Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-10

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continuous bombardment of Port
Arthur, which caused extensive de,
strucuon to the Shojusan and Ntryu,
san forts, In the west center OF the
Russian line Of defense, and also to
kcekwan fort, the right wing of ths
Japanese army assaulted Shoiusan
Saturday afternoon, Having carried
the approaches to that height the az
sallants iutrenchcd themselves under
the glacis of the forts. In the evenlne
the left wing delivered an assault on
Kecllwan, lighting its way to the low
e. parapet, There the Japanese held
their ground stubhoruly in the face OF
Russian counterattacks.
Desperate Hand.to- Hand Conflict.
Having been reinforced during the
night, the Russians charged down upon
the Japanese and desperate handto
hand conflicts ensued. The Japanese
beat back the enemy and destroyed
two covered positions In the front
moat. A Japanese sublieutenant with
20 volunteers then succeeded in max.
ing his way to the rear of the fort,
There he engaged In Il personal con.
tlict with a Russian officer and killed
him. Having discovered two more dc,
lenses in the rear moat, the sublieuten,
I, lad. .
two men,
Dead StreWn on Slopes.
Later in the night the advanced posi-.
ton of the Japanese was taken and re-
taken twice. The besiegers succeeded
in holding the approaches and en-.
structing trenches connecting them
with the army's front parallel, At
dawn numbers OF dead were visible on
the slopes, Fort =, north of the new
and old batteries in the left center or
the line Of defense. was captured by
the severe fighting of the night.
Wedge Driven In Russian Center,
These operations have successfully
driven an effective wedge into the Rus
sian center Severe explosions and
extensive fires have occurred in the
fortress within the last few days. The
total casualties of the japanese In the
late attacks were LOO. over 500
wore killed up to oct 20, The spirit
of the men Is magnificent. The firing
of all the guns Is wonderfully effective
Climax a superb Spectacle.
The climax to the late bombardmen,
came between and & o'clock Satur
day afternoon. 1t was a superb spec
tacle. Every fort of the enemy was
engaged and the fighting In the
trenches was constant and severe.
The outposts Of the contending forces
were only forty feet apart. At l
o'clock Sunday morning one of the
Japanese trenches collapsed into a
Russian gallery. Inc enemy being
surprised underground fed in con
fusion.
The tremendous strength of the
whole ampitheator of hills around the
Russian stronghold Is impossible to
realize without close study on the spot
Of the remarkable military works.
The whole country around Port Arthur
favors effective defensive operations
chefoo Without News.
Chefoo, Nov. S.-No news regarding
the operations at Port Arthur reached
Chefoo yesterday.
Big Armies In Close Touch.
Mukden, Nov. S.--The Russian and
Japanese armies, extending from
Bentsaputze. east, to the Lao river,
vest, at places are almost within a
stones throw Of each other At Bent.
siaputze not more than 400 yards sep.
arate the advance posts and at Sin.
west Of the railway and Is miles
south Of Mukden. the Japanese ana
Russians occupy the extreme ends Of
the same village At Huangshantse
the Russian center has thrown ad.
vance posts across the Shakhe river.
Both armies are still strengthening
their positions all along the line. The
slightest movement on either side is
the sgnal for firing, which occasionally
lasts all night The Russians are us.
ing six-inch guns on the railway, which
must greatly harass the Japanese.
Expect Great Battle at shakhc.
Undoubtedly the most decisive, II
not the greatest battle Of the year,
will be fought In the vicinity Of the
Shakhe river The Russians are con.
fdent Of their ability to hold their po-
sitions. The soldiers are building mud
huts for winter quarters The nights
continue cold, but the days are bright
and crisp.
Attack on slay outposts Repuised.
The Japanese on Saturday night at.
tackled some Of the Russian outposts
In considerable force, but the Russians
had been warned and the Japanese
were repulsed. They were not able to
take away all their killed and wound.
ed. leaving twenty eight bodies on the