Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-08-25
DECLINES TO
SURRENDER
Garrison Of Russian Fortress
at Port Arthur Refuses
to Give Up.
SPURN THE JAPANESE OFFER
Also Declines to Send Out Non Com
batants = Situation is Desperate
Japanese Shells Have Ignited Light
ers Containing Coal Supplies.

Toxic, Aug. 1S.-It is reported that
the Port Arthur garrison has refused
to surrender, and is disinclined to
send out n-combatants ~, ID.
London, Aug. 1S.-According TO a
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
at Che Foo, refugees bring news OF a
serious condition of affairs at Port Ar
thur. They say that Japanese shells
have ignited many lighters, which
contained supplies OF coal, resulting
In terrific conttagration. Many OF
the buildings have been demolished
and the hospitals are crowded.
Che Foo, Aug. ia battle OF
huge proportions ragged around Port
Arthur August ID and Is and was re-
sumed on August II. The Japanese.
it is reported, sacrificed twenty
thousand more men, but gained i'm
portant advantages in the matter OF
position. The above news was
brought on junks, one of which hav-
ing on board three Russians con-
cealed in the baggage of Chinese to
escape from the Japanese, left Port
Arthur Wednesday night and was
blown rapidly to Che Foo by a gale.
The main force of the attack was d.
rected against the left wing and re-
suited in the capture of Pigeon bay
positions and some of the forts at
Laothle promontory. At Palun Chang
the japanese hastily mounted guns,
which did excellent service in aiding
the storming of the right wing, where
the Japanese are said to have cap
tured two forts of minor value, mount
ing eight fourinch guns, two siege
guns and six quick-firing guns.
On the night OF August Is the bat
tie lulled somewhat, when the Jap
anese sent the terms of surrender to
Lieutenant-General Stoessel The
terms provided that the garrison
should march out with the honors OF
war and join General Kuropatkin;
that all civilians be brought to a
place designated by the Japanese ad-
! miral; that the Russian warships in
the harbor, seven in number-name-
ly, the battleships Retvizan, Sevas-
topol, Pobieda, Perseviet and Poltava
and the armored cruiser Bayan and
the protected cruiser Pallada-and
twelve or more torpedo boat destroy
ers and four gunboats, be surrendered
to the Japanese
Northumberland Stoessel is al
legged to have received the terms with
burst Of wonderful profanity, his
habitual tacitursity DESERVING him. He
STROBE the floor until he became
calmer, and then remarked that if the
( Japanese proposal was joke it was
in bad taste.
General Stoessel's treatment OF me
Japanese major was courteous, but
his reply was firm and characteristic.
The Japanese major then asked for a
three days truce in which TO bury the
dead. This was refused. The battle
was renewed at 10 o'clock August II
and as the junk left it was raging
furiously on all sides. The Russian
refugees expressed confidence that
the fortress would hGd out. They
said reinforcements from General
Kuropatkin were expected within a
fortnight. .....
The refugees said during the storm
Ing OF forts three and four on the
right wing land mines were exploded,
"iping out two Japanese infantry
regiments, two squadrons of cavalry
and one artillery company.