Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

a rush across the line. Inc poruei
here is marked by a river about 81 Ieet
wide and not very deep. After the o.
ficer in command of the post had ifihue
his rounds, my friend, the sentry gave
the signal and turned his back "hiie
we made a dash for the river. AS we
clambered out on the PruSsian size TIC
sentry fired his gun and gave the alarm,
but we We're safe on Prussian SOIL ana
did not fear pursuit. We hade our way
across country until we struck Il ran
road and followed this until we rehcneu
small station where we took tram
to Hamburg. While we were waning
to cross the frontier. another party Oh
about a hundred was waiting ABOUT Il
mile further up the river to get across
We met them again on the snip Ill
Hamburg and they are all here, To-Day
on Ellis island. 1t cost them 30 roubies
apiece 10 get across.
Peter Slaboff. young farm lapofer
and ore of a large party OF refugees,
said:
There We're nearly so in our party
when we reached the frontier. sixty
five of us were Jews and the rest CHRIS
tians. We We're in the hands OF an
gent who had provided us our passage
tickets and guaranteed to get us out
of the country without passports The
agent charged us one hundred roubles
each for the whole job. lie claimed
that he must pay the sentrles at the
frontier % roubles for each OF us to
get us across the border. When we
reached teh frontier we waited q couple
of hours while he arranged matters
with the soldiers. Then he lined us all
up before the sentry telling to keep as
quiet as possible until we were given
the word and then to run as fast as
we could for Prussia. The soldier
walked down the line and counted us.
He made all the Christians fall out of
the line and the agent took them away
The soldier said he could not let any
Christians escape, no matter what they
paid. After they went away and he
had counted us again, the soldier
turned away shouting. now rum and
we did run, never stopping until we
We're well across the border. There
are hundreds at every frontier post
waiting for a chance to get away and
| cone here to escape military duty
Odessa, March 1.-THE stoppage of
SlIpplIlS " Tic rdI TIdSl Is CduSlIl;S
great distress here among the dock
laborers and men employed in similar
capacities.
Typhus fever has broken out in the
poorer quarters and The price of bread
has doubled owing to the speculation of
grain brokers'.
st. Petersburg March 11-Ollol Peter
sen of Brooklyn, N. v, has sent $500 to
the Grand Duke Alexis, the high adrni-
raj. for the relief of the survivors of the
ed cruiser Fariag, sunk off Chemulpo by
the Japanese, as mark of sympathy
with the bravery Of the crews.
George S. Cassidy of New Bedford
he was with the Russian Red Cross So
ciety in South Africa and says thousands
of Americans are ready to help Russia
and are willing to equip a Red Cross de-
tachment. He declares Russia has more
friends in the United States than any
other country.
been created which will be bestowed for
distinguished services.
ST. Petersburg. March 11.-Gen. Kuro-
natkin. who is about to leave for the Far
East to take command of the military
forces there. had Il long farewell inter
view with the Emperor, today. He also
paid parting visits to the Empress and
the grand dukes.
The Emperor in bidding him farewell
expressed the greatest confidence that he
would bring glory to Russian arms
Later in the day Gen. EUROPA kin >re-
ceived a deputation of the municipal coun-
ell. who presented him with an address
and a triple ikOn. or sacred picture, rep
resenting the warrior Saints Alexander
Nevsky. Alexis and George. In returning
thanks the general modcStiy said
1t is necessary to be calm and patient
The army will make faithful efforts to &C
complish the task entrusted to it by the
Emperor. Slight reverses are possible.
Our troops are assembling slowly and in
this everything depends on the railroad.
| am firmly confident that God will re-
spond to our prayers and bless Russian
arms.
1t can be asserted positively that there
will be no conflict of authority between
Niceroy Alcxieff and Gen. Kuropatllin.
control of the viceroyalty. Gen. Kuropat
kin. although nominally a subordinate.
will exercise complete control of the land
operations. and Vice Admiral Makarof
will command the fleet in the Far East.
About 5000 men are going forward over
the Siberian railroad every day. and by
the middle of April all the troops neces-
Sary to put into effect the plans of the
government will be in East Asia. The
land railroad around Lake Bakal is eX-
pected to be completed by the middle of
of supplies and munitions of war will not,
it is believed, give any further trouble.
st. Petersburg. March 1.-THE complete
story of the fierce fight off Port Arthur
between the torpedo fotilas which oc-
CURED. Wednesday. and the lombard
ment which followed on Thursday morn
ing. was not given out here until after
midnight
Two official messages from Viceroy
AleXieff had been received during the day
and presented to the Emperor. but the
public remained in suspense. All sorts of
rumors of the information contained in
the dispatches We're spread among the
officials, but they did not have the texts
and were under the impression that Adj
miral Marakoff had directed the attack
upon the cpemy's fleet. When the texts
appeared it became evident that the col |
lisions between the torpedo fiotillas had
occurred accidentally during the night |
while the Russians were scouting in |
search of the enemy
AS far as is known here this is the first |
time the torpedo boats have engaged each |
other ut sea. Although the odds were |
against the Russians. as the Japanese flo !
tilla was supported by the cruiser squad |
ron, the Russians made n heroic dash for |
the foe and apparently had the better of |
the combat. isnking a japanese torpedo |
boat, until the cruisers got within range.
and one of the latter'S shells crippled the |
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