The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-07-29
Belief is Strengthening That Rus
STA Seeks to AtfrOnt America,
England and Germany.
ARE AFTER AMERICAN VESSELS.
She Hopes by This to Find an Avenue
to Gracefully Retire From a
Disastrous War.
The Wisdom Of Destroying Neutral
. Prizes Without Trial Unless the
object Is To Involve other
Powers Is Questioned.

Yokohama, July 25.-The Vladivo-
stok squadron Sunday sunk the Brit
ish steamer knight Commander from
New York, off the Province of LEU, aft
ter transferring the crew of the
Knight Commander to the steamer
Tsinan, which arrived here Monday
morning. The Vladivostok squadron
also captured a German vessel believ-
ed to be the Arabia with 10000 tons
of -four and an unknown British
steamer The two vessels were sent
to vladivostok in charge of prize
crews. The American Trading Co.
are the agents here for the Knight
Commander,
Port Said, July 25.-Advices re-
ceived here say that the Russian vol
unteer feet steamer Smolensk fired
three blank shots across the bows OF
the British steamer Ardova. the cargo
of which consists Of coal and explo-
sives, and the vessel not stopping, the
Smolensk sent two loaded shots at
her. one of them passing over her
amidships and the other over her
stern. The Ardova was then seized
and her crew transferred to the Smo-
lensk. The vessel will be brought to
Suez.
Suez, July 26.-The British steamer
Ardoya, which was seized by the Rus
sian volunteer fleet steamer Smolensk,
has been released, and her prize crew
has been landed.
Toxic, July 26.-The acts of the
Vladivostok squadron. in the Pacific,
and of the volunteer feet in the Red
sea strengthen the belief here that
Russia is deliberately seeking to af-
front America, England and Germany
in the hope of finding an avenue for
gracefully retiring from disastrous
war. There is no argument over the
right of Russia to seize neutral YES
sells carrying actual contraband OF
war. but the wisdom of destroying neu'
trail prizes without trial unless the
object is to involve other powers, is
generally questioned. 1t is believed
that America will speedily demand 8
limitation to articles reasonably con
traband in order to protect her large
Oriental commercial interests. 1t is
expected that Great Britain will pro
test against the sinking of the Knigh
Commander and demand trial fol
seized British steamers and that Ger
many will make second and NOR
vigorous protest.
The Vladivostok warships are hov
ering about the course of the steam
ers from San Francisco, probably witt
the hope of overhauling the liner Ko
rea. Warning, however. has been Civ
en- to the Korea and she has a chanc,
of eluding the Russians. There viii
probably be other seizures and what
ever be the determination of the lega
questions involved, whatever diplo
matte action may be taken, it is cor
| fidently believed here that the seiz
ures will create a feeling of intens
irritation and unfriendliness agains
Russia in America, England and Gel
many.
Japan is anxious to localize the CON
bat and avoid involving other power:
but views with unfriendliness the act
of aggression against friendly neutral
and treaty violations disadvantageou
to herself In the latter connectio
japan regards the affair of the PAL
sage of the volunteer fleet through tn
Dardanelles as of more importanc
than the acts of the vessels subs,
quent to such passage.