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Show RUSSIAN OFFICERS USELESS Startling Conditions at Port Arthur Gon Stoessel Contended With. LONDON. Jan 16. Under date of January Jan-uary 16, tho Port Arthur correspondent of the Times says It seems that Gen. Stoessel was responsible respon-sible for the fortifying of Roju hill Id iny of Tils military officers were useless, applying ap-plying for leave on occasions of attack, and leaving their commands to sergeants. The nival officers were useless nnd gen- erally drunk The whole navy was demoralised de-moralised bv the death of Admiral Ma-karoff. Ma-karoff. which produced marked apathy. At a conference preceding capitulation some of the fort commanders voted lor further resistance, but they were overruled over-ruled bv Gen. Stoessel. Wh ii capitulation became public soldiers looted the stores of Mo bottles of vodka, resulting In terrible orgies In th-strects th-strects Troops sent to quell ihe disturbance distur-bance Joined the revelers. The food supply sup-ply wm sufficient to last three months, but th.-rc was no meat except horse flesh No private Stores were seized. Tho steamer King Arthur brought ErCO sacks of Hour early in December." |