Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-28

I They had come ON the verge OF using
up their store OF provisions and am-
murt0n. md only then have they Of
forcl to surrender Their surrender
I such GEES N w., muy well bc considered
honorable Wa hope that tie nation,
or athor as representatives. nc the
'front.', W.i extend 20 the i1Qen enemy
treatment N Yc llbwl and maWanl-
u.ogs chan that which the Prusaan
orry gave 90 Marshal Banzaine atttr
the battle NJ Metz. WnIlo our mind3
are cngromoi iu othar mattct1 Wc must
not forget the great loss incurred Dy
gcn. NOgi communicated Of our
investing army, namely the loss OF his
two sons, both officers of the Imperial
prmy one at the battle OF Nanshhn ana
The other 90 tho late desperate engage
M0nt for the ca1turc 90 che '302 height
Ever true % HIS duties over unsWerr-
ing IN hts loyalty and not moved or
weakened one little by the most uh-
he1uhle OF human Affections the gem
ctnl hns nobly served his emperor ana
country with such successful results
that he deserves the Dfpioundest SYM
pathy and the highest admiration or
his cJuntrymen.'
The "AuhW emphasizes tho fact that
"the present occasion Is the second ON
which cur country hns occupied Port
Arhu- at the cost 81 our blood ana
flesh. How great have been our ef-
forte and sacrifices IN this second cam-
paign, 30 there a sextuple, Instead Of
"a rltle combination this time We VIII
not allow ourselves TO be robbed OF our
rightfu spoils. Port Arthur Gin sonse)
rhal be ours forever we shall retain
Il oven n we are TO risk our rational
existence for a."
FAIL Not EXPECTED YET
While the surrender OF Port Arthur
hna brought ioy TO the hearts Of the
moro ihan lO.000OOj people OF this ilow-
cry land, It's fall NJ the present time
was not expected, as win be seen by
the following editorial which appeared
m the Japan Times Dec. ~ 1905
"rhoro seems 10 be tendency I'm many
sections Of the public to expect an
early fam Of Port Arthur There seems,
however. 90 be no valid warrant FOR
such an optimistic Wow Of the situa-
ton II is true that according to re-
cent Information from Port Arthur,
there appears 10 be some ground TO be-
leve that the Russian garrison Is grad
unlly weakening. II is for instance,
known that the enemy has made little
on no attempt 10 recover the north TORT
OF Tungldkwanshan, the capture Of
which by our army is undoubtedly a
serious blow 10 the Russian defense on
the northeast Another circumstance
which Is regarded rs significant Is that
none Of the cnemy's forts in the neigh.
borhood shows much activity In bonn
harding the newly occupied position
Just mentioned From these and some
other circumstances, II seems reason
able to infer that the ylgor and strength
OF the garrison has OF late been consid-
crably reduced, So far, therefore, the
situation Is undoubtedly encouraging,
But It must be remembered that we
have not yet succeeded In taking any
OF the forts OF the main defense, They
have to be taken by detail and we must
credit the Russians with sufficient in
telllgonce and yalor TO endeaVor TO rem
der the task extremely costly 10 us.
Even supposlng that all the forts back
of Port Arthur have fallen into our
hands, Il would stil be possible for
stoessel 10 retire to Laotlehshan, where
with couple OF thousand men he
might be able to prolong the resistance
at least for weeks