The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-05
FORTRESS FALLS
Gen. Stoessel Yields to the
Inevitable and Surren-
ders Port Arthur.
Articles Of CapitulatiOn Signed BY
representatives Of Both
Commanders.
The Terms Are Not Made Public,
But Are Believed to Be Of
Liberal Character.
Intimation That the Event May Be
Followed by Negotiations
tor Final Peace.
Text of the Correspondence Be-
tween Gems. Stoessel
and Nogi.

London, Jan. 3.-Port Arthur has sur
rendered. Exhausted by months of al
most constant fighting, decimated by
disease and casualties and hopelessly
sealed in its rocky fortress. the gallant
garrison has yielded to its gallant be-
siegers and the end is now written Of the
most dramatic war incident of modern
times. At nine o'clock Sunday night
Gen. Nogi, commanding the japanese
army of investment, received from the
Russian general, Stoessel, a note say
ing that he found further resistance use
less and asking for a meeting to ar
range 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
moor Monday to arrange the conditions
of surrender. The nature Of the terms
agreed upon is not yet known, but dis
patches from Toxic indicate that they
will be of the most magnanimous char
acter. The emperor of Japan himself,
through the chief of the imperial staff,
has given public his expression that
"GeA. Stoessel has rendered commenda-
BILE service to his country in the midst
of difficulties" and that it is his wish
"'that military honors be shown him
With All Honors.
A dispatch from Toxic quotes military
opinion as believing that the entire
g~arrisonwill be allowed to march out un-
der arms and may be sent to Russia on
parole. Late dispatches from Japan
have shown that the gallant defense of
Stoessel and his men has nowhere
been given a finer appreciation than in
the land of his foes, and it is more than
likely that Japan will embrace the OPP
p~ortunity to show her magnanimity and
admiration of the ~gallantry of Port Ar
thur'sdefenders by allowing them all the
honors which wal permits a victorious
army to bestow upon the vanquished.
May Facilitate Peace.
To what extent the fall of Port Ar
thur will make for a restoration OF
peace is an open question. There is
an encouraging note in the expression
by Baron Hayashi, Japanese minister
at London, of the hope that in some
way it will facilitate final peace
though the pacific note is perhaps lost
in the later words of the minister
which call attention to the fact that
the besieging army will now be free to
go north, where it will be an offset to
the reenforcements Gen. Kuropatkin
has been receiving from Russia since
the battle of Shakhe. The spirit of the
Russians may be judged by the state
ment of the secretary of the embassy
at London that the campaign will be
renewed with fresh Tigor in the spring
and that the nation will not be con-
tent to permit Port Arthur to remain
in the hands of the japanese.
May Be Called Back.
Both in Paris and in London the
opinion is that the squadron under
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky which
started from Libau for the far east
three months ago, will have 10 retrace
its way home, as adherence TO the
original plans would invite disaster
without probability of etfecting a
junction with the warships at present
in the harbor of V~ladivostok.
That Japan may not be permitted tc
stain possession of Port Arthur with
out dispute is shown in the fact that
Paris newspapers are already r~evivins
the claim made in 1901 that the hold
ing of that position commanding the
eastern seas by the japanese would be
a to European powers.
Rests with the Russians.
Washington, Jan. 3.-Mr. Kogorc
asked whether in his opinion the fal.
of Port Arthur would hasten the enc
of the war with Russia. Without di-
rectly responding to the inquiry, anf
for an answer, he referred to the fac
that while the fall of Port Arthur wa
impending and its capture by the Jap
anese inevitable, the Russians mad dis,
patched the second Pacific squadron K
the far east, and notice had been giveI
OF the intention to send a third army
to Manchuria. The further prosecution
of the war now, he said. rested witt
the Russians. If they should continu,
it Japan would be prepared TO NEE
them on sea and land.
''Will Japan now welcome any offers
for peace that might be made by Rus
sia?" ae w$s asked.
Japan always has been for peace.
the minister replied. Japan always
Will be for peace. If justice can be OBJ,
tanned for all concerned. Japan start
ed in this war fighting for a principle