The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29
RUSSIA HAS ENOUGH OF WAR.
Hopes by Affronting Powers to Find
an Avenue Of Escape.

devOstOk squadron in the Paclnc ana
of the volunteer fleet in the Red sea
strengthen the belief here that Rus
STA is deliberately seeking to affront
America and England and Germany
in the hope of finding an avenue for
gracefully retiring from a disastrous
war. There is no argument over the
right of Russia to seize neutral YES
sells carrying actual c~C.ltraband OF
war, but the wisdom of destroying
neutral prizes without trial unless the
object is to involve other powers is
generally questioned. 1t is believed
that America will refuse to recognize
Russia's extended list of ~contraband
and will speedily demand a limitation
to articles reasonably c~ontraband
In Order to Protect
her large Oriental commercial inter
ests. 1t is expected that Great Brit
ain will protest against the sinking OF
the Knight Commander Sunday and
demand trial for seized British steam
ers and thai Germany will make a
second and more vigorous protest.
The Vladivostok warships are how
ering about the course of the steam
ers from San Francisco, probably
with the hope of Overhaullng the
liner Korea. Warning, however, has
been given to the Korea and she has
a chance of eluding the Russians.
There will probably be other seizures,
and whatever the determination or
the legal questions involved, whatever
diplomatic action may be taken, 1T is
confidently believed here that the
| seizures will create a feeling OF In
| tense irritation and unfriendliness
| against Russia in America, England
| and Germany.
Gives Them Ten Minutes.
Yokohama, July 27-Capt. Brown Of
the steamship Tsinan, which brought
the crew of the British steamer
Knight Commander into port yester-
day, says that the Knight Commander
+, met three Russian warships at 1880
on Saturday morning off the Province
Izu. The Russian officers who board
ed the Knight Commander took her
captain back with them and ordered
the crew Of the knight commander to
| come on board one of the Russian
warships within ten minutes. The
Russians then sank the Knight Com
mander.
At 8 O'Clock in the afternoon the
Russian warships met the Tsinan and
transferred the crew of the Knight
Commander to this vessel. An indian
boatswain of the Knight Commander
says the Russians boasted that be-
| sides sinking the knight Commander
and hating the Tsinan they sank two
small Japanese vessels and that be-
fore meeting the knight Commander
they had
Captured a German Steamer,
believed to be the Arabia, belonging
to the Hamburg-American line, and
the Cheltenham, a British vessel. The
| Russians claimed to have plenty OF
coal. Before leaving the Tsinan Capt.
Brown was ordered to blow off steam
and not to owe his vessel until the
Russians had disappeared over the
horizon. When last eel at Z o'clock
in the evening the Russian warships
were steaming in a southeasterly dl-
rection, toward the mouth of Toxic
bay.
The American Trading company,
agents here for the Knight Command
| err, deny that the vessel had any con-
traband on board, according to her
manifest.
Cabinet VIII Discuss Il.
London, July 27.-The British cabi-
net will meet again to-day to consider
| the case of the steamer Knight Com
mander and the general situation aris-
ing from the action of the Russian
warships.
The report of the captain of the Ma
lacca was presented at the foreign of
fee yesterday and the demand OF the
Peninsular & Oriental Steamship
company for compensation probably
will be considered.
The London newspapers this morn
ing consider that Premier Balfour's
statement in the house of commons
yesterday proves that the situation is
still exceedingly grave. and they in
sist the government shall act prompt
ly in demanding an explanation of the
Knight Commander incident, which
is characterized by the Daily Graphic
as an Outrage of the most gratuitous
and barbarous kind"