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Show 1 SMI! fc F0RTRESS Sin to Sacrifice by Lives. -Mjethur Is to Be Taken, 1ft Ho Matter What the t Cost. if. ir gjjj to Bo Placed in Position. )XL itno. Forces Strengthened W May 20. Port Arthur is to X taken by storm the moment ;Tjivr preparations have been 'dieted. Siege guns have yet (diced In position and the land M u tppolnted for the assault have 11 jitieithcncd. . oacipected loss of two fighting ja la emphasized the Insecurity & jwer and the authorities feel 4. im chances must be taken that ii txourage Russia to send out ' A IuS Heet counting: on finding- a kco! refuse In Port Arthur, l iwllisd that the storming- of the ,-t paffllllneitably cost many lives, 4 IS H that the waters where jA'l JijiKJe ships are forced to man- cue becoming f?o dangerous be- ) fioaUnr mines that heroic 1 est! are imperative. mk: these circumstances it is Afctt that life will be economized by T.ld:j the stronghold and ellmlnat-f ellmlnat-f la: tiA the adjacent waters from A'fL'ii of actual conflict. |