text_original: DBy October 7th the Japanese had taken the outer ring of forts, but had convinced themselves that it would be impossible to take the stronger forts by means of direct attacks. They consequently de  cided to begin the regular digging of parallels and trenches against the most important of the Russian strongholds. These methods, of course, they had used to some extent before, but now they resolved to depend upon them.
text_transcription: BY OCTOBER SEVENTH THE JAPANESE HAD TAKEN THE OUTER RING OF FORTS BUT HAD CONVINCED THEMSELVES THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE THE STRONGER FORTS BY MEANS OF DIRECT ATTACKS THEY CONSEQUENTLY DECIDED TO BEGIN THE REGULAR DIGGING OF PARALLELS AND TRENCHES AGAINST THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THE RUSSIAN STRONGHOLDS THESE METHODS OF COURSE THEY HAD USED TO SOME EXTENT BEFORE BUT NOW THEY RESOLVED TO DEPEND UPON THEM
phonemes: dˌiːbˌiːwˈaɪ ɑːktˈoʊbɚ sˈɛvənθ ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz hæd tˈeɪkən ðɪ ˈaʊɾɚ ɹˈɪŋ ʌv fˈɔːɹts, bˌʌt hæd kənvˈɪnst ðɛmsˈɛlvz ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd biː ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə tˈeɪk ðə stɹˈɔŋɡɚ fˈɔːɹts baɪ mˈiːnz ʌv dᵻɹˈɛkt ɐtˈæks. ðeɪ kˈɑːnsɪkwəntli də sˈaɪdᵻd tə bɪɡˈɪn ðə ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ dˈɪɡɪŋ ʌv pˈæɹəlˌɛlz ænd tɹˈɛntʃᵻz ɐɡˈɛnst ðə mˈoʊst ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt ʌvðə ɹˈʌʃən stɹˈɔŋhoʊldz. ðiːz mˈɛθədz, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, ðeɪ hæd jˈuːzd tə sˌʌm ɛkstˈɛnt bᵻfˈɔːɹ, bˌʌt nˈaʊ ðeɪ ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd tə dᵻpˈɛnd əpˌɑːn ðˌɛm.