Show STOESSEL ANO GENERAl NOGi NOG M Meeting of the Vict VictOrious rious ten G n eral With the V qui hd d c MANY COMPLIMENTS PASSED A SED SEDE 4 4 E CB HE ARMY or OF orTHE THE OTHER H rs of of the Th ThIrd r Japanese lu III front of Fort Jan 1 via TIen meeting ff G ner No 1 and General Stoessel St today toda was wasas wasas as as the of the sIege It had been ee arranged to take place at in single house hone ot o the ot o This house was a miserable rovel called Plum Tree cottage a Stoessel rode out ut from Port Arthur at atIf If oclo k ae Colonel Reiss fleiss and two staff officer delegated to escort him him to the meeting pace flace The general rode there without an escort nd was as rec received ived by a junIor officer wh who happened to be on the spot The Thel l t telephoned to Nogi who JIg hig from headquarters and amI arrived at 11 accompanIed by Major G General Ijichi his chIef ot of staff starr Yas Yasuhara hara Matsudaira ond nd Watanabe staff and M 1 secretary of the foreign at Toldo General Sto is a large man ot of heay appearance arid and looks like a ad good d Exchange of Compliments When Nogi Nog looking en entered entered the of oC the UIA e the two cordiallY shook hands and Nogi through rough an Interpreter expressed his pleasure at meeting a general who had bad fought so bravely dud gallantly for il emperor and country General Stoessel thanked Gen General ral 1 yogi for tor the pleasure of meeting there the hero of the victorious arm army G General tal Nog explained that he had a from hIs emperor asking that the greatest consideration bt b shown hown to General Stoessel and his In appreCIatIon lation of oC their plen id d loyalty to their emp emperor and coun t try BecauSe Of that wish he added the RussIan offic officers rs would be bc allowed to wear their swords Gratitude Genera Stoessel l expressed his graU gratt tude to the Japanese emperor for thus the honor or of hl family and said hIs descendants would clote th thOU kindness or of orthe ct the emperor or of Japan The general also d the he gratitude or of his and thanked Nogi tor Eor sending the mes Gage from Stoessel el to Emperor Nicho Nicholas Nicholas las transmitting his re reply ply ph which read readI I 1 allow each officer to profit b by the reserved to return to Russia 1 under th obligation not to take fur part in the pr nt war or share In th dIstinctions thereof I 1 thank you OU and the bravi men or of the garrison for th the gallant ef Both generals then each ach other an and their officers officer for their braver lavery Praised Japanese J Artillery The attern g turned on the explosion or of th the mine at Sung shu mount mountain ln fort General Stoc Stoessel sel said the entire or of the fort was or mae made prisoners The h u ian nd r gr aU the artillery ry practice practice tice especially the concentrated fire with the explosion of the mine The rho gallant deeds ot of the J Infantry General Stoessel added spoke for tor themselves It was wag impossible to exaggerate their good Qualities The skilful work of the thee e engineers had also won his admiration Continuing General Stoessel said he h hlad lad Iad heard that Gen General ral Nogi had lost both his sons and praised his 10 loyalty alt altin in thus sacrificing his bis sons woo ho had died fighting for their emperor and General NogI Nobi smilingly replied One of my sons gave Uve his life at ata a shan and the other at 4 hilt bill Both of these positions were of the greatest st importance tA the Japan eie se arm army 3 I urn am glad that thit the sa ri lice fice of my sons lives has been In the of such important positions nb at I reel feel the sacrifices were n not t made mad It In vain Their ives were cre nothing othIn c corn m pared d to the objects sought Presented Ris Bis Charger Gen General Stoe Stoessel then asked aske eion so to his charger to General yogi Nogi as a a token of his and admiration General Nogi d his thanks for the Russian generals kindness but said he could x Jot t accept the horse but he continued tie he would accept it for the army since Jle e con considered that the Russian horses homes w le of Japan and rot make General charger r hit his privat property General Nogi 31 also o promised that then hen the horse was d over to hIm to s see e that It will be treated with the 4 greatest kindness out ot of respect for tor forthe the brave Russian general Thereupon General StoesSel asSured General Nogi that he admired rig orous prInciples and ai appreciate his point Joint of view cw The Japanese e commander requested d General Stoessel to contInue to occupy hit bis residence at Port Arthur ar arrangements were ere completed for the re antI and family to RUssia Referring to the burial or of the dead General Nogi said th Jap Japanese nese since the beginning of oC the military opera had always burled the Russian dead ead Those found later on would be at a specIal spot and suit sUll suitable able memorial would be erected as n a tribute to the brAvery of the Japanese toes foes Photograph Taken fter luncheon at which both gen sat together r a groUp photograph was taken at the cottage and General Stoessel remounted his hi charger harge to h ow the horses good poi points ts said ald go d I bye b ye to General N NOgi gi and rode back to te t Port P ort Arthur t The quIet and an even cen solemn etin of th I generals ended at about thO it t 1 0 tI k The Th regular Ru 8 an soldiers s II in Io P ort t A Arthur march marched d out odY Th only o troops now In the th v i iThe The tires fires were started In Po t Ar Arthur thur th ur today for w General s et el apologIzed lie He s said id the rs ere unable to control the populace nd he d that the Jap o en ener n ter t er Port Arthur to kEep k ep ord r The formal entry of oC the Japanese army a ito irto Port Arthur AIthur has been fixed tor f or Jan S 8 t If I |