Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-12-21
Russians Attack Several jap.
anese Positions With Artillery
and Infantry.
ALL EFFORTS REPULSED
Heavy Conscription in Russia...Port
Arthur Warship Damages Con.
Eirmed... logo Inspects.
Sharp Fighting at Mukden.

port from Manchurian headquarters
was received at 1870 o'clock last
night and was made public today: "On
Monday at o'clock in the afternoon
the enemy's artillery, east of Da
| Mountain bombarded in the neighbor-
hood of Sinlintung. AT one o'clock in
the morning of Tuesday the enemy's
infantry attacked south of Pieniuhung-
pao and at Tatzupao. By four o'clock
In the morning they were repulsed.
simultaneously the enemy's infantry
attacked Chinshantung, Heilintung and
/ Huangtia and made most vigorous
attack in the neighborhood of Chin
shantung.
"The fighting continued about an
hour when the enemy was completely
repulsed. We had no casualties"
MobIizing More Troops.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 21.-The mobili-
zation announced yesterday of the re-
serves in the seven military districts
affects portion of about half of the
military districts of Russia. While
some of the reserve men called to the
colors will be used to complete the
strength of the regiments going to
the front, by far the greater portion
will be formed into reserve units to
replace the troops which have already
gone to the far east. This year con-
scripts taken, number about half
mil oh
number usually called to the colors.
The number of young men annually
liable to military service is over 800.-
900. The new mobilization will entail
families of the reserve men, which
probably will be met by increasing
the credits of the Zemstovs for this
purpose.
Confirm Port Arthur Disasters.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 21.-While de-
clining to give details, the Admiralty
admits that the Russian advices from
Port Arthur sent by General Stoessel
confirmed the Japanese
advices of the partial wrecking Of the
Russian ships in the harbor and the
censor has been instructed to permit
the publication of the dispatches.
1t is claimed that several of the
larger ships and a respectable mum.
Der of the torpedo boat destroyers are
still seaworthy, but they are not con-.
sidered as factors in the coming fight
between Admiral Togo's ships and
the Russian second Pacific squadron.
The whole series of misfortunes
which has attended the Port Arthur
squadron is a bitter chapter in Rus
sian naval annals. but since the ar
.ival of the latest advices there has
been no disposition to criticise Rear
Admiral Wirens' failure to make
;ortie, General Stoessel having decid-
I'd that further defense of the fortress
would be impossible if the guns of the
varships and the sailors landed were
'e-embarked.
Had the ships gone out in the con-
lition existing they would have been
1t the mercy of the Japanese and
would have been sacrificed without
nope of inflicting even commensurate
damage. If the fortress Is relieved it
s believed most of the ships will be
raised and saved.
SevastopoI Disabled.
Toxic, Dec 21.-Admiral Togo, who
personally made a series Of observa-
ions of the Russian battleship Sevas
opol telegraphs to the Navy Depart
nent, expressing it as his opinion that
he Sevastopol is disabled. Great
weight is attached to Togo's personal
and opinion, as instanced
" the fact that when the Russian bat
leship Retropavlocsk was sunk, Togo
vas one of the few officers of the en-
ire Japanese fleet whose eye caught
he vision of speedy disaster. Com
nander Yezoe, who was killed while
the Sevastopol, has been
and given other posthumous
onors.
Quiet Around Port Arthur.
Che Foo, Dec. 21.-No additional
ews from Port Arthur Of any import,
nee was received here today.