Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-02

Fall or fOrt Artnur - capture or
 Many Strong Positions Foreshad-
 ows Final Capitula tion - Russian
 Torpedo Boats With Dispatches Re-
 ported at Chefu.
 LONDON. Jan. 2.-A special from Tokyo says that following the dramatic capture of Sungshu mountain the Japa- nese have captured ''H'' fort and re gently constructed fort on Panlung mountain. which gives them possession of the entire line between Rihlung mountain and HI" fort by way of Pan lung mountain. Simultaneously the e1 treme Japanese right. pressing south along Pigeon bay, captured the heights south of HousanyeDtao.
 General Nogi, the commander of the Japanese forces besieging Port Arthur, has reported to Tokyo that he has re- ceived letter from General Stoessel, the Russian military commander, re lating to the surrender of the fortress. . A. special dispatch from Chefu says that when the fog which prevailed there this morning had slightly lifted it was seen that two Russian torpedo boat destroyers were in the harbor. A later clearing of the atmosphere showed total of four Russian torpedo boat destroyers and one launch in the harbor A bundle of dispatches was sent ashore by the Russians.
 A telegram received here from the besieging army says:
 Part of the center. dislodging the enemy, occupied IT fort at about [ o'clock in the morning and also cap- tured new fort on Panlung mountain. Thus the line between Rihlung moun- tain and IT fort via Panlung moun- tain fell firmly into our hands.
 Part of our right. which commenced . bombardment at o'clock this morn ing and dislodged the enemy, who re- sisted stubbornly, firmly occupied a height south of Housanyentao at ? o'clock"
 News of the continuance of Japanese successes at Port Arthur is received with elation in Tokyo. It is known that the Japanese losses were con- .paratiyely light It is believed here that the Russian garrison is finally reaching it's limits of strength. endur hnce and numbers.
 The war department at Tokyo con firms the reported assault on and cap lure of Sungshu mountain by the forces besieging Port Arthur. At first the at tack failed to succeed on account of the ! protection which the Russians enjoyed and the desperate character of their de- fense. but the Japanese exploded a series of mines and immediately as saultcd the works. which they have en- :ireIy occupied. The Russians exploded | series of mines as they retired. portion of the garrison retreated south ward. Another portion held the gorge where they were buried by the debris thrown up by the explosion of their own mines.
 The Japanese rescued large party of Russian soldiers who were entombed In the gorge of Sungshu mountain. Through an opening at the entrance into the bomb proof in the gorge at ! Sungshu mountain all the entombed Russians were gradually brought out. The rescued number two officers and over 120 men. According to the pris- mers about 150 corpses are buried un- der the debris caused by the explosion 1 ,f Japanese mines. The trophies taken 'sclude field and machine guns not yet tnum-rated.
 I At 6 o'clock Saturday morning the Japanese sapping body in front of the Past fort on Panlung mountain blew up part of the old Chinese wall and are how constructing defense works there.
 Advices from Tokyo say that the Sungshu mountain. west of the rail- way and opposite Rihlung fort. has been stormed and captured by the Jap anese forces besieging Port Arthur.