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Show I BATTERING' RUSSIAN SHIPS. Port Arthur Fleet Under Fire From Japs on 203-Meter Hill. ,TOKIO. Dec. 11, 4 p. m. Tho Japancso continue to batter tho Port Arthurfleet and thoro Is little ground for expecting that they will ever again engage tho Japanese. Jap-anese. The battleship Sevastopol continues contin-ues at anchor outside, but possibly returns re-turns to the harbor at night and anchors Inside tho'outcr boom, which protects her from torpedo boats. Tho recent heavy weather has given added protection to tho Naval experts are discarding the theory that the Russians themselves sank any of the ships. Tho fact that the vessels first shawed lists while In exposed positions posi-tions and the efforts mado to savo tho Sevastopol are rogorded as concluslvo evidence against tho theory of their being sunk by tho Russians. A majority of the sunken warships lie ; headed northward. Thoy received the bulk of the flro across their port Fides and tho fact that at least two of them showed lists mm to starboard glvca rise to the theory that InB Japanese shells exploded Inside tho ships HI and against the starboard armor, driving B tho armor outward and causing leaks. To HfflB make sure of tho destruction of tho Rua- VBm sian warships tho Japanese .continuo to M drop shells Into tho sunkenjjutlks. IU Tho whereabouts of the torpedo boat de- BBB stroycrs continues doubtful, and It Is HUB thought that they are sheltering, outsldo MM the harbor, Tho weather prevonts a good IB observation, but tho Japanese aro send- UBM Ing a searching fire into the nooks which HB nre not observable from 203-Meter hill and IM other heights. in Tho observers represent a number of Bra tugs, launches, dredgers and small craft HHJ anchored near the. hospital ships In the BVJ west harbor, where thoy evidently havo Hi gono for the purpose of obtaining pro- BH toctlon. It Is suggested that tho bc- WM siegers notify LlouL-Gen. Stocsscl to sep- 1HM arate these vessels from tho hospital EHf ships or take the consequences. The Jnp- gjOB anc6C are exercising care to avoid hitting Kml the hospital ships, which frequently aro MB in the direct line of fire. |