Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-04
eULLETIN.


at Port Arthur, Jan. 4 Censored THE
flag Of the rising sun floats tonight
over the captured citadel of Port Ar
thur. The entire garrison and all non
combatants will march out OF the city
Thursday to the village Of Yayupthwei,
near the shores Of Pigeon Bay, from
which place the Russian officers will
be transported to Dalny and thence
to wherever they may desire. The
prisoners OF war will be detained at
The Russian barracks in the village un-
I'll they can be transferred to Dalny.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 4.-The fall OF
Port Arthur has taken all the heart out
Of the approaching festivities of the
Russian Christmas. It is even pro-
posed to dispense with the illumina-
tions and decorations which are always
4 features OF the day. The churches are
{ ss,iledswithSnourning friends and rela-
riyes Of faflen heroes OF the fortress. A
national service in Kazan cathedral at
B0,ich the emperor and imperial fam
Ily will be present is being arranged
1for tomorrow. The zemstvo and town
councils Of many cities including st.
Petersburg, have adjourned as testi-
nlony Of their grief.
The unmistakable grief Of the people
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u also accompanied by undeniable
mutterings against the government.
The papers are openly blaming the
military censorship for keeping the
public In the dark as to the true situa-
ton Of the fortress and allowing sur
render to come as a surprise. They are
using this as text to show the me-
cessity for taking the people into the
governments confidence and are con-
tinuing their attack on the bureau
cracy, whose bloodless lips repeat the
same cid lie whenever 1t is proposed
that the sovereign should hear the
voice OF the people"
Russ declares the nations well
wishers could not tolerate the idea Of
peace, but adds no victory is possible
with disunion at home and insists that
Japan Is counting as much on the
possibility Of revolution in Russia as
upon her own army and strategists.
Therefore it Is vital to convince Japan
THAT If tie war is to be pushed until
the enamy's resources are exhausted,
the whole Russian nation will be solid,
which, however, will only be possible
by allowing the real representatives
of the nation to speak"
A sDn~o1ys,3i nj tho a vif alton this line
III, spite OIL official warming is extreme
hy signifle ant and may foreshadow
Gominx crisis. Indeed, a prominent
writer issues warming in as many
words that unless the people are taken
into the governments confidence In It's
ultimate purposes 1t faces inevitable
dIsaste. at home. From reliable infor-
nation In possession of the Associated
Press 1t appears the military situation
below :Mukden is by no means as sat
isfactoly as represented. The number
OF troops at Kuropatkfn's disposition
Is about 225,000 and transportation
over tie Siberian railroad is proving
inadequate. This fact, in connection
with the internal situation, might have
an important bearing should Japan
submit peace propositions, not too hui
initiating. Nothing in the way of ex-
pected peace propositions, however, has
y,st made 1t appearance here.
Chefe,o, Jan. 4.-The protected cruis-
er Akitsushima and four torpedo boat
d,stroyers and two torpedo boats con-
st.tuted today's Jap guard off this port.
The Japs consul inspected the Russian
vessels DUNG the day and pronounced
tile progress made in their disarm-
naents satisfactory. 1t is said the
booty which fell into the hand of the
,Jan at Pot Arthur only amounted to
10000 tons of coal and two months ra-
ttons Of rice. OF 27o officers of the
Russian navy at Port Arthur at the
beginning of war 1s0 had been killed
or. wounded, many of them while doing
duty In the forts.