Salt Lake Telegram | 1904-09-20 | Page 1 | General Attack on Port Arthir is in Progress; Japs Take Two Forts to North; Fleet Aids Bombardment

10 HQTS; PLE2T ADS 3CIBAI&MEKT Fighting Before Beleagured Fortress Almost IContinu- - ous; Stoessel Reports Russians Rus-sians in Good Spirits. . . ' -' .; BTJTiT.TTTIN. ' " ' . CHEPOO, Sept 20, 5:30 p. m. Authoritative Information has been re- - ceived hare of a general attack upon Port Arthur hy the Japanese fortes, "V whioh began yesterday before daybreak and continued until dark. ,Allin- - dioations point to an effort to capture certain of the northeast main forts. -.'A . ' : , . .. BTJIXETIN. SHANGHAI, Sept. 20. The general attack on Port Arthur, -which be- -W gaa yesterday, and in which the Japanese fleet is co-operating, was re- sumed this morning. The Japanese captured two important forts on . either side of Sueisseying, north of of Port Arthur. 6T. PETERSBURG,' Sept. 20. Lieut -Den. Stoessel, commanding the Russian military forces at Port Arthur, reports by telegraph that on the night of September Sep-tember 18 'the garrison repelled two attacks at-tacks on the redoubt protecting the waterworks. wa-terworks. The text of Gen. Stoessel's - dispatch is as follows: Gen. Stoessel's Report. "Port Arthur, Sept 16. The enemy continues daily to bombard the forts and batteries inside the fortress, but stlU without showing sny crest activity. activ-ity. ' ' v . . " "The wounded are recovering-, and eagerly . resume their places in the ranks. They are heroes. , ' "The troops are in excellent spirits. ' Japs Eepulsed Twice. X "At about 3 this morning (September 16) at least one Japanese battalion at- tacked the redoubt protecting; the wa-"terworksv wa-"terworksv TTje.farrison of the redoubt repulsed the stuck, but the enemy received re-ceived reinforcements and renewed the V attack after half an hour. The garrison again repulsed them- with- rifles and machine guns,, supported by artillery. The Japanese sustained great losses, and did net again attempt to take -the offensive. "Sub-Lieut Philllppoff chiefly distinguished distin-guished himself, showing the greatest bravery."