The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-11
PREF ARE FOR
!. GREAT BATTLE.
JAP AND RUSS LINES WITHIN a
FEW HUNDRED YARDS OF 4
EACH OTHER.
STRENGTHENING POSITIONS
GREATEST BATTLE OF YEAR Ex.
PEcTED IN VICINITY OF
sHAkAE RIVER.

Mukder. ltov. 9.-The Russian and
Japanese ;trmies, extending from
Bentsiaputze feast to the Lao river,
west. at pla 4es are almost within a
stances throw of each other. At
Bentsiaputze not more than 400 yards
separate the advance posts, and at Sim
chinpu, on the Shakhe river, just west
of the railway and fifteen miles south
Of Mukden, the Japanese and Russians
occupy the extreme. ends Of the same
village. Al Huangshantse the rus
sian center. has thrown advance posts
across the Shakhe river.
! Both armies are still Strengthening
their positions all along the line. The
slightest movement on either side is
.,he ~ 90.
~. Signal for Firing,
which occasionally lasts all night.
The Russians are using six-inch guns
on the railway, which must greatly
harrass the Japanese. Undoubtedly
the most decisive. if not the greatest
battle of the year. will be fought in
the vicinity of the Shakhe river.
! The Russians are confident Of their
ability to hold their positions. The
soldiers are building mud huts for
winter quarters. The nights continue
cold, but the days are bright and
crisp.
Japs Gain Big Advantage.
Chicago. Nov. 8. - A special to the
Chicago Daily News from Dalny, Nov.
G, via Kobe, Nov. Z, says:
After three days Of continuous
bombardment If Port Arthur, which
caused extensive. destruction to the
Shogusan and NieLYasan forts in the
west center of the Russian line Of de-
fe.lse, and also to Keekwan fort. the
right wing of the japanese army as
sa ulted Shogusan yesterday afternoon.
Having carried the approaches to that
fort, the assailants intrenched them
s Ives under the glacis of the fort. In
tne evening the left wing delivered an
assault on Keekwan, fighting it's way
10 the lower parapet. There the Jap
anese held their grom d stubbornly in
the face of
Russian Counter Attacks.
Having been reinfo ICED during the
night the Russians charged down
upon the Japanese and desperate hand
to-hand conflicts ensued. The Japan
ese beat back the enemy and de-
stroyed two covered positions in the
front moat. A Japanese sub-lieutenant
with thirty volunteers then succeeded
in making his way to the rear of the
fort. There he engaged in a personal
conflict with q Russian officer and
killed him. Having discovered two
more defenses in the rear moat the
sub-lieutenant withdrew his force
with loss of two men. Later in the
night, the advanced position of the
Japanese was"taken and retaken twice.
The besiegers succeeded in clearing
the approaches and constructed
trenches connecting them with the
army's front parallel. At dawn mum.
bers of dead were visible on the
slopes. Fort P. north of the new and
old batteries in the left front line of
offences were secured during
The Severe Fighting
of the night. These operations have
driven on effective wedge into the
center. Severe explosions
and extensive fires have occurred in
the fortress within the last few days.
The total casualties of the Japanese
in the late attacks were 1,10O. Over
500 were killed up TO Oct 80. The
spirit of the men is magnificent. The
firing of all the guns is wonderfully
effective.
1.-THE climax of the late lombard
ment came between 4 and 6 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. 1t was superb
spectacle. Every fort of the enemy
was engaged and the fighting in the
trenches was constant and severe.
The contesting forces were only forty
feet apart at times. At 10 O'clock this
one of the Japanese trenches
collapsed into a Russian gallery. The
enemy being surprised under ground
fed in confusion
Japs Making Rapid Strides.
London, Nov. Special dispatches
from Chefu and Tien-tsin report that
the defenders Of Port Arthur have re
tired TO the Liati hill. where they are
holding out desperately, intrenched
and with ten guns Of large caliber.
Many Russians, the correspondents
assert, are respondent and surrender
Observation-Disclosures
CODY o5RERs STILL AT LARGE.
aore Men Join the Man Hunt II the
Bad Lands. al 4 4 ss8 n 33;s5