoes to pass.
 Some of the torpedo attacks of the Japanese have been almost fanatical. Ere quently they have made attacks where success was impossible, and when the torpedo boats have been sunk, the Jap anese refused assistance, either commit ting suicide, or fighting off their rescuers.
 kai Chou is Occupied.
 TolSio. July 10. 1910 D. m. After three days severe fighting. characterized by the desperate attacks of the Japanese and the stubborn resistance of the Russians, General Okus army occupied kai Ping tKai Chou last Friday, driving the Rus sians northward in the direction of Hai Cheng The Russians had strongly forti- fled the hills situated in semi-circle south of Kai Ping. Their forces consisted of over 30.000 men In his report of the en- gagement General Oku does not give any details, but shows the difficulties of the struggle.
 On the same day the right wing of the Japanese army southeast of Kai Ping de- feated a small force of Russians. and the left wing occupied the heights to the southeast.
 On Thursday the entire Japanese army forced its way close to Kai Ping, over coming the stubborn resistance of the Russian infantry, cavalry and artillery To- cated in the narrow defiles. The Rus sans held many strong positions in the mountainous country. but despite their desperate resistance they were forced to abandon them, one by one. During the night the Russians were greatly rein forced by the troops brought from the north by train in preparation for big battle Friday.
 The Japanese began the last days fight ing at daylight with an artillery fire from guns placed on the heights previously captured from the Russians
 At o'clock in the morning they drove the Russians from their positions and forced them into their last line of defense around the town. The Russians evidently saw the town was doomed, as Gen. Oku reports that many troops were withdrawn during the morning. The Russians finally took positions on the tops of the high precipices and against offered a stubborn resistance. About noon they were forced to again withdraw, the Japanese occupy ing the last line of defenses and the Jap anese pursued the enemy despite se- were artillery fire from the Russian bat teries on the high hills to the north.
 The Japahese artillery finally occupied new positiSns and silenced these batteries. Tn the afternoon the Japanese occupied tne town without further resistence
 whileGhe particulars of the fighting are not known. 1t is evident that the Russians made la determined fight, The losses and the number 1'ter-.ot 0f those ensaxea nave not
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