Show 7 j r 1 f MUST iT TAKE PORT ARTHUR I JAPS ORDERED TO RENEW THE I FIGHT IN EARNEST Edict Go Goes es 1 Forth orth That the Main Fortifications For For- t Must Be Taken by Drown Crown Men at Any Cost Coste It n Is lear learned ed upon excellent author authol authorIty authority ity that the Japanese army has been ordered from headquarters to renew the attack upon Port Arthur and to ta capture the main fortifications nc matter what the cost may be to th attacking forces The possession of ot the and forts enables the Japanese tc place a sufficient force on the north front of ot the eastern ridge of forts tc to execute a sweeping movement against the battery positions on the crest ol oj the western ridge of forts and meter hill hili which as yet they have not cap cap- turgid w It is that the Japanese sappers sap sapp pers directed against moun mountain mountain tain mountain and East Easl mountain have reached the i base of the center ditches The defensive defensive de de- II wor works ts outside the parapets ol oj mountain and mountain mountain moun tain have been captured leaving tho the Russians in posse possession sion of ot the parapets only The Japanese guns are shelling the parapets and inflicting heavy damage The Tha occupation of the forts Is expected shortly If the forts are taken talen the capture of Port Arthur proper seems seems assured within a a. short time |