The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-13
JAP ARMY HURRlEs NORTH
LARGE PORTION, OF Noers ARMY
IS BEING RUSHED 70.
.LlAo-YANG.
GEN. sToEssEL WAS DECEIVED
HE THOUGHT GEN. kuRoPATk,N
WAS ON THE WAY TO
RELIEVE Him.

Toxic, Jan. 10. - In well informed
circles it is estimated that the original
garrison of Port Arthur numbered
about $4,000 to 10000 men, including
sailors. The killed, those who died Of
sickness, and the missing are placed
ct over 10000
Nosi's Soldiers Go to Liao-yang.
London, Jan. 10. - The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent at Chefu re-
ports that the Japanese consul there
has received news or disastrous
mine explosion at Port Arthur. The
same correspondent asserts that a
large portion of Gen. Nogi's army has
been already hurried north to Liao-
yang.
Can Save Some Ships.
| Toxic, Jan. 10. ~ The work Of re-
moving the mines and other obstruc-
tons at the entrance to the harbor of
Port Arthur and of examining the Rus
sian warships is hampered by the
storms and the cold weather.
There is every indication, it is re-
ported, that some Of the ships are
salvable.
| stoessei Was Deceived.
Headquarters of Third Japanese
Army at, Port Arthur, Jan. 10.-Capt
Tsunoda, the Japanese staff officer
who was sent to Port Arthur to inform
Gen. Stoessal of the contents of the
message of the emperor of Japan, say
ing that the garrison should be treat
ed with the greatest consideration,
says:
Gen. Stoessel's first inquiry was
patkin. said did not know exactly.
but understood he was somewhere
about Mukden.
Gen. Stoessel remarked that he
had last heard from Gen. Kuropatkin
( Oct. 6, saying he
| Would Come to Relieve
Port Arthur soon. Gen. Stoessel added
that he had sent out Chinese spies,
who returned and reported that Gen.
Kuropatkin, with relisying army was
at Knchow, twenty miles north of
Port Arthur. Gen. Stoessel was plain
~ incredulous at my statement that
Gen. Kuropatkin had been defeated
and driven back toward Mukden, SO
/ produced maps, showed him the po-
sition of the two armses near. the
Shake river. and gave Stcessel details
! of Kuropatkin's defeat, with the loss
of $4,000 to 10000 men, o: which the
Russian general expressed srrazement
and quickly remarked that he had
been misled.
Gen. Stoessel then asked where the
Baltic fleet was, and told him that
some of the ss&
Ships Had Not Passed
the Cape of Good HOPE. With a hope
less expression, Gen. Stoessel said:
"'Now that Port Arthur has fallen
there is no use for the fleet coming
any further
II then asked Gen. Stoessel what
had caused the most damage to the
garrison during the siege, and he re-
piled: ..,sss.
"sYour eleven-inch Howitzers. At
ter they arrived our defensive works
became useless
Gen. Stoessel then pointed out that
he and Admiral Alexieff had been
through the Boxer. t.cable and had
seen the work of the Japanese army.
Gen. Stoessel also said he had been
associated with the Japan ese generals,
Yamaguchi and Fukuship,a, at that
time, and expressed the opinion that
the Russian and japanese forces had
borne the lions share Of the work.
Since then he had had a high :sea Of
the organization and fighting qualities
Of the Japanese army"
\ No Supplies for Baltic Fleet.
LondGn, Jan. 1O.The Tines s.Ates
that arrangements pending oyzr sew.
eral months to supply the Russian
Baltic feet have apparently come to
an end There is no longer . chain Of
storeships ahead and seemingly no
arrangements have been MADE for. the
i deet's voyage h0meward. St,T
BURN GAMING DEVICES.
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