The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-04
Latest War News.

headquarters of the Japanese army
before Port Arthur, Via Fusan Decem-
Der 29.-Eillung Fort was captured at
3O'clock this morning with a thousand
Japanese casualties. Seven dynamite
mines exploded at 10 O'clock yesterday
made breaches in the front wall
through which large body of Japan
ese troops charged under cover of q
tremendous bombardment and cap
tured the first line of light guns. A
bitter fight resulted in the capture of
the 1ort: The garrison numbering five
hundred men escaped.
Toxic, January lit is reported
that the Japanese are following up
their successes as an aftermath of the
capture of Rihlnng and Sungshu noun
talna. They have captured the obaer-
vation ridge behind Sungsiiu noun
tam, slight resistance being shown by
the Russians. 1t is reported that the
losses of the assaulting party on the
attack ON Sungshu mountain were
small. Every indication points to Il
material weakening of the defensive
power OF the garrison at Port Arthur.
Port Arthur has surrendered. Ex-
haustcd by nDnths of almost constant
fighting, decimated by disease and cas-
ualtlcs. and h0peiessly scaled in its
rocky fortress, the gallant garrison has
yielded to it's gallant besiegels, and
the end Is now written OF the most
drastic war incident Of modern times
At O'Clock Sunday night Gen. Nogi,
commanding the Japanese army of
Investment, received from Gen. StOcs-
sci, the Russian commander, Il note
saying that me found further resistance
useless, and asking for Il meeting to
arrange terms of captulation The
Japanese general Immediately named
commissioners to confer with repre-
sentatives of the Russian commander.
ihey met at noon to arrange the con.
ditiOns of surrender. The nature of
the terms agreed upon is not vet
known, but dispatches frpm Toxic in
dicate that they will be most magnaL j.
nous in character. Dispatches from
japan have'shown the gallant defense
OF StOessel and his men has nowhere
been given finer appreciation than in
the land of his foes. 1t is more than
likely Japan will embrace the oppor-
tunity to show her magnanlmity and
admiration of the gallantry of Port
Arthur's defenders by allowing them
all hOnOrs which war permits vic
torious army to bestow upon the van
quished.
Chefoo, Jan. 2, midnight.-Com
mauder kartZow of the Russian tor
pedo boat destroyer Viastni, in an
interverview with the Associated
correspondent today said:
Port Arthur falls of exhaustion, not
only Of ammunition, but of men. The
remnant OF the garrison which was
lsft has been doins tito work of hernes
for five days and nights, but yesterday
reached the limit of human endurance.
In the easements of the forts one saw
everywhere faces black with starva-
ton, exhaustion apd nerve strain. The
lack Of ammunition alone would not
have suggested the seeking Of terms.
Scant ammunition has long been com
mon in the fortress, and during the
past month many of the forts had
nothing with. which to reply to the
fire OF the. enemy. Yesterday Gen.
Stoessel said he would still fight. His
wound, which had been received early
in the siege, has been bothering him,
but he was determined to fight while
one man stood. 'Wecannot fight now,'
said the general. Our men cannot
move. They sleep standing up. They
cannot see the bayonets ut their
breasts. We can order, but they can
not cbey.'"