New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-11
WOULD STRIKE
OYAMA At ONCE
KURoPATKIN Hay BE ORDERED
TO GIVE BATTLE.
HOPE or PEACE VERY REMOTE
Delivery of Russian Prisoners at Port
Arthur Completed-Number Is
Over "a, Ooo-Lieut. Gen.
Fock Not Killed.

Over "a, OOO-Lieut. Gen.
Fock Not Killed.
London. jan Sit is expected at
ST. Petersburg that the czar will order
Kuropatkin to take the offensive inn
nediately before Nogi's veterans can
join the Japanese forces on the
ahakhe, and at any expense to gain
some success to offset the effect of the
loss of Port Arthur upon the Russian
people. Such instructions will place
Kuropatkin in most difficult posi-
hon The severity of the winter in
northern Manchuria makes extensive
military operation next to impossible,
even with troops having the best
equipment. 1t is known that the Rus
ian army is suffering great depriva
ton of such necessaries as boots and
svercoats, owing to the wholesale
robberies of supplies, and battle
fought solely for political reasons
would be with advantage strongly on
the side of the Japanese
Effect of Port Arthur's Fall
Europe still awaits some decisive
Indication as to what will be the i'm
mediate effect of the fall of Port Ar
thur. This indication can come only
from st. Petersburg. 1t is now gen
orally recognized that Japan's great
victory can make for peace only in
case Russia's internal crisis makes
peace imperative.
Delivery of Prisoners Completed.
Washington, Jan. 9.-The Japanese
legation received the following cable
gram from the foreign office at Toxic
ander date of Sunday: Gen. Nogi on
Sunday reports delivery of Russian pris-
sners under capitulation was completed
en- Saturday. The total of the prisoners
we're 878 officers and 25, 491 men, whereof
AL officers and 229 orderlies gave parole
80 far. Gen. Smirnorf, Gen. Fock, Gen.
Gorbatovsky and Admiral Willmann
preferred to be sent to Japan as pris-
eners, while Stoessel will leave Dalny
for home on the 18th of January"
Will Go to Japan.
Headquarters Japanese Army at Port
Arthur, via Fusan, Jan 9.-Lieut Gems.
Fock and Smirnoff have decided to go to
Hoff was in command of the forts at Port
Arthur and Gen. Fock commanded the
fourth division of the army there Gen.
Flock says he will drill his men in Japan.
Fifty per cent. of the Russian officers
will go to Japan and share with their
men the fate of prisoners Of war. There
are five Russian admirals at Port Ar
thur, one of whom will go to Japan.
Among the admirals is a prince
Reports previously received were to
the effect that both Lieut.. Gems. Fock
and Smirnoff had been killed at Port
Arthur. On January a st. Peters
burg dispatch denied that Fock had
been killed, but admitted that he had
been wounded. A dispatch received
from Mukden January said that
while the death of Fock had not been
published, it had for six weeks been
u accepted there as a fact. The report
Of Gen. Smirnoff's death had never
been confirmed
Will Establish Naval Station.
Toxic, Jan. 9-The Japanese intend
to establish a naval station at Port
Arthur. Vice Admiral Y. Shibayama
will probably be placed in charge of
it. The military administration at
Port Arthur will retain only small
garrison as soon as the prisoners are
withdrawn and order is restored. The
Feet is busily engaged in clearing
mines, but owing to their great mum
Der navigation will be unsafe for a
long time, Only government craft will
be allowed to enter the harbor. 1T is
probable that Dalny will soon be
epened UP to neutrals
Japs Repulsed.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 9.-Gen. Kuro-
Patkin reports the Illustration of q
Japanese attempt to surprise his cen.
ter front the night of January g. and
the bayonettigg of 81 Japanese the
night of January by a cavalry recon.
Nuisance in the valley of the Taitse
river, in the direction of Sianchan.
Prisoners Celebrate.
Headquarters of the Third japanese
Army, Jan. 8, via Fusan The Russian
srisoners, while waiting at Changking
1su, railway station for Dalny, cele
brated the approach of the new year
Religious services were held Sunday
morning at ten o'clock and the assem-
biage of prisoners was addressed by {
Russian priest in full canonical dress
After the services there was must.
and dancing on the open ground il
front OF the station The eight-year
Old daughter of Russian officer j,
among the prisoners.
Blockade Raised.
London, Jan ga dispatch to th,
japanese legation from Toxic, in con
firming the announcement of the rails
ing of the blockade of the Liaotun,
peninsula, adds: For the present
however, no ships except those in tn
Japanese government service will be al
lowed to enter Port Arthur
Still Hope for Success
Toxic, Jan. 9.--In naval circles her
the recall Of the Russian second Pacifi
squadron is not regarded as a sign tina
Russia does not hope for final success