The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-31
DHNLH1S TUN IUGU
Japanese Capital Welcomes
Home Their Naval Hero.
AAMIMURA SHARES In The ACCLAIM
Emperor's Carriage Awaited COM
manders, While Triumphal Arches,
waving Flags and Cheering
Crowds Testified Gratitude.

hONbCAN, NV. Ah''''N' ''N''
Tokyo say that Admiral Togo and Vice
Admiral Kamimura, with their stats,
arrived at the Shimbassi station, To
kyo, yesterday. Their journey from
kure to Tokyo was a continuous ova-
ton. At an early hour the streets of
the capital were filed, and the city
was gayly decorated with flags, lam
terms and New Years decorations.
Representatives of the emperor and
empress, Prince Fushimi, Jr.; elder
statesmen, ministers, prominent Japa-
nese and thousands of school children
greeted the arrival of the naval heroes
at the station. The presidents of both
houses of the diet presented them with
the resolutions of commentator
passed by their respective branches of
parliament
The quiet, gray bearded Admiral To
no. in a blue service uniform. seemed
embarrassed Mt the noisy ovation. Rear
Admiral Shimamura, chief of stan.
iaughingly elbowed forward Vice Adj
miral Kamimura. The Junior officers
IfIpl 10 tlSdI llt way bNl AliN NANhA
closed in on Admiral Togo, and they
were frequently forced to push the
crowd backward in an eudcavor to
clear the reaching hands.
Finally Admiral Togo and Vice Ad-
lniral Kamimura We're freed from their
enthusiastic admirers. and, surrounded
by officers. they reached the carriage
sent by the emperor TO the station to
convey the distinguished party to the
palace.
As Admiral Togo appeared a great
shout arose, hats were thrown in the
air, arms were raised, and "Ranzai'
followed 'BanZai."
Preceded by gendarmes. the party
drove under triumphal arches. waving
flags and discharging fireworks.
through the cheering crowds TO the ma
w department. where i brief stop was
made during which the congratulate
tons of the ministers were received
and future victories were toasted.
Admiral Togo and Vice Admiral ka-
mimura then proceeded to the palace
to report to the emperor. They will
probably remain in Tokyo about one
week for the purpose of consulting
with the general staff and perfecting
plans for future operations
The headquarters of the army be
sieging Port Arthur telegraphs that
after the occupation of Rihlung fort "A
small body of Russians still offered re
sistance in the passage between the
siege gun line and the gorge.
All 8 O'Clock in the morning they
were dislodged entirely, and the occu-
patton of the fort became secure.
According to the statement of three
prisoners. the defenders of Fort R!h
lung numbered about 800 besides some
sailors A majority of the defenders
were killed.
The trophies captured with Fort Rih-
hung are fifty guns including four large
calber guns seven small caliber guns
thirty-seyen millimetcr guns and two
machine guns and much property as
yet unenumerated.
A Siapanta dispatch says that Rus
sian artillery engaged in IN action
against the Japanese south Of Shakhe
and near the railroad bridge. the firing
continuing till six O'Clock in the even
ing The bombardment of the Japn-
nese position was effective. The IHpa-
nese replied very slowly with Shrapnel
and ShimoSe shells and did very little
damage.