Show PORT ARTHUR FIGHT CONTINUES brown men have secured new t ons close to inner fort f cat ons A dispatch to the berlin hohal an confirms the reports that heavy fighting has occurred at port arthur during the past few days the jap anese captured three russian bat teries and secured positions close to the inner fortifications both sides lost heavily the japanese have corn fenced a bombardment from lang mountain on the harbor and inner de tenses junks which arrived at chefko an gust 15 having left port arthur an gust 12 brought reports that the jap anese occupied new positions on that day the firing at port arthur was heavy but intermittent and ed that the assaults were being con linued the russians at port arthur are reported to be downhearted the who came on the junks declare that the commander of the japanese fleet before port arthur in formed the russian commander of the place that it the warships which turned to the harbor after the sortie of august 10 were by the rus the japanese would shell the town with A chinese who has arrived at che too from llao yang declares that the casualties in the recent fighting in that vie anity have been enormous on both sides SITUATION OF OPPOSING ARMIES |