The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-22
WINTER QUARTERS
Are Being Prepared at DaIny by Port
Arthur Besiegers.

London, Sept. 22.-During the scar
city OF news from Mukden attention is
again reverted to Port Arthur
According to the Morning Posts
Japanese correspondent, two of the
Russian forts the japanese are said to
nave occupied in the vicinity of Shiu-
shlylng are Nantusai and Changkiatun
ana their value to the beSiegers con-
sists in the former being close to the
Antushang forts and the latter to the
Dragoo hill forts, the object of the
Japanese being to thrust a powerful
wedge in the gap between the eastern
and western fortffications through
which the railway passes to Port Ar
thur from the north. Antushans over
looks TINS gap, and though the Jap
anese failed to penetrate it sufficiently
in the assault of three weeks ago. the
persistency with which they returned
TO the charge is held to prove that the
taking of the gap is as essential to
the japanese plan of campaign as it
was decade ago.
A mass of more or less reliable re-
ports emanates from Chefoo and else
where According to the Daily Nails
correspondent at Chefoo the Japanese
at Port Arthur have mounted addi-
tional guns on positions captured in
the last assault. The correspondent at
T1entsin of the Daily Telegraph says
that japanese gunboats have left Yin
koW preliminary to renewed, and it
is said, final attack on Port Arthur
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent
at Chefoo says that Japanese official
circles had thought that the fall of
Port Arthur would be cofncident with
the mikados birthday, November 8,
but that they admit it has been post
poned until spring.
''It is Significant the correspondent
prepared at Dalny. When Newchwang
is frozen UP Dalny will be the main
base of the whole operations.
1T is reliably stated that General
forces about Port Arthur. is preparing
a new scheme of attack involving an
assault not upon the whole line but
upon the commanding positions, it be-
ing essential to speedily secure more
forts in order to enable the Japanese
to hold their present advantage.
Foreign correspondents and at
tacheS are not allowed to witness inn
portant movements A Russian mer-
chant of the name of Kratz esca ped
from Port Arthur and was captured
by the Japanese. Afterward he was
and was told by the Japanese
officers that he was fortunate in escap-
ing because a heavy bombardment was
imminent
The Daily Telegraph's Shanghai cor
respondent cabling under date of Sep
tember 20 says:
"A general attack from three points
on Port Arthur was resumed yester-
day, the fleet cooperating"
From the numerous conflicting
in the newspaper dis
patches, it is impossible to get an idea
of Port Arthur's resources in ammuni-
ton and food. 1t is alleged that for
eign refugees are purposely given sup
plies of good clothes and food in order |
to deceive the outside world.
No additional news has been re- |
ceived here regarding the position of
affairs at Mukden.
The correspondent says that all of |
the valuables from the Chinese Yamen |
FrFIr f7ar7 haxr Hon fNI 1n1y
The Japanese troops in their thin |
khaki. he says, are feeling the cold Sc
verely. 1t is almost impossible to /
cross the country from Sinmintin to |