Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-27
LONG OPERATIONS
WILL Be NECESSARY
l,o,ocss Minister of War Says
Part Arthur Cannot be Taken
By Direct Assault
sUCH IS M'CAULEY'S OPINION.
II. uso Believes That the Jap Losses
Have Been Ten Times Those
Of the Russians.

paris Aug. q. The TOXIC correspon'
,,,, NJ the Matin declares that the
,.narsso minister of war has confden-
,.uy informed his colleagues that there
!. No hope Of taking Port Arthur by
dr.c, assault, and that long operations
vn be necessary. Therefore the MIN
,.,er has ordered Field Marshal oyama
:, avoid attacks entoling heavy losses
LET. MCAuLEY's OPINION
paris. Aug. 26.--Raymond Recouey
,o.rosoondent Of the Temps at Lao
v,n, telegranhed as follows to his
naner Yesterday evening.
WI was fortunate this morning to
,r,vel with the American naval at
,ocbe Gieut. Newton a. McCauleY,
sbo has lust returned from Port Ar
,hmr after a soiourn there of three
,,onths The news he gives me Is en-
,rev different from the pesslnistic
rfnorts current lately concerning the
stlotlon at the fortress. The Amer
ban ,ttache left the fortress Aug, H.
7be japanese were then four and
balf miles from the city. The Russian
posltons upon chain Of rugged NUS
100 metres high, were protected by
trenches, mines, networks. barbed wire
and cannon and according to the
American officer II was impossible 10
take them by assault japanese shells
fell IN the city, but each position
possessed dug-out In which the oc-
capants were able to secure shelter
The japanese heavy guns ceased mr.
Inc every night, fearing that the RUS
SLAMS youd detect their exact location
BIZ the flashes during the darkness
There were considerable stocks OF
mo,sions at Port Arthur. The Rus
sian soldiers had fresh meat ration
daily. The reports that Russian ofii-
GERS wera subsistlng on onions and
black broad were absurd Inventions
The stores were still open and the popu-
aton promenaded the streets
The regiments took turns In the
trenches. Part of the garrison was al
ways resting. The Russian sailors as
sisted In the defense OF the fortress.
They made excellent sharp shooters.
The heat had not been unbearable,
"The American attache believes that
The japanese losses have been very
heavy, at least 10 times those Of the
Russians
In short, Port Arthur can hold out
much longer than people believe,
when the officer left Port Arthur
The French naval attachc, Lieut., De-
cuyerle was still there. Entering
and leaving the fortress was then
very difficult, as the japanese we're
sinking all the iunks.
Tho American officer landed at
Shan-Hal- Kwan with some French
women and one little girl"
Another dispatch TO the Temps from
Lao Yang, dated yesterday, says that
on the previous day the Japanese
made a reconnaissance to within about
twenty-five miles Of Lao Yang, After
an artillery and infantry engagement
the japanese fell back, Yesterday they
attempted another reconnaissance In
force. The engagement lasted all day,
III japanese again retiring.
DEFENsEs AT PORT ARTHUR,
Chefoo, Aug. GA Russian who has
an Intimate knowledge OF the Port Ar
thur fortihcations explains that there
are three forts known as number D.
This accounts for the various and con-
fIcting reports regarding fighting at
fort No. 8. Two batteries In the left
wing pear TINS number, as does also
a strong fort to the left OF Etzshan
fort The fort near Etzshan Is believed
10 have been the object Of the fight
Ing reported from here yesterday, as
the japanese being already In possess
sion Of Etzshan, Il would be compare
lively easy for them to capture the
adjoining stronghold. This move
briggs the japanese advance guard
close 10 the section of Port Arthur
known rs the new European settle
ment
Japanese here explain that their
army may even enter the residence
and business districts Of Port Arthur,
but that this would not necessarily
mean the fall Of the Russian strong
hold The Russian defenses are ar
ranged with the idea OF resisting as
long as there is man left, and the
nature OF these defenses suggests that
NE final stand viii occur at the Tigers
TAI or Lao III mountain, or both