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Show jjAPS MUST TAKE ! PART ARTHUR s Brown Men Ordered to Open Fight. i -Must Capture Main Fortifi-' Fortifi-' cations at Any Cost. 'orders Issued by the "Wax Office 4 Which Have but One In-fj In-fj k terpretation. I ' ItffOKIO. Nov. 2G. The Associated I Ik V totes learns on excellent authority that jlv- Japanese army lias been ordered to jWrceff Its attack on Port Arthur today jud to take the main fortifications at Wfrjir cost. jjl Sweeping Move. $The possession of the Rihlung and JKebvan forts enables the Japanese to Sftiee a sufficient force on the north jroat of the eastern ridge of forts to 'uecute a sweeping- movement against Xc battery positions on the crest of the UTtstern ridge of forts and meter hill, lirch as yet they have not captured. Jr. Work of the Sappers. It is reported that the Japanese sap-S'jrs sap-S'jrs directed against Rihlung moun-JK'aln, moun-JK'aln, Sungshu mountain and East jBlfotovan mountain have reached the Slue of the center ditches. The dc-$lro dc-$lro works outside the parapets of jtihlung mountain and Sungshu moun-Httn moun-Httn hava been captured, leaving- the Russians In possession of the parapets mi Shelling the Parapets. B-iTte Japanese guns are shelling the Mrirapets and Inflicting heavy damage. R'Tts occupation of the forts Is expected Mjiior'Jy. If the forts are taken the cap-Efttsre cap-Efttsre of Port Arthur proper seems as-l.Rrtd as-l.Rrtd lvithln a short time. |