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Show IPesperale Contest at Close Range, Japanese Guns Are Battering Batter-ing Northerly and Easterly East-erly Forts. Infantry Is Making Desperate Bushes Where Artillery Prepared the LONDON, Nov. 1. Imperial headquarters head-quarters at Tokio published a series of reports covering the operations apalnst Port Arthur during the months of August, September and October. The chief interest centers In tho tremendous attack which was begun October 2G and is still continuing. Battering- the Forts. Hundreds of Japanese guns began battering against the northerly and easterly forts on October 20, the Infantry Infan-try going forward with desperate rushes where the artillery had prepared the way, while the pioneers and sappers were running mines against the Russian Rus-sian forts. The reports record a series of desperate des-perate encounters at close range and tell a dramatic story. Meager Details at Chefoo. ZVlcager additional details reaching Ohefoo concerning the last general gen-eral assault on Port Arthur, which began in a preliminary way on October 21. and later developed Into the third attempt of the Japanese to secure a commanding position, po-sition, say that on the night of October 28 the Japanese, who on October 2G had daringly entrenched themselves on the slope of Rlhlunc mountain, forced their way further and drove the Russians from their last trench before that fortl-Jleation. fortl-Jleation. The Russians relrealea- from their trenches to the other side of the mountain. Why Japs Did Not Enter. It is alleged that the Japanese might have entered the fortification but that they refrained from doing so as it would obviously be impossible for them to hold the position in the face of the Are which would be sure to be directed against them from other forts. , , It seems to be the intention of the Japanese to enter several co-operative forts simultaneously or not at all. The Japanese have found it Impossible to remain re-main in any solitary fortification while the other big forts were able to concentrate concen-trate a fire upon thi-m. ' Japanese Advance. The Japanese also have advanced somewhat closer to Itz mountain, having hav-ing occupied a position above the cre-On cre-On the night of October 20 the Japanese Japa-nese flag was seen flying over two new positions, the names of which are not known to the informant of the Associated Associat-ed Press correspondent. |