Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1905 — TOKIO PEOPLE IN JUBILATION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TOKIO PEOPLE IN JUBILATION

Great Celebration of the Fall . of Port Arthur Is Held. TERMS OF THE CAPITULATION Russian Officers to Retain Their Side Arms and Co on Parole. Private* Will Be Held Prisoners— Peace Talk Scorned at St. Petersburg Port Arthur Soldiers Fraternizing. Tbklo, Jan. 3, morning. The Russian and Japanese commissioners appointed to arrange the terms of the capitulation of the Russian forces at Port Arthur signed the compact of surrender at 9:45 o’clock last night Toklo, Jan. 4.—lt is expected that the diet will now take a recess and hold a special session for the purpose of passing a vote of thanks to General Nogi and the men of the third army. ▲ great lantern procession in celebra-

tlon of the surrender of Port Arthur was held and the city was splendidly Illuminated. Thousands of men carrying flags and lanterns marched the streets and visited and cheered the various departments of the government.

Jap and Rnu Fraternizing. Tokio, Jan. 4. —A dispatch from the headquaifters of the Japanese third army, dated Jan. 2, says: “At the conference held between the commissioners of General Stoessel and General Nogi at 1 o’clock this afternoon the terms of surrender were agreed upon, under which the Russian officers, both civil and military, will be allowed to march out, the military with arms. The officers will be granted full liberty after giving promises not to take further part in the war. The surrendered fortress will be formally handed over to the Japanese tomorrow. The prisoners will march out Jan. 4. The opposing troops are fraternizing. Peace Talk Makes Them Wrath. St. Petersburg, an. 4, 2:40 a. m.— The flood of telegrams from abroad banging talk of peace arouses only resentment in official circles here, and even ninny Liberals who are urgently pressing the government for reforms, aroused by the dreadful story of heroism and suffering of the Port Arthur garrison, declare emphatically against any cessation of hostilities until Russia’s honor is vindicated by a victory in Manchuria.

CONVENTION of capitulation Chief Points of the Document Giving Port Arthur to the Japanese. Tokio, Jan. 4. A telegram from General Nogi giving the text of the capitulation convention has been received. Ita salient points are as follows: “Article 1. AH Russian soldiers, marines, volunteers, also government officials, at the garrison and harbor of Port Arthur are taken prisoners. “Article 2. All forts, batteries, warships, other ships and boats, arms, ammunition, horses, all materials for hostile use, government buildings and all objects belonging to the Russian government shall be transferred to the Japanese army in their existing condition. “Article 3. On the preceding two conditions being assented to, as a guarantee for the fulfillment thereof the men garrisoning the forts and the batteries on Etse mountain, Sunshu mountain, Antse mountain and the line of eminence southeast therefrom shall be removed by noon of Jan.' 3, and the same shall be transferred to the Japanese army. “Article 4Asbould Russian military or naval men be deemed to have destroyed objects named in article 2, or to have caused alteration in any way in their condition at the existing time, the signing of this compact and the negotiations shall be annulled, and the Japanese army will take free action." Article 5 requires the Russians to

provide mnps, etc., showing the location of all mines ashore or afloat, lists of the army and navy service, and other similar Information. Article 6 provides for the transfer of arms and war material. “Article 7. The Japanese army, considering the gallant resistance offered by the Russian army as being honorable, will permit the officers of the Russian army and navy, us well as officials belonging thereto, to carry swords find to take with them private property directly necessary for the maintenance of life. The previously mentioned officers, officials and volunteers who will sign a written parole pledging that they will not take up arms and In no wise take action contrary to the interests of tlie Japanese army until the close of the war will receive the consent of the Japanese army to return to their country." ‘

STOKSBEI/8 OFFER TO SURRENDER

Received by Nogi at 9 P. M., •iwn. 1 -Jap aiiMt Commander’s ltepljr. Tokio, Jan. 3.—General Nogi. date of Jan. 2, reports as follows: “At 5 in the afternoon Jan.l the enemy’s Is-nrer of a flag of truce came into the first line of our position south of Shuisliiyeng, and handed a letter to our officers. The same reached me at 9 o’clock at night. The letter is as follows: “ ‘Judging by the general condition of the whole line of hostile positions held by you l find further resistance at Port Arthur useless, and for the purpose of preventing needless sacrifice of lives I propose to hold negotiations with reference to capitulation. Should you consent to the same you will please appoint commissioners for discussing the order and conditions regarding capitulation, and also appoint a place for such commissioners to meet the same appointed by me. “ ‘I take this opportunity to convey to your excellency assurances of ray respect. “ ‘STOESSEL.’ “Shortly after dawn today I will dispatch our bearer of n flag of truce with the following reply addressed to Stoessel: “ ‘I have the honor to reply to your proposal to hold negotiations regard* ing the conditions and order of eapilulation. For this purpose I have appointed as commissioner Major General Ijichi. chief of staff of our array. He will be accompanied by some staff officers and civil officials. They will meet your commissioners Jan. 2, noon, at Shuishiyeng. The commissioners of both parties will be empowered to sign a convention for the capitulation without waiting for ratification, and cause the same to take immediate effect. Authorization for such plenary powers shall be signed by the highest officer of.both the negotiating parties, and the same shall be exchanged by the respective commissioners. “‘I avail myself of this opportunity to convey to your excellency assurances of my respect “ 'NOGI.* ”

FACTS about the defense Port Arthur Army Originally Numbers* 35.000 Men—Their Fate. Cbefoo, Jan. 4. statistics concerning the defense 0 1 Port Arthur were brought here by the flotilla of Russian torpedo boat destroyers. which carried numerous chfsts containing complete records of General Stoeasel’s army. Originally the army numbered 35.000. Eleven thousand have been killed. 10.000 are wounded or sick, and BJXX) remained in the forts, of whom, however, 2,000 were unable to fight. During the siege 205 per cent of the garrison were put out of action. This remarkable percentage is due to wounded men returning to the front. Cases have been recorded where men have gone to hospitals four times, returning convalescent to the forts. The number of officers killed was proportionately greater than in any battle known in history. This was due to the frequent lethargic condition of the men, who without food and without sleep moved only when ordered by their officers. The Russians estimate that the taking of the fortress has cost Japan $100,000,000. TERRIBLE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED Operations Performed Without Aaeothettea—Stators Stakes. London, Jan. 4. The Daily Mail’s

Cbefoo correspondent says that Russian officers who have arrived there bring descriptions of the terrible conditions existing in the hospitals at Port Arthur, which they say. were worse than those of the battlefield. They relate how the Sisters of Charity, accustomed as they are to such ordeals, sickened under those conditions and fainted at their posts because of lack of nourishment. “The wretched patients toward the end complained bitterly of what they called the heartlessness of the Sisters of Charity, who grew so accustomed to human suffering that they seemed to lose all sympathy for the victims,” the correspondent adds. “Medicines and doctors were scarce and the shrieks and groans of the wounded, mingled with the curses and yells of men who were undergoing operations without anaesthetics, combined to make such an inferno that it was a relief to rush from the foul atmosphere and horrible sights, even If the shell-torn streets were the only alternative.”

GENERAL NOGI.