Show JAPS SHOW TO NO MERCY HERCY ROUGHLY TREAT JUNKS WHO SMUGGLE dispatches the junks junka are arc generally sunk by the captors and the men on bearc taken into port dain dalny chino chinese mo russians and japanese at chefko all agree that the japanese blockading port arthur are paying particular attention to junks junka which for months past havo have boon trying to smuggle dispatches and supplies into tho the fortress foi tress and that but when caught the crows aro are roughly treated th tho junks generally genoia lly aro sunk and tile tho men ou on board taken into port dalny dainy by mistake tile tho japanese sunk a ju junk nit which was carrying delicacies to general nogi from an admirer but a part of tho the cargo was recovered recover od general nogi bogl commands thy japanese besiegers tho the japanese aro are employing severe measures in ili this respect with jhc thc idea of intimidating blockade runners russian civilians who have hava reached chefko from port arthur says that canned corn beef Is plentiful there anti and that the fresh meat supply consists ot of twelve horses slaughtered dally daily life in n tho the town when no bombardment Is going on proceeds much as it did in times of peace church services sen ices aro are hold as usual in tile tho dismantled church chuich and tho the band follows 0 tho former cus torn tom of playing in public twice a week all tho the russians in chetoko agree that the japanese do not occupy any fort on tho inner line of defenses the tha forts forte which were acro damaged havo have been repaired almost as good as new during tho the comparative quiet of the last ast eighteen days these russians do not bellevo believe that the japanese will succeed in taking tho the fortress fortio aa local students of tho the military situation at port arthur basing their deductions upon recent developments there are of tho the opinion that another grand i I 1 assault la Is either occurring at tho pres ent time or Is imminent this opinion is based on tho heavy bombardment of tho the russian stronghold that occurred on september IG tor for such it a bombardment forms the usual prelude to an assault tho the arrival at checco of important messengers from part arthur at a time when the running of tho the bio bioc kado chado la Is extremely perilous furnishes an all au all statement that tile tho japanese works are aie completed and on reports of japanese success nt at port dalny dainy an assault was expected to taka place in a few days these were received receive d last week |