text_original: The Japanese loss was even greater, but they deny that there was any unneces  sary sacrifice of the soldiers' lives. Stoessel, the Russian commander, declared that he had fourteen thousand sick in hospital, that the garrison suffered terribly from scurvy, and that the surrender was necessary as soon as the Japanese had their great eleven inch guns placed to command the town, their shells causing widespread destruction.
text_transcription: THE JAPANESE LOSS WAS EVEN GREATER BUT THEY DENIED THAT THERE WAS ANY UNNECESSARY SACRIFICE OF THE SOLDIERS LIVES STIRSEL THE RUSSIAN COMMANDER DECLARED THAT HE HAD FOURTEEN THOUSAND SICK IN HOSPITAL THAT THE GARRISON SUFFERED TERRIBLY FROM SCURVY AND THAT THE SURRENDER WAS NECESSARY AS SOON AS THE JAPANESE HAD THEIR GREAT ELEVEN INCH GUNS PLACED TO COMMAND THE TOWN THEIR SHELLS CAUSING WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION
phonemes: ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz lˈɔs wʌz ˈiːvən ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ, bˌʌt ðeɪ dᵻnˈaɪ ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz ˌɛni ʌnnˈɛsᵻz sˈɛɹi sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs ʌvðə sˈoʊldʒɚz lˈaɪvz. stˈoʊsəl, ðə ɹˈʌʃən kəmˈændɚ, dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt hiː hæd fˈɔːɹtiːn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪk ɪn hˈɑːspɪɾəl, ðætðə ɡˈæɹɪsən sˈʌfɚd tˈɛɹᵻbli fɹʌm skˈɜːvi, ænd ðætðə sɚɹˈɛndɚ wʌz nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi æz sˈuːn æz ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz hæd ðɛɹ ɡɹˈeɪt ᵻlˈɛvən ˈɪntʃ ɡˈʌnz plˈeɪst tə kəmˈænd ðə tˈaʊn, ðɛɹ ʃˈɛlz kˈɔːzɪŋ wˈaɪdspɹɛd dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən.