Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-06
PORT ARTHUR HAS FALLEN
NOW IN THE HANDS or THE
LITTLE BROWN MEN.
After a Heroic Defense Of Many
Months, General stoesseI Decides
to Surrender to the Gallant
Besiegers.

| At last Port Arthur has fallen int,
the hands Of the japanese. Exhaust
| ed by months OF almost constant fight
ing. decimated by disease and casual
ties and hopelessly sealed In its rocky
fortress. the gallant garrison has
yielded to its besiegers and the end II
now written TO one OF the most dra
matte war incidents OF modern times
At O'Clock Sunday night General
Nogi, commanding the Japanese army
OF invasion, received from the Russian
general. Stoessel, note saying that
he founs further resistance useless
and asking for a meeting to arrange
terms OF capituation. The note was
simple and direct, and the Japanese
general Immediately named commits
sioners to confer with representatives
OF the Russian commander. They met
at noon Monday to arrange the condi-
lions OF surrender. The nature OF the
terms agreed upon Is not yet known,
but dispatches from Toxic indicate
that they will be OF the most magnan-
imous character. The emperor of
Japan himself, through the chief of
the imperial staff, has given public his
expression that General Stoessel has
rendered commendable service to his
country in the midst OF difficulties"
and that 1t is his wish that military
honors be shown him"
A dispatch from Toxic quotes mill
tary opinion as believing that the en-
tire garrison will be allowed to march
out under arms and may be sent to
Russia on parole. Late dispatches
from Japan have shown that the gal |
liant defense Of Stoessel and his men |
has nowhere been given finer appre-
citation than In the land of his foes,
and 1t is more than likely that Japan
will embrace the opportunity to show
her magnanimity and admiration of
the gallantry of Port Arthur's defend
srs by allowing them all the honors
which war permits z victorious army
20 1est6% upon the vanquished.
The siege and the defense OF Rus
Iia's stronghold in the far east have
,een marked by bravery, gallantry
md desperation unequaled in modern
warfare and hardly excelled in mill
ary> history.
The story of the operations around I
'ort Arthur is one of repeated fight
ne, both by land and sea; of the most
esperate and thrilling character. Iso- t
tied instances Of heroism that would |
ave set the world ringing under less I
circumstances have q
cen dwarfed by the generally mag
lflcent conduct of both forces. BY f
pa there have been torpedo !boat
ashes of superb recklessness and big b
hips have ploughed through mine :
elds with heroic disregard to give :
little or In wild efforts to escape. "
Y land the Japanese have hurled G
emselves against positions declared 81
be impregnable. They have faced
I'd scaled rocky heights crowned
It'll batteries and crowded with de-
nders. suffering losses that military =
perts say would have appalled, any ?
lropean army. o
In the doomed fortress its people =
We lived under a devastating rain -
shell and shrapnel On scanty ra- .
ms. besieged on every side. know y.
! that hope OF succor or escape was a.
In. the garrison has fought with ~
that has evoked the adj 90
ration OF the world, They met the tn