The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06
CAR ACCEPTS THE TREATY.
Five Members, Including United
States Admiral, VIII Sit on
fhe North Sea Com
mission.
. SAYS THE HAGUE MINISTER 4
. ORGANIZED JAPANESE ATTACK. q

= Afensational report is current here, .
%Ttsr'buted TO a high authority, that q
AyRussia will undertake before the Q
international Commission to prove .
that the Japanese Minister at The O
Hague actually organized an attack .
. on the Russian squadron. and will .
produce a message sent by the Min .
lister containing complete evidence Q
. that such was the case. .
Shanghai. Nov. "a report has
reached Shanghai to the effect that the
Japanese batteries sank two Russian
men-of-war at Port Arthur. on Novem.
Der 1, and a gunbeat on November 2.
Toxic. Nov. g. 2 p. m.-Delayed advices
from Port Arthur between November 2
and November 4 say that two steamers Of
about 500 tons each. anchored in the west
harbor. were sunk by the japanese heavy
guns November l.. and that the following
day another steamer of 1900 tons was also
sunk.
Two Russians recently came in and sur
rendered to the japanese at a place south
OF shuishiying.
Two great explosions. apparently Of
magazines, were heard November 2 near
r~uahpaofang.
On the night of November 3 the Japanese
occupied a fort since called Ichinobe. ow-
ing to the fact thai 1t had been bravefy
captured by that General. Three field
guns, two machine guns. three torpedoes
and many other trophies were captured.
The Russians left forty dead.
A vigorous bombardment with naval
guns was delivered at noon, November .,
against the east harbor. dockyard and
other points as a result Of which a fierce
c~cnnagration occurred near the east har-
Dor. The fire ragged from 1916 p. m. to
o'clock The same day the fire of large
<saliber guns was directed against H"
1t nj q height OF 90 yards. and the
ncrNk invest watch tower. Heavy damage
was caused by the bombardment on both
The fort and tower. A Russian field gun
PLACED at a vital point east OF Keekwan
Mountain was struck by a japanese shell
and destroyed.
RUSSIA ACCEPTS
DRAFT OF TREATY.
Ct. Petersburg, Nov. s.-rt is announced
that the Russian Government has accept
cd the draft Of the Anslo-RussIan Con-
vsntion for the settlement of the North
Sea incident.
The terms of the Anglo Russian Conyeu-
ticn agreement on the constitution of the
commission. as described by articles Q to
"a Of The Hague Peace Convention, to In
yestieate the North Sea Incident, are as
fellows:
Ffrstly-The commission is to consist
OF five mernbers-Nariely, officers of Great
Britain, Russia. the United States and
France; these to select a fifth. II they
cannot axree on a choice the selection IL
70 b intrusted to the sovereign of some
country to be chosen bv Great Britain and
Russia.
Secondly-The commission to report IN
all the circumstances relating to the dis
astef n to establish the responsibility.
T~hirdly-The commission to have the
power to settle all questions of procedure |
Fourthly-The parties to bind themselves
to supply the commission with al the
necessary information. facilities, etc.
F1fthly-The commission to meet In Paris
so soon al possible after the signature.
S~ixthly-The report Of the commission tn |
b oiiciaily communicated to the respect
i've Governments.
Provisions are to be added resard,ne
the asseaors' and sxents' expenses. a de-
cision to be reached by a majority, etc.
It y expected that the commission WIN
assemble in about a fortnight. The great
est satisfaction prevails a. the Foreign
once st the complete aRreemen. reached
and = nrm hope is EXPRESSED that the
A1(f1can Admiral to be selected by the |
pL1ted States 10 sit on the Commission |
511l prove IN impartial Judge of the facts
seuhutttsd-
JAPANESE OCCUPY
WAHTAI HILL.
Tokio Nov. |. p. nit is reported
bat the japanese have occupied wautai
1gitl Junk several transports and have set
1zs ses battIeship at Port Arthur. There
b = conhrnaation Of the report.
wantai Hll ID one of the extensive
pemieircis OF forts defending Port Arthur.
q = situated In about the center of the
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