Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-06

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seave for Port Dalny today.
Japanese troops entered the city TO
keep order. Non-combatants are al
lowed the option Of remaining at Fort
Arthur. The Japanese navy is remov-
Ing the mines and hulks at the harbor
mouth.
All the forts have been taken over
by the Japs.
Toxic, Jan. 6.--The navy department.
announces the Japanese naval force at
Port Arthur has sunk the following
Russian vessels in that harbor: Torpe-
do boats: Gaidamak and Fusatonik;
torpedo boat destroyers: Jetirnei. Sisk-
boevoi The armored cruiser Bayan
lying on the south coast of the harbor
is severely damaged, and the gun boat
Bobr entirely burned. as a result of Jap
Smelling.
Toxic, Jan. 6.-The diet ut the spec
ial session today adopted resolution
feliciatating the emperor or the sue
cess of the years campaigning climax
ed by the fall Of Port Arthur, attribut-
ed it to the emperor's illustrious
virtue and thanked Nogi and the third
army for their glorious achievement.
Oku's Headquarters, Jan. 6.-During
the last three days the Russian bonn
bardment has been the heaviest in six
weeks. For two days following the
fall Of Port Arthur hardly q shot was
fred. Since many heavy guns have
been brought into use and there has
been firing almost constantly. The
front Is unchanged and there is no in
dication OF movement being made
In the near future
st. Petersburg, Jan. 6.-The commit
tee of ministers held second session
today under the presidency Of M.
Witte. Regarding peace talk abroad
the editor Of Novoe Vremya in sign
ed editorial in that paper today, pas
sionately declares the voice of the ma
tion should give answer in order that
the world might understand once for
all Russia's position. The emperor
should consult with the Representatives
Of the land as his predecessors did be-
fore the days Of John the Terrible
While papers abroad say peace could
now be concluded without dishonor if
peace were made they would declare it
disgraceful.
Washington, Jan. 6.-"Rusia will car
ry on the war to the end" said Count
Cassini, the czaT's ambassador to
Washington, yesterday. TN fact Rus
sia has only begun to fight. General
Kuropatkin now has nearly 100000 SOL
diers. BY March he will have 500,GO
BY May or June he will have 100000.
Russia's resources have hardly been
touched. My government will throw
into Manchuria a force large enough
to overwhelm the Japanese. There
is no talk of peace in st. Petersburg.
repeat what l have said all along
there can be no negotiations for peace
till Russia has won a great victory.
Your General Grant ,once said: I
propose to fight it out on this line if
1t takes all summer Russia will fight
it out on the lines already adopted
II it takes several summers. So far
as am officially advised, there is no
thought whatever in st. Petersburg OF
entering upon peace negotiations All
who have the idea that Russia is suf-
fering encouragement are simply la
boring under delusion."
Asked as to the rumors of internal
troubles in Russia. of discomfort and
threatened revolution, Count Cassini
replied:
THAT is all the work of the imag-
ination. Russia is patriotic. Russian
patriotism will support the government
till victory perches on the national
banner. There may be some criticism
in the Russian newspapers, but in time
of war and trouble there is criticism
In the press of every country. Such
criticism does not mean that the peo-
pie are turning against the govern
ment. 1t is the veriest nonsense to talk
Of revolution impending in Russia"
Count Cassini was asked if it is
a.