Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06
THOUSANDS WILL DIE
Japanese Must Sacrifice an Army to Win Port Arthur.
EUROKI REPORTED TO BE A CAPTIVE
Late Resident of Besfeged Fortress Says Russia VIII Defend It to the Last-Garrfsoned by 3S,OOO
 Determined Mem.

dispatch says:
 w. S. Smith, brother of Samuel Smith, United States consul at Mos COW, and who is in business at Port Arthur, has arrived here. MT. Smith expresses confidence that Port Arthur will never be taken unless the Japa- nese sacrifice thousands of men. He said:
 ''The Russians had 38,OOO men at Port Arthur at the time I left there. and every man was hale and hearty and prepared to fight till the last to prevent the capture of the fortress All the surrounding heights are strongly fortified by intrenchments, embank- ments and gun emplacements scientific ally disposed. I counted in one day between 300 and 400 guns.
 "The Japanese can only take the l place if they are in overwhelming force l or if the Russians are asleep, and do not believe the latter will occur in view 1 of the vigilance everywhere manifest ed
 Before left the Russians came io ] me and asked me if I intended to stay, ! desiring me to take arms and join the I fire patrol, and requesting my wife and myself to become members of the Red Cross. Had it not been for my Ameri- can citizenship I undoubtedly would | have been compelled to serve. All the other men remaining in the fortress are now on duty. I was allowed to take out only a small amount of lug gage owing to the rigid restrictions l under which the railway is being op- erated.
 Rarely a night passed at Port Ar thur without cannonading by the Jap anese The fire always opened about o'clock and stopped at 6. Now awaken regularly at 2 o'clock and cannot sleep again for four hours"
 A Tientsin report says:
 -Four thousand Russians belonging X to General Stakeiberg's brigade have attacked 1,5o0 Japanese, occupying a position five miles south of Wafang- l tien. The Russians were repulsed, los < ing 200 killed and 400 wounded. The ! Japanese lost more than 100 killed"
 At St. Petersburg it is said that Rus sfa will stand or fall by Port Arthur ] that is, so far as the prestige of the government with the lower classes is concerned.
 In the event of the capture of the possible, and local complications and disturbances are inevitable,
 Advices from Tokyo say:
 Ut is suspected here that the Rus sians at Port Arthur are communicat- ing with points on the Chinese coast by means of wireless telegraphy. 1t was l reported that a wireless station had been erected secretly at the village of Pehwang, oh TaSin island, one of the Miaotao group, situated in Pechili strait, and the Japanese cruiser Chitose has been sent to the island to investi- gate It is reported that another such station has been erected near Shanhai- kWan.
 l "The Chitose steamed in close to Liaoteshan promontory and discovered four masts and a watch house neaT the coast. One of these masts evident ly was fitted for wireless telegraphy operations. The Chitose reports having heard series of explosions at Port Arthur and believes them to have re- suited from blastings preparatory to 1 the emplacing of new batteries. | er Ikazuchi has discovered and explod- ed a large mine off Sanshan island at the entrance to Talienwan bay.
 ''The Japanese naval authorities en- gagged in clearing out the mines in the vicinity of Talienwan bay are employ ! ing Japanese shell divers from Kushiu province for the purpose. These divers 1 volunteered for this work and are won derfully expert. It is said that with their diving paraphernalia they can 1 stay under water for half day at a. time Hundreds of Japanese fishermen are volunteering to assist in clearing away Russian mines and it is proba- ble that some Of them will be used for l this work. These voluntary offers are l taken to illustrate the unity of the I Japanese people in the war."
 Reports from Newchwang say that two carrier pigeons have arrived from 1 General Stoessel at Port Arthur. The 1 Russians will not divulge the mes- sages carried by the birds, but declare ,, they contain good information and are very cheerful since the pigeons ar rived
 The Russians are printing a newspa-
  pose of influencing the natives. The latest copy received at Newchwang says that the Japanese attempted to float 8 second loan in America for $3,- l 75O,O0O, but was coldly rejected. Other contents of the paper explains that the Russian loss in the Yalu battle YVES due to the preponGerance of Japanese cavalry and says also that the Rus sians will soon dictate peace terms in Tokyo and that the leading Japanese statesmen will be reduced to rilzisha l coolies.
 A Tokyo report says the commander of the Japanese forces south of the l Yalu river has telegraphed that the Japanese and Russian forces located north of Pulantien have had number l of skirmishes. Tn one serious encoun- | ter near Chuchfatun helJapanese cav