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Show WEAK PLACES MADE STRONG. Defenders of Port Arthur Constantly j at Work. Chefoo, Sept. 13. 12:15 a. m. A Chinese Chi-nese who .left Liao Ti promontory on Sept. 10 says that the general assault upon the stronghold which in some quarters was reported would occur on the 10th, did not take place. He declares de-clares that the Russians are giving most of their attention to the forts on the northeast line, which include ,Rih-lungshan ,Rih-lungshan and Kikwanshan. The Itus-eion Itus-eion soldiers are living on black liread i t t .1 krd seldom get soup. There are only a few head of cattle in Port Arthur, and these are reserved for the highest officials. Hardly a day passes but what Lieutenant Lieu-tenant General Stoessel, commander of the Port Arthur forces, generally ac- companied by- General Balashoff, does not ride over the entire line, having alterations made here and giving suggestions sug-gestions there, and complimenting -or censuring his troops. His indefatigable efforts and his composure do much to sustain the spirits of the garrison, and this in spite of their hard fare and the Fleeplcssncss which results from being constantly on the qui vive. This Chinaman China-man says further that the Japanese have constructed a large fort on the north shore of Pigeon bay, to the west of Port Arthur, using many Chinese laborers in the work. There are sixteen six-teen large hospitals in Port Arthur and field hospitals have been established at every fort. The preparations for resistance at the northeast forts consist chiefly of the construction of trenches and redoubts for the outposts. The Japanese bombardments of the stronghold continue intermittently every day. On Sept. 9 the Japanese threw shells into Port Arthur, one of-which of-which struck a church and killed a Chinaman. |