The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
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It was set forth in these dispatches
some weeks ago that serious suspicious
were entertained by both belligerents
Cross flag.
No Quarter Given.
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
of their antagonism. Lieutenant Cen
eral Stoessel has addressed his garrison
saying that the present mood of the
Japanese indicates clearly the necessity
of resisting them to the last drop of
Russian blood, because if the Japanese
soldiers entered the fortress it undoubt-
eddy would be Impossible for their Off
sacre. -
For this reason Lieutenant General
Stoessel Is making no objection to
civilians leaving Port Arthur. When
the 800 women who, are in Port ARTHUR
engaged in hospital work were advised
rather face the possibility of the mas
sacre than desert their posts. j
Dead Are Unburied.
In consequence of the fact that flags
of truce are ignored, numbers Of Jap
slopes of the hills Of the northeast de,
Tense for weeks past, are still unburied
and the stencil in Port Arthur from de-
composing bodies when the wind is in
the right direction, is almost unendur-
able. The Russian soldiers, who are in
some cases posted only fifty PAGES from
heaps of decaying dead, have constant
ly to wear over their noses handker-
chiefs soaked in camphor, as. otherwise
they would be unable to remain at their
posts.
In the course Of the assaults which
took place in the four last days OF AL
gust, two companies Of Japanese sol
found themselves at the mercy Of the
Russians and hoisted white flag. To
this, however, the Russians paid no. at
tention and continued to volley rapidly
into the helpless ranks Of the enemy.
Japs Aid in Massacre.
In the meantime Japanese troops in
the rear Of the companies that had
| the white flag saw what their comrades
had done and expressed their disa"orov'
| al of the surrender by firing into their
rear. AS a result Of this fire from
! friend and foe, 900 men were annlhl
lated The dead fell among the dee9m
|
DAYS afterwards the wounded men. in
this area raised futtering- handkerchiefs
| in their hands in pleas for help, but the
| Russians were afraid to venture out to
give succor. Within week the army
had made it's last unregarded prayer FOL
| help and the shambles was quaet out
CHASTITY field of horror.
Grand Assault May Be On.
| Local students of the military situa
| ton at Port Arthur, basing their deduc
ton upon conditions there, are of the
opinion that another grand assault Is
either occurring at the present time OF
| is imminent.
This opinion is based on the heavy
bombardment of the Russian stronghold
that occurred Sept l6, for such bonn
bardment marks the usual prelude tc
an assault; on the arrival here OF 1mpor
tant messengers from Port Arthur at 8
time when the running of the blockade
| is extremely perilous; on a recent state
ment that the Japanese siege works are
| completed and on reports from 1eort Dal
! nv, that an assault was expected to take
place in few days. These reports
were received last week. :,
| In addition to the foregoing there il
the common knowledge that the. Japan
csc realize that their continued inactiv
itv increases the resisting power Of the
Russian garrison and their consequent
desire to make such periods Of inactiv
ity as brief as possible.
Horses Used for Food.
Chinese, Russians and Japanese al
agree that the Japanese vessels block
aiding Port Arthur are paying particular
attention to iunks, which for . month nth
past have been trying to smuggle sup
! plies into the fortress, and when the,
are caught the crews are roughl,,
treated. The iunks generally are SUM
Dalny. By mistake the Japanese san]
a junk which. was carrying delicacies t.
General Nogi from an admirer, but
=: part of the cargo was recovered. v.t:a@~.
General N9gi commands the :, ya lPa :
severe measures in this crusade, wit,
the idea of intimidating blockaders.
Russian civilians. who have reache
here from Port Arthur say that came
cornbeef is plentiful there and that tn
fresh meat supply consists of twelv
horses slaughtered daily.
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