Show M MM I IH HM H II HI H H I II I I I I H HI Y I Y Combined ined Attack OR on Port Arlhur i iOno T Y I Y J Ono Expected to Take Place PI CO Very OI Soon Japanese lo to Occupy it i X 3 Y Tho Arc Ao Ready Pond to Lost Loso Two ld Men n In lii the tho Assault Well In Informed 1 formed d Chinese 1 I hat liaf t Entrance Y Say SI to I is Not ot Blocked 1 Y Che Foo May 16 4 pm A A combined land and sea attack on Port Arthur is expected to take place between May soth and May kj The Japanese hope to occupy Port Dalny Dainy within a few days clays Dalny is not 1 1 fortified the only fort in the vicinity being one midway between and Kin r 1 Chou After the destruction of the submarine mines at the Japanese in intend intend tend to land additional troops there and commence an attack tack on Port Arthur ArthurA 1 1 A Japanese officer informed the correspondent of the Associated d Press that the 1 1 Japanese are arc ready to lose two thousand men in I the attack atack This he did not confess l 1 to be a large number in view of the thc great percentage of sick and wounded who will wi be bc beable 1 able to retake the field fed as a result resul of modern hospital equipment 1 j 1 Well Vell Vel informed Chinese say sy that the entrance to Port Arthur is not blocked Washington May 16 i An intimation has reached the officials here to the effect 11 that a great battle is s imminent in in the vicinity of Liao Lao Yang where the Russians are determined to make a stand The rumor cannot be traced to its source 1 J f T J t f f Tut t tf I tt tt tt |