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Show LOSSES AT PORT ARTHUR. Another Slaughter of Japanese Is Reported Re-ported by Russians. Ilusslans residing nt Chofoo claim to havo received Information that tho Jnpanoso losses In the last assault on Port Arthur (which began September lfi), woro 7,001). A C.ilnese who loft tho fortress on Soptombor 2G, says that tho Russian losses woro botwecn 500 nnd GOO. This Chinaman says that tho Japanese Jap-anese wero unablo to remnln In tho LOCATION OF ET6E8HAN AND ANTESHAN FORTS, REPORTED CAP-TURED CAP-TURED BY JAPANESE. Etsehan fort, reported captured by tho Japanese Is ono of tho prlnclpnl defonsivo works northwest of Port Arthur. It surmounts a hill -ICC feet In height, and is about two miles from what Is called the now city, located lo-cated on tho northern shore of West Port. This now city Is occupied principally prin-cipally by Russians. Another fort that tho Japancso aro reported to threo supplementary forts which thoy enptured and Hint they rotlrod nt o'clock on tho nfternoon of September 20, nftor enduring several days of tremendous tre-mendous firing from tho inner forts Ho adds that the Russians attempted attempt-ed to bury the dead of both shies af nlcht because tho decomposing bodlos seriously menaco tho health of the garrison. Tho Russians nllotje that It Is tho deliberate policy of tho Jnpancso Jnpan-cso to undermine the health of the Russian troops by means of tho odors from tho decomposing bodies nnd that ' for this reason thoy flro on tho burlnl parties. 1 I havo captured Is called Anteshan, nnd stands nbout a milo north of Etse-shnn. Etse-shnn. Tho latter Is considered to bo tho koy of Port Arthur. An Inner fort called Sungshoo Is situated directly direct-ly east of Etseshan, but mllltnry crlt. Ics boliovo Hint tho holders of Etso-slian Etso-slian can domlnnto tho fortress. In tho war of 1894 Etscshnn was captured cap-tured by tho brlgado of Gen. Nlshi, who Is now fighting at Port Arthur. |