Show Hf T IRD m JAPANESE m I Before Defore Port orl Arthur tha tIt Now Sow JI It Is s Downfall of Which Is Not Far Distant I THE FIGhT FOR POSITION the lie Valley alley Subjected Tf OP Concentrated Converging To a Fire THE TAKING OF TWO MOUNTAINS Mth Artillery but bt ns Replied Faul Guns tun Were Soon el Compelled to Retire riots of Df the Ih Ii Third J pan a amy my in Front of If Tort lort Arthur Nov ov 2 I h Nov So I Jaum drove from I tp position on Oil the tho tout range strong troI u N h hiliN f I In front of oC the by a amri 1 t attack July 30 10 th the thi MM to the fort orl but thy they tIso l o prepared rl ad I 11 n lines to ta prevent the Japanese f qIn fm m losing dOling upon UP fl till the tb fort Mod i fm 1 nL line of 11 o fort wa WR was 14 U milt long f lining a II semicircle from th Gaic 4 RAt to t tt four miles from the Ihl Wilt west cowl coast Cd d rUi flo mile of Port lort Arthur The Thc b bIt belt It proper was wai i cs from frOni cout to 10 tot t position vv Will was a af f from Irom the Ih h advance Una In III Int bith th H t i enter r of 01 a 1 rang of hili called 1 mountain On their left east of wee s broken hilly country ku mountain moun lain Their right lank flank vw W Wr r the he mill crests of nt a r PS Ot of hills OX IX ding in Iii u II t northwesterly terly direction q f m Von Port Arthur to loul bar Imy b B Bif ne if fn n the mountain and tha tho thai i form A wa Willi the triangular illi two milea wide v M lr i ours almost to the toot foot foott r t the t fortified hill bill The ud lid IIi 11 lines tn through the center cent k valley Ti h ridges on the ea out t sad and HI lt t of 1 rf the th city were In the ait tt of 01 an angle with Its Ita x In IC th valley ally The outskirts of oil HII between the out elit and md M fortified ridge JArAN E Though th Ui advance of ot the Ih Japanese r OWl tho th valley 1 lie WaS wai om r rj ui j I M t I i to the good cover cor af a ad niM d J by ty the th t watercourse and anI waving fA r nf corn orn they were wem tub sub t i i a II i i converging the th form I rl mi un the and urd west ut it ig M the line flue of or Investment N ara drawn n iio dus about the tU h t lIo koIn was lIa w on the th Ih i rt if M t in th Two mountain ku u un unit l clow eloe to the eastern In t r tho fortified ridges and to tu L 1 dose dOle jos investment were wern i h i t by oy th Hu From the top of or ofu MI u i t p r ItUs mountain iO feet rh h the Ih Ju were wore able ble bla to 10 see He he Ih her t r if f I tin th Jt On the theiu iu hl Hunk II i t tWo o powerful advance I II hili lit yards i i 13 high The Th more I E acre situated lt Ud on the tho i r ki t r 1 hf lame ame ran range extend In t 1 PI Kt direction from I II bay The rk k the left I Ihl pu push mh h hr a f 1 Irs f Arthur through the Ihl 11 I from nfl r Ih 1 I lie shores of ot Pigeon bay th rk the wp gap in the Ihl r hill form onh Oil Ott ha west Welt comet cout WELT Ih wore were well 11 con I nor mor to take of if Ih I torts It II Willi Wai I 1 lii loNe dOMe I the left Ik k t liking r kine and The Conner w had hij It lit slopes on ut The Arl ad 1111 south louth ca 81 made under tinder the tire lire t r I the ta at t frt ot of A mountain i to 10 take IRke Ih tha Aull Aug 7 tM th be rn r in In Ih t the tho ar s of 4 7 by three thre b batter gIna anti tour tIt rles our ot of Th Taku Tei replied with gone gune Iron Irom and larger the It forth o 0 ta hlll The artillery fling Wile Vae at G C In the ani th ml lid l At 7 In thyme thIM It column I right flank keeping In th left With flank ot of the line In the The Was made In th the Of C I form lonn formo rain ot or a circle Irele from the ener topped the Irl movements And Ve Vr loPped till the artillery th Ih Infantry in 11 o on Taku Ih they had th tb C IUS lurenl RUM lUn th the m the opened a heavy hlAY rifle Ore fire the creati of lh the hills and co corn com did tren force to hf hili for tor or their ner north aorta to 10 th hilt bill siope east clo close to the toot loot ot of n regiment took an n