THE WAR IN THE ORIENT

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Nov 30, 1904

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 30, No. 47.

THE WAR IN THE ORIENT.

ORIENTAL reports indicate a renewal of activity in northern Manchuria where the armies of Russia and Japan are now in close contact. It is reported that the Russians are pressing the Japanese left wing, and that the booming of artillery is continuous. Both armies are bringing up provisions and re-enforcements and more strongly entrenching the positions which they now hold. The weather is very cold at this season, and the troops on both sides are protecting themselves by burrowing into the ground. It has not been expected that a general engagement would be fought at this time, and the activity reported may be simply skirmishing on a large scale.

In spite of rumors of Port Arthur's intended capitulation, the garrison is still holding out, tho the Japanese have succeeded in blowing up one of the large magazines and arsenals by concentrating their artillery fire upon the place where it was located. There has been much fighting under ground in the deep trenches and galleries that have been dug by the besiegers and defenders. The Japanese are seeking to undermine and blow up the walls, and the Russians meet their tunnels with counter tunnels, where hand-to-hand encounters occur.

Both Russia and Japan are seeking in every way possible to obtain war-vessels to replace those lost during the war, and Russian consuls are offering large sums to those who will run the blockade with supplies for the Port Arthur garrison.