The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
RUSSO=JAPANESE WAR
sequent desire to make such periods
OF inactivity as brief as possible.
Hints Of Early End Of the War.

Hints Of Early End Of the War.
London, Sept. 1S.-The Daily Tele-
graphs st. Petersburg correspondent =
declares that a Russian statesman,
whose name, if revealed, would wing
his utterances with lightning rapidity
over the globe, asserted Friday that
it was his impression that the war
might enc sooner than people imagine,
not through mediation, but through
mutual recognition Of the ruinOus ma
ture of the conflict which would lead
to negotiations that would result in a
Ru~sso-Japanese alliance. He contend
ed, the correspondent says, that al
though Russia could ultimately ex-
haust and crush Japan. yet Japan
could hold out long enough to place
an intolerable and useless strain upon
Russia. Russia, therefore, was IN
fronted with the alternative OF either
Japan's ruin, purchased by ruinous
sacrifices, or Of a treaty of cordial
friendship, followed in the fullness Of
time by that offensive and defensive
alliance which for years constituted
the ideal of the Japanese government
Take Another Port Arthur Fort.
Chefu, Sept. 1S. - The Japanese
troops between Sept. 8 and Sept. 10
captured a fort situated on a hill two
miles east Of Golden Hill by ssault-
The fighting was not severe The
japanese were able to remain in the
fort because the quality of the powder
used at Golden Hill was SO poor that
many shells fell short and others
failed to explode.
The foregoing information was re-
ceived from an intelligent Chinese
left Port Arthur Sept. Is. He had
been a dock yard laborer there for
many years. He adds that the Japan
csc are tunneling under the Russian
forts with the intention OF blowing
them up. He says that the work OF
tunneling is slow and arduous and
will probably be unsuccessful.
Will Blow Up Buildings.
The Russians have placed mines I'M
der all the public buildings, wharves,
.arsenals and everything that could
possibly be of use to the Japanese,
with the intention of causing their de-
struction should the Japanese enter
the city.
The house formerly occupied by
Viceroy Alexieff was hit by a shell re-
Gently n practically wrecked.
Ammunition is growing scarcer, but
there is plenty of bread. The price of
-four is now min roubles.
A shell struck a destroyer lying in
dock undergoin repairs, knocking it
into kindling wood and killing seven
sailors. This shell came from the
Japanese fleet. which daily comes in
much closer han formerly, throwing
a few shells. One shell demolished
several engines in the dock yards and
killed an officer and W men.
General Summary.
Statements that the Japanese army
is concentrating upon the tanks of the
Russian forces in the vicinity of Muk-
den are met at the Russian war Office
with expressions of incredulity. 1t Is
the impression at st. Petersburg that
a much longer time must elapse before
Oyama can put his army, which was
so sorely tried at ~Liao-yang, in shape
" uHuCIldhc a " WdIu Hwy CuICh
Russia's recession from her forward
position on the question of %contraband
will probably foreshadow the retire
ment of Vice Admiral Avallan from
his post at the head of the Russian
admiralty department.
Next Fight at Port Arthur.
At st. Petersburg the expectation is
that tho nnyf annHiot Of rpnrnnvf will
occur at Port Arthur, where there has
been a respite from heavy fighting
for several weeks. The spirit of the
Russian troops at Mukden was greatly
depressed and bordered upon panic
following the reverse at Liao-yang has
been restored and business in the city
is reported to be recovering. The
Japanese are reported to be intrench-
ing upon the Taitse river and the
bridge over the stream which the Rus
slams wrecked as they retreated from
Liao-yang has been rebuilt.
Give It All to China.
London, Sept. 1.-THE Daily Tele-
graphs Tien-tsin correspondent tele-
graphs that he hears from a trust !
worthy source that the Japanese for
eign minister has issued a circular an
%nouncing that 1t is Japan's intention :.
to turn over Port Arthur, when it Is :
captured. and the whole of the Lao
tung peninsula to the Chinese, who.
the correspondent says, will declare
Port Arthur ar open port.
Jap Basis for Peace.
o the same authority" the Daily
Telegraph's report says II am told
h a Japan will be prepared to enter
tain peace proposals after she has
taken Mukden and Sakhalin on the
following basis: First, that an inter-
national syndicate take over the Man
churian railway and run it as a strict
ly commercial enterprise: second.
that. Russia pay E1OO, 900, 900 indem-
nifty, and, third, that Russia is to hand
over all OF her ships in Chinese waters\
to Japan. Japan would be prepared
TO lease SoRho1ir T., NJ