The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-06-20
OFFICERS MUTINY
Russian Army Protest Con-
slant Police Duty.
JAPAN NOT 10 HuNILllIE RUSSIA
ogama's Line, siFsiehias AeFass NHa-
ehaFia &C. sea 80 Japan, fas~i"ps
ttnssitsh's Nhais IoFss
Ia Its Iaihs,

LONDON. June ~ "A dispatch from
~ Petersburg says that several hun
dnsi army nlnrrrs hrld meeting al
krnsu0ye Ssin. sixteen miles from 81
Petersburg in dir,uss ihe situation ere
aIel hy nsrni events nnd 10 protest
a4iinsi their constant employment Ia
the role 0f police General rehh.ndrr.
commanding the guard. ordered the
meeting dispersed on the ground that
Il was Illegal 4 group % oitcers
stepped forward mud declared that they
were all faithful subjects Of the cin'
prrur. but could uui remain in hc po'
sltion 81 military policemen. u was
position. lhry said. which complete
By isolated them FROM spcl"iy. toward
which ihcy practically sustained the
role of butchers. General r.hblnd"r
compelled the m-'iins a. dispcrso. but
promised them 70 sposly opportunity 10
meet legally.
A report here says That japan's terms
~ penro will prove o. be- more mo'ler.
ate than has leen expected aud viii
b. based on the propositions made in
the Japanese note on the eve ~ husiili.
ilcs. with the addition 81 an Indemnity
covering th. cost Of the war. Japan
will not insist on .humiliniing terms.
such ns the ccssion ~ the island OF
snkhnlin. the disarmament ~ Nlndiyos.
iok or tln limitation ~ i,ussla's naval
rights Ia the Pacific. bat will insist on
guarantees against the renewal ~ the
war Tor half % century at least
Japan wishes % live on terms OF
friendship with Russia Ia the future
and is not disposed o. make ovcrharsh
siipuiations.
A Lldlnpudzy fManchuriai dispatch
says that the Japanese are advancing
from the center and westward and ARE
driving In the Russian screens south
OF Paliiun. Further west they turu@l
the Russian extreme right nt Lao.
yangwopeng. Ranking the Russians oui
u position after a nlgbtiong light The
Japanese fore consisted Of un infantry
division. four batteries Of artillery and
thirty squadrons Of cavalry. General
Mistchenkos cavalry subsequently re-
trlevcd some OF the lost ground and
recnptured the town ~ fiaoyangwo-
peng During Mistchcnko's operations
Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia.
representing Emperor William with
the Russian army. received his bap.
tism OF lire.
According to Information received ut
headquarters. the Japanese are NOV.
ing northwest In three columns. which
include 10000 infantry aud correspond
ing forces 81 cavalry and field aud
mountain artillery These columns are
heading Tor Chuisami. Kmesan aud
kcnshan 10 complete the line ~ Oya-
mas army stretching from the Mongo-
liam frontier 10 the sea of Japan.
\ -. Petersburg dispatch says that
when Emperor Nicholas received the
zemstvo deputntlon Prince Troubet.
skoy. president OF the zcmstvo con
grcss of the Moscow government. in
behalf Of the Moscow delegation adj
hl'0~'h iu' 'lhlFihi iu ltuElHA
speech. IN which he described the serl-
Gus conditions existing in Russia which
have caused the zcmstvos to approach
his majesty directly Ills majesty re.
piled. expressing deep regret M the
great sacrifices consequent on the war
and. above everything. at the disaster
To the Russian navy. In conclusion the
said.
81 thank you. gentlemen. for the |
sentiments expressed. and | join in |
your desire to bring about new order |
OF things. My personal wish and my |
will as emperor to summon a national !
assembly is mshakable await with
the carrying ont of this my |
will You can announce this to the in |
habitants of the towns and villages |
throughout Russia. and from today you
will assist me in this new work"