Show I f EARLY L CAPTURE pm OF f r PORT T ARTHURI TI U I Io o Telegram the Taking of Meter HUh Hill Revives Hope of It II JAPANESE PEOPLE CHEERED II U of and aud Prolongation n tion of Siege Caused Them to i i RUSSIANS CANT CArn BELIEVE REPORT I I i if Officially Confirmed the tho War Wat Office Jee O It Will LII be a Desperate Blow j To the Fortress Pac Dec 1 tele tel telI I urn 1111 In the t G storming and an asp nii hiI of tiC Ma Motor M t t hill was j ith rh er by b the Hie UI Japanese e people U Jl j the hope hopa of ot an early arlY capture 1 t I Arthur proper Tho The people haYs i nr r despaired of ot the tha ot o tho the thoI I i il but the fortitude ot at tho tim de tIe def doI I f and the th prolongation of ot the tI iGe which exceeds by months the ut jt liberal preliminary estimate of ot otI m I M time required to accomplish the re ro reduction of ot this has hOIl ha be beena a of ot deep regret combined with 1 tv h laM of ot hIu lit and vir r the th fact tact that the siege hUB has 11 ii frI a largo of ot mOil men I fiM Marshal strength at a aime ime Ih n he hO needed every oer available MIU Today TUlla was WU the thU date sat lilt under the not act when vh recruits recruit could jm the army arm Oh erad by b the he news i i m Gsa Nogi thousands of at recruits tho the empire marched to 10 bar barkl barks ks kl sad and donnett uniforms for the j mu Following oU nn an honored custom n h relatives of ot the tho recruits I carrying ingi R ngI end and n banners banner escorted 1 the tho new idl rs to their barracks In III i lay there bela havo have l 1 been een scores ot of little escorting detachments of at The ot of otilia ilia 1110 who ho have h Joined tite ITle colors colo r today tinier the thi conscription Act tIC AC has hu not NI mud ll bU cAI IT ITt M t Petersburg Dec Deo var Jur of or oriff iff to here hru III not nut yet yIt prepared i 1 Ii report r lorL that the th Japanese before IorI Arthur have 08 Meter lull hill hilli i MI If It f It in ta continued the tho war al like admits that It wilt will be a II desperate HI i w for th the gallant defenders of ot tho the The fhe commands the harbor arbor and If It the Japanese can call mount ftfe fite te guns gumn on Its Ila summit they can fir crr out JUL the Haitian squadron or troy It II at Its anchorage Those fa t a Ii r with the supporting plans of ot the HI Ill think It U LI by b no Ito means meane certain it ivan even though nU are forced i i retire tram from rein roa 93 3 Meter Metor hill bill the Jap Jep J p un n t e can place pines In position heavy heay cum una ln t the fir fire tirs which the other torts forta tori toriI m In I bring to bear on It II Still the war ar 11 mt reluctantly agree ogree that Ii i brach In the chain renders lIder the iti n extremely critical and though thought i garrison night be aWe able to hold out outu u II th Ih Golden hill bill Tall rail and antI Ma Ita Mai ItaI i foru for It may mark 1 I beginning of ot tho the end eni The war of ot ofis ofIs is II convinced that with the approach the Ihl Second Pacific Japanese Japan that the lim limn n t Ion of or the Port Part Arthur Arlhur squadron ita 1111 factor was absolutely vital vitali i us tie accounting for tor the seen crl of or life Ufa in order to secure a pol poe 1 n commanding the tha harbor HiOM JJ IM I 1 lIl Jt T Dee Dec c 1 II t i reports an se follows At midnight y a n body of ot Ih attacked attached Machu u Our hued officers picket there 1 t J p n e force t roe In III tho the neighbor boOd ot of reports that about In m the afternoon Itt of ot Nov No 28 S a rJ l y of ot the enemy consisting of ot in inand fantry and cavalry advanced on Slant i We AVe repulsed cd them nt tn ob bOUt JUI 7 In m th evening Tho Time same I 1 4 In m the afternoon the tho and AUth artillery attacked t tutu curia Our lire fire drove droo them back The Th ssp am m day thay our OUI forces orete caused me mp icse to the tho Infantry and u 1 Iry 11 r north of ot 1 |