| Show LIVED OVER AGAIN brief history of the momentous siege related to hold out longer would have been a crime against humanity japan not likely to hold undisputed possession of port arthur port Arthurw bose ellla for months run red with the blood of two warlike nations has at last succumbed to the tenacity of the japanese atack general Stoe see i moat stubborn in in carrying out the ft ill of ris sovereign has seen the advance of the besieging arav gain in momentum and energy until to riold out longer would have been a crime against humanity the conditions ot the surrender are not yet known but in all quarters it is anticipated that they are such as an honorable soldier may accept from a brave and victorious enemy at last night the com completed the signing of the capitulation agreement both armies had suspended hostilities five hours earlier the city ot port arthur will be occupied by the japanese today the authorities at st petersburg in the absence of direct official news from gen stoessel that port arthur has surrendered have not permitted the news to become public emperor nicholas is in the south of russia and his mini etera are for the time being in the dark as to what dispatches des patches have been sent to him from the front tokla is the scene ot rejoicing peo pl of all ranks finding in the outcome compensation for all the of lira and money that was entailed in the ten months siege to what extent the tali of port arthur will make for a restoration of peace ft an open question there is an encouraging note in the expression by baron hayashi japanese minister of london odethe hope that in some way it will facilitate final peace though the pacific note Is perhaps lost in the later words of the maister which call attention to tha tact that the besieging army will BOW be tree to go north where it will be an offset to the reinforcements for gen kuropatkin has been receiving from russia since the battle of the spirit of the russians may be judged by the statement of the secretary ot the embassy at london that the campaign will be renewed with fresh vigor in the spring and that the nation will not be content to permit port arthur to remain in tho hands of the japanese both in paris and london the opinion i that the squadron under vice admiral which started from libau for the tar east three months ago will have to retrace its way home as adherence to the original plans would invite disaster without probability of effecting a junction with the warships at present in the harbor ot vladivostok that japan may not be permitted to retain possession ot port arthur without dispute is shown in the tact that para newspapers are already reviving the claim made in 1901 that the holding of that position commanding tho eastern seas by the japanese would be a menace to european powers there la an expectation in diplomatic circles in st petersburg that some one of the powers may make a tender ot friendly offices and the intimation is convened that the united states may take up tho initiative should that be the case it could only be upon assurance from both the warring powers that the tender would be received by them in good part early today two russian torpedo launches arrived at chefko and there were seven japanese torpedo boat destroyers in the harbor later in the rooming four ot the destroyers departed russian officers who have reached chefko relate that the port arthur garrison was completely worn out by five days of continuous fighting that supply of food was almost exhausted and that the limit ot resistance had been reached when gen stoessel made bis offer of capitulation GRAPHIC OP sufferings IN tite FORTRESS chetko january 2 commander kartzew kartzow of tho russian torpedo boat destroyer in an interview with the associated press correspondent tonight said port arthur falls ot exhaustion exhaustion not only of ammunition but of men the remnant ot tha garrison left had been doing the work of heroes tor five days and five nights but yesterday they reached the limit 0 human endurance in the casimates case mates of th borts torts one baw everywhere black with starvation exhaustion and nerve strain you apo ce to them but they did not give answer only staring dumbly the lack ot ammunition along would not have suggested the seeking of terms scant ammunition nad ion been common in the fortress ana during the past month many pt the forts bad nothing with which to return the alra ot the enemy the russians sat in the casimates case mates firing not more than once to the two hundred shots sent by the then when this assault came they repulsed tha earmy with bayonets but abo men themselves having existed for three months on reduced rations were BO worn that it la marvelous marve loua they stood tho final strain so long yesterday gen stoessel would still fight ills wound which was received early in the siege had been bothering him but his determination to tight walla one man atoo had not been diminished but wa cannot fight said bis gen brals our men cannot move aney eleen standing they cannot see ano bayonet at their breasts we can order but they cannot obey then you generals tight said stoessel clenching his ests H seemed fanatical on the sublet but finally he was brought to reason by the insistence of his subordinates admirals Loch lusky and alren generals and yock and many others sometimes Bome times with brohen voices urged tho step watch all had dreaded so long 1 I am sure port arthur would have sought terms a month ago bad it not been tor general stoessel cl who bulldog bull dog tenacity repeatedly refused to permit such action to be taken HO had told his emperor that be boum never surrender and ho meant to keep his word the greatest loss suffered by port arthur