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Il cording TO Lieutenant Prince
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~ hEfOOs sept. 10, S-0U y. ll.--&AC-
Il cording 10 Lieutenant Prince
Radzivil of the Russian army,
who reached here today from Port
Arthur, bearing dispatches from
Lieutenant General Stoessel. the COM
mander-in-chief Of the forces Of the
Russian stronghold. TO General kuro-
patkin. the temper of the beiligerents
at Port Arthur has reached an abso-
Iutely merciless stage.
Prince Radzivil served with the Brit
ish IN the BOer war. and he says that
until he became aware of the state of
affairs at Port Arthur he had no idea
that war could be so horrible.
lt was set forth in these dispatches
some weeks ago that serious suspic-
ions were entertained by both belliger-
ents that the other was misusing the
Red Cross flag These suspicious have
been increased by the commission of
various acts by the soldiers of both
armies. until now even flags of truce
or surrender are not respected by either
side
Prince Radzivil declares that the
men of both armies are absolutely
Venomous i'm their antagonism Lieu
tenant General StoCsseI has addressed
his garrison, saying that the present
mood of the japanese indicates clear
~ the necessity OF resisting them to
the last drop OF Russian blood. because,
# the japanese soldiers entered the
fortress. il undoubtedly would be i'm
possible for their officers to control
them and prevent "A massacre. For
this reason Lieutenant General Stoessel
IS making no objection to civilians leav-
ing Port Arthur. When the 500 women
who are in Port Arthur engaged IN
hospital work were advised TO leave
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the possibility of massacre than desert
their posts.
Flags of Truce Hopeless.
Ia consequence of the fact that flags
of truce are ignored. numbers of Japan
csc dead which have beer lying on the
slopes OF the hills Of the northeast de-
fences for weeks past are still uu-
buried. and the stencil in Port Arthur
from decOmpOsing bodies, when the
wind is in the right direction. is almost
uncomfortable. The Russian soldiers
who are i'm some cases posted only fifty
PAGES from heaps of decaying dead
have constantly TO wear over their
noses handkeTchiefs soaked i'm cam
phOr. as otherwise they would be un-
able 10 remain at their posts.
In the course of the assaults which took
place in the four last days Of August two
companies of Japanese soldiers accord
at the mercy OF the Russians and hoist
cd a white flag To this. however the
Russians paid no attention and continued
20 Voiley rapidly into the helpless ranks
Of the enemy. In tho meanwhile Japan
csc troops in the rear of the companies
that had raised the white flag saw what
their comrades had done and expressed
their disapprOval OF the surrender by fir
ing into their rear. As a result of the
fire from friend and foe 600 men were an
initiated. The dead fell among the de-
composing bodies Of previous assaults
For DAYS afterward the wounded men in
this area raised fluttcring handkerchiefs
fn their hands in plea for help but the
Russians were afraid TO venture out 10
give succor. Within a week the last arm
had made its last unregarded prayer for
help and the shambies was a quiet but
CHASTITY field OF horror. Among the heaps
OF dead the prince saw two soldiers one
Russian and the other a Japanese
lying locked ia death embrace. The
teeth Of the japanese were sunk in the
Russians throat. while the Russian had
forced two OF his fingers into the eye
sockets of his antagonist. The prince
cited this as merely an incident denOting
the ferocity of the conflict before Port
Arthur. Prince Radzivil viii leave here
tomorrow TO rejoin General kuropatkin.