The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-11-04
PORT AR HUR READY lOFALI
Russians fear That the Fort
reSS Will Surrender

Z, II
reports from Port Arthur are decided
gloomy While the authorities cor.inu !,
t.. profess confidence in General oesseas
ability to hold out the popular feel nes IL
that the heroic garrison, which aireaag
has made historic defense, must now Dr.
near the limit Of human endurance.
Toxic, Nov. 2.-The official reports of
the Port Arthur opera'i3ns since Argr t
LIST form a recital of almost continuous
fighting of a desperate nature. The kus
SLAMS first struggled desperately 20 book
every Japanese advance and then M.
the concentrated artillery force of tie
Japanese with its kind. Latterly, sin e
the japanese began running parallels A.,
slams have been constantly making s. r.
ties They rushed into the Japanes.
trenches and engaged in ferocious strug
g'es with the engineers and pioneers.
With desperate courage the japanese
continued to close In on the fortress pro-
crossing stage by stage. The japanese
infantry never failed to resporu w:.ei
asked to make an assault on almost in.-
possible positions. When the troops gain
ed foothold they generally held it with
unfiinching determination.
CheFco, Nov. 3--Jax anese arriving from
Dalny today report that the japanese
have captured R.h,ung mountain ana
Sungshu mountain, which lies between
also report that the Japanese have caY-
tured East Kekwan mountain.
Conservative Japanese. realizing the
intense desire of the Japanese for gooo
news on the Emperor's birthday. receive
the above reports ith reserve. Regardis 4
the capture of Rihlung and Sungsnu
mountains. the report is not considered
improbable. but japanese say that it IS
not intended to occupy East Kekwaf,
mountain. In August the Japanese su,-
ceede. In entering East Kekwan fort, as
was related in these dispatches at tnat
time. but under the concentrated fire or
the other forts they were compelled 20
retire. japanese officers here say tina.
therefore an attack onthat position Is
presumably only a feint
A censored dispatch from a correspond
ent with the Japanese army does not give
any particulars of a general engagement
gong on at Port Arthur. but it is Ger a n
that it occurred and that some forts
were captured. Terrific explosions heard
here indicate that the Russians have ez-
ploded mines and destroyed other prop
erty.
London, Nov. "A dispatch to the Te:-
egraph from Chefoo says the general az
sault on Port Arthur continues. Tie
boom of siege guns has been heard at
Chefoo all day. A great infantry al
In view of the combined attack the
Japanese during the last few days nave
inch eased the blockading squadron. A
available torpedo boats are doing patrol
oaty. The dispatch adds that the horrors
o: the fignting arouno the fortress can
not be realized. There is overwhelming
evidence from independent Japanese anu
Russian sources that mines. machine
guns and electrical devices have been
responsible for enormous s.aug..ter, when
has been exceeded by the loses sustain
ed by the point-bank range and bayone;
lighting The world will eventually fea.-
ize the ghastl,ness of what 1t has h ther-
to not experienced. namely. twentieth
century war carried on with scientific
appliances.
There are now at least 500 corp7es un-
buried on the hillsides. A majority or
these dead have been lying there for two
months. The ar is filed with fever
spreading stencil Lack of surgical re-
quirements is causing indescribable sur
fering. There are no anaestheics aru
no antiseptics.