Salt Lake Telegram | 1904-12-08 | Page 1 | Will Meet the Fleet

WILL MEET THEFLEET Japan Prepared to Give a Warm Reception to the Russians. VICTORIA, B. C, Dec, 8. Frederick Villlers, war artist at Port Arthur for the Illustrated London News, arrived here tonight on his way to London. In an Interview with the Associated Press correspondent Mr. . Vllliers said that Gen. Nogl could take Port Arthur within twenty-four hours if he so wished, but that this is not done because be-cause of the sacrifice of life that would be necessary. Mr. Vllliers was not surprised to learn of the sinking of the warships at Port Arthur, and said that just before he left the new high angle fire mortars were getting the range of the moorinps and it was said by the Japanese artillery artil-lery officers that within a few days they would have the harbor cleared of warships by sending them to the bottom. bot-tom. Mr. Vllliers says Japan's preparations prepara-tions to receive thd Baltic squadron are extraordinarily vigorous and thorough.