Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-22
And Russians Already Be-
gin to Fall Back.
uneVltch Puts Embargo on
| News, Indicating a Crisis.
Peace Movement Progresses Well but ARMS
tlee Is Not Forthcoming.

June ...--12.yS A. Nj
ne public which has no IDEA that "a
,'",iatiohS for an armistice are on foot,
relieves that a great battle in Man.
cliuriii Is now beginning and official
dispatches from both sides bear ont the
i'ica mat the japanese have commence
c' 'heir main advance, though as vet
thcfe nave been no heavy collisions.
hc-JarancsC, following the checking
OIL Their demonstration to tho westward
are now pushing forward in force along
the railroad and thu Mandarin and
Malnankai roads. their front now
stretching from SingIungchuan, Il
miles north Of Changtufu. and east
through ShuanmiaOtHu station to
faolnt pass on the Mandarin road
The russians retired their advance
posts without serious resistance and are
evidently retiring to their first line Of
entertainments, which is believed to
cross the railroad ut Sirinhai. Il miles
further north. They have Il number of
other fortified positions Ie fore reach
ing their ultimat" line Of defense at
kirin and ut Changr.luhfu, so miles i'm
the rear.
Lieut.. Gen. Linovitch evidently has
imposed an embargo on press messages,
ndicatin" that hostiliiirs have entered
on Il serious phase.
st. Petersburg, 22.-2.30 a. M.-The
prospects that President R0Osevelt's
success in inducing the bclligerents to
meet will result in the conclusion of
peace would be greatly EXCHANGED if the
warning nations agree - an armiSticr.
No additional information is obtainable
up to this hour concerning the charac-
ter of the communications on the sub
jcct passing between Washington am
Toxic and st. Petersburg, nor is there
the slightest clue as to the manner III
which the President is seeking to eff
feet the conclusion of hostilitics.
A Washington telegram received
early last evening, officially stating
that negotiations for an armistice were
i'm progress brought the first definite in
timatiun that an actual step in this di-
rectiOn had been taken. Among the lip
lonlatS il is universally agreed that
should this be true, President ROOse-
volt has set himself an extremely diff
cult task, the accomplishment of which
will not only crown the triumphs he
has already achieved, but will materi-
ally advance the chances of peace as
it would be regarded as tantamOunt to
the mutual avuwal that both countries
We're seriously resolved to try to find
basis for settling their quarrel with
out further blOodshed.
Nothing could be more significant Of
the EmpeIor's recognition that the
Manchur.tn adventure is; Il thins: of the
last than tn. formal dissolution, an
nu,lnced last night. Of the famous com
niittoe en- the Far East. Of which Ad-
niral AleXilf was the leader. and Nj.
PeZobrazof, one Of the members, and
which before the war Was in undiSput =
ed control of all affairs in the Far f.lSt.
reporting directly to the Emperor and
oycr-l idins the ministers ut st. Pc
terSburG.
The dissolution Of this committee,
which was virtually Admiral AleXilf's
chnnccllory. and the announcement by
the .,mperor that the admin ,tr:tii"h
Of the extreme Orient Wonld thereafter
he unified with that Of the rest Of the
empire are believed To indicate the abn-
ljtion Of the wee royalty ana have
niycI ri, to = report that Admiral
| AIexiCr will he one of the Russian plen-
IipotcntiIrirs. but confirmation on these
roints is lacking. 1t can now be regard
ed rs certain that there will be three
| ,lcnirot "ntiares on each side.