Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-03
TIE FIGHT FOR POSITION.
,,,,o. Crossing The Valley Subjected
Ia, Concentrated Conveying
Fire.
TIE TAKING OF TWO MOUNTAINS
u.,.i,o, Replied With Artillery but
Can, We're Soon Silenced Fleet
Compelled to Retire.

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v.,5ouorers Of the Third japanese
,,my IN Front Of Port Arthur Nov q
q, cbetoo Nov. 9,-Ccensorod)--When
W., ". tooapese drove the Russians from
,s,r strong position on the last range
=, INNS IN front OF the fortress by "a
,srorlse attack July 3d. the Russians
,sersd 10 the forts, but they also
,rngly held previously prepared adj
,,,cs lines to prevent the japanese
gom closing upon the fortified ridges.
mia line OF rorts was IA miles Oons'
.,nloe seml-clrcle from the east
,oss To four miles from the west coast
and elrcllng Eve miles northwest OF Port
Arthur The fortress belt proper was
g.mue semi.clrcle from coast TO
coast The japanese position was
rus from the advance Russian line IN
bo center Of a range Of hills called
vsneboano mountain, on their left
eapk was broken, hilly country east OF
Tam mountain Their right flank was
over the cres,s OF a range OF hills ex-
tending IN northwesterly direction
,rom Port Arthur TO Louisa bay Be
tween the Fenghoano mountain and the
Russian fortress was the triangular
SbuIshl valley. two miles wide, crossed
by any water courses almost to the foot
az me fortified hill The Russian add
,nced lines passed through the center
Of the shuIshi valley
The fortified ridges ON the east and
west Of the city We're In the approyi-
mate shape OF am obtuse angle, with It's
apex 10 the valley The outskirts OF
Me city were between the east ANA
west fortified ridges.
JAPANESE ADVANCE.
Though the advance Of the japanese
csai'r over the valley was compare
lively easy. owing TO the good cover af-
ilfded by the WaterCOurses and waving
crops Of Chinese corn, they We're sub
friei 70 @ concentrated, convcrging
one nom the forts on the east and west
ridges Before the line Of investment
was drawn close about the fortress.
much closing was necessary on the part
Of the japanese tanks. Two mountains.
iaN and Shahku, close to the eastern
extremity OF the fortified ridges, ana
essential TO q close investment, were
h'.1 by the Russians From the TOP of
iaAu p lreclpl,Ous mountain. 600 feet
hgn' the Russians were able to see the
Ieif OF hc japanese lines. ON the
ssn' Nanb We're two powerful advance
0I,s on hl'Is respectively IA yards
aol N5 yards high The more stronr
sl'anee works were situated ON me-
n1eL PEAKS OF the same range, extend
e W. a ho'lhWesterly direction from
,ne Guy towards Louisa bay. The
No,As protected the Russian left flank
guy prevented the japanese from push
W. force Of Port Arthur through the
,o.ngy IRON ihe shores Of Pigeon bay
'ne "ofks commanded the gan IN Inc
''''r nIII forts on the west coast
"V''No WE'LL CONSTRUCTED.
The advance works woro y.oi o..
s ,o,u. ana more difficult to take than
S 5.,ag OF me permanent forts. II was
eo., 10 close on the JAPANESE lnft
,a HIsl taking Taku and Sbakhu
, .D.,'s'I'' The former wa3 rugged
,'o'aIed and had precipitous stones nm
, w. eaSI ana northwest sides Tho al
"I,e south was made under thc Gro
vi ,ne east forts OF Shahku mountai,
bms oSS was ordered to take the
o o,r' I, a'a aug 2 the bombardment be-
,iH III lne forenoon, the divisional mr..
,sg /, 9elng assisted by three batter
49,, So lnch naval guns ana four
'''' OF thfee-iuch howitzers.
RUSSIANS REPLIED.
,,o lne russians replied with field gnrs
sn v,n Iaku mountain and with Iarsor
On tao O tni 'ne east forts The artillery
eysr,rs u,lls was sllenced at c I'm the
,s y.,,s ahl the japanese infantry adj
,be NV, az o'clock I'm three columns
tbs ia 's", nahk Keeping In touch win
Ss., ,5lt uank OF the main line I'm t5o
'.ueAl valley ''N
f aL'aI,ee was made I'm the form
U,a oesinent Of a circle from the eogF
ts ,p,y ialn stopped the movements and
fire. stopped the artillery
mo'ri,jt, ue infantry closed IN on Taku
sIlenred "HTIe they had previously
ssn uS,u lhe Russian guns the rms.
fror ,ssuuehIy opened a heavy ride Are
reliea ' u C.ests Of the hills and com.
mnd .ne Japanese attacking force 10
fror -u trenches for their nrotoctiov
The hin Stones ' ''ose 10 the foot OF
s.5, Is japanese regiment took an 90
sen,,al angle on the frst oscon, -" ~ N,
Italian s,Spe During the night a bar. !
attsctiu reserves was added 10 tbc
follogIas iorce. on the south slope The
apess ~. a gay rain continued. The Jan. |
IN 49," lhe south slope were shella1 |
ana NV. trenches from tho east for,s |
Isy " slo, unable to advance up the Sim !
GuNBoATs APPEARED.
IN " ,RSn torpedo gunboats or,oor.0 |
bombsrdS'jS near Salt Park village and |
south , iSo a japanese regiment ON the ,
The ges' a. so that Il had 10 retro
under M "GoalIy was compelled TO retire |
Then ,"e hIe or the hoWltzer batterlo,
meocoS general bambardment COM,
ghsbvu ana all fire from Toku or6 |
Japspes'' mountains was stopped. Elgbt |
esst ps,, ggiments from the souib' |
The n gr,S 81 Port Arthur and one from |
Oh the I cr,ss section gained foothoii |
AFTER ''ysls OF Taku mountain ana !
counts. desperate hand-to-hnnd en-, /
tlre y Vo., compelled the Russians to re-
forts 'g Fo, into their neTmanehr !
TIE I IUa5 asld guns were captured.
oiaed far p on . regiments then com
70 sper1 w were repulsed and compelled /
''"' ''e nisht In their trenchcr at