Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-12
END NOW WRITTEN OF MOST
DRAMATIC INCIDENT OF
MODERN TIMES.
NO EQUAL In MODERN WAR
STORY OF OPERATIONS is ONE OF
REPEATED FIGHTING BY
LAND AND SEA.

Port Arthur, whose hills have for
months run red with the blood Of the
bravest of two warlike nations, has at
last succumbed to the fierce tenacity
Of the Japanese attack.
Exhausted by months of almost con-
slant fighting, decimated by disease
and casualties and hopelessly sealed
in its rocky fortress, the gallant gar
rison has yielded to its gallant be-
siegers and the end is now written OF
the most dramatic war incident OF
modern times.
At o'clock Sunday night Gen. Nogi.
commanding the Japanese army of in
vestment, received from the Russian
general, Stoesse!, a note saying that
he found further resistance useless
and asking for a meeting to arrange
terms of capitulation. 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 yesterday to arrange the con-
ditions of surrender. The negotiations
were concluded at 4:30 o'clock.
Nature Of Terms Not Known.
The nature of the terms agreed
upon is not yet known. but dispatches
from Toxic indicate that they will be
OF the most magnanimous character.
The emperor OF Japan himself, through
the chief of the imperial staff, has
given public his expression that Gen.
StOessel has rendered commendable
service to his county in the midst OF
difficulties" and that it is his wish
that military honors be shown him.
The siege and the defense of Rus.
sia's stronghold in the Far East have
been marked by bravery, gallantry
and desperation unequaled in modern
warfare, and hardly excelled in mill
tary history. The story of the opera
tions around Port Arthur is one OF
repeated fighting, both by land and
sea, of the most desperate and thrill
ing character. Isolated instances OF
heroism that would have set the world
ringing under less, have been dwarfed
by the generally magnificent
Conduct Of Both Forces.
BY sea there have been torpedo boat
dashes Of superb recklessness and big
ships have plowed through mine
fields with heroic disregard to give
battle or in wild efforts to escape
BY land the Japanese have hurled
themselves against positions declared
to be impregnable. They have faced
and scaled rocky heights crowned will
batteries and covered with defenders
| suffering losses that military expert!
say would have appalled, any European
army.
In the doomed fortress it's people
have lived under rain of she'll ant
shrapnel. Scanty rations, besieged OF
every side, knowing that hope of sue
cess or escape was vain. the garrison
has fought with stubbornness tina
has evoked the admiration of tn
world. They met the untiring assault
of the japanese with, grim valor tina
gained every praise of their foe, an
the fighting has been waged
With a "Reminiscences
that often refused truces to bury tn
dead and collect the wounded.
Over the corpse-flled trenches me
| have fought nanu-loIidHu Win Col
steel and dubbed guns, and at shor
range have hurled at each other han
grenades filled with high explosives
The whole story is one OF undaunte
courage and sublime bravery.
What Port Arthur has. cost in HI
!, man life and in money no estimate (
even approximate correctness can b
!. made. The losses have been appal
ing. It has been reported that in som
engagements leading UP to the recer
capture of 2O3- Meter hill, the attackin
force lost as high as 40 per cent of til
force engaged, while the garrison
losses, of which no word has com
must have been frightful.
News Held Back at St. Petersburg
The authorities at st. Petersbnr
= in the absence of direct official new
from Gen. Stoessel that Port Arth'
had surrendered. have not permitt'
the news to become public. Emper
Nicholas is in the South of Russi
and his ministers are for the time b
ing in the dark as to what dispatch
) have been sent to him from the froI