Show JAPS PRESSING IN ON STOESSEL 4 Latter Expected to Hold Port Arthur as long Possible as J 0 SURRENDER IS DEMANDED 4 I XU AWAITS BATTLE WITH WIT 4 4 London Aug 17 A dispatch to 4 4 the Central News from frons 4 I 4 stok dated Aug 17 ic says S tha crute crula crISera 4 f ers era Bosnia Rossia and of the 4 I 4 Vladivostok squadron have re no 4 I 4 turned there th re 4 4 I y 4 Mukden Aug AuS 17 The Japanese 4 4 4 have havo occupied hill bill tH on the 4 f Russian extreme left leftA leftA 4 A small force of Japanese e t 4 45 try occupied iJ N An Aug 4 4 15 1 The Russian outposts retired 4 4 4 4 4 4 St Petersburg Aug 17 74 9 to tomA 4 4 m mA A semiofficial dispatch from team 4 4 Mukden dated today says 78 4 4 civilians with their 4 4 ss families have arrived here from frona roes 4 4 Port Arthur The spirit of th tit the gar 4 4 rIsen rison Is wonderful woR erfuL Civilians are 4 4 Joining in the ranks with the sol wI l 4 diem dIers 4 4 4 4 Aug 17 9 p m The 4 4 4 captain and all the superior om 4 4 cers of the Russian Hunk Rurik 4 4 which was sunk by Vice ae Admiral 4 4 Kamimura Aug 14 were lost 4 4 Twentythree ee of or her officer O een were 4 4 saved of ot the wounded 4 4 men inca from the flunk have Mft been Deen 4 4 taken to the naval hospital at 4 4 4 4 4 4 Tokio Aug 17 19 a m The 4 4 4 commander of or the army besieging 4 4 Port Arthur reports report that Major 4 4 a member of or his staff std 4 4 was dispatched under und a flag of 4 4 truce to the outposts of the Rus Run 4 4 where he delivered red to a 8 Rus Russian 4 4 9 sian staff officer the tb offer of the 4 4 emperor of or Japan granting the re removal 4 4 moral moyal of noncombatants He Rc also 4 4 demanded the surrender of Port 4 4 Arthur An answer is expected to 4 4 day dayI 4 I ONDON Aug AuS 18 According to the theL LONDON L correspondent of the Daily Tele TeJe Telegraph Telegraph graph at refugees arriving there bring brinS news of or a serious condition of or affairs at Port Arthur They say that Japanese shells have ignited light lighters JI t ers cm in the docks which contained sup supplies supplies supplies plies of coal resulting in a terrific terric con conflagration conflagration Many of the buildings p have been demolished and the hospitals are crowded Tokio Aug 18 ISIt It is reported that the Pert has s tp t surrender and is ie disinclined to send out o t noncombatants ts Shanghai Aw AlS Aig 18 A Japanese e Squadron is OX 1 here iere e thy Japan J Is ls determined l it is stated that the protected cruiser Askold and the tile tor toe torpedo torpedo boat destroyer Grown ol shall ll leave port promptly or dismantle NEW MEW 1 JAPANESE PLAN Troops of the Three Armies Appear to tobe tobe tobe be Moving North Horth London JAndon Aug IS 18 A special dispatch Yang Tang Yan dated Aug Aul 17 via St Petersburg Aug IS 11 1 a m in says that tha t the thc present movement and dispo disposition disposition of the Japanese forces are taken to indicate a new ne plan of or operations opera ORL All AH the Japanese troops appear to be moving north General Okus extreme flank hank is resting at Dalin pass while the country to the tile south is quite free of or General army is at pass a third of the tte way from Frog Fang Wang Cheng to Liao Yang Yane General Kuroki is going toward At present the Japanese disposition d shows a defensive movement with Ko Korea Korea Korea rea in case of retreat The roads have been entirely ruined by b the recent rains and communion communication LIon tion with nUn the hills hilte has been cat cut off 0 Three regiments of Formosan Chi Chinese Chinese nese Japanese subjects ts are making I Ia a demonstration north of or I WILL NOT SURRENDER General Stoessel Expected to Fight Tight to II the tue Last Ditch St S1 Petersburg Aug 17 P m i iThe The announcement of the mikado i offer to allow alIo noncombatants to leave I Port Arthur coupled with the demand for the surrender of ef the garrison I causes caus s a revulsion of feeling here Mr The Tse original report that noncombatants I would be permitted to depart before the storming operations began was re to regarded as a humane and aad considerate act The war office is without information of the summons served on General Stoessel Sto but not the slightest idea exists m in military circles that he will nil yield so long as food and aucI ammu ammunition ammunition hold out without a fight even evento evento evento to protect pr defenseless fv women omen and aDd other noncombatants from fr m the horrors of or bombardment General Stoessel as an independent commander comm would have hate a perfect right under the Russian military regulations to surrender at discretion said a amm member mm r of or the general staff to the cor con correspondent correspondent respondent of the Associated Prose Press but it may safely cJ be Rs that thai a aman aman aman man of temper will wilt not cre create create create ate a new precedent in Russian history Our military annals do not show a sIn sto stogie gie hIe case where a commander omm uder yielded yield a fortress 5 upon the demand of ot the enemy in order to avoid woid a fight Sebastopol Seba was taken by storm stormA AWAIT WAIr A DECISIVE BATTLE J Will Meet Neet Attack of Com Coin Combined Combined blued Japanese Armies Annies St S1 Petersburg Peter burl Aug AUt 17 1115 1205 p m at mA mA atA A dispatch from General K dated from Ansh shan and conveying the congratulations of or the army arm to the Ute emperor on the birth of an heir to the throne sass s sWe v We await a decisive battle with the Japanese army advancing upon us vs gladly anticipating meeting the foe and aDd proving our OUI fidelity to our emperor and country coun When Admiral hoisted his flag flab on the battleship Sun Sunday Sunda sunday day da as commander of or the thit second di dl division division vision Ison of the Pacific squadron Admiral 1 the commander at signalled hint him as follows May God bless s your OUr voyage and may it be to the glory lo and aDd honor of or Russia Russa Be strong bravo brave and aRd deter determined determined determined mined Admiral Admira d Sin Sincerest Sincerest Sincerest thanks thank The Russ R ss today argues that a neutral power has no ire right to demand the din dis disarmament armament of or belligerent warships en en entering a neutral port in need of ot repairs and that consequently the at Cht foo a 1111 i th the Ru iari v ar hip at att t eu ua vu lu 1 1 c 1 j 1 t rom Page 1 Tea Tau were entitled to hospitality of those ports A naval Russ ex cx expresses presses tle opinion fiat the th Russian after the sei seL fight of Aug 10 sailed south to draw oil off the pursuit from rein the battleship division which he thinks is on its way to Vladivostok |