Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-08-18
DEMAND SURRENDER
Mikado Calls on Russian Com.
mander For Port Arthur.
CENERAL.STOESSEL ANSWERS "SO'
OutpOsts OF Besiegers Closing ON
Cars Fortress-UItimatum Sent to
Chipn-Noyik sighted Making
For ViadtvostOk.

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For Vi%adivostok.
LONDON, Aug 18.-Special advices
from Tokyo say that the mikado's de-
mand for the surrender of the town
and Notifications of Port Arthur has
been delivered to tile Russian com.
mander, General Stoessel.
Major Yamaska, eliief Of staff, was
sent into Port Arthur with the i'm
perial message.
To the demand to surrender Stoessel
answers uncompromislngly mo" and
declares his garrison will fight to the
last man in defense of the fortress.
In his reply Lieutenant General
| Stoesscl expresses his thanks to the
mikado for the humanitarian offer to
| grant safe conduct to all noncom-
| batants within the Russian lines, but
does not accept 1t.
The Japanese commander has com
municated to the commandment at Port
Arthur the wish of the Japanese en-
peror that all noncombatants leave the
town in case the demand for sur
| render is not complied with, in order
| that they may not suffer in the final
| assault.
The Japanese line has been drawn
| still closer around beleagured Port Ar
thur. The right wing of the Japanese
| line has penetrated to the vicinity of
Pigeon bay, while the center has NOV
| ed forward from Palingching, which is
south of Shushiyen and two miles
| north Of the town.
Passengers on board the steamer De-
| Gina, which anchored off Port Arthur
| last night, witnessed the bombardment
| from Pigeon bay. The Japanese shells
| were visible during their whole course.
They circled comet-like to the town.
| and their explosions were marked by
| great splashes of fire which shot up
into the sky. The bombardment from
this and other points began at mid
night and lasted until morning. Tho
Russians did not reply to the japanese
fire.
Major Seaman, formerly q surgeon III
the American army, was a passenger
on the Decima. He says the spectacle
was most brilliant and awe inspiring.
The Decima weighed anchor from Port
Arthur at 5 O'Clock in the morning. Al
some distance out she saw five Japa-
nese warships guarding the harbor.
A st. Petersburg report says that
| the cruiser Novik of the Port Arthur
squadron has been sighted off Cape
| Alsonsnosaki, on the southeast coast OF
| Japan, by the American steamer Over
ton. The Novik was apparently max
ing for ~Vladivostok.
It has been learned that Japan has
made a demand on China, practically
in the nature of al ultimatum, that she
Immediately enforce her neutrality III
the case of the protected cruiser As
kold and the torpedo boat destroyer
Grosnovof, now ut Shanghai. Japan
has pointed out that the time limit.
twenty-four hours, permitted by inter
national law, has expired and that
Japan therefore is at liberty to take
such action as may seem to her expc
dent.
With regard to the Ryeshitelni, ia.
pan is determined not to comply Will
the Chinese demand, submitted in com
pliance with the Russian note, that
the vessel be returned to Chefu. Japan
insists that to all intents and pur-
poses Chefu has been a Russian base
during the war, Chinese junks in the
pay of Russia having been fitted out
there and sent through the japanese
b%lockading vessels to Port Arthur.
A dispatch from Vladivostok says
the cruisers Rossla and Gromoboi Of
the yladiyostok squadron have reach
ed that port.
A dispatch from Liaoyang says that
u general Japanese fianking movement
Is developing to the east and parallel
with the railway. The movement in
wolves the whole mass of troops from
Dalin pass to Diodinshan, on the
Tiatse river, thirty-hve miles southeast
of Mukden. 1t is evident that these
troops have combined with the OBJ
ject OF forcing the Russians out of
Liaoyang without a fight and thus Sc
curing advantageous winter quarters.
1t is not thought the Japanese have
enough men to consummate the move
ment until the release of a large num-
Der Of the troops now besieging Port
Arthur.