XJfcLK OKEepyiAN, FJRIDAX, OCTOiSEK 21, 1904.
IDS I saio IN
Japanese Have Suffered
Terribly at Arthur.
ANOTHER DASH IS PUNNED
Inner Forts and Citadel Will Be
Attacked This Month.
REFUGEES REPORT FIGHTING
Mikado's Troops Are Said to Have
Surprised the Defenders and Cap
tured Two Important
Positions.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20. A special to the
J3ally News from Chefoo says:
According to a. camp-follower, who has
been for some time with tho Japanese
army now besieging Port -Arthur, and
who Is at present In Chefoo, having ax
rived from Dalny, the number o Japan
ese killed before the forts has reached
60,000. He says the Mikado's men reck
lessly attacked the strongest positions,
making bold rushes in masses, the sol
diers being stripped of their accoutre
ments and clothing. The result was that
the Russian machine guns mowed them
down.
He also asserts there is some talk among
the officers and men that leads to the be
lief that tho Japanese mean to try to
carry the inner forts and citadel this
month. v
MORE SEVERE FIGHTING.
Japanese Surprise Russians and Cap
ture Two Important Positions.
CHEFOO. Oct. 20 (3 P. M.). The most
important recent events at Port Arthur
include the capture by the Japanese of
further minor positions near Rihlung
Mountain and the severe damage of a
Japanese torpedoboat-destroyer by strik
ing a floating mine.
According to Chinese advices, which
reached here today, and which are con
firmed in essential points by Japanese
letters from Port Dalny, the Japanese
made assaults on the remaining outer
works of Rihlung Mountain at dawn Oc
tober 8, and were repulsed.
The following day the Russians made
an attack on tho Japanese trenches, and
they in turn were repulsed. The Japanese
Immediately followed with another as
sault, resulting in the capturo of an iron
railroad bridge and the heights south of
the bridge, which is BOO yards from the
main fortress. The Importance of these
.captures lies in the fact that they curtail
the Russian fire in harassing the Japanese
who may attempt to advance on the
trenches located on the lope of Rihlung
Mountain. This attack seems to have
been a surprise for the Russians, the Jap
anese claiming that they lost only DO men.
Since the capture of the points mentioned
the Japanese assert that they have suc
cessfully resisted numerous sorties In at
tempting to recapture them.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, of October
12 seven Russian torpedoboat-destroyers
emerged from the harbor of Port Arthur,
and later they were followed by two more
destroyers. This squadron proceeded to
Shaopintau and bombarded the Japanese
left flank. Pour Japanese torpedoboat
destroyers hurried to the scene, and the
Russians retired to the harbor, followed
by .the Japanese. The pursuit ceased upon
entering the mined area. One Japanese
destroyer while returning hit a mechanic
cal mine and was severely damaged, out
she managed to reach Port Dalny and Is
now being repaired.
Meanwhile, the Japanese siege guns con
tinued to drop big shells in the harbor,
tho Japanese claiming that they damaged
the Russian gunboat Giliak, which is al
leged to have been hit three times and to
have changed, her anchorage from the
east basin to the shelter of Tiger H11L It
is also believed that the funnel of an
other Russian warship was pierced, as a
dense cloud of smoke followed the land
ing of a shell on board of her.
A Chinaman who arrived here today de
clares that during the Japanese assault on
Rihlung Mountain the Russian battleships
fired almost incessantly to the north.
The Japanese at Taku Mountain have
dropped a ceaseless storm of shells on
the Chinese' town, and many rifle bullets
also fell in the place. The Chinaman adds
that the fighting was very severe, and
that the Japanese loss was considerable.
He says be left Port Arthur because he
was frightened by the shells.
It Is asserted that the Russian force at
Port Arthur now numbers 5000 men, ex
cluding the militia, which is not engaged
but patrols the streets doing provost duty
and guards the arsenals, etc.
"Winter clothing is very scarce at Port
Arthur, shoes particularly. The Russian
soldiers are wearing Chinese shoes; and
some of them are unable to obtain even
these, and wrap rags about their feet
The garrison Is greatly worn out by the
many months of exhausting, anxious la
bor and fighting. The town Is full of
wounded. " Flour is plentiful, and the
slaughter of horses, mules and donkeys
continues-
Chinese who have reached Chefoo from
Port Dalny say that Japanese reinforce
ments continue to arrive daily. The Jap
anese confirm this. A Junk which reached
this port today from Port Dalny was al
lowed to leave only on condition that she
take no coolies, whom the Japanese are
using in large numbers in constructing
warehouses and removing the dead and
wounded. The wounded are taken to the
railroad and thence are transported to
Dalny. from which port they are shipped
to japan.
