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SLAVS SURRENDER
SAKHAL|N TO JAPS
BULK OF RUSSIAN GARRISON
LAYS DOWN ARMS ON DIS
puTED ISLAND.
BATTLE iMPENDs
ON TUMEN RIVER
Advance Guards Of Hostile Armies
Face to Face-Envoys Witte and
Rosen Pay President an Informal
Visit,


A report giving details of the final pur-
suit and surrender Of the majority of the
Russian garrison on Sakhalin island
has been received as follows: IAN inde-
pendent cavalry column on the after
noon of July % attacked the enemy
south of Paleo and routed him, driving
him southwark, capturing two field
guns besides a number OF rifles and
quantity of ammunition.
Russians Ask Truce.
ION July 20 the cavalry, being REIN
forced, vigorously pursued the enemy
south Of Taylan, which lies Is miles
south of Rykoff. The enemy halted at
Onol, rs miles south of Taylan, and at
five O'Clock on the morning of July 80
sent letter under a flag of truce to the
Japanese commanding officer from Gen.
Liapnoff, the Russian governor, saying
that through the lack of bandage ma
terial and medicines and the consequent
inability to succor the wounded, he was
compelled from sense of humanity to
terminate hostilities.
"The commander of the Japanese
force replied, demanding the delivery Of
all war supplies and property of the Rus
sian government, the uninjured, and the
delivery of all maps, records and papers
relating to the Russian civil and mill
tary administration, and requiring their
delivery in reply at ten o'clock on the
morning of July 81, otherwise an attack
iAE movement would Immediately be
started.
japanese Terms Accepted.
"Col. Tolivitch, on behalf of Gov.
Liapnof, met Col. Koizumi, Japanese
chief Of staff, on the morning of July 81,
and accepted the proposed terms. Gov.
| Liapnoff, 70 officers and 5000 men Of the
Russian garrison then surrendered.
The spoils, consisting of clothing, par
ers and military supplies, are now under
Investigation"
EARLY Conflict Inevitable.
It is reported that the advance guard
Of the hostile forces south of the Tumen
river are within rifle range. An early
conflict is regarded as inevitable.
Japs Begin Advance.
Godzyadani, Manchuria, Aug, b,=-
Dispatches received from Korea report
that the Japanese have begun stimuli
taneous advance from Kuanchhoderi
against the Musariet and Piatsabang
passes, but that both columns We're
checked under pressure Of ths Russian
advance detachments. The Russian
losses, the dispatches say, were insig-
nifcant. Japanese warships are re-
ported to be cruising of the mouth Of
Peter the Great bay. on which Viadivn.
stok is situated.
ENJOYS Visit President.
Oyster Bay, N. T., Aug. s. - sergius
Witte and Baron Rosen. the ENJOYS Of
the emperor of Russia to the Washing
ton peace conference, were guests Fri
day Of the president and Mrs. Roose-
yelt at Sycamore Hill. They arrived in
Oyster Bay via the Long Island rail-
road. They were unaccompanied by any
other Russian official. AS the ENJOYS
alighted from their car they were met
/ by confidential messengers from the
presidents official household and escort
ed to one of the presidents carriages
sent to the station to convey them to
4 :
Sycamore HILL A considerable crowd OF
residents Of the village had assembled
at the station to see the distinguished
visitors.
Visit an Informal One.
| Assurance YES given here that tbs
visit of the Russian ENJOYS does not diff
fer in any material respect from that OF
i Baron Komura and Minister Takahtra
of japan last week. Before the formal
reception of the ENJOYS Saturday M.
Witte desired to pay his respects In
formally to President Roosevelt. twas
said officially also that no statement
concerning the conference between the
president and M. White will be made
either by the ENJOYS themselves or by
the president