The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-12-20
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PREPARING TO ASSAULT NEW TOWN.
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BEsIEeERs ALSO CAPTURE alM.1
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PREPARING TO ASSAULT New TOWN

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Toxic, Dec. .20.---The Japanese fired
IN immense mine under portions Of
the north fort of East Keekwan noun
tain at 2 O'clock Sunday afternoon. nDl
1.-the infantry Immediately afterward
charged and occupied the fort with a 4
heavy force. ~ 9syee,ff 4flt- fC,. re,its,fl
Il 1t is reported that the Japanese
have, seized. a. strong position about a
thousand yards southeast Of 203-Metre
! hill preparatory to assaulting the new
town and pushing between Liaotie
mountain and the Russian headquar.
tiers at Port Arthur. 0dW 2U0eTgg II
10 The fighting against Sungshu noun
tain continues.
vi RUSSIANS Lost )AEAWllLY, J !
Japanese Report aof ). the Fighting at
q VI t5 EJ2O3-Metre HILL sEf
|, irr Chefoo, Dec. 20.-A Japanese camp
fighting at 2O3- Metre hill and who ar.
rived here from Dalnys during the day
says that Commander MiZZeneOT's de-
scription of the lighting lis not exagr,
gerated. He believes, however, that
the Russian losses. were heavier than
stated by Commander MiZZeneoff, as
the Russians repeatedly brought up re-
Inducements until it seemed that the
! entire garrison must have been in
that section The Russian dead, he
sale, - We're ndiscriminately mingled
Witl, the heaps of Japanese dead. The.
slope Of 2O3-Metre hill being Very
steep and smooth the Japanese pre-
pared 0for their advance by: Smelling 4
| the hillside. The shells in exploding
followed out footholds. In some in
stances the Japanese found protection.
behind the. heaps Of their own dead. 2 I,
WOULD fsLAY,P RUSSIANS.
|sNinJpos al Shanghai Thresten, to At!
~ ttack Cars Cub ects There. Ill
Shan hsi,i Zee &c. The Chinamah
mulitel eI Jbyia sailor from the tsus5-
sian cruises: .Askoldf Dec. s15 as The ne
suit Oh q dispute over Payment Tor the 4
i, hire OF a JIM iksila was a native OF
slSi1 gpo Tan mp o1tantl treaty port 100
miles south of Shanghail and the af-
fair has caused Intense indignation 1
among the Ningpo community, here,
which is $4,000 strong. The, lower
classes are urging an attack on all
Russians in Shame hai, but they. are
; restrained by the Ningpo guild, which
Is lcounselling PATIENCE, pending. the
| action Of the taotai. -
AS stated III these dispatches Dec. 4
16 the sailor has been sent on board
the Askold by the Russian CONSUL
where he will be tried by cOurtmartial
T. es@4'rsFaE4
ST. Petersburg, Dec, 20.-7The, gov
break. Of Siberian plague. in factories
in the districts of Viatka and Slobod-
skoi,. which are preparing fur. coats.
for the troops, in Manchuria- Two
hundred and forty seven cases have
alreaayabeen reported. The plague
has been TRACED te94s heepskinss and the
delivAyy IS Of fir tt garm s4 til the TROOPS
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