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Show . WITHDRAWAL OF SECOND SQUAMlIS . ; ' NO SIGN OF RUSSIA'S BAGKDOli IN : 1 , WAR, .VIEW HELD BY TIE' JAllESE Sad Christmas Day for Czar Nicholas and His Subjects; Jubilation Throughout the : Japanese Empire.' TOKIO,' Jan. 7. In naval circles here . the recall of the Russian Second Pacific squadron is not regarded as a sign that i ' Russia dbea not hope for final success on the seas. It is considered that the , ' authorities at St Petersburg have realized re-alized the improbability of the Second Pacific squadron alone defeating Vice-' Vice-' Admiral Togo and has recalled it to await reinforcements and further to train its officers and men preparatory to a supreme effort for the mastery. Japan Is Prepared. f A naval officer said to tne Associated Press correspondent: - "Japan has confidently awaited the arrival of the Second Pacific squadron of the Russian navy in the Far East. - It would have been a splendid fight. ' Now we must prepare for the future; of which we are not afraid." Satisfied of Disarmament. fc Rear-Admiral Kataoka. In his report received here at 2 o'clpclc yesterday morning (January . ays that the " commanders ef the flotillas sent to Kiaochaa and Che Foo have returned, at last satisfied that the German and Chinese authorities have completely isarmed the Russian Ivessels which have sought refuge in those ports. The armored cruiser Chiyoda and & flotilla , of destroyers remained outside Kiae-ehau Kiae-ehau harbor until C p. m. Wednesday (January 4.) Thanks to Army and Navy. - tomsky has not been . attached to any of the Russian ships. The name of ' Rear-Admiral Dochln-sky Dochln-sky has not figured in the cable dispatches dis-patches from the Far East. , RUSSIANS CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS BY FIRING ALL ALONG THE LINE. GEN. OKtTS HEADQUARTERS. Jan. 7, 11 a. m., via Fusan. The Russians Rus-sians in celebrating their Christmas eve began a heavy rifle fire at 10 o'clock yesterday evenings (January 6), opposite oppo-site Linihimpu. Their artillery joined in at 11 o'clock and kept up two hours of the hardest firing known since the Shakhe river was reached, spreading along the whole front of Gen. Oku's array : , The Japanese sustained no damage, and refused to reply. They simply moved into their trenches, preparing to . repulse aaxpectd Attack, which wae not attempted. There were no casualties casual-ties among the Japanese troops. RUL . ANS ADMIT THAT GEN. POCK LOST HIS LIFE AT PORT ARTHUR. MUKDEN, Jan. 6, via Peking, Jan. 7. Though the news of Port Arthur's capitulation was first generally known here today It was surmised by the Russian Rus-sian army January 4th from the cheer- ing heard in the Japanese camp along the entire line when cries of "banzai" were distinctly heard. The news created no surprise because the army had become accustomed to the possibility of Port Arthur's fall from before the battle of Llao Yang. Although the deaths of Gens. Fock and Kondratenko were not published here the facts regarding Fock had been accepted for, six weeks and the condition condi-tion of Port Arthur was known throughout. The Russian army is beginning a cheerful but quiet celebration of the Russian Christmas, which is tomorrow. There was an unusual cannonading yesterday, along the center. It was continued in moderate form today. The foregoing -dispatch contains the first definite announcement from Russian Rus-sian sources of the death of Lieut. -Gen. Fock. commander of the Fourth West Siberian division and of the Russian left wing at Port Arthur. The Emperor today Issued a rescript , thanking Gen.Nogi. the Third army. Admiral Togo and the combined fleet for the taking of Port Arthur. Admiral Togo has Issued an order abolishing, from today, the blockade of the Llao Tung peninsula., Fireworks for Togo. A celebration at Hlblya park today - under the auspices of the Toklo municipality muni-cipality ended the week's Jubilation, begun upon the return of Vice-Admiral 1 Togo from the frant. There was speech-making speech-making and fireworks and the students and merchants' guilds paraded the streets, which1 were gay with flags and lanterns. Five hundred of the wounded men from Port Arthur were permitted to leave the hospitals and were feted at the Imperial hotel.. CHRISTMAS SADHESS IN RUSSIA; USUAL r REJOICING OMITTED -t ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 7. With & lieavy heart Russia. today, celebrated Christmas. .The day was particularly a family f eU, The trials of the war and losses at the front had brought sorrow and mourning to countless homes, and -the usual rejoicing was absent. In Petersburg all the departments of the Government were closed until Tuesday, and the Intense cold kept tho people Indoors. All the ordinary public festivities and private entertainment were omitted The imperial family observed the day quietly at the palace of Tsarskoe-Selo. There was a large Christmas tree for ' the children, but- there was no elaborate elabo-rate celebration, such as -generally marks the day there. ADMIRAL OUXTOMSXY SAID TO HA VI GOTTEN AWAY IN DISGUISE. . . ST, PETERSBURG. Jan. 7. A special spe-cial dispatch from Chefoo says it Is reported re-ported that Rear-Admiral Prince Ouk-tomsky Ouk-tomsky and Rear-Admiral Dochinsky have arrived there disguised on board ' a launch. - Prince Ouktomsky assumed command of the Port Arthur squadron after Admiral Ad-miral MakaroftT was drowned as a result re-sult of the sinking of his flagship, the battleship Petropavlovsk, at the entrance en-trance of Port Arthur April 13." Later the Prince was replaced In command of the squadron by the late Rear-Admiral Wlthoft and after the latter was killed during the naval battle of August 10. Prince Ouktomsky again assumed com- - mand of the squadron and. it is said, contrary to orders, ret jrned to Port Ar- ' thur, for which It was alleged he was to be tried by court-martial. This, however, how-ever, was denied, but the Prince was succeeded In - command of the naval .forces by Rear-Admiral Wiren. Re- y ft rin U is nnd' nmt. Prince Ouk- |