River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12

robberles of supplies and battle
fought solely for political reasons
would be with advantage strongly on
the side of the Japanese.
Effect of Port Arthur's Fall.
Europe still awaits some decisive
indication as to what will be the i'm
mediate effect of the fall of Port Ar
thur. This indication can come only
from st, Petersburg. 1t is now gen
orally recognized that Japan's great
victory can make for peace only in
case Russia's internal crisis makes
peace imperative.
Delivery of Prisoners Completed.
Washington, Jan. 9.-The Japanese
legation received the following cable
gram from the foreign office at Toxic
under date of Sunday: Gen. Nogi on
Sunday reports delivery of Russian pris-
oners under capitulation was completed
on Saturday. The total of the prisoners
were 878 officers and %, 491 men, whereof
AL officers and 229 orderlies gave parole
/ so far. Gen. Smirnorf, Gen. Fock, Gen.
GOrbatovsky and Admiral Willmann
preferred TO be sent to Japan as pris-
oners, while Stoessel will leave Dalny
for home on the 18th of January"
Will Go to Japan.
Headquarters japanese Army at Port
Arthur, via Fusan, Jan. 9.-Lieut. Gems.
Fock and Smirnoff have decided to go to
Japan as prisoners of war. Gen. Smir-
noff was in command of the forts at Port
Arthur and Gen. Fock commanded the
fourth division of the army there. Gen.
Fock says he will drill his men in Japan.
Fifty per cent. of the Russian officers
will go to Japan and share with their
men the fate of prisoners of war. There
are five Russian admirals at Port Ar
thur, one of whom will go to Japan.
Among the admirals is prince.
Reports previously received were to
the effect that both Lieut.. Gems. Fock
and Smirnoff had been killed at Port
Arthur. On January ST. Peters
burg dispatch denied that Fock had
been killed, but admitted that he had
been wounded. A dispatch received
from Mukden January said that
while the death of Fock had not been
published, it had for six weeks been
accepted there as a fact The report
of Gen. Smirnoff's death had never
been confirmed.
Will Esta blish Naval Station.
Toxic, Jan. 9.-The Japanese intend
to establish naval station at Port
Arthur. Vice Admiral Y. Shibayama
will probably be placed in charge of
it. The military administration at
Port Arthur will retain only a small
garrison as soon as the prisoners are
withdrawn and order is restored. The
fleet is busily engaged in clearing
mines, but owing to their great num-
Der navigation will be unsafe for a
long time. Only government craft will
be allowed to enter the harbor 1t is
probable that Dalny will soon be
opened UP to neutrals
Japs Repulsed.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 9.-Gen Kuro-
patkin reports the Illustration of a.
japanese attempt to surprise his CEN
ter front the night of January 6, and
the bayonetting of II Japanese the
night Of January by a cavalry recon
Nuisance in the valley of the Taitse
river, in the direction Of Sianchan.
Prisoners Celebrate.
Headquarters of the Third japanese
Army, Jan. 9, via Fusan-The Russian
prisoners, while waiting at Changking-
tsu, railway station for Dalny, cele-
brated the approach of the new year.
Religious services were held Sunday
morning at ten O'Clock, and the assem-
blage of prisoners was addressed by a
Russian priest in full canonical dress.
After the services there was music
and dancing on the open ground in
front of the station The eight-year-
old daughter of a Russian officer is
among the prisoners.
Blockade Raised.
London, jan "a dispatch to the
japanese legation from Toxic, in con-
firming the announcement of the rails
ing of the blockade of the Liaotung
peninsula, adds: For the present,
however, no ships except those in the
japanese government service will be al
lowed to enter Port Arthur"
Still Hope for Success.
Toxic. Jan. 9.-In naval circles here
the recall of the Russian second Pacific.
squadron is not regarded as a sign that
Russia does not hope for final success
on the seas 1t is considered that the
authorities at st. Petersburg have re-.
allied the improbability of the second
Pacific squadron alone defeating Vice
Admiral Togo and has recalled it to
await reenforcements and to fur1h>7
train its officers and men preparatory
to supreme effort for the mastery. A
navel officer said to a press correspond
ent: Japan has confidently awaited
the arrival of the second Pacific squad
ron Of the Russian navy in the far east.
1t would have been a splendid fight.
Now we must prepare for the future.
of which we are not afraid"
Celebrate with Bombardment.
Gen. Oku's Headquarters, via Fusan,
Jan. 9.-The Russians. in celebrating
their Christmas eve, began a heavy
rife fire at ten o'clock Friday evening
opposite Linihimpu. Their artillery
joined in at II o'clock, and kept up two