Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-14
ARSENAL SET ON FIRE.
Japanese Shells Infios Great
Damage at Port Arthur.
KNOCKED OUT.
Guns on 2o3-Meter Hill Are Turned
on Citadel and
&assi Town.

Toxic, Dec. 12.4 p. m.-The comman-
der Of the japanese naval land battery
reporting today says:
-Four Russian battleships, two cru1s-
ers, one gunboat and one torpedo store
ship lying in Port Arthur harbsr are
completely disabled. There is no further
zecessity for bombarding the Russia0 ma
val force.
'Are now engaged Smelling the town of
Port Arthur, which is being heavily dam
aged"
Damage to Golden Hill.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 1.-THE
Japanese legation has received the toi-
lowing cablegram from Toxic:
1.-The Port Arthur army reports that
its bombardment mas inflicted consider
able damage upon Golden Hill and alse
set fire to the arsenal at Port Arthur.
Smash Wireless Station.
London, Dec. ia dispatch to the
japanese legation from Toxic today says
the bombardment of Port Arthur Sunday
considerably damaged the wireless tele-
graph station at the foot of Golden Hill
and set fire to the arsenal.
Torpedo the Sevastopol.
London, Dec. IA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Toxic says it is unotfi-
cially reported that japanese torpedo
boats attacked the battleship Sevastopol
at the mouth of Port Arthur Friday
night. The result is unknown.
Use Heavy Guns.
Toxic, Dec. 12.-Dispatches received
today from the japanese army besleglng
Port Arthur report that the interior OF
the fortress was bombarded with heavy
guns yesterday, seriously damaging the
no fro
and the wireless telegraph station at the
foot of Golden Hill, and that the arsenal
was set on fire.
Russians Driven Back.
Toxic, Dec. IA dispatch from the
headquarters Of the Japanese army in
Manchuria says:
"At in the morning of December II
a body of the enemy's infantry attacked
Peitatozu, but at dawn was completely
repulsed northward.
In the afternoon of December II the
enemy's artillery holding a position west
Of Manpao mountain opened a cannonade
against Yaotun and TaingchiepaotZu and
the enemys artillery posted west Of Da
mountain shelled Putsacwa. Neither
caused damage. Mamacheih on the right
bank Of the Hun river was attacked by
driven westward losing a number Of men.
The japanese sustained no casualties"
Russ Continue to Bombard.
Gen. Oku's Headquarters, via Fusan,
Sunday, Dec. 11.-Delayed in transmits
sion.)-The Russians along the front of
Gen. Ogku's army are continuing an ar
tillery and rife fire day and night. The
japanese are not replying A Russian
move southwark is not anticipated imme-
diately. The Russian plan for a winter
campaign has not developed.
Last night the thermometer reached
Z degrees below zero, which is unusually
cold for December.
The japanese preparations for the win
ter are practically completed.
Japanese Are Repulsed
Mukden, Dec 12-On Friday night
the japanese several times attacked the
trenches of the Russian right, but in each
case they were repulsed.
Baltic Ships at Crete.
Suda Bay, Island Of Crete, Dec 70
The Russian cruisers Olog and Dnieper
and the torpedo boat destroyer Grozny
arrived here during the night.
Cape Town, Dec. 12.-The Russian
hospital ship Orel arrived here today to
take in supplies.
Two large Russian warships passed
Cape Point this morning.