Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03
Capture Of 2o3 Metre Hill Means
The Fall of Port Arthur In
The Near Future
STOESSEL WILL NOT SURRENDER
wifi Hold 0ut to The Last Man aud
The Last Cartridge - Mukden
Attracting AtIcnlioo.

81 FeltltDulkt b''f r' N'''
confirmation Of the news that the Jap.
anese have occupied 2O3 Meter HILL and
the report that the Russians unsuccess-
fully attempted It's re-copture, officials
Mt the war Office are beginning TO pre-
pare themselves for the inevitable
Golden hill and Lilac nj hlll are higher
ana dominate 2O3 Meter hill but the
officials say that II the japanese sue
ceoded IN mounting heavy guns up the
latter It viii probably be only a Ques-
ton OF days or weeks before the for
tress falls.
stu, there is not the slightest idea
pnong Cen. stoessers friends that he
viii surrender even II he should be or
dered to do 10, Il * limited that It is
possible that II the fan Of the fortress
Is shown to be- inevitable the emperor
may direct IFS surrender IN order to
prevent the unnecessary sacrifice OF the
remnant Of lbs brave defenders but Il
Is believed by those who know Gen.
stoessel best that he VIII make good
his threat to hold out to the last man
and last cartridge I'm Port Arthur
The ships in the harbor IT can now
be said, ave In no condition to attempt
to break through the Investing squad
ron. The guns OF the warships were
long ago 'aoAed. and the marines and
sailors havs been participating in the
land defense Some OF the ships also
have been injured by shells.
II the fortress falls, It Is understood
the ships viii be taken outside and
sunk IN deep water In order TO prevent
the possibility OF their ever being OF
service to the enemy
The question OF the adyisahlllty Of
reinforcing Vicc-Admiral ROiesvenskys
sauadfnn with the Black sea fleet is
again agitated by some Of the papers
notably the Noyoe Nremya. which
points out that with the addition Of
the Black sea vessels, Rojestyensky
VIII have superiority which will lin
sure victory over Admiral Togo's feet
RUSSIANS ASSUMING OFFENSIVE
ST. Petersburg. Dec. 3, p, m.--
The situation OF the armies below
Mukden Is again attracting attention
but the movements In progress are
very puz2llng,
Gen. Rannenkampn has holly pur-
sued japanese detachment below
Sintsintin as far as the Taitse river
and on the right Russian scouts have
explored the Hun river below LAO
Yang. All the passcs fell into Rennen-
kampG's hands,
The Japanese apparently failed To
show their old time form, and official
ms well as unofficial dispatches indl-
cate that the edge has been taken OF
the Japanese lighting capabilities by
the cold weather. The same reports
say the japanese threw away their
rifles. manv OF which were captured
other reports say japanese officers
shot FIVE soldiers who refused to face
The foe.
There was n heavy bombardment to-
day along the Russian center ana
right, which might indicate that Cen
Kuropatkin Is preparing to assume the
offensive.
II Is the opinion in military circles
that the present situation cannot con-
tlnue much longer. but Il Is argued that
n frontal attack against fortified posl-
tlons along the Shakhe river Is bound
10 be disastrous TO which ever side at
tempts Il. Any serious advance, TO be
successful. must be accomplished by
a wide strategic turning movement as
the armies are too close for tactical
thanking operations.
A suspicion exists that Field Marshal
Oyama Is trying 10 work kuroki
around east OF slnstlntn with view
10 striking the Russians above Tie pass
with the object OF again trying de-
csiye coup; but no positive evidence
Of such move has yet appeared.
Reports the last few days indicate
that Gen. Rennekampff is holly follow
ing mp the Japanese retreat meeting
with comparatively little reslstance'
but some fear II expressed that he may
be running into a japanese trap formed
with the hope Of cutting of his COM
mand. II is believed he cannot pos
sbly hold a position as far south as
Titse river
AFTER RENNENKAMPFF,
ST Petersburg, Dec. 3, sa. MA spe.
cial dispatch from Mukden says. 1T