Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-10
ASKS FOR sARMIsTI0E
zTsTYkYo THAT GEN.
sToEssEL HAS hADE REQUEST.
Damage Caused at Port Arthur by the
Japanese Bombkrdment-Har-a
rowing Accounts.
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TOKYO. November 10-It is reported that
Gen. Stoessel eomfhanding at Port arthur,
has asked the Japanese for an armisttce,
the purpose of which is not stated. A con-
firmation of the report is understandable 1t
Is hoped here thateGen. Stoessel will capitu-
late before the city proper is taken. The
Japanese soldiers are angry and Unnamed
ON account of the alleged abuse of their
wounded by the Russians. They believe
they will be murdered II captured. Under
these conditions 1t will possibly be difficult
to avoid a massacre when the troops meet
in the final combat.
A report from Gen. Nogi's headquarters
before Port Arthur. dated November 0.
says:
THE enemy's military warehouse situated
In the northern part of Port Arthur was
bombarded November @ with heavy siege
and naval guns. The bombardrnent caused
a confiagration.
ION the afternoon of November 6, the
magazine Of an old battery on Sung Chow
mountain was exploded by our Shells"
Costly Obstacle to the Japanese.
CHEFOO, November 10-Itz Cor Etse)
mountain. according to Chinese, 100 Of
whom arrived here today from Port Arthur
is proving costly obstacle to the Japa-
nese. On the mornings Of November 8 and
6 fierce assaults on the position were made
by the Japanese, who were repulsed Dur
ing the second assault a shell. soaring
over the hills from Palichuang. dropped on
Itz mountain and demolished a land mine
and mine controlling the station and ex-
ploded other mines.
The Russians were holding the trenches
on the boundary, Of the mined section. Be-
tween six and seven hundred were killed or
wounded. The Japanese. not having reach
ed the place. were unhurt.
Itz mountain owes the best part Of Its
strength to the peculiar topography of the
surrounding country, which prevents a di-
rect artillery fire and does not enable the
Japanese to advance trenches with the
success evinced elsewhere. The Japanese
advanced on it, in both instances, from be-
hind distant hills. with the fullest force
the ground would allow; but In the long
distances which they were compelled TO
traverse in the face of machine guns their
ranks were melted. Both times the Japa-
nese broke the wire acknowledgements IN
places. One soldier with a leg torn off
was seen trying to bite the wires
Narrowing Accounts Of Conditions.
LONDON, November 10.-Special dis
patches from Port Arthur and Chefoo
which are printed in this mornings news
papers, add little to recent news OF the
besieging operations at Port Arthur, but
give terrible descriptions of the condition
of the besieged. '-.o
The Daily Nails correspondent before
Port Arthur described the Russian killed
and those taken prisoners as greatly ema-
ciated and asserts that the men subsist en-
tirely on a daily ration of less than two
pounds Of black bread
The Daily Telegraphs Chefoo correspond
ent declares that the task Of burying the
bodies of the slain at Port Arthur is now
beyond control and that the corpSes are
simply pitched into the new dock excava-
lions near Golden Hill, and where there
Is only few feet of water The condition
of the helpless women Is heartrending. Sew
eral groups of them going to market have
been blown to pieces. The street scenes
there are said to be sickening.
Bennett Burleigh also sends to the Daily
Telegraph narrowing picture of the con-
dition of the wounded in Port Arthur, OF
whom vast numbers are lying unattended
within the inner forts. In the name of
common humanity He thinks some effort
should be made in behalf Of the helpless
sufferers and he suggests that soon
possible they should be taken upon neutral
ships flying the Red Cross and transferred
to hospitals at Chefoo and Shanghai.
Quiet Along the Sakhe.
TOKYO. November 10.-Manchurian head
quarters, reporting November 9, says:
ION the night of November s two COM
panies of the enemy attacked our outposts.
but were completely repulsed.
aAIi is quiet in other directions -