The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-12-21
Latest War News.

st. Petersburg. Dee. lS-Gcnrral
Stocsscrs latest dispatches from Port
Arthur were published today, bllt as
given ont do not carry the atOry of tho
garrison's stubborn defense beyond
December 10, thus leaving Il gap of at
least five days between the Official
word of the military commander and
the unofficial story Of Commander Miz.
Zcnc0ff, which VAS given ont at ChctOO
1t is not pretended that the dispatches
are published in full.
llc story OF the operations, az far rs
1t has been given out, ia intensely in
tcrcstlng and shows that here has
been an almost uninterrupted assault Of
the most desperate character from No
vcmbcr2O to December 10, when the
Japanese. after losing over 22,0O0 men,
captured :O3, Meter hill. and were able
from that position to shell tho squadron
in the Port Arthur rOadstcad. There
tie official account ends, but it is ex-
planned that the Japanese do not Oc-
cupy the top of the hill, which ls still
exposed tO a ucHuly lire from the Rus-
sian artillery. Tie japanese are using
plunglng fire from very heavy guns
from behind the crest of the hill; but
that this fire is efficiently directed is
shown by the. damage suffered by the
Russian squadron.
Toxic. Dec. -. The Japanese fired
an Inncnse mine under portions of
the north fort of East kekwan noun
tain ut o'clock yesterday Sunday
afternoon.
The infantry Immediately altcrward
charged and occupied the fort with Il
heavy force.
1t IS reported that the Japanese Iavr
seized Il strong position about Il thUus-
and yards southeast of 90;- Meter hill,
nItDnIHtnfV hI
town and pushing between !.innti
mountain and the Russian headuuar-
ters ut Port Arthur
She Foo. Dec. ia Japanese camp
follower who saw Il portion of the fight
ing mt 203 Meter hill and who arrived
here from Dalny, today. says that Com
mander Mizzenoif's description of tho
lighting is not exaggerated.
lle believes, however, that tho Rus
sian losses were heavier than stated
by Commander Mizxenoif, as the Rus
slams repeatedly brought up reinforce
ments until it seemed thnt the en-
tire garrison must have been in that
section.
The Russian dead, ho said, were in
discriminatory mingled with the heaps
OF Japanese dead. Tho slope OF 2O3
the Japanese prepared for their ad-
vance by Smelling the hill side. The
shells in exploding followed out foot
holds, In some instances the Japanese
found protection behind the heaps of
thoir own dead.
Toxic. Dec. 19.-Oilicial reports from
Port Arthur this morning state that
Russians have abandoned the buttle.
ship Pcrestiet, Poltava, Pobleda and
Bayan, which have been completely
disabled by shells hurled from 2O3-
Meter hill by General Nogi's guns.
London, Dec. 10.-Russia's war for
tunes go from bad to worse. General
kuropatkin telegraphed this week that
If the number OF trains on the Trans
Siberian railway was not considerably
Increased he would be unable to feed
the troops already Mt the front. The
local products which helped the com
missaries during the summer and
autumn are no longer available, while
the army is larger. The truth is that
the capacity of the railroad has reach
ed its utmost limits. 1t will, of course,
be impossible to add reinforcements
under such circumstances. Therefore,
at best, the Russian military position
in Manchuria cannot improve.
1T has persistently been said in the
highest financial circles in London,
which are the best means of gaining