Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-22
PEACE MAKER is THOUGHT TO
BE URGING AN EARLY.
ARMlsTlcE. -
YLADIVOsTOK IS
JAPAN'S GOAL

JAf AIN y UOAL
Dyama's Forces, Despite Russian op- /
position, Are converging on Passiet
Bay, Southwest OF Only Stronghold
Now Left to the czar In Manchuria
-skrmish Results in sIav Losses.
London, June 21.-A st. Peters
burg dispatch says the commits
sion appointed to investigate the
equalization of Port Arthur finds
that the surrender of the fortress
was justlfiabIe. This exonerates
General StoesseI from all blame.
The receivership Is due to the
discovery that the bank was VIC
< tim Of forgeries of Benjamin n.
GaskiIl to the extent Of $4,000.
The statement issued May 29,
showed resources and liabilities
Of $2,237, 900 Of which $1,386,ooo
was due depositors.
st. Petersburg, June 21.-President
Roosevelt has taken a new and import
ant step in the negotiations between
the belligerents. While there are col
lateral reasons for believing that 1T
relates to an armistlce, which will pre-
vent the impending battle in Man
churia. This cannot be positively af-
flrmed. All that can be stated definitely
Is that Ambassador Meyer went
suddenly to the foreign office late last
night and had an interview with For
eign Minister Lamsdorff, at which 1t
is believed the ambassador commun1-
Gated an important message from
Roosevelt, but at neither the foreign
office nor the American embassy is the
slightest light thrown on what trans
pired.
News Known In Washington.
Washington June 21.--It is intimat-
ed in official circles here the negotia-
tions are proceeding looking to an
armistice between Japan and Russia.
Japs' Eyes on VIadivostok.
New York, June PA Times st.
Petersburg dispatch says: Three
Japanese columns are moving parallel
to the coast northeast of Corea and
are apparently converging on Possiet
bay, sixty miles southwest Of Vladi
vostok. A large fleet of transports
has sailed from Gcnsan for Vladivos
tok.
Japs Win in Clash.
Toxic. June 21.-An official dispatch
from the Manchurian headquarters to
day reports that the Japanese on June
1S occupied the villages of Weiuan
paomen and Yeng Mulintzu, driving
the enemy back on his position on the
Kirin road The Japs dislodged the
Russians from several positions .nortf
of Yangtsu Pass and on June 19 tool
possession of line of hills south O
Sui Maotzu and northeast of Changtu
The Japanese casualties were but fou
men wounded, while the Russian losses
were heavy.
Will Be Great Feat.
st. Petersburg, June 21.-The onl.
hope for an armistice pending tn
meeting of the peace plenipotentiarie
seems to rest with President Roose
Welt and even that is considered sler
der The impression here continue
strong that Japan will not easily b
induced to forego the advantages Q
her stragetic position which, despit
the tone of the official advices fror
the front, Is regarded as being alto
gether favorable to Field Marsha
Oyama, and agree to suspension c
hostilities for at least six weeks dul
ing which time thousands of reinforce
ments would reach General Linevitc
and Vladivostok would be strength
ened with munitions and supplies
withstand siege. Indeed, 1t is sus
gested that Japan deliberately planne
to postpone the meeting long enoug
to give Oyama chance to admlnlste
to the Russians fresh defeat on Ian
in order to rob the war party in Ru
sin Of its last card and facilitate a
uMiescence to her terms. Considerin
the situation, therefore, Preside1
kccsevelt's triumph will be all til
greater If he could now succeed
crcwning his work by an agreemel
which would at lea.t prevent anotht
bloody battle pending the show
hands at Washingt.n n. At the Britis
embassy the Associated Press was i
formed that Great Britain had not c
leTSu Japan any auflCe Oh tHe SuDJee
Americans to Go to Orient.
st. Petersburg, June 21.-Emper,
Nicholas today received Brigadier &c
ernl Thomas H. Barry, of the Unite
States army. and his colleagues. tt
american officers are on the way
Manchuria.
WORLDS RECORD MAN A WAITE
AkhIato LoIei;no y,lo