Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-28
RUSSIAN TERRoRlsTs DOOM
CAR TO DEATH
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surveillance over the Russian refugees
in Paris, owing to reports that they
are organizing to assist the revolution
airy movement in Russia.
| No Peace Moves.
The French foreign office renews its
assurances that nothing has been UNI
dertaken here relative to the peace ne
gotiations.
Warsaw, March q, l a. m.-Baron
Won Nolken, chief of police of Warsaw,
was injured, perhaps fatally, by the
second of two bombs thrown by two
revolutionists last night. The first was
hurled into police station to lure Won
| Nolken to the spot, and injured six
men, wrecking the room in which they
were sitting.
The man who threw the explosive
into the station was captured after he
had wounded policeman and had him
self been wounded. He is a Jew.
Baron Won Nollsen's assailant escaped
after killing a detective who was pur-
suing him.
4 Warsaw, March u. - The man who
threw the bomb into the police sta
/ llOu az itiSd, SuUuiD, udo pScil luSuIl-
fed as a locksmith named Stephen
Okrjeia, aged Is years, a resident Of
/ Novominsk district.
Calls Foeman Worthy.
Yinkow, Wednesday, March %, p.
M, via Tientsin, March 27-Field
Marshal Marquis Oyama today gave
his first interview since coming into
/ the field. He refused to discuss the
probability of peace.
81 am only soldier" he said, mot
a politician. The Japanese govern
ment will arrange terms Of peace when
the time comes. We were forced to
4 fight this war in the interests of inter
national peace and for the safety of
our country.
Personally, I have high regard
for the Russians. They are soldiers.
The officers and men are brave and
able and have fought we'll. During the
war between China and japan was
commander of the army which cap
tured Port Arthur. With division
and half of troops we took the city
in five hours. The result this time
shows the wonderful difference be-
tween Russians and the Chinese, with
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"But our army, both soldiers and
officers, performed its duty as Japan
knew it would. I was minister of war
for japan for sixteen years, during
which time CONSUMPTION laws were
passed. / have watched closely the
making of the Japanese army, which
has proved what say, that the officers
and the men have fulfilled every hope
| ~, al
days when the Japanese army was
composed of the Samuri. professional
fighting men. The modern army was
drafted from all classes, yet all our
hopes fully have been realized by the
work this army has done in actual
war"
Field Marshal Oyama declined tc
discuss the future movements or plans
! of the Japanese army. He intimatet
! that he was ready to continue the wal
as long as necessary.
!, Despite the reports to the contrary
! Field Marshal Oyama's health is excel
lent. He and his staff are quarteret
comfortably in fine Chinese houses
placed at his disposal by the Chinese
viceroy.
Mccormick's Farewell Visit.
st. Petersburg, March q. TIL,
emperor and dowager empress re
.. ceived the retiring American ambassa
dor. Mr.. Mccormick in farewell today
/ Raising New Armies.
: st. Petersburg, March rs. - Fiv,
. army corps, the First. Second, Fiji
r teenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth
0 100000 men in all will be modified
! and dispatched to the far east.
! These orders, 1t is believed are onl.
1 prelude to peace negotiations. How
3 ever, the troops, it is stated, will b.
i dispatched to Manchuria at all costs
! even if only to strengthen the hand o
!, diplomacy when the peace negotia
I tons begin.
y No More .Warships.
Paris, March 81. - 1t was stated il
k diplomatic quarters here today tina
l. among the conditions Of peace whic
r Japan might ask would be that Rus
j STA give pledge to build no NOR
A warships for term of years. A dir
k lomatic official said such q conditio
would be the most effective mean
It of assuring Japan against Russia
y carryin. out her cherished project c
naval re-armament for the renewal Q
hostilities under better condition
J. than those at present existing.
e 1t Is we'll known that Russia conten
r plates a huge plan of naval rehabil
y tation Admiral Doubasoff, the hea
e OF the technical board Of the admira
d ty. Captain Clado, formerly chief ia.
e tical officer under Vice Admiral Roles
, vensky and other Russian naval a,
i thorities recently have taken the pr
l. sltion that peace was desirable unit
a naval reconstruction could be con
) pleted.
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