The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-19
General stoessers Report.


 St. Petersburg, December 18-General Stoessers dispatches to the emperor which were received Friday night were given out today. The first is dated No vember 25, and is as follows;
 T am happy to inform your majesty that on November 20, after an increased bombardment. the Japanese attacked one of the forts on the northeastern front and leaped with a portion of their forces by rifle fire and the bayonet ard thrown back into the trenches. Their reserves were scattered by shrapnel.
 From November 21 to November 23, the enemy violently bombarde6 the fort and in spite of great losses effected by their perseverance a passage between two forts on the northeastern front At 5:3O o'clock in the evening of November 2S after heavy firing, the Japanese sud denly hurled themselves against several works on this front, and seized a portion Of the trenches. but they were thrown back by the reserves after a fierce bay onet struggle. They returned to the as- sauit at midnight and again occupied a part of the trenches, but were anni- Inflated by our sayonets. At o'clock in the morning, and your majestys heroic troops retired to rest and to start re- pairing the damage caused by the bom- bardment.
 Lost More Than 200o Men.
 From the 2oth to tn. 24th the Japanese lost more than 2000 men, All of our troops behaved as heroes. The following espec- tally distinguished themselves: Generals KondrateEko, Nikitm Commander of the artillery and Gorba towsky, and Leuten. ant Colonel Naoumenko. GA dozen other officers in lower grades are also mention. ed in the dispatcn.)
 "Bombardment of the town and harhor continues daily. A number of build- ings have been destroyed and the har- bor has sustained some damage The garrisons are in excellent spirits"
 In another dispatch dated November 2S General Stoessel says:
 The 18th and 27th were the bloodesi days in the assaults on Port Arthur. The attacks began on the night of the 25th against our left flank, near Pigeon bay The first was repulsed with great loss to the Japanese. The same night the enemy attacked a detachment on Pan Lung mountain, but were repulsed. as also was their attack on 2O3 Meter hill.
 "On the Beth the Japanese began to lombard and attack fiercely the forts on the northeastern front and the advanced trenches. The trenches repeatedly chang ed hands. Nevertheless on the night of the 26th we threw back the Japanese at the point of the bayonet. The enemy succeeded in blowing up the parapet of one of the forts and began building par allels there At another fort on the same night. they laid sacks along the parapets. but our artillery dispersed them Towards 10 o'clock in the evening the Japanese attacked battery on our left flank in considerable strength, and at first obtained possession of portion of the works, but our heroes brought bayonets into. use, and the Japanese re- tired. leaving a heap of their men. Along the whole front the Japanesel reopened a violent fire against the interior of the fortress. keeping it up until o'clock on the morning of November 27.
 The help which God sent us on the birthday of our mother, the czarina gave us further victory"
 Mentioned for Bravery.
 The message mentions the same fouz