The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
SLAV OFFICERS
TO BE PAR0LED
N0Gr6 TERMS ARE GENEROUS
Diplomats in Toxic Expect Early Movement
Toward Bringing War to an End.

TOXIC, Jan. 3.-The Japanese army
took possession of a number of fort
resses at Port Arthur to-day. The Rus
sian officers and civil officials will be
permitted to return to Russia upon
giving their parole. The officers will be
allowed to retain their side arms. The
Russian soldiers and sailors at Port Ar
thur will come to Japan as prisoners.
By permission of the japanese, Gen
eral Stoessel to-day sent cable mes
sage to the Emperor of Russia. The
message recites the fact that the Port
Arthur commander was forced 10 sur
render announces. the terms granting
the officers parole and asks the EN-
peror to send his commands.
Comment in naval circles here upon
General Stoessel's action in destroying
the Russian warships and attempting
to choke the entrance to the harbor OF
Port Arthur and dispatching the tor
pedo-boat destroyers to Chefu subse-
Quent to his offer to surrender the fort
Iess is directly opposite to the opinions
expressed in the local papers, the Jill
and the Nichi-Nfchi. A member of the
naval staff said to-day that If he had
been in General StoesseI's place he
similar manner, and, further, that IL
General Stoessel had been a Japanese
he probably would have committed sui
eide after dispatching the destroyerS
and blowing up the ships remaining in
port. He expressed the hope that the
Emperor would give General Stoessel
honorable conditions of surrender de-
spite his action.
TERMS OF CAPITULATION.
A telegram from General Nogi giving
the text of the capitulation convention
was received this afternoon. 1t is as
follows:
Article ALI Russian soldiers, marines,
volunteers, also Government officials at the
garrison and harbor of Port Arthur. taken
prisoners.
Article 2-All forts, batteries warshps
other ships and boats and arms ammunition
horses all materials for hostile use, Govern
ment buildings and all objects belonging to the
Russian Government shall be transferred to
the Japanese army in their existing condition.
Article 3-On the preceding two conditions
being assented to, as guarantee for the full
fllment thereof, the men garrisoning the forts
and the batteries on Etze Mountain, sungshu
Mountain, Antze Mountain and the line or emf
nences southeast theretrom. shall be removed
by noon OF January and the same shall be
transferred TO the japanese army.
Article 4-Should Russian military or naval
men be deemed to have destroyed objects
named in article or to have caused altera-
tion in any way in their condition at the ex-
listing time, the signing OF this compact and
the negotiations shall be annulled, and the
Japanese army will take free action.
Article 5-fhe Russian military and naval
authorities shall prepare and transfer to the
japanese army a table showing the fortifica-
tions OF Port Arthur and their respective posi-
tions, and maps showing the location of mines
underground and submarine, and all other
dangerous objects; also table showing the
composition and system OF the army and naval
services at Port Arthur a list of army and
navy officers, with names. rank and duties of
said officers list of army steamers, warships
m he Of fhafr re-
spective crews; a list of civilians showing the
number OF men and women. their race and
occupations.
Article 6--Arms including those carried on
the person; ammunition materials, Gov
ernment. buildings, objects owned by the Gov
ernment, horses warships and other ships, in
Guiding their contents excepting private prop
erty, shall be left in their present positions
and the commissioners OF the Russian and
japanese armies shall decide upon the method
OF their transference.
Article THE Japanese army considering
the gallant resistance offered by the Russian
army being honora ble, will permit the. Off
GERS OF the Russian army and navy. well as
officials belonging thereto. to carry swords and
TO take with them private property directly
necessary for the maintenance of life. The
previously mentioned officers, officials and vol
unteers who will sign written parole pledging
that they will not take up arms and in nowise
Japanese army until the close OF the war will
receive the consent of the japanese army to
navv officer VIII Dw he ailnusd o Haen army and
such servant viii be specially released sign
ing the parole.
Article s-Non- commissioned officers and
privates of both army and navy and volun-
teers shall wear their uniforms and taking
portable tents and necessary private property
and commanded by their respective officers
shall assemble at such place as may be indi-
Gated by the Japanese army The Japanese
commissioners will indicate the necessary de-
tails therefor.
Article e-The sanitary corps and the ac-
countaHts belonging to the Russian army and
navy shall be retained by the ia Danese while
their services are deemed necessary for the
0fn TO- -soI~
oners. During such time such corps shall be
required to render service under the direction
OF the sanitary corps and accountants Of the
Article I0-The treatment to be accorded to
residents. the transfer of books and documents
relating to municipal administration and
finance and all details necessary for the en-
forcement Of this compact shall be embodied
tary compact shall have the same force as this
compact. $3.50
Article 11-one copy each of this compact
shall be prepared by the Japanese and Russian
armies and it shall have immediate effect upon
the signature thereto.
EFFORTS TOWARD PEACE.
Some of the foreign diplomats here
believe that there will be AN early re-
newal of efforts looking toward peace.
Outwardly the japanese Government
gives no indications of it's desires in
that direction. but 1T is known that it
is prepared to discuss the question and
to make terms which are character
ized as reasonable.
Those who predict a movement for
peace declare that the Japanese En-
peror's commentator of General
Stoessei and the determination of the
Japanese to give honorable terms to
the surrendered garrison will soften
the blow to Russia and create an
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