Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-15
DIPLOMATS SEE
CHANCE FOR PEACE
POSSIBILITY THAT POSSIBILITIES
SOON MAY CEASE.
HAYS NOTE IN FAVOR
American Position Regarding Preser-
walton Of Entity Of China May
Eventually Bring About Settlement
Of OifheuIty-chanee for Big Battle
Seems 20 Have Passed.

St. Petersburg. Aug. 11.-DiscOunt'
tnx the fall OF Port Arthur and the
disastrous defeat OF General Kuropat
Kin At the hands OF the combined Jap
anese armies. some diplomats already
are speculating upon the situation in
which the cOmbatants will be left and
whether il is possible that way may
be opened for peace. The almost
unanimous opinion is that with the
present record OF victories, combined
with the financial difficulty of cOntinu-
iuE the war indefinitely, the japanese
would welcome peace, and their almost
equally unanimous verdict is that Rus
ssa would adopt a contrary course.
Even should every Russian soldier De
driven out OF Manchuria, diplomats De
IFeve thar Russia could not afford TO
Weld. but would be compelled TO con
tinue The war. collect another army In
Siberia and take the offensive next
GEAR. Several keen diplomats are OF
fae opinion that the Japanese by
,1l.yer coup in the event Of General
lKu0patkin's being routed might per
Ihaps force the powers TO intervene In
a way that Russia could not resist
zone diplomat representing a European
mower az St Petersburg thinks Score
rary HAYS note about the maintenance
~ the administrative entity OF China,
which has been largely subscribed 10
~ All the great powers, might event
uaIIy bring about q settlement OF the
difficulty.
Chance Of Battle Passes.
St Petersburg. Aug. 11.-Again the
chance of a decisive battle between
General Kur0patkin and the japanese
seems to be disappearing According
10 a statement issued by the genera
stan last night. rains are falling over
a wide area. with the prospect OF i'm
pcdlng operations; but even more I'M
uortant is the information reaching
the Associated Press from an eXcep-
tIonaI source that the japanese have
DELAYED too long. General KurOpatkin
has now Withdrawn the bulk OF his
army safely north % LiaOyang t0 con-
ties, the advance when Il comes.
According 10 this information. the
japanese have about 100000 men IN
the armies operating against General
RuroDatzin. rendering Il too hazardous
for MIN 90 risk a general engagement.
Chinese Bandits Strike Russians.
London. aug. 1.-THE Tientsin
correspondent Df the Standard says
that 5000 Chinese bandits attacked a
Russian camp In Itch pass August
The Russians were taken una
wares and lost many killed. They
also lost a quantity OF ammunition
and supplies.
Naval Battle Reported.
Toxic. Aug. 1.-THE Russian fee.
EMERGED from Port Arthur Wednes
tsv and a severe engagement with
the Japanese feet lasting all day fol
lowed. The japanese destroyers at
tackled the Russians at night. The
results OF the engagements are un-
known. The Russian battleships
Retvizan and PObida were seen out
side OF Port Arthur Thursday morn
ing.
German Steamer Condemned.
yladivostok. Aug. 1.-THE prize
court yesterday condemned ne Ger
man steamer Thea. which was sunk
by the VIadivostok squadron OF the
coast % Japan July "a, and declared
that the Russian cruisers were JUST
ned m sinking The vessel The eyi-
.dence produced was that the Thea
Was chartered by a japanese COM
pany, that since March Is she has
been engaged exclusively In the jar
anese trade between japanese ports.
ON this ground the court decided
that she had lost all rights as a yes
.sel OF a neutral nation. especially as
the cargo OF fish was intended for
.fha use o. the japanese.