Show tino FOR SURRENDER general stoessel is roasted by corre spon dent of london times the london times correspondent at peking who has returned from a visit at port arthur i describes the imbres alons he gathered there and says without seeing them nobody could foran any idea of the stupendous strength of the torts or the incredible heroism displayed in their capture na foreign officer is able to explain the reason tor the surrender of port ar thur those who have seen the condl alon of the fortress believe that no more discreditable surrender Is re i corded in history there were 25 able bodied men capable of making a sortie hundreds of officers all well nourished and plenty of ammunition the largest mag azine being untouched and full to the root with al kinds of ammunition for naval guns was further ample food for three months even if no fresh supplies could be received and be sides the waters are teeming with fish there was an abundance of wine and medical comforts and large quan titles of fuel of all kinds all accounts agree in condemning the majority of the officers who feared the failure of comforts more than of ammunition and agree that no man ever held a responsible command who less deserved the title of hero than general stoessel |