The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
UNITED STATES IS
called on TO ACT
STEAMER; ARAB1A, WITH CARGO
OF AMERICAN FLOUR, SEIZED
BY vLADIvosToK FLEET.
Senator Mitchell, Of Oregon, Sends
Protest to State Department-Eng-
land Demands Reparation for Sink
ing Of British Vessel.

Washington, July 28.-Acting on
formal protest received from the Ameri-
can owners of portion OF the cargo Of
the Hamburg-American steamship Ara
bia, the state department has cabled to
r. S. Mccormick, United States ambas-
sador at St. Petersburg, to get full state
ment of the seizures of thatv vessel by the
Russian Vladivostok squadron. This
is the first protest which has come to the
department from American owners Of
goods seized by Russia and was in the
form of telegram from John H. Mitch
ell, United States Senator and attorney
for the Portland Milling company, OF
Portland, Ore. Mr.. Mitchell declared
that his clients had shipped on the Ara
bia $4,000 sacks of flour, valued at $780,
600; that the flour was consigned largely
to Hong-Kong, and was not war order,
but a part of the normal trade of the
company and therefore it should under
no circumstances be considered contra
band. The owners ask the United States
to demand indemnity from Russia.
Washington, July 29-The state de-
partment has addressed itself to the
Russian government through Spencer
Eddy, the American charge at ST. Peters
burg, on the subject of the seizure of the
cargo Of the Arabia by the Vladivostok
squadron. The state department Off
Gals decline absolutely to make any
public statement respecting the charac-
ter OF the representations made to the
Russian government regarding the seiz-
ure.
Reparation Demanded.
London, July 2S.-The British gov
eminent sent instructions to Sir
Charles Hardinge, the British ambas-
sador to Russia, Wednesday to ener-
getically protest against the sinking of
the British steamer Knight Comman-
der by the Russian Viadivostok squad
ron. Premier Balfour and his COL
leagues have decided to demand that
the fullest. reparation shall be made by
Russia, or measures will be taken to
follow up the diplomatic demands All
that will be sought will be the estab-
lishment of the principle of indemnity
and apology. A salute of the British
nag must also be conceded and the fu-
ture protection of neutral shipping as
sured.
Russia Enters Formal Protest.
London, July 3O.-Russia has fled
formal protest at the foreign Office
against British shipments of contra
band to Japan. The press learns that
the Russian government since the be-
ginning of the war has carefully
watched the manufacture of goods in
tended for the use of the Japanese
government, and as soon as it was
established that such goods were about
to be shipped to hostile destination
the facts were officially communicated
to the British government, with the
request that measures be taken to put
a stop to it. 1t is further asserted
that in many cases the government
has not taken action, and it is under
stood that when the war ends Russia
proposes to present a bill for damages
to the British government which will
Offset the indemnities claimed for the
seizure of British steamers.
The Malacca Released.
st. Petersburg. July 29.-The foreign
office has received official confirmation
of the press reports that the Peninsular
& Oriental company's steamer Malacca,
seized in the Red sea by the Russian vol
unteer fleet vessel st. Petersburg, was
released after formal examination of
her cargo by the Russian and British
consuls at Algiers. In view of Great
Britain's statement that the munitions
on board the Malacca belonged to the
British government, no examination of
these was made. Nothing contraband
was found on board.
Boys Under Arrest.