Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-09-02
AN ARMISTICE HAS
BEEN AGREED upon
Will Take Effect When ENJOYS
Sign the Treaty.
TREATY is NOT YET COMPLETE
The Declaring of an Armistice Will
Mark the Conclusion of the Great
Russian-Japanese War, Which Has
Been Going On For 18 Months.


Russian-Japanese War, Which Has
Been Going On For 18 Months.
Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. 1.-An ar
mistice has been signed to take effect
after signature to the treaty.
1t is now expected that the text OF
the treaty will be completed by to-
morrow night or Sunday. Full sum
maries, if not the actual text, will then
be cabled to Toxic and st. Petersburg
for the approval of the respective gov
ernments and by Tuesday or Wednes-
day at the latest, M. Witfe and Baron
Komura expect to receive final author
ity to affix their signatures.
The subsequent exchange of ratift-
cations by the two governments will
be simply formality. Mr. Dennison
an Mr.. DeMaartens will meet again
this afternoon. The conditions of the
armi6tice or rather complet suspen-
sion of hostilities marking the conclu-
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cept for minor details by the pleni-
potentiaries here. Technically, the
formal cessation of hostilities to be
arranged today will be an armistice
inasmuch as it is temporary, pending
the final exchange of ratifcations. 1t
will not provide for the ultimate re-
lease of the Russian and Japanese
prisoners of war.
An article covering the latter sub
ject will be included in the treaty. The
ceremony of signing the treaty of
Portsmouth" will be as quiet and un-
ostentatious as possible. Both sides
desire to avoid any spectacular scenes.
Both realize that for different reasons
the treaty will not be popular in their
respective countries. In Japan espe-
cially there is expected to be a great
popular outcry.
1--WE know" said a member of the
Japanese mission today, that we are
going home to stones and perhaps to
dynamite"
No arrangements looking to a joint
farewell visit to President Roosevelt
have been made or even suggested.
Baron Komura and M Witte will go
separately to Oyster Bay to express
thanks on behalf of their respective
countries and say "Goodby" M. Witte
expects to sail Sept. IL, on the Kaiser
Wilhelm IL. He has already provision
ally engaged a sutte of rooms on that
steamer. Baron Komura has pro
visionally engaged a suite of rooms
on steamer sailing from the Pacific
coast Sept. 20. He and his suite expect
to leave New York Sept 12.
The projected trips of the missions
to the White mountains have practical
ly been abandoned because of lack of
time. The treaty of Portsmouth is
to be given to the world. There is to
be no saecret about it, neither govern.
men having any reason to withhold it.
1t provisions are therefore to be pub.
lished broadcast textually, but not i'm
mediately.
Mr.. Sato said to the Associated Press
today that it would not be given out
until the final ratifcations had been
exchanged by the sovereigns of the
two countries.
The treaty will be engrossed on the
treaty paper on the American state
department, peculiarly fine quality
of linen parchment paper Two of the
caligraphers of the state department
have been sent for to come here and
do the engrossing. 1t is officially
stated that President Roosevelt will
not come to Portsmouth to be present
a the signing of The treaty.