The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-06-21
COMMANDERS TO MEET
Midway Between Armies tc
Sign an Armistioe.


German ReIatlons-Guns Taken Out
Of Fighting Tops-President Asked
to Recognize Norway-Extra Ses.
sion Of Legislature.
Alone on the plains OF Manchuria
midway between the two great armies.
the Russian and Japanese commanders
will meet to sign the armistice which
will pave the way for the Washington
conference. If the present program ii
followed.
Exchanges on this point are now In
yrogress between Toxic and St Pc
lersburg, via Washington, but no final
conclusion has been reached.
1t WAS first thought a preliminary
protocol might be signed at Washing
ton providing for a temporary cessa-
ton of hostilitles. but in view of the
fact that this concerns directly the
armies In the field 1t is believed that
the belligerents will agree that ar
rangements for the armistice may be
entrusted to Linevitch and Oyama
the respective commanders.in-c chief
who In such event would be telr-
graphed special powers to sign.
VIII Meet In Washington.
Washington has been selected as
the seat of negotiations between the
plenipotentiaries of Russia and Japan
for q treaty Of peace. The choice Of
Washington as the location of the
peace conference marks another for
ward step In the negotiations toward
ultimate peace in the Far East insti-
tuted by President Roosevelt.
Both Russia and Japan are moving
with the utmost deliberatlon, for the
game of diplomacy now being played
Is of even greater importance to each
government than are the movements
Of armies on the battlefield 1t will
require at least month for the nego-
tiators of the two governments. with
their respective STATS, to assemble.
II is well understood that the jap
anese government viii not make
known prior to the assembling of the
plenipoten aries the terms on which
she will be willing to conclude peace.
The Japanese emperor is known to de-
sire that, when peace is concluded,
1t shall be coupled with reasonable
assurances Of its permanency.
Among well informed diplomats It
Is deemed probable that Japan's terms
once they are stated will be regarded
by the world as reasonable and like.
ly to be acceptable to Russia.
Another Great Battle Imminent.
The certainty that peace negotla:
tions cannot begin for another month
leads to the conviction that another
great battle will be fought in the In
terval
According to London Telegraph's
Tien Tsin correspondent Japanese
forward movement has already com.
menced In spite of the rainy season.
The Daily Telegraphs Toxic cores
pondent gives an interesting idea of
the situation from q correspondent
who Is said to be in good position to
know the actual facts. This cores
pondent says that the principal Rus
sian depot is at Gunshu pass, whence
many light railroads are being con-
structed northward to facilitate re-
treat.
Lieutenant General Linevitch, be-
widered by the strategy of the Japa-
nese, is making repeated reconnais-
sances and throwing out innumerable
scouts. Nevertheless at the present
moment, the correspondent says, all
his army is completely enveloped. The
Japanese army has made circle
hundred miles in circumference around
Linevltch and is gradually closing in.