occurred a fortnight ago when major general kondratenko waa killed officers and men all re regarded him as the brightest star in port arthurs firmament when bis death became known abo fall in tho spirit ol 01 the soldiers was plainly visible gen kondratenko was seated in the of a certain fort discussing with coven other the beet way of countermining counter mining against the japanese when an eleven inch shell burtt killing in tho general bogl has taen ta en bort arthur with his artillery and his tunnels his bullets were seldom found to be ot any use we constantly endured a bombardment fiercer than ny in history I 1 he japanese periodically assaulted and then if repulsed they calmly resumed their bombardments wa who camo here today do not know the terms 0 surrender suggests ed by gen stoessel to gen bogl nor the answer to them having left port arthur even before the messenger bad beai the general impression however ia that stoessel has proposed that the army will go tree and that he alone be made a prisoner even that concession to wrench out the sturdy old man s heart whether or not the negotiations terminate in an agreement on terms or is certain that port arthur la doomed as you say the associated press predicted two months ago we ceball havo some ammunition and some guns on mountain but abac he alone be made a prisoner abst clefense lef ense from the land elde and the japanese would fand its capture easier than the other tasks they have attempted tigers tail peninsula has to be similarly viewed and gold hill has been without ammunition tor three months since reaching chefko I 1 have seen that attempt have been made to make it appear that stoessel alone wished to surrender the other acner ala desiring to continue the light this Is a lie and it is based solely on personal dislike of stoessel it Is a simple story had the ammunition held out the fortress would have held out for mouths we held port arthur by bayonets until flesh and blood could cio no more when a man fell there was none other to replace him thus the garrison was gradually worn down two hundred and three metre hut alone cost us alve thousand men 1 I ho capture of that hill was the beginning of the end the japanese artillery was excellently served they hau four hundred guns bearing on meter hill they advanced their trenches while their artillery was shelling the Hus out alth a shower of metal and then occupied the hesslan positions la personal combat the japanese were greatly inferior to the muscovite one russian could take care of three japanese in a bayonet fight and some of our good soldiers have records vastly higher than that the japanese are good brave soldiers although I 1 have attle liking tor them it cost the japanese eighty thousand men to take the fortress while some say they have lost over a hundred thousand the number of our own dead is not known even high officers the fighting august haa been merciless when taken five hundred sien occupying a case maie were not able to emerge so quickly when the japanese rush came the russians tried to emerge by the uso of their bayonets in alie face of machine gun faie thug every man died trying to resist machac guns with bayonets alone the japanese did nofa give them a chance to become prisoners but the would have preferred death anyway this end picture a fort strewn with shells and you have a picture of the end of port arthur one peculiar incident of tho siege was fort no 3 where for three months the japanese occupied one part of the fort while the russians occupied the other they fought ceaselessly assaulting saul ting ech other and mining and countermining counter mining once when a japanese prince waa killed the japanese sent to negotiate a truce in order they might secure the boby from heaps of others which had long remained unburied the russians received the envoys courteously and in an easy manner as it had untold breweries working gave them the last bottle of beer at port arthur with the idea of creating an impression of plen aa a matter of fact the only real for three months haa consisted of rice which ultimately caused hundreds to tall sick of but a much like beri berl last month the rations were reduced 40 per cent nothing wag too good a sacrifice in continued on pago 8 TO CURE A COLD IN take laxative bromo quinine tablets all druggists refund the money if it falls to cure E W groves signature Is on each box heartrending SCENE LIVED OVER AGAIN continued from page 2 order to impress the enemy that all was well inside the fortress this i the first potato I 1 have for to months and is this really truly steak ACTION LEAVES A BLEMISH ON hab AUY tokio jan 3 9 a ip general stoessel la being sharply criticized criticised for destroying the russian warships attempting to choke the entrance to tho harbor of port and als patching the torpedo bout destroyers to chefko subsequent to his offer to surrender the loi tress the says that while uen eral made a gallant defense his action in blowing up the ships alter lie had offered to leavea a lasting blemish on his military lapu antion ilia act indicates a vant ol 01 sincerity and leaves no room lor an i extension of treatment of ulm con with the reputation won by 1 the bravery and gallantry of his de abo contrasts alic achon of ahe in directing thai lull military tenors lie paid with that ot general stoessel cl the bijl characterizes general aloes sels action as mean and unlawful and says that it should deprive him ot any military honors at the hands of his captors the bijl also revives the charges ol 01 red cross violations at port arthur and declares that no treatment would aie too severe in fixing the ot surrender the bijl compares the action of the emperor ot japan with that or gen stoessel |
