Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-01-09
Russian Generals Win Admiration
Of Japanese..nby Allowing III
Themselves to Become
Prisoners of War.
STAND BY THEIR MEN
Late Reports Show That a Total Of
$4,000 or 100000 Russians
Perished at the Desperate
Manchurian Fort.

Toxic, Jan. 9.-The Japanese express
great admiration for General FOck and
other officers for refusing parole and
standing by the men Of their army
They are busily preparing to receive
Russian prisoners at Port Arthur The
first batch of ten thousand are expect
ed to arrive at Moji and Shemonoeseki
shortly.
After a general disinfection they
will be sent to Moi and other places.
The generals will be treated in the
best possible manner. 1t is unlikely
that any of the prisoners will be
brought to Toxic.
Immense Casualty List.
Toxic, Jan. 9.-From all informed
sources. it ia estimated that of the
original garrison at Port Arthur ,35,-
600 or 10000 Russian soldiers and
sailors were killed or died at Man
churia. The number of the missing
men is placed at over ten thousand.
North Sea Incident.
Paris, Jan. 9.-The international
commission appointed to inquire into
the North Sea incident resumed it's
sessions at the foreign Office today. Ad-
miral Fournier of France was unani-
mously chosen permanent president.
Some saIvabIe Ships.
Toxic, Jan. 9.-The work of remov.
ing the mines and other obstructions
at the entrance to the harbor of Port
Arthur and of examining the Russian
war vessels is hampered by storms and
cold weather. There Is every indica-
tion it is reported, that some of the
ships are salvalge.
An Unfortunate 1under.
Toxic, Jan. 9.-The navy department
announces that it regrets the misun-
derztanding in the case of the British
cruiser Andromeds, which sailed from
Wei Hal Wei January 5 for Port Ar
thur, with hospital stores and surgeons
to assist the sick and wounded and
which was not permitted to make a
landing. The department says the COM
mander at Port Arthur refused the aid
offered by Andromeda owing to the
fact that he had not received instruc-
tions. The British authorities at
Wei Hal Wei were late in notifying
Sir Claude M. Mcdonald, British min
lister at Toxic of the mission of the
cruiser. When the minister received
modification he Immediately obtained
from the Japanese authorities their
grateful acceptance of the cruisers
cargo. Orders to receive the supplies
were sent to Port Arthur but when
they reached there the Andromeda had
left on her return to Wei Hal Wei. Ow.
ing to the danger of coming in con-
tact with mines the department says it
would have been impossible to have al
lowed the British launch to enter Port
Arthur.
Moving Their Prisoners.
Headquarters Japanese Third Army
at Port Arthur, Jan. 6, via Yinkow, and
Tien .Tsin. Jan. 9.-Five thousand men
Of the Russian garrison at Port Arthur
were marched from the village of va
hutsui, on the shores of Pigeon Bay
for fifteen miles to the railway station
at Chang Ling Tzu this afternoon. The
first detachment arrived at Chang Ling
Tzu at 8 o'clock and the other detach-
ments arrived soon after. Each de-
tachment was accompanied by six load
ed transport carts. The Russians dur.
ing the night will be taken on special
trains OF open trucks to Dalny and
there they will Immediately embark
for Japan on transports now waiting in
that port. The long procession of rem
nants Of the gallant Russian garrison
was q pathetic spectacle. Regimental
ofacers marched with their men, their
heads bowed and their faces scanned
With lines, showing the result of the
mental and physical strain they had
undergone during the long defense. AS
the Japanese soldiers crowded about
them with evident curiosity the faces
OF the Russian officers was interesting
study. All Of them appeared to feel
their humiliating position keenly and
though some seemed to be resigned to
their situation, others were resentful
at being regarded as q curiosity. The
prisoners were treated with the great.
est respect and kindness though they
were regarded with natural curiosity,
The soldiers were given food, cigar.
ettes and beer and the correspondent
Of the Associated Press even saw Jap.
anese soldiers voluntarily carrying the
effects Of their prisoners when they
were overcome by fatigue. The rail
way has been repaired and the gauge
changed almost TO the city Of Port Ar