Box Elder News Journal | 1904-06-16 | Page 2 | Port Arthur Doomed

PORT ARTHUR DOOMED jap heavily reinforced will soon make final attack reports from rom chinese fourres are to the effect that the japanese forces near port arthur have been heavily reinforced it Is believed that an at tempt to take the fortress by assault will to be made so soon as the japanese are strong enough to invest it on the land side and at the same time pr protect themselves from it possible attack in the rear in case the russians sent a force from the north there are persistent reports again that the port arthur r squadron qu adron has baa succeeded in making a sortie but no official confirmation ot of the report Is obtainable