Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-08
GREAT. BATTLE
IS IMMINENT
JAPANESE REPORT INCREASING
ACTIVITY ALONG eHAKHE
RUSSIAN FEINTS REFUSED
ATTEMPTS TO DRAW JAPANESE
ATTACK ARE FRUs-
TRATED.
RUSS MAGAZINE BLOWN UP
yAPANEsEs RESUME THE GEN.
ERAL ATTACK UPON PORT
ARTHUR.
RUSS MAGAZINE BLOWN UP

AOhAOs NoV. A1.-1nCreae1uS ACTIVITY
along the Shakhe river seems to indi.
cate the imminence of another great
battle.
The Russian feints, evidently in:
tended to draw Japanese attack, are
uniformly repulsed. 81
Army headquarters yesterday re-
ceived the following report from Field
Marshal Oyama's headquarters, dated
Nov. 1S:
AT da IN to-day a detachment of
the enemy made an attack near
Hsinluntung. They were repulsed by
US. $50,
Since this morning the enemy In the
vicinity of Shakhe village have jndi-
rectly bombarded our positions with
mortars and field pieces. They have
effected no damage.
"A body of the enemy's infantry
were discovered at Hsiamya and
Hsiaoyantzu. We shelled them and
they ned in confusion to a neighboring
village. -. i
1.-The. enemy has burned. Huangla-
shetzu and villages to the southeast on
the right bank Of the River Hun"
General Attack on-Port Arthur.
Chefu, Nov. 21.-Another attack on
on Port Arthur was resumed Nov. 10
or 10, according to the report of per-
sons arriving here to-day from Dalny.
They say that the Japanese are 80 Sc
cretive that 1t IL difficult in Dalny to
learn the true facts. Even the officers
detailed to work at the base do not
know what their comrades at the
front are doing. Nov. 16 a peculiarly
heavy explosion shook every ship Ling
at Dalny. The explosion was ascribsd
to the blowing up Of land mines or .
magazine. 49,.
Magazine Blown Up.
TOXIC, Nov. pa dispatch from the
army besieging Port Arthur, dated
Nov. 10, says:
During the bombardment this At
ternoon 4 shell from a Japanese naval
gun exploded Russian magazine near
the arsenal.
"Our operations against all the forts
are proceeding as prearranged from
Manchurian headquarters.
"'At noon to-day we shelled the
Russian infantry engaged in intrench-
ing on the Reiuchiangtung. and also
infantry In the rear Of tho villages.
causing them to fee in confusion. In
other directions there is no change to
note" -,
Jap Mining Successful. -
Chefu, Nov. 22.-Another attack on
the Japanese, after successful mining.
occupied counterscarp on sungshu
mountain last Friday.
Attack Else Mountain.
Chefu, Nov. 22.-The general attack
Else mountain is expected to occur
Nov. "a, according to Chinese who left
Dalny yesterday. The Chinese fur
Their report that achievements for
the Japanese continue to arrive. For
the past ten days 1000 men have Ar
rived daily.
Russian Defense 10 Good.
Mukden, Nov. 22.-The Japanese At
tack on Poutiloff hill has demonstrated
the efficiency of the Russian defensive
works. Two battalions engaged in
the attack occupied the first line OF
the Russian trenches, but at the SEQ
ond line were caught in pits and On.
tanglements and exposed to q CALLING
fire. A Russian bayonet attack COM
pleted their decentralization.
There are many rumors of japanese
activity on both tanks. but there 10
nothing tending to show that general
engagement IL more imminent than
heretofore.