Show RUSSIANS RECAPTURE METRE HILL s japs make desperate assault abid carry another fort japanese fides to meet sky chinese employed by russians to damage jap lajnes of communication st petersburg dec 22 general kuropatkin has telegraphed to the general staff that he has receiver a report iroil chinese sources to tha effect that the russians have recaptured metre hill at port arthur with the guns mounted by the japanese dispatch which is dated december 21 also reports further of both the russians and japanese but says they were abot productive of important results the weather at the front is sunny and the thermometer registers 14 below fahrenheit the war office has not any additional information regarding report that the russians have recaptured metre hill but the officials consider it certain that he cornand er in calef would not have sent the re port unless it came through exceptionally reliable channels |