Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-12-03
PORT ARTHUR N MS HAND


Ou N.N ri OF sHN. NINNNi N'N. hN
DANA. cbIei OF ue Japanese s.uon,
sau. ai,,r tnofousn inspection %,
.ue Operations at ror, Auuul aud e
conference euh Cen Nogl save tu.
iouoau. exclusive interview 30 ga,
,moaso Dauy Scws stan cogta.p1Bu
cuts
lou have seen pJu Arthur anu
may thIua 90 ,asy to take said tao
e,uyml. "uut BE- Is quite % lmouU
I task
ui course. ] said "It BIAS thirty
powerful forts 0u which tho Russians
I nave spfnt ton yoar cnsIuggr.us,
,1t natural Irieuses are strong. There
/ Is stubborn army 1l hgutors within.
IcID,oriy commanded -
Would Winter in the Port.
/ huduma stretched ou, ha closed
baud. mouumng mo 20 hold PORT
/ Ar.uur hero. o.. aaid
/ Where VIII yoU winter about Port
building barracks aud have only shell
tsr tents The Mauchurlau winds
ute bitterly.
% she'll wIulor inside" replied tho
/ .eu.uI W.l UahD tho NUrUsa
.HDH hesitate to use my bIe guns
Tor fear oi hurting noucombaunb.
Tea was uoW served by o. soldier
whose straps showed him to bo aur.
/ .Itur oft che famous regiment which
'n. 100 per cent of Its numbers Iu re.
pguod unsuccessful assaults Uu thc
, Kcodwan forts during the tbroo days
battle of August ll-2f
% cannot say what dumBge lhe big
gans viii do. resumed the ganoral
'rhIs is thc drsJ time In history that
Irwatdrlcuac gums have engaged each
I0ihor brought ours from Japan
The Russians cannot use thoirs
| against Admiral Togoa noet and have
| uuDI tLcm .uubUaid'
"Why dob thc Russians not u.e tho.r
! suns against Ibc upU.9'
Naval Equipments on land
koiuma Faclch.ug pon Arthur.
with seml.C'rCu.ur parallel lines rep
| Presenting tho outor harIor, sold. 'Thc
luWer liro shows our mines. tHg inner
.hD Russian mines. our sgf.us Oi
| electric mInos o. laiB counter 90
lfho.ra lf struck by shells they would
explode and sec OH the Russian series.
damaging tha coast deionHos of thc
harbor Thus checked by mines aud
counter mines. tine Russian coast de-
lenses ana our navy must remain iu-
laclyc. Tho Russian noot D. uuNill.
| ue to take thp initiative and $50 the
Dnomy has turned not only tho coast
! defense guns bui even his naval suns
'andward Iu roply to Tins / brought
Ifom Japan our coaaNdgfoHse mOrtlrs
ni nayni guns You vim SEQ two
| great naval equipments nghuns on
land
90 wish could bring an the worlds
luctic.nus to witness these lessons for
| Wurl warfare The question is are
our naval guns and guns of position
| end reinforced field artillery more
powerful than the Russian naval and
coast defense guns now reinforcing
thc furta2'
"In the end. however ! said. "is
pot tho hoy in khaki the deciding
furco7 Your infantry loss thus fur
has bccn heavy and your infantry
must finally take me fortress " % it
ever taken"
Has Plenty Of Troops.
40" said kodama "Ih.s is a
question OF strategy tactics and ca.
cheering have am army large
enough to take Port Arthur. The
enemy has about 10000 troops We
have about 10000 three 90 ono--a
sufficient force even considering their
, iefonsag. lt would be- impossible "a
use more mon Tho outcome now de-
ponds on ammunition ana general
ship"
How about food2" { asked ~ Il
reported that you permit transports
land iuuks 20 run the blockade, wish
/ INK only the glory OF taking the
fortress by assault
D. "That o. absolutely false replied
the general "Our blockade is per
feet Tho Russian forts" De coutln
I ueio. care woll built ON the Belgian
model Tho general situation OF ih'
b forts also 60 similar 90 that Of th'
Belgian forts Thoy are irouplaie
toward tho son toward land there arr
only earth works. with some masonry
and little concrete A clever en-
glnoor designed thom We ind theu
absolutely changed since the chin'
I war. whom we took Port arthur 70
. ono day Then one fort, rocshan
I was tho Key of tho whole position
once that had been taken an th'
y others fen
'gSow we cannot say that any single
fort Is the key Am are $50 arrange.
that We must take them IN detail Th'
capture 0f one means only the car
uro of that individual fort. not Of
aerlos aa formerly study as We may
wo and q dlmcult 60 locate thei
q weakness. they have carried ior'lhoa
q ton 90 such an extent"
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