| Show DESP ElUTE FIGHTING JAPANESE ASSAULT INNER DEFENSES OF PORT ARTHUR for three day days brown men display fanatical bravery despite fearful loss twenty thousand Thou and a beng slain A desperate three days assault on the tar au ir defenses on the northern and eastern sides of port arthur haa has fa failed ailed rc recording cording to advices brought to choe chee foo by two junks A russian ft who ho escaped from port arthur via hay aay on the night of july 29 states that tho the earth bled under the terrific cannonading which began at 4 a m july 28 26 and ended during tho the night 0 of july 28 when ben the battle ceased A chinese who haa has at abee foo on 01 a separate junk confirms the russian that the russian killed and wounded during tho assault numbered cumbered between five and alx six thou band sand the japanese in their repeated aa as against tho the eastern forts on the hills through barbed wire entangle ments and over mines displayed fa bravery they were mowed down by the hall of shells and bullets and the explosion of mines under their foica their losses are estimated tr twenty thousand the russian declares that the rus rua glanb au held all the eastern forts torts lead ing to golden 11 and that the jap anese anase shattered and exhausted retired to the eastward As related by the passengers of the th two junka junks the japanese advance which began from klokau before day break july 26 was directed against klawan Kin kitun Kinkis harn ana forts lying near shore the outposts were driven back in tho the meantime admiral togo o 0 shelled the forts at long range but the return fire of the forts kept his ships at a safe distance rendering the operation cooperation co of the fleet ineffective on the morning of july 27 the rua stan fleet steamed out keeping under the protection of the golden hill guna guns the russian vessels did not fire lire tm the japanese and soon returned to their anthorp anch orp e the assault on the northern side ot at the city occurred july 27 the japanese left at balkau advanced on the russians at shinchi ying but were repulsed tho the junks were within hearing distance tor for three days after leaving but no more firing was heard |
