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Show CAPTURED BY'JAPS. Russians Lose Two Very Important Positions. CHEFOO, Nov. 3, noon. Japanese arriving ar-riving from Dalny today report that tho Japanese havo captured Rlhlung mountain moun-tain and Sungahu mountain, -which lies between the railroad and Rlhlung mountain. moun-tain. They also roport that tho Japan-eso Japan-eso have captured East Keckwan mountain. moun-tain. Conservative Japanese, realizing the intense in-tense dcslro of the Japanese for pood news on tho Emperor's birthday, receive tho abovo reports with reserve- Regarding Regard-ing the capture of Rlhlung and Sungshu mountains the report Is not considered Improbable, bpt Japanese say that it Is not Intended to occupy East Keekwan mountain. In August the Japanese succeeded In entering East Keekwan fort, as related relat-ed In those dispatches at that time, but under tho concentrated fire of the other forts they were compelled to retire. Japanese Jap-anese officers hero say that it is impossible impos-sible to hold East Keckwan and therefor there-for an attack on that position Is presumably pre-sumably only a feint. When tlie Japanese occupied the Russian Rus-sian trenches on Rlhlung mountain It Is said that the nusslans turned a current of water Into the trci&hes, but that the Japanese held fast. Previous to this Japanese shells exploded two land mines on Rlhlung mountain. |