text_original: On the last day of the year 1904 two battalions of the Japanese being ready for the assault, two mines were set off at 10 a.m., and the explosion of [300] THE SIEGE OF PORT ARTHUR these was followed by an even more fearful detona  tion. As soon as the ruins were clear of smoke, the Japanese rushed forward, one toward the front, the other toward the rear of the fortress, or, rather, of the crater where the fortress had been.
text_transcription: ON THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR NINETEEN O FOUR TWO BATTALIONS OF THE JAPANESE BEING READY FOR THE ASSAULT TWO MINES WERE SET OFF AT TEN A M AND THE EXPLOSION OF THESE WAS FOLLOWED BY AN EVEN MORE FEARFUL DETONATION AS SOON AS THE RUINS WERE CLEAR OF SMOKE THE JAPANESE RUSHED FORWARD ONE TOWARD THE FRONT THE OTHER TOWARD THE REAR OF THE FORTRESS OR RATHER OF THE CRATER WHERE THE FORTRESS HAD BEEN
phonemes: ɔnðə lˈæst dˈeɪ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹ tˈuː bɐtˈæliənz ʌvðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz bˌiːɪŋ ɹˈɛdi fɚðɪ ɐsˈɔlt, tˈuː mˈaɪnz wɜː sˈɛt ˈɔf æt tˈɛn ˈeɪ.ˈɛm., ænd ðɪ ɛksplˈoʊʒən ʌv [θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd] ðə sˈiːdʒ ʌv pˈɔːɹt ˈɑːɹθɚ ðiːz wʌz fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ɐn ˈiːvən mˈɔːɹ fˈɪɹfəl dɛtˈoʊnə tɪˈɑːn. æz sˈuːn æz ðə ɹˈuːɪnz wɜː klˈɪɹ ʌv smˈoʊk, ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɹˈʌʃt fˈɔːɹwɚd, wˈʌn təwˈɔːɹd ðə fɹˈʌnt, ðɪ ˈʌðɚ təwˈɔːɹd ðə ɹˈɪɹ ʌvðə fˈɔːɹtɹəs, ɔːɹ, ɹˈæðɚ, ʌvðə kɹˈeɪɾɚ wˌɛɹ ðə fˈɔːɹtɹəs hɐdbɪn.