Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-04
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Upon Which Port Arthur
Laid Down Its Arms. j..
Humiliating in Extreme, Yet but
Fortune of War. .. ....
Japs Entering Well earned But Costly
New Possession.

1
ceived with composure the news known
To the rest of the world d day earlier Of
the fate of Port Arthur The event had
| been anticipated and under official d.
rection the minds OF the Dopulace were
| prepared to receive with resignation
the announcement of the fact by the
publication of dispatches forwarded.
last week. by Gen. Stoessel, describing
the straits TO which the garrison had
been reduced. The expectation in some
| quarters. that the surrender of the for
| tress would be followed at the capital
| by anti-War demonstrations. has Not
been realized. SO far as there has been
any expression Of feeling it has been
for carrying on the war with all the
vigOr possible.
| At Toxic. last night the surrender OF
Port Arthur was celebrated by a Ian
tern procession and general illuInina-
| ticn. The Japanese Diet will formally
express The thanks of the nation to
Gen. Nosi for his conduct Of the siege
Among Russian officials there Is u
feeling that any proposal Of peace that
may be made must be with the fact in
view that. in order that peace may b..
lasting. Japan must recognize Russias
right to free transit Of it's 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. In Official
quarters i'll st. Petersburg, II is said
that no tenGer of good offices from a
third party would be accepted and that
any proposal for peace must come from
japan direct.
The text of the articles of capitula-
ton of the Port Arthur garrison, signed
by tn commissioners representing Gen.
Stoessel and Gen. Nogi has been made
public. All Russian soldiers, marines
ana Civil Ofhcials of the garrison and
harhor are made prisoners: all forts.
batteries, vessels. munitions, etc, are
IT insferred 10 the Japanese in the con
dition in which they existed at noon on
Jan. ). violation of this clause to oper-
ate as an annulhnent Of the negotia-
tions. giving the japanese army war
rant to take tree action; the Russlisn
military and naval authorities are 10
furnish TO the Japanese army an exhjb-
i Of all fortifications, underground and
submarine mines. a list Of military Of
iIc.rs. of ships. and the number Of their
crews ana Of civilians of both sexes
with their race and Occupa tons: and
all public property. as buildings NUM-
lions Of war. etc, to be left in the pres
ent position pending arrangement for
their tranSference.
Officers of the army and navy are per-
mltted to retain their swords and such
Of their personal property as is direct
" necessary for the maintenance Of
lie and with one servant each may,
upon signing their parole not to take
arms during the continuance of the war
return to Russia. NOn-cCnissiOned Of
ficcis and privates will be held as pris-
OnerS
For the benefit of the sick and wound
ed Russians. the sanitary corps and the
accountants belonging to the Russian
army and navy will be ordered to serve
on tn" Japanese sanitary corps and ac-
cGuntants for such periods Of time AS
h..