The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-05
TERMS OF SURRENDER
Text Of What Was Agreed Upon at
the Conference.
ARE TO BE PAROLED.
N0n.C Commissioned Officers and Also
the Volunteer Privates Are to
BE Held by Yicters as
Prisoners Of War.

General Eogi giving the text Of the
equalization convention was received
Thursday afternoon. 1t is as follows:
article ALI Russian soldiers.
marines, volunteers, also government,
oficials at the garrison and harbor OF
Port rthar are taken prisoners.
"Artiele ALI forts, batteries, war
ships. other ships and boats, arms.
ammunition, horses, all materials for
hostile purposes, government building
and all objects belonging to the Rus
Sian government shall be transferred
to the Japantse army In their existing
condition.
/ ARTICLE 3--on athe preceding two
conditions being assigned, as a guar
antee for the fu1lfllment thereon the
men garrisoning the forts and the bat
teries on Etze mountain. Sungshu
mountain. Antze mountain and the
line OF enemies southeast therefrom
shall be removed by noon. of Jan. 8.
and the same shall be transferred to
the Japanese army.
Article 4-Should Russian military
or naval men be deemed to have de-
stroyed objects named In article 2, or
to have caused alteration In any way
In condition In the existing time, the
signing OF this compact and the nego-
tiations shall be annulled and the
Japanese army will take free action.
Article 6--Ahe Russian military and
naval authorities shall prepare and
transfer to the Japanese army a table
showing the fortifications of Port
Arthur and their respective positions
and maps showing the locations of
mines, under ground and submarine,
and all other dangerous objects: also
q map showing the composition and
system OF the army and naval services
at Port Arthur; list OF army and
navy officers, with their names. rank
and duties or said officers. a list OF
army steamers, warshfps and other
ships, with the numbers of their re-
spective crews, list of civilians.
showing the number OF men AMI
women. their race and occupations.
Article 6--Arms. including those
war materials government building,
object owned by the government,
horses. warships. and other ships, In.
Guiding their contents. excepting pri-
vate property, shall be left III their
present positions and the commanders
OF the Russian ana Japanese armies
shall decide upon the method of their
Transformation.
Article THE Japanese army, COM
sidering the gallant resistance offered
by the Russian army, as being honor,
win permit the officers OF the Russian
army and navy. a. well as nfsieiaIs be-
fonsifig thereto. to carry swords and
20 take with thenl private property,
directly necessary for the maintains
ence OF life. The previously mentioned
officers. officials and volunteers, who
Will sign written parole pledging that
they will not take up arms and In no
wise take action contrary TO the inter.
ests OF the Japanese army until the
close OF the war. will receive the con-
sent Of the japanese army to return to
their country. Each army ard navy
o4licer will be allowed one servant and
such servant will be specially re-
leased on signing the parole.
ARTICLE S---Non- commissioned off,
GERS and priYates both armies and navy
and volunteers shall wear their uni
forms and taking portable tents and
necessary private property ard COM
manded by their respective officers, /
sr II assemble at such places as may
be indicated by the Japanese army.
The Japanese commissioners will indi-
cate the necessary details therefor.
Article a--srfe sanitary corps and
the accountants belonging to the Rus
sian army and navy shall be retained
by the Japanese while their services
are deemed necessary for the caring
for sick and wounded prisoners. DUR
ine such Tins such corps will be re
ouired TO render service under the de
rection Of the sanitary corps and ac-
countants Of the Japanese army.
article 1o--The treatment 70 be sc
corded to the residents. the transfer Of
books ana documents relating To
municipal administration and finance
ana also detailed files necessary for the
enforcement Of this compact shall be
embodied In q supplementary come
pact. The supplementary compact
shan have the same force az this
compact.
Article i1--one copy Of each Of this
compact shall be prepared for the
japanese and Russian armies and Il
shall have immediate effect on sigma
ture thereof