Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-08
M. WITTE At PORTSMOUTH.
Evades the Crowd and Goes Direct to
the Hotel Wentw orth.

Portsmouth. N. H., Aug. M. Witte
arrived III this city, tonight, from Bos-
ton. at l1.l5 o'clock. coming i'll IL special
car attached to the regular Bar Harbor
express. He was enabled To avoid Il crowd
OF several hundred people assembled i'll
the railroad yard, through the train stop
ping ut Il crossing .ibouT Il quarter OF IL
mile from the station. Three automobiles
We're in waiting and the party were at
once taken to Hotel Wentworth, about
four miles distant.
There was considerable disappointment
among those assembled at the station
when the distinguished foreigner failed to
appear after the arrival OF the train. 1t
was soon learned that the Russians had
lett the train at the crossing and there
Was a rush toward the street leading to
the Wentworth. but the foreigners were
well on their way before the crowd reach
cd the scene.
half a mile when it met with an accident
and was Obliged to stop. None OF the oc-
cupants were injured. in fact they were
scarcely shaken up. Nj. Witte was trans
tered to another automobile and again
started for the Wentworth, arriving there
lat H. 50 o'clock tonight.
On the way from Boston, NJ Witte die
tated q statement concerning dispatches
from Toxic NJ. Whites statement is as
follows:
Il have read in the kilograms from To-
kio that the Japanese captured 4O.0H Rus
sian soldiers at the island Of SakhaIin
during the recent operations there. Now.
50 far | know. the whole garrison on
Sakhalir island consists of no more than
II maximum of 100 men. 1t is a known
fact that the Russian soldiers do not sur
render, and if we take into consideration
that some of the soldiers of tli" island
garrison were killed. TIL" number of tho
captured could not even reach 1900.
Il do not wish at all To minimize the
successes or bravery of the Japanese but
at the same time all the people of Russia.
and myself, cannot help being surprised
ut the cables which have reached us late
ly during the war. from Toxic. Accord
ing to tlem, if all these Russian soldiers
which have from tme to tim" been
ported from Toxic as captured. killed or
wounded had in fact been captured, killed
or wounded by the Japanese, Russia
would not at this time possess any army
at all ana then my journey to the United
States would be quite SuperliuOuS. Re
Gar1inC these cables ii wcll-known Rus
sian rrovcrb comes to my memory. |
might translate it thus:
zone can CXaggcrate but there ia n lin
1t to oyacgcr:tiOn.
NJ White since his arrival in this colm-
| try has showed much interest in dispatch
government. His statement WAS after
reading Il recent report issued by the au-
| thOriticS of Toxic.
| NJ White WAS asked if he cared to make
any statement concerning the questions
to be considered at the peace conference
| He answered that there was nothing he
| wished to say on the subject because ho
1 believed the present was not an opportun"
moment. NJ. Wittc expressed much sat
iSfa ton over his visit to BOSTON. He said
he would always remember the reception
given him by President Roosevelt at OyS-
ter Bay He said he considers the Pres
| ident an ideal statesman on account of
his simplicity coupled with such Il power
| full energy.
| NJ Wittc was greatly fatigucd when he
retired tonight.