The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-13
MUTInEeRs DECLARE WAR
sHnEwp MOVE By CREW OF THE
XNIAZ PoTEMKINE.
Powers Notified War Will Be Made ON
Russian vessels-Foreign Ship
ping Not to Be Molested.

Bucharest, Roumania, July 5.-Be-
fore the Kniaz Potemkine sailed for
Kustenji delegation from the crew
handed the project proclamation ad-
dressed to the representatives of the
powers in Roumania formally declar-
ing war on all Russian vessels which
refuse to join the mutineers. The proc
lamation says the Kniaz Potemkine
will respect neutral territory and for
eign shipping. The delegation re-
quested that the proclamation be for
warded to the powers.
Vienna, July 6.-Steps are being TAX
en- in official quarters to raise the ques-
ton ofaninternationala agreements pro-
tect commerce in the Black sea and col
lectively to represent to Russia the dan
gerous consequences Of allowing the
Kniaz Potemkine to cruise unmolested
among neutral shipping. England,
France, Italy, Austria, Turkey, Bull
garia, Roumania and Greece are believed
to be the powers that are most likely to
act.
st. Petersburg, July 6.-While no Off
cial information is obtainable, 1t is stat
ed by an authority usually reliable that
the admiralty has received news that the
Kniaz Potemkine, after shipping coal.
provisions and medicines, is again at
large in the Black sea, and that her des-
tination is unknown. Whether the re-
port of the sailing of the battleship be
true or not, the crew took remarkable
step Tuesday when, with all the solem-
nifty of a provision government, 1t issued
a manifesto addressed to the powers, an
nouncing that civil war had been begun
against the existing regime in Russia,
and pledging the inviolability of foreign
shipping and foreign ports.
This action doubtless was taken to
quiet the apprehensions of foreign pow
ers and to leave no excuse for the send
in of warships through the Dardan-
Giles to effect the capture of the bat
tleship, which until now Russia's Black
sea feet has not dared to attempt. 1t is
considered a shrewd move on the part of
the mutineers and stamps the command
er of the crew as leader far above the
class of the ordinary sailor and
strengthens the opinion that he is not
member of the original crew, but one
of the revolutionaries who went on
board at Odessa. The issuance of the
manifesto lends certain dignity to the
mutiny and proves that the crew and
their commander have no desire that the
world should believe them to be mere
outlaws, but that they should be looked
upon as men seriously raising the stand
ard of revolution. According to ru-
NOR printed in an afternoon paper the
ships strong box contained 1876, 1000,
and the muineers would therefore be
we'll supplied with money.
Theodosia, Crimea, July 6.-Sum-
moned by the Kniaz Potemkine, repre-
sentatives of the town council went ON
board the battleship and were received
in the admiral's cabin by the commits
sion commanding her. The commission
demanded the delivery of 500 tons of coal
and provisions of various kinds within
"a hours, and threatened that in the
event of noncompliance, after the warn
ing to the Inhabitants, the town would
be bombarded. The commission also
proposed that the mayor should trans
NIT to the population proclamation de-
manding the termination of the war, a
convocation of zemstvos, etc. Learn
ing of these demands, many inhabitants
fled the town. The workmen insisted
that the demands be granted. A special
meeting of the municipal was called and
the counsel consented to deliver the pro-
visions but refused to comply with the
demand for coal, for the reason that the
town had none.