New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21
Four Jap Boats Lost.

cesses, in order to facilitate the negotia-
ton of fresh loans abroad.
Conditions at Port Arthur.
Chefoo, Dec. 20.-Commander MiZzen-
eoff, who was executive officer of the
Russian battleship Poltava until that
vessel was disarmed, and who on De-
cember Is headed the party of seven
Russians who left Port Arthur in sail
boat and arrived here Friday with dis
patches, said in an interview that Port
Arthur is a desolate and, excepting for
the firing of guns, a silent place.
THE Russians" said he, "are hus-
banding their artillery ammunition, fir
ing only when the effect will be certain.
There are 10000 men in the line of forts,
generals, except Gen. Stoesse1, live in
the forts Every building in the whole
town is more or less injured. Gen.
Stoessel has put the entire population
on regular rations sufficient to last three
months. The ammunition is sufficient
to last much longer. l believe the jap
anese will never take the fortress under
present conditions. Port Arthur never
looked more sepulchral than on the night
of December 8, when the Japanese shells
repeatedly hit hospital, killing seven
of the patients. The hospitals contain
5000 patients. The Sevastopol is the
only warship that has not been dis
armed"
a Terrible Struggle.
ChefOO, Dec. 20. - For ferocity and
sustained desperation on both sides.
the struggle for the possession of High
hill probably was the most remarkable
in the history of the siege of Port Ar
thur-a siege noted for slaughter. This
statement is based on an interview with
Commander Mizzeneoff, executive Off
Ger of the battleship Poltava, up to the
time the vessel was disarmed, and who
as already told, headed the party of
seven Russians who left Port Arthur
in sail boat on December Is and after
extreme suffering while crossing in a
driving snowstorm arrived here Deem
Der l6 bearing dispatc s which were
turned over to the Russian consul for
transmission to st. Petersburg.
Commander Mizzeneoff, who was
wounded in the leg during the battle
of High hill. said: Since the Japan
csc, November %, began their attack
High hill, which they call 203-Metre
hill, the fighting has been continuous.
The steep and sandy slopes of the hill
were streaked and dotted with snow
when the Japanese began the battle
wnlch was destined to furnish so many
deeds of heroism that they became
commonplace. There was so much
slaughter that even Port Arthur's war
hardened veterans shuddered at the
sight.
Japanese were compelled to Chamber
up the slopes of the hill, in many cases
without firing, in the face of one of the
most murderous deluges ever poured
from rifles and machine guns 1t was
there and it seemed to me that flesh
and blood would be unable to stand our
fire for a minute. The enemy went
down in squads and companies, but al
ways there were others grimly coming
forward Their bravery was beyond
praise, as was that of our own men.
Sometimes the fighting was hand-to-
| hand, with the muZzles of the rifles at
! the breasts of the contestants, the bay
onets being used as swords.
! Strewn with the Dead.
'sThe sides of the hill were strewn
| with bodies and the snow was crimsoned
! with the blood of the wounded, some OF
| whom had crawled into it. seeking in its
| GOODNESS surcease for their dying agon-
| les. Eventually, as in similar instances
| which were to follow, we retired, leav-
| ing the work of driving the enemy from
| the summit to the resistless guns of the
| neighboring forts, notably those Of
Liaoti mountain.
| When the Japanese retired under an
/ artillery fire the Russians reoccupied the
/ summit The second and third assaults
were replicas of the first, although the
second was the most ferocious, being
nearly all hand to-hand fighting. il
which mercy was neither asked mol
| given
Losses Enormous
i The assaults thus far had cost the
Japanese easily $4,000 men, while oul
own were under 1000 The sides of thu
! hill were literally covered with deat
and wounded. The trenches were riYu
/ lets Of blood and every visible spot wal
dyed crimson.
Supreme Court Adjourns.
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