The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-20
SNOGISPLANS TO
:. .A'''T'TrAC II ! [ 4 (. NEW TOWN
seizes Strong Position About
One Thousand Yards South
east as Of oa-Metre 9 " y, Hill The
Fighting Against Sung
shu Mountain Con 5....I
tinues Unabated. .!Is
{By Associated Press.I-


TOXIC lalllo 81 Decembe 10 (Evenins3The II
japanese fired an Immense mins sunA - 4
portions &ot the N Nortl5 Fort & o: East SKsa-s
wan II Mountain at 2 o'clock yestsrdays
Sunday afternoon. Tho Infantry i,nms-6 &
diatel Y a afterward charged and ooau pied
the fort With a heavy force M 5asE3
The following report OF the capture 49,
telegraphed from General Nogt' . head
Quarters today: ~
at 2:15 & o'cloclc on the af ternoon 0e
sDecen berE 18th part, Of our army blew
up the parapet ts Of the 4 North fort Of 4
East Kekwan Mountal1, and then charged. M
fierce battle With hand grenades ems
sucd.S Owing tostlle stubborn resistance
lot the enemy wi th his mac shine guns, oat9
operatiO were temporarily suspendodS
seduentl at Il q, clock IN the svs-s
ming General Semesmfam, comsnand1A8z
the support, advanced Ss into tho case
mates and ,8 encouraging his men. threw
his Imports into the ! fl ghting $lins inJs ~
last brave chm rge tAt II: so at night We
ifcomnle ely occupied d the fort and irnms-s
diately engaged cons tlonS OF d DEFENSIVE;
works. Our accupa ton became firmly
assured to-day. Il 81 fore retiring the sens-g
my exploded four min in. the neigh
hood of he neck OF the fort. We caps
tured five nine-centinre t ter#fl field guns and
two ma shine guns, rs vel as plentySofS
ammuni ton n 55s n ss
Es{''ss1he enemy 8lef fort or flftyI dead.
[ Our casualties have not t5beenB inYestigated,
but They are not llen W. 8.
It IS reported that the Japanese have
seized ay strong posi- ton about a thousand
sdards southeast OF eO3 Ietre Hi iii, a prep;
aratory to assault t ings4 the new own and
pushing between Liapt Il ~ rounta ain and stlleg
Russian headq Quart ters a t Port thur..
f58 The hitting a gni nat Sllngshu Iountain
Rr ~ m ~
japanese Thrill lled q. #sa:
s olEh faccllsto tome d to- hearing OF 4 cts5
OF bravery On the par &of heir oldierss
thrilled BY the d etails o tl,e series 81
|sdesperate N torpedo attacks against II h the
Russian bat leship seYas topol. s3s 4
|8s Command der Yezoas and Lieu tenant Ma
kahara9 are the heroes OF these attacks q
Comm ander5 Yezoe $ n oti la OF torpedo
boats was unde dergong repairs when thes
q attacks were nlann BIZ lies spcc cceededS
/ ton for d a Il 8 ht. on this vessel heS
promptly steamed to the rendezvous, and
finding TINT he other flo lila had gone
begged and gained permissl Ion TO Join I'M
tn eat ttack S. Then } he steamed through
the snowstorm Il alone and succeeted IN
locating the sevas topol, !, to- VIII ichl he waA
able to get close enoug III to hear the Rus
Sims talking.
Yczoe fired n torpedo and f then went
closer ana fired q second torpedo. wfcns
| a \ shell from he Sevast topol struck him
in the Ia bdonen. tting his body In two.sI
Portions OF his remains were brought
back TO the fleet N j33S} ~ ss5ss
lieutenant Ma liaraS went to tho re-
5scue Of the disabled torpedo boat, which
had been under the command OF Lieuten.
ant Naka hori, \, who. wi tn five OF theirs, was
killed md submitted to a deadl " fire. .iss Il
Nnknhara's boat was hit srepea tedly. but
tho crew OF Nakahori. s boa t.
It is probable TINT AdIniral Togo win
soon return to Japan. leaving q junior
admiral to conduct the final opera ttona#
and to continue the blockade. IT. Is ex-S5
pecred / that Togo will be summoned by
the Emperor to Toxic. where he will be
given splendid public recept ions. Il sss