The Japanese have practlcallv com
pleted Immense warehouses between Port
-uamy ana Port Arthur, and have therein
supplies sufficient to last them until
Spring. Similar preparations havo been
made at Niu Chwang, and therefore the
Japanese expect the release of 60 trans
ports next month.
Still Expect Relief.
CHEFOO, Oct. 20 (8:30 P. M.) A Junk
which left Llaotl Promontory yesterday
was driven by a gale and arrived here
tonight, bringing 100 coolies who left Port
Arthur because they feared injury from
the Japanese shells.
These coolies say that on October IS
there was fierce fighting for several hours
on the slopes of Rihlung Mountain be
tween comparatively small forces, during
which the Japanese lost S00 killed or
wounded. The coolies -were unable to give
details of the fighting, but apparently it
was the result of one of the numerous
sorties made by the Russians agalnEt the
Japanese who "were attempting to ad
vance from their trenches.
Japanese wounded say that the soldiers
In the trenches suffer severely from the
cold, although the Japanese army Is now
almost completely supplied with "Winter
outfits.
It Is said that the Port Arthur garrison
Is frantic for news of the operations of
General Kuropatkln. from whom the de
fenders expect relief.
The news that the Baltic fleet has sailed
for the Pacific was announced to the gar
rison and greatly encouraged the Rus
slans.
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KUROKiMISSEDTRAP
Orloffs Blunder Was,CbstIy to
Kuropatkin.
DASHED HOPE OF VICTORY
Russian General Had Carefully Pre
pared to Evacuate Liao Yang and
Ensnare Enemy as It Was
Moving Through Hills.
MUKDEN, Oct. 15. (Special Corre
spondence of the Associated Press.)
There are now available for the first
time two interesting?- technical war
statements. One is General Kuropat
kln's order of battle at Liao Tang", is
sued between the evacuation of the ad
vance positions on the southern front,
and the desperate Japan eso assaults
August 30 and 31 on the main positions
around tne town. The other is a. de
tailed description of the military defenses
of Liao Yang, writter by an expert Rus
sian omcer on the Ground. This shows
clearly that, though Liao Yanjr was forti
fied to tho limit of engineering skill. Ku-
ropatiun cad made all preparations In
advance for the withdrawal of tho Rus
sian army in case a decisive victory was
not achieved. Tho statement also shows
that this withdrawal of tho commissariat
and supplies had begun early in July.
and it was only tho reserve stock of sup
plies that was removed August 31. This
connrms the statement to the same effect
made by the Associated Press dispatches
at tne time. It is also significant that
even early in July tho bulk of the sup
plied that were removed were trans
ported to Tie Pass, Indicating at that
date no Intention of making a decisive
stand at Mukden.
It is made clear that the only danger
threatening the defense of and with
drawal from Liao Yang was the possi
bility that Japanese, traversing the hills
to the eastward, would make a descent
on the railroad about YentaL This "was
provided against and actually happened.
It -was here, if at all. that KuroDatkin
"hoped to catch the Japanese In their own
trap and defeat them in detail. How
near this came to happening Is told In
a private letter from an officer partici
pating In the Liao Yang fight on the
Russian right flank. The letter, however.
gives even a worse picture than hitherto
drawn of the terrible miscarriage of
plans in connection with OrlofTs division
Orion! was directed to take and hold
at all costs a naturally strong position
dominating the Russian eastern flank.
The hill in question was unoccupied and
Orloff had three regiments to throw upon
it In abundant time to head off Kuroki.
But through a bungling of directions.
the force was actually lost in the fields
of Chinese corn and entirely missed its
objective, meeting the Japanese before
either had occupied the position. Orloff
lost many of his best officers, while his
force was crumpled and in retreat
through the dense cornfields when Btakel
berg came to his rescue. Stakelberg re
trieved what would have otherwise been
a disastrous defeat, but the rescue was
too late to give Kuropatkln any chance
of the victory for which he had hoped.
and It was only by the utmost exertion
and skill that tho Russian army was
safely withdrawn northward.
An expert in the army organ who also
gives these details considers there was
a capital error in the Liao Yang posi
tion. It could be easily turned by fol
lowing the mountains, which would have
placed Kuropatkln In a position identical
with that of tho French army under
Bazalne at Sedan. According to the opin
ion at headquarters. If Kuroki could be
drawn from the mountains, Kuropatkln
might succeed. It was evident, however,
if Kuroki remained In the mountains.
the only thing left was to Inflict as much
loss as possible on Oku and then by a
rapid flank movement save the army
from Kuroki s blow.
