Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-01-12
THE SURRENDER.
Terms Of Compact Made With Rus.
Sian Forces.

carrier, or the tAtc OF Port arthur.
The event had been anticipated and
under official direction the minds OF
the populace were prepared to re-
celve with resignation the fact OF tho
announcement by reason of the publ.
cation OF the dispatches forwarded
last week by General Stoessel de-
scribing the straits to which the gar
rison had been reduced. The eXpec-
tation In some quarters that the sur
render of the fortress would be fol-
I lowed at the capital by anti.war
demonstrations has not been realized
SO far as there has been any express
sion OF feeling 1t has been for carry
ing on the war with greater vigor.
Among the Russian officers there Is
a feeling that any proposals of peace
that may be made must be made
with the view that In order that
peace may be lasting Japan must
recognize Russia's right to free tran.
sit of its ships through waters of the
far east. High Japanese officials de-
clare that there is no probability OF
advances coming from their govern.
ment looking toward peace negotia.
tons. In official quarters in st. Pc
tersburg it is said that no tender OF
| good offices from a third party would
| be accepted and that any proposal
for peace must come from Japan di.
| rect
The text of the articles of capitula-
ton of the Port Arthur garrison, sign.
| ed by the commissioners representing
| General Stoessel and General Nogi,
has been made public. All Russian sol
| diers, marines and civil officers of the
: garrison and harbor are made prison
ers; all forts, batteries, vessels, NUM-
| tons, etc, are transferred to the Jap
anese in the condition in which they
existed at noon January 8, violation
of this clause to operate as an annul-
| ment of the negotiations, giving the
| Japanese army warrant to take free
action; the Russian military and naval
| authorities are to furnish to the Jap
anese army an exhibit of all fortifca-
lions, underground and submarine
| mines, a list of the military officers,
of ships and the numbers of their
crews, and of civilians of both sexes,
with their race and occupations and all
public property, such as buildings,
| munitions of war etc, which are to be
left in the present position, pending
arrangement for their transferrence
Officers of the army and navy are
permitted to retain their swords and
such of their personal property as is
| directly necessary for the mainten-
ance of life, and with one servant
each, may, upon signing their parole
not to take up arms during the con-
tinuance of the war, return to Russia.
Non-commissioned officers and pri-
Yates will be held as prisoners. For
the benefit of the sick and wounded
Russians, the sanitary corps and the
accountants belonging to the Russian
army and navy will be required to
serve under the Japanese sanitary
corps and accountants for such period
of time as may be deemed necessary.
Correspondence Between Japanese
and Russian Commanders.
TOKIO-General Nogi reports as
follows:
AT in the afternoon of January
l the enemy's bearer of a flag of truce
came into the first line of our posi-
ticn south of Shuishiying and handed
letter to our officers. The same
reached me at o'clock at night. The
letter is as follows:
Judging by the general condition
of the whole line of hostile positions
held by you, find further resistance
at Port Arthur useless, and for the
purpose of preventing needless sacri-
flee OF lives, l propose to hold nego-
t.ations with reference to capitula-
ton. Should you consent to the same
you will please appoint commissioners
tor discussing the order and condi-
tons regarding equalization, and also
appoint place for such commissions
ers appointed to meet the same APP
pointed by me.
1 take this opportunity to convey
TO your eXcellency assurances of my
respect STOESSEL.'
shortly after dawn today will
dispatch our bearer of a flag of truce
WIN INC lOlIONlHS IGply duuTbSSGQ 10
Stoessel:
81 have the honor to reply to your
proposal to hold negotiations regard
ing the conditions and order of CAN'T
ulation. For this purpose | have ap-
pointed as commissions Major General
Ijichi, chief of staff of our army. He
will be accompanied by some staff
officers and civil officials. They will
meet your commissioners January 2,
noon, at Shuishiyng. The commits
sioners of both parties will be en-
powered to sign convention for the
capitulation without waiting for rati.
ticaion, and cause the same to take
immediate effect Authorization for
such plenary powers shall be signed
by the highest officer of both the ne
gotiating parties and the same shall
be exchanged by the respective com,
m 'ssioners.