The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-18
To Portsmouth Peace NegO.
tiations.
ANOTHER SECTION PASSED
No Decision Will Be Announced Before
Monday, and Conference Will
Adjourn This Afternoon IN
til That Time.

Portsmouth, n. H., August 1s.-Be-
fore the departure Of the peace ENJOYS
for the navy yard this morning an
nouneement was made that when ad-
iornment was taken today il would
be until Monday. The session began
promptly at $3.50 o'clock.
The following official announcement
was teephoned from the navy yard at
1886: In the sitting this morning
the conference has continued discus
sion Of article eleven and has not fin
ished. The discussion Of the article Will
be resumed at three o'clock"
Article Ill refers to the limitation
OF Russia's naval strength ip the tar
East.
Nothing was actually accomplished at
Yesterdays session. Article Q, which
relates to indemnity, was passed over,
as a brief discussion showed that the
envoys we're still far apart. The tenth
article, relating to the surrender Of I'M
termed Russian vessels, was also passed,
but not because it could not have been
arranged. With two stubborn articles
remaining, both sides did not feel dis.
posed to finish it. Articles II and IL
were not expected to give any difficulty
when taken up today.
So that when the conference closed
last night, the peace prospects were nc
brighter than when Russia presented it,
non.possumus reply to the Japanese De.
mands on indemnity and the cession oi
SakhaIin. That led to a feeling OF pes
simism. A compromise looks to be the
only solution OF the difficulty, that Rus.
sia weld Sakhalin and Japan indemnity
Neither will yield both, and it is posi-,
BILE that Japan will cling to a compro.
mise. When Witte left st. Petersburg
he was cautioned never to pay indem
nifty nor yield foot of Russian soil
% that ii is absolutely necessary fol
him to hear from the Car before ina
action This Is the reason for the ad
i0urnment to Monday.
The sudden revival Of deep pessimisn
last night was induced by the report
given out when the plenipotentiaries re
turned to the hotel that no progress
had been made during the day. Blu
to those on the inside that was mo-
surprising. Things have gone smooth,
enough, only the impasse had beer
reached ~tiielc iltu DtSu tAH @tAhN VI N9Al
steel in the conference chamber. An,
tie few words Mr. Witte said to thi
foreign newspaper correspondents were
as usual not encouraging. He locke,
tired and said nothing had been accom-
plished.
No very great hope was vouchsafe'
Ii the Japanese camp. We are no
buffers said Mr.. Sato.
A very important conference occurrei
in Sir. Whites rooms shortly befor
midnight. There were present Baroi
Rosen, the other Russian plenipotentiarie
and Messrs. de Martens, General Yerma
left. Mr. Pokotiloff, Mr.. Shipeif and Cap
tain Roussine, the five Russian dele
gates. 1t is the first time full meet
Ing 81 plenipotentiaries and delegate
has been held since the conference ha
been held. The preliminary discussio
Of the Japanese conditions is alread
virtually ended. It is not probable tina
the final report and recommendation
Of the Russian plenipotentiaries wer
passed upon aud transmitted last nigh
to the emperor at Peterhoii