The feeblest positions were those of the
Third corps. Heliograph Hill was the
key of the general position, for if it were
lest the enemy could bombard with im
punity the reserves, the City of Liao
Yang, all the depots and tho convoys.
Besides, Its possession would have en
abled Oku to force the Russian army off
the railroad into the hills, where it would
have been In an extremely critical posl
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tion, That -was why it was fortified -with
so much care and confided to proved
troops. The reserve was formed of the
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FEW LIVE TO TELL THE TALE
Japanese Run Into Hornets' Nest In
Making Night Attack.
MUKDEN, Oct. 20. The Japanese are
fond of night attacks, -which they or
ganize cleverly. They light a series of
enormous campflres at false bivouacs,
and then stealthily creep upon the Rus
sian sentinels, who, peering into the
darkness and blinded by the glare, can
not see the Japanese approaching. Or
they taka advantage of a "rain storm and
try to surprise the Russians. On Tues
day night they adopted ooin ruses, out
ran into a hornet's nest. The night was
inky black, rain -was falling, and a cold
wind "was blowing.
"A fine night for tho Japanese," every
one said, and the Russians huddled In
the trenches had strict orders given to
them- that If the expected but uninvited
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Soldty alldrorcists. 25 ceate.
guests appeared not to fire, but to meet J
them -with the bayonet. It was so dark
that a person could not see his hand be
fore his face except vaguely.
Through the rain, in the dlrecUon of
the false campflres, all eyes -were strained
and ears listened IntenUy. The -wind,
which -was as cold as Ice and cut to the
bone, -was suddenly freighted with omi
nous sounds, an unmistakable squash In
the mire and squirting of -water under
the tramp of hurrying feet, accompanied
by the metallic rattle of arms. The Rus
sians stooped lower. The officers passed
along another caution under no circum
stances to fire, but to meet the Japanese
with the bayonets. On them came. The
Russians could hardly see the silhouettes
of the Japanese, and watched the ap
proach of their victims -with grim satl
factlon. their only anxiety being lest some
nervous soldier might fire and thus spoil
the game.
The Japanese came on, straining their
eyes in the darkness, evidently believ
ing the Russians -were not so close.
When they were right under their feet,
the Russians rose up as if out of the
ground, and, with a hurrah, wildly fell
upon them with the bayonet. The front
ranks of the Japanese broke, turned and
smashed Into the second line, -throwing
the whole force into disorder. " IJge a rab
ble, they tried to escape, but the Rus
sians gave them no mercy, bayoneting
them as they pursued. For a mile the.
work of slaughter proceeded, and few of
the Japanese lived to carry back the tale.
In the morning the ground was strewn
with corpses. N
Sinmhlnpu still remains half Ma Russian
hands and hK in tke .haste of the Jap-
WEDDING
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WASHINGTON' BUELDINQ. . .
FOURTH AND WASHINGTON STS.
anese. The former have not been able
to dislodge the latter from the Buddhist
temple, which they so thoroughly forti
fied when the village was occupied by
their forces, as previously cabled, to the
Associated Press.
THREE MONTHS FOR THE TRIP
Baltic Squadron Will Reach Vladl-
vostok In Midwinter.
BERLIN. Oct. 20. A dispatch from the
Tageblatt's correspondent at Kiel says
he learns from the Russian fleet the plans
of the future movements of the vessels.
They will, he adds, proceed separately "to
the Island of Madeira, where they will
coal. The. battleships and large cruisers
will then start for the Far East by way
of tke Cape of Good Hope, and the small
er vessels will go by way of the Sues
Canal. The fleet will reassemble at the
Sunda Islands (Malay Archipelago), and
thence the fleet will ,go to Vladivostok,
-where it Is expected to arrive in 8S days.
As the fleet will reach Vladivostok In
Midwinter, when the harbor Is frozen, the
icebreaker Ermak will accompany the
vessels-
Decorated by Emperor of Japan.
PEKIN, Oct. 2CT (Afternoon). In rec
ognition of the services rendered, by
Sir Robert Hart, Inspector-General of
Chinese Imperial customs, and by his
staff, in connection with 'the commer
cial treaty between China and Japan,
which was signed October 8 last,. Sir
Rob"ert yesterday received- from the.
F.mperor .of Japan , the " order of- th
Rising- Sun of the first class.