The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-05

N''N tNHiutitui are the heroes OF me
siege and surrender of Port Arthur.
During ;he siege both fought like tru-
warriors. and in defeat General stoes-
sci has lost none Of his reputation Tor
bravery and gallantry
General Baron Nogi lost two sons
during the siege, hut on receiving the
news he said simply: q am glad they
died so splendidly. The funeral ceic.
monies may he postponed as they
may have to be performed in con
junction with those to my memory"
General 5tocssel, on the day that
uninterrupted communications with
Kuropatkin's s.n,y in Manchuria ceas-
ed. declared with foreboding port
Arthur will he NY tomb"
Prepared for Death Struggle.
The expressions of both generals
We're Characteristic and were meant to
convey that they were preparea for a
death struggle. and that both expect.
ed death for one or the other, would
end the titanic battle for victory
Both live, bat the victor mourns
over The loss of his two sons. and the
thousands Of brave japanese VINO fell
in The desperate attacks on the Rus
sian defenses General stoessel loses
no glory in surrepdering at the mo.
mem when 1t was absolutely impos.
siNc to withstand the constant as
saults Unlike tho famous siege Of
Sabastopol, where the Rnsslaus were
enabled t. retreat landward after
abandoning the fortress to the En- glish
and French armies. Ieneral Stoessel
had no avenue along which his war
worn. wounded but still fighting com
mand ooud retreat The Russian
war ships were destroyed, and the
Japanese prevented retreat on the
land side.
It is not 10 be wondered at that he
determined that Port Arthur should
not be his tomb, lie had exposed
himself on the firing line daily, anJ
had oeen wounded. To make Port
Arthur his tomb would he to sacrifice
the remainder OF his garrison He re
solved 10 surrender when further re.
sisiance meant death to all Of the gal.
liant defenders.
General Paron Nogi is 55 years old
the same age as General Stoessel--
and both belong to the same grim,
determined tyre General Nogi he
longs to ;he taciturn class and is the
tyre Of the Japanese soldier Of high
rank. General Stoessel is The type or
Russian 81 ld,er who boasts occasion
al'v but who always is ready to Aght
to the death
Leaders Well Matehtu.
General Nogi had the men ano the
guns to press the siege no matter
how many soldiers he lost He han
the persistence Of the bloodhound, who
follows tie scent no matter where
it leads. General stoessel was the
bulldoe with the lone in his mouth
determined not to relint uish II until
the last drop Of blood was shed.
1t was in May that the mikado be-
slowed tho rank Of general on Baron
Nogi ana gave him command of the
besieging force IN 1S9t Nogi was a
major general at the first siege OF
Port Arthur. when the fortress was
wrested from tue Chinese. For his
services in the CLino-Iapanese war he
WIS made lieutenant general and
baron Al the close Of the Chinese
war he was nade yiceroy of Formosa.
but he did not shine as a civil admir
istrator lie was a true hghting mar,
and It was recogni; ed he coui1 serve
his emperor better in the field He
was recalled aud given command Of
the eleventh division, and when war
broke out between Russia and Japan
he finally was selected by the mi6ado
to capture Port arthur.
On the day that he received his
promotion The news came TO him that
his eldest son, Lieutenant N0gi Sho-
ten had baen Killed on Nanshan Hin
in one Of the fights near Port Arthur.
1t was considered that 20 be aelecte /
as commander of the forces At Port
Arthur was the greatest honor be-
cause of the Sentimental interest al
tachiag to the fortress. General Nogl
started out with the determination 70
capture the fortress which he aided
to seize from the chinese anG which
all Japan considered had been obtain
ed unfairly by Russia.
Noe, Grim and Rugged.
Heneral Nogi enjoys the reputation
Of being model soldier according TO
the old standard. He Is simple TO