nh ci auth h lop lo Io on n the first II ascent t of 01 the tallon of It D During n the night Fht ht a at bat bal atI waa wa addell t to the tor frie day on the south elope The Thi II on o II rain Th JRp t I louth alop win werl shelled e were from the last tut fort pry Iopu to advAnce U the slip Ip 1 HU lan tor torpedo do r rr the gunboats appeared I II a near nar Japan Salt malt village anti M ith siope on th the p h lt 10 that It had to 10 retire r the Will Wis to 10 retire ot the a 1 I Het general com coni ana au 1 tahua IBO All L from Irom Tutu u anel ml nI lt I W wa S l rUl Put Pert lit r M from the tile Mulli south I LP Port writ Arlhur 1 all one from the th crtS cr Section M of Dt Taku B gin ned a 1 ah r 1 mountain and lf h hai en t 1 the Ihl to rp ri Into Inlo IA Pour Four their I field seid f guns Were re d fi f for r r menU th then Illen n nii corn com All on ii u noun 1 I u II II r rf end tight Ight I in III nt At the toot foot of the hilt hili At 4 In t the ibm morn mornIng big Ing the attack was renewed and the thc hilli hili were wen The left tICs hundred of on their i positions Tho M u wr were re 1400 Though the Ille Japanese were unable to permanently occupy the hili they it robbed tabbed the of points TItIS enabled nali d th t tie line to be drawn from front thi It coat coast between th the two Io lilt hili anti and the thi Ih f eastern fortified rill RUSSIAN ir Attention was wai then turned to tv the Russian left leU hank Two JUIn bil Hides wet were ordered to advance They Ther started In the night a 1 line Ihle two miles In length linth At two In the Ih morning a II heavy rain greatly Impeded their pros pro rise rew 1 but they reached thi Ih en on under heavy lire fire A tot tor Inch tacit steel wire Ire compelled tile the Ih pie 1110 neeri newts to 10 cut nut th the tho poles pole to 10 open the tho way wa The petition position was vaa U captured at It four In the morning of Aug U 14 II the counterattack being repulsed ed edA A heavy Japanese of the advance works work on un ni a l hill hili north forth of hilt hill finally comp compelled lle l the tire fire to alaoen A night attack was VIlS mall made on the works The Japanese reached the Ille en sri n but bUI were then repulsed sheets located the Japanese lines linea on ott which were weri thrown attar after which the mn ma machine chine guns funs played pled havoc nil Mil li night nl ht with the Japan M troops in the lr on the Ih 1 a 1 fire tire from Ulie mountain and the this M Mance a avance vance ance tort forts compelled the Ills Japanese 0 o operations o It WM was announced at tile the Japanese on the that the siege would be hi In position and ready to bin begin bl n is on the The on the were lit at atthe t the tho of 01 closed cl to the till railroad and 13 north of port Arthur Arlhur The er upon II lilt his arrival there wan Ill welcomed by b Gin Oen NOll Nogi who said paid In lu vaa Just III In time to 10 see nee e the conclusion of fit a tul campaign and anul the tap cap ILl ture of Port Arthur Atthur The went to 10 the front tho tito morning morn In of oC the Uth mild and aw saw the Ihl positions trout front the peak isak of ot mountain at al a II range of five mlle miles from Port lort Ar Arthur Arthur thur and end two to in tithes I lei west wt of ot the rail roll railroad road remit roal OE ATTACK It wa WBK aa evident that a general attack had been planned The railroad to 10 Port Dalny was waa wa taxed to its Iti It capacity In bringing troops troop side meg guns gun am ammunition supplies to the front and the made rond were WI crowded with marching 11 oo pa and transports Great a at activity prevailed everywhere In the tile Japanese J lutes line 1111 A good view of or the th operations operation could I b be obtained on Oil the tho right front of Port Arthur Arlhur Crad Crall Cradled led among the hills hili only the outskirts were backed by the beetling brow of ot the Ih Tall Tail south to the Ih right towering th Ih the ii geil ridge of the Liao Iao Tian moon tain tam |