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Show PORT ARTHUR FIGHT CONTINUE3 Brown Men Have Secured New Positions Posi-tions Close to Inner Fortifications. A dispatch to tho Borlln Lokal An-iclgor An-iclgor confirms tbo reports that heavy lighting has occurred at Port Arthur during tho past fow days. The Japancso Jap-ancso captured threo Russlnn bat-torlcs bat-torlcs and secured positions close to tho Inner fortifications. Both sides lost heavily. Tho Japancso havo commenced com-menced a bombardment from Lang mountain on tho harbor and inner defenses. de-fenses. Junks which arrived at Chefoo All-Bust All-Bust 15, having left Port Arthur August Au-gust 12, brought reports thnt tho Jap-ftneso Jap-ftneso occupied now positions on thr.t day. Tho firing at Port Arthur was hoavy but Intermittent, and indicated indicat-ed that tho assaults woro being continued. con-tinued. The Russians at Port Arthur aro reported to bo downhearted. Tho men who camo on tho Junks declare that tho commander of tho Japancso fleot boforo Port Arthur Informed In-formed tho Russian commander of tho placo that If tho warships which returned re-turned to tho harbor aftor tho sortlo of August 10 woro sunk by tho Rus-elans, Rus-elans, tho Japaneso would shell tho town with lyddlto. A Chlneso who has arrlvod at Cho-too Cho-too from Llao Yang dcclaros that tho casualties In tho recent fighting In that vicinity have boen enormous on oth sides. ' I ' 1 1 75,000 XusfJctor dtff WaJ Gien&, tinder' J I jps loo, Coo tTitjpdofise vPOWTARTHUR ' UMMMHHMiH.nHnaiMaaHBHaMeBiHiMnaBiMMaHniMJ SITUATION OF OPPOSING ARMIES. . i |