The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05


rank and duties of said officers; list
of army steamers, warships ana othe.
ships, with the numbers of their re.
spective crews, and list of civilians.
Arms, including those carried on the
person; ammunition, war materials
government buildings. objects owned
by the government, horses. warships
and other ships, including their con
tents. excepting private property, shall
be left In their present positions. ana
the commissioners of the Russian and
Japanese armies shall decide upon the
method of their tranSfcrcnce.
The Japanese army. considering the
gallant resistance offered by the Rus
sian army as being honorable. will per-
init the officers of the Russian army
and navy, as well as officers belonging
thereto, to carry swords and to take
with them private property directly
necessary for the maintenance of life.
The previously mentioned officers, Off
cials and volunteers who will sign n
written parole pledging that they will
not take up arms and in nowise take
action contrary to the interests of the
japanese army until the close of the
war will receive the consent of the Jap
anese army to return to their country.
Noncommissioned officers and pri-
Yates of both army and navy and vol
untecrs shall wear their uniforms and,
taking portable tents and necessary
private property and commanded by
their respective officers, shall assemble
at such places MS may be indicated by
the Japanese army.
Privates and noncommissioncd Off
GERS of the garrison to the number of
20,000 will be taken to Japan as pris-
oners of war.
A dispatch from headquarters of the
Japanese third army says that mt the
conference held between the commits
sioners of General Stoessel and Gen
eral Nogi the terms of surrender We're
agreed upon under which the Russian
officers. both civil and military, will
march out. the military with arms.
The officers are granted full liberty
nfter giving promises not to take fur
ther part in the war.
The surrendered fortress was formal
ly handed over to the japanese yester-
day. The prisoners marched out this
morning. The opposing troops are fra
ternizing.
A Mukden report says that n general
eral Kuropatllin and Marshal Oyama
has begun south of the Russian lines
near that place.
A Chefu report says that General
Stoessel, despite his determination not
to surrender Port Arthur long ago.
realized the gravity of the situation fol-
lowing the capture of Two Hundred
and Three Meter hill.
He asked st. Petersburg some weeks
ago what was the prospects Of the ar
rival of the Russian second Pacific
squadron and also General Kuropatkin
when he might expect relief from the
Manchurian army. Both messages
stated that after another month Port
Arthur's last defender would have
fallen.
st. Petersburg gave the required in
formation and stated to General Stoes-
sci that he had won the confidence Of
the government and that whatever he
did would be accepted as being for the
best
General Kuropatkin answered to the
effect that he had his hands full and
was not able to promise early relief.
1t is highly probable that these It'd
lngs brought to General Stoessel weigh
ed materially with him when he ac-
quiesced in the wishes of his generals
and surrendered the fortress.
At Tokyo last night the surrender of
Port Arthur was celebrated by Ian
tern procession and general illumina-
ton. The japanese diet will formally
express the thanks of the nation to
General Nogi for his conduct of the
siege.
Among Russian officials here there is
a feeling that any proposals of peace
that may be made must be with the
fact in view that in order that peace
must be lasting Japan must recognize
Russia's right to free transit of its
ships through waters of the far east
High japanese officials declare that
there is no probability of advances
coming from their government looking
toward peace negotiations, and the tone
of Russian statesmen is not such as to
Justify any nation in making tender Of
good offices.
1t is learned that when General Stoes-
sci wrote to General NOgi regarding
the surrender of the fortress he sa;sr
81 have 5000 men in the forts, and
6,000 Of these are able to fight. If you
do not accept my proposal these men
will die fighting, but 1t will cost you
three times their number to kill them"
During the siege 265 per cent of the
garrison was put out of action. This
remarkable fact was due to wounded
men returning IN the front CoSae hova