The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-11-18
Terrific and Continuous Bonn
bardment on the Eastern
Ridges at Port Arthur.
THE JAPANESE INFANTRY CHARGED
They We're Checked, However, by the
Big Meats and the Terrible
Russian Fire.
Their Ranks Were Rapidly Depleted
Notwithstanding a Clever Covering
Fire Of Japanese Artillery
Casualties About 1000.

Moscow, Nov. H.-Nemirovich Dan
chenke. Russian war correspondent.
telegraphing from Mukden under Sun
days date. says the reports of the
death of Gen. Kuroki are confirmed.
According to his version splinter Of
a shell struck Gen Kuroki, tearing out
portion of his breast and abdomen.
He died on october at Lao Yang
and his body was sent to Japan. A
rumor is persistently circulated tha.
klnsman of the mikado. Siaosandi,
literally Little Third Prince" has
been appointed to succeed Gen. Kuro-
h. but the actual command Of the
army has been entrusted to Gen. Nod
zu. who is reviewing operations.
Toxic. Nov. 15.-The japanese army
staff pronounces the report Of Gen.
Kurokfs death to be absurd.
Headquarters Of the Third Japanese
Army. Before Port rthur, Nov. 16, via
Fusan.-It is reported that wound
received by Gen. Stoessel has necessi-
tated his confinement in hospital but
he refused to relinQuished the COM
mand.
London. Nov. l6.-The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent with the Jap
anese army before Port Arthur during
/, the attack of the Japanese on the east
ern occupied ridges on October 80,
says: The terrific and continuous
bombardment. night and day. from Oc-
tober % to October 30, eliminated in
wonderful practice. quite beyond criti-
dsm With appalling rapldity count
less bursting shells mingled their
smoke into dense. oscillating mass OF
! yapor laden with earth and cleaning
i with flashes of fire. the climax being
reached at O'Clock with tremen-
dous fire OF shrapneI across the bro
ken breastworlR of the fortresses
Suddenly every gun ceased fire and
the Japanese infantry rushed out from
their parallels ere the hills had ceas-
ed reverberating with the thunder Of
the canonade from seven separate
quarters against the Rihlung. Keek,
wan and Panlung fortified ridges. The
attack was simultaneously developed
with a single premonitory feint, fully
1000 troops dashed out pell nell with
fixed bayonets. waving standards and
rending the air with shouts Of ban
raj
The correspondent details how the
various Japanese attacks were. check
ed by the big moats and the terrible
Russian fire. which rapidly depleted
their ranks notwithstanding clever
covering fire Of Japanese artillery
and says:
"It was most remarkable. even In
credible. but fully substantiating sur
misses Of their ability to withstand tn,
fire OF the heaviest Japanese ordnanc'
how the Russians. despite the prev
Gus bombardment, replied from thei
fortress guns, although over 1900 SOC
pound shells had been fired that day
not counting thousands Of smaller prC
3 jectiles.
Before half an hour had elapsed. an
after losing 600 men, the Japanes
, abandoned the attack against tn
a South Keekwan fort.
4 BY 4 o'clock the Japanese fire ha
a diminished in intensity and the a
: saults ceased shortly before sunse
!, when fire broke out in the new tow
= of Port Arthur; and at nightfall II
a japanese opened shrapnel fire Q
q the eastern ridge to cover the retir
. ment Of their isolated assaulter
/. whose situation was critical, betwet
i the east and the south Keekwan fort
The total Japanese casualties excee
ed 1000.
although the assaults failed In q
10 capture Of the main objective they a
* solutely unmasked the eastern Ri
re sian positions and their strength. II
II casualties are relatively small for
al though seven regiments were engage
in not half the troops issued from I
re parallels owing u the attacks bel
g. so skilfully manipulated and ana
k. csaslng without supports being u
d. lied. For strength the Russian pc
BY tion was unassaultable and 1t wol
have been useless to endanger doul
the force and incur double the ca
atty in the same assault.
ei, After dusk the Russians sort
lis and recovered the ground lost
tn tween the east and south Keekv
en- forts They recovered the P fort
rs 10 o'clock in the evening. but G
nd Icinoye gallantly restored the hill a
To- despite $50 casualties, expelled
sls Russians by sheer dash and courag
CANAL 1ONE