Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-11-07

London, Nov. 4.-The Daily Tele-
graphs Chefoo correspondent, tele-
graphing Thursday, says the japanese
losses during the last assault on Port
Arthur were heavier than on any OF
the previous attacks. The lombard
nient. he says, was so fierce that the
streets of Dalny trembled as though
from an earthquake.
The same papers correspondent
with General Oku, under the date OF
November 2, says the indications are
that a. terrific engagement is about to
commence.
Ordnance Reinforcement.
With the third Japanese army in
front of port Arthur, Nov 4.-About
the end u August this division of the
Japanese besieging army received
some heavy Howitzers, adding mater
tally to the naval guns used along up
to the time. Reinforcements OF men
were also brought up. September Is
the bombardment was begun upon the
Namaokavama ridge, the 203 meter
hill. the halfmoon forts OF Shushl
Valley and a redoubt at the foot OF
RihuIng mountain. The bOmbardment
was started at dawn The Russians
did not reply until the afternoon when
the Japanese advanced They were
met by a tremendous fusilade from the
rifles and machine guns and were
forced to retire to their trenches, but
at four in the morning the main at
tack was made and the Japanese sue
ceeded in capturing the Rihlung re-
doubt. entering it through a breach
made by the artillery. A fierce hano
to hand encounter inside the redoubt
followed, during which dynamite and
hand grenades were used to destroy
blockhouses, whose brave defenders
stood their ground until the last man
was bayoneted The Russian trenches
were captured and occupied by the
Japanese but the redoubt was de-
stroyed with explosives. The Japan
csc casualties were over 1000. The
Russians left only few dead in theil
positions.
Three Unsuccessful Assaults.
In the evening of the 10th a regi-
ment attacked the halfmoon fort in
Shuishi valleys but were repulsed.
Twice again during the night the Jap
anese made unsuccessful assaults on
these forts. Early in the morning of
the goth the whole force was concen,
trated in a furious assault on the west
halfmoon fort The moat was crossed
with scaling ladders and dynamite and
hand grenades were used to destroy
the Russian trenches and bomb proofs.
The fighting, which lasted 20 minutes,
was carried on at the point of the bay
onet. Finally the Russians gave way
and the Japanese occupied all the
halfmoon forts. The Japanese loss
was 400. The attack upon the 203
meter hill and the ridge Immediately
north, called Nahaokayama, was start,
ed at 5 in the evening of the 18th.
In spite OF the furious bombardment
with which Japanese supported the as
sault the Japanese infantry could not
advance and was compelled to spend
the night close to the first Russian
trench line. In the meantime sec
ond Japanese regiment advanced
against the west slopes of 203 meter hill
and a third regiment moved against
the southwest slopes.
On the 10Th the Japanese success
fully attacked the entrenched hill
called Hachimake Yama, between the
east Urh and west Benjusan forts.
The morning of the 25th the Japan
csc began the bombardment OF the
east fortified ridge, from the west
Urh fort to the south Keekwan fort
and also the chair hill forts The
advance was begun at 5 in the even
ing.
When the first regiment gained the
trenches at the crest of the glacis of