The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-02
Fighting Heavy and Continuous
Around Port Arthur.
Japanese Attack by Every Means
known to Warfare.
HUNDREDS OF GUNS.
Rain Shot and Shell OH the
Doomed Fortress.
Mines Run Against Important
Forts and Exploded.

Toxic Nov. % p. m.-Imperial head
quarters last night published a series
of REPORTS covering the operations
a gainst Port Arthur during the months
Of August. September and October. The
chief interest in the tremendous attack
which was begun October 20 and IS
still continuing.
Hundreds of Japanese guns began
battering against the northerly and
easterlv forts on October 20, the 1nfan-
trv moving forward with desperate
PUSHES where the artillery had prepared
tbe way. while the pioneers and sap
pers were running mines against the
Russian forts.
The reports record a series OF des-
Derate encounters at close range ana
! tell a dramatic story.
! The reports beginning with that COY ,
erine the attack of October 20, are as
follows: -, ,,;,e 6,
the forts on Sungshu and Rihtuns
mountains, the eastern group OF IoEts
on KeelxWan mountain and fort lying
to the north of the latter We're pom
barded with our siege guns anu NAY a
ordinance, and $50 shells took erect,
| ..r'he naval guns directed against tne
c,,ngsbr and Rihlung SlOuntain forts
sent many effective shells. the pafape'
of RihIung mountain fort was demol-
ished and openings were made III tht
FORT Several portions of the cover
were destroyed.
s.Tzvo of the most important covers o.
Sungshu mountain fort were DESTROYED
nv our Shells One fifteen centl1netel
Feiln was dismounted and another dam
sod one gun on the northern for
Of East Keekwan mountain was des
troyed. -.
"E7roro . o'clock in the afternoon otn
er siege guns We're directed as11i,Sl ~
| oil ell
tajn and Rihlung mountain and agalhs
the trenches on the south sac
Pohsian mountain. All these trenche
were heavily damaged by five oclocl
in the afternoon 1900
A norton of our right wing charge
against the trenches ON Sungshu noun
; tain and a portion of our center WIN VIII
charged against the trencheS OH LII III
: lung mountain and on the southern pa1
of Pohsian mountain and took posses
sion of them without heavy loss
simultaneously with the occupdtlo
of the places from which the RussIa ! !.
. had been driven, the enemy posted !
the forts in their vicinity, In conJunC
ition with the forts on West S1talyane
kou Maniac mountain, Goloen M
l Paiyua mountain and Laollnchus COZ
ceufrated his fire. against the POM
: where our assaults were progressing.
D THE sound of our cannonade, the M
S from the guns of the enemy anu u
bursting of shells made an lmpreSsl>
and dramatic scene.
e The enerny's shells were defective.
"A large mine exploded on the slol
t. of Rihlung mountain, but none OF u
men was killed thereby.
- ION the same night, with the obJe
of preventing the Russians from ma
/, ing repairs our siege and naval gu
V shelled the forts of Rihlung mOuntai
East Keekwan mountain and Sungsl
mountain The enemy's warshlps al
machinery building were also shelle
l. The enemy holding Sutsshu a.
n Rih1ung mountains, under the prote
sc ton of a shell fire, undertook sever
n night attacks, but all of them we
r. repulsed-
+ '.On October %, the bombardm e
a. with our siege gums was continued d