The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-05-24
.BlRILEFF NAVAL CHIEF.
Leaves For Vladivostok to Conn.,
mand Russian Fleets.
Japs Raise Sunken Ships-Three
Killed by Bomb-Prevention OF Con-
sumption - Changes In Insurance
Law-ocean Race For Emperor's
Cup-Johann Hoch Guilty.

Law-ocean Race For Emperor's
Cup-Johann Hoch Guilty.
Vice Admiral Birileff, who has been
named for the supreme naval com
mand In the Pacific, will leave St
Petersburg for Vladivostok on May
25th to assume charge there and
make preparations for repairing and
refitting the vessels of Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky's fleet when they ar
rive.
Reports Of Vice Admiral Rojest
venskys breakdown and his surrender
OF his command continue In circula
tlon, one rumor saying that Vice Ad
miral Nehogatoff, though Rojestven
sllys junior in rank, has been ordered
TO assume the command; but Admiral
Birileff said he had no information to
that effect.
Position Of Russian Fleet.
The apparently complete disap
pearance of the Russian Far Eastern
fleet leads to the belief in Paris
either that a battle is imminent OF
that Admiral Rojestvensky has sue.
ceeded in establishing a naval base.
On the other hand, 1t is pointed out
that the position of the fleet May
16 in lat. 1880 and long. 111.3O indi
Gated that 1t might have been decided
to follow course north of Luzon into
the Pacific instead of going through
the straits Of Formosa, where Ad
miral Togo is believed to be awaiting
Admiral Rojestvenslly.
Some experts maintain tha; the feet
has been divided for the purpose of
permitting one division to reach Vlad
ivostok while the other occupies the
attention of Admiral Togo.
Japs Raise Sunken Warshps.
Advices from Japan state that the
work on the cruiser Variag being
raised at Chemuipo is almost COM
plete. II was expected she would be
floated at high tide on May 2S and will
be ready for Togo short time there
after.
A small warship sunk near the dock
at Port Arthur will soon be raised and
placed in commission. The work of
reflnating the war vessels at Port Ar
thur was begun on May 15 There
are good prospects of saving six. The
BayNn is only slightly damaged, no ma
ter!al injury having been done below
the water line.
Council of National Defense.
The first stop towards the lnstitu-
ton OF the long contemplated council
of the national defense to coordinate
wclE of the military and naval ad.
m'uistratiuns, has been taken in an
imperial manifesto creating a special
preliminary commission under the
presidency of Grand Duke Nicholas
Nicholaiev!tch.
It is understood the formation of
the new council means the definite
abandonment of the plan of sending
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch
to the Far East to assume supreme
command on land and sea. General
Lluevitch and Vice Admiral Birileff
will be left unhampered except as to
the grand outlines of strategy
Three Killed by Bomb.
Tne number injured by the ex-
plns'on of The bomb dropped by a
workman on Miodowa street, in War
eaw is 20, including three women, one
STUDENT and two school boys.
The man who was carrying the
bcirb has now been identified as a
Polish shoemaker named Dobrowolsld
member of the violent section of the
socialists.
The latest reports state that two de-
tectiyes were in the act of arresting
Dobrowolski when the bomb exploded
and all three were killed. A revolver
and a bundle of papers were found in
Dobrowolski's pocket.
Enormous Fleet of Golfers.
Advices in Paris from Hong Kong
report an enormous fleet of col
liers for the Russian Pacific fleet
is off the Mekong Delta and along the
whole coast as far as Cape St James.
Forty of the colllers are flying the
German flag and score of others
show British, Norwegian, Russian and
French flags.