Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-08-12
JAPS DRIVEN BACK.
Linevitch Reports Several
Skirmishes With Enemy.
ST. PETERSBURG PEACE GOSSIP.
Chief of Police of HomeI Orders
Jews to Be Shot Who Approach
within Fifty Feet of His
Carriage.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug s. - Dis
patches were received at the foreign
office yesterday from NJ. Witte relating
to the reception of the Russian and
Japanese missions at Oyster Bay. A
host of irresponsible rumors were
spread concerning their purport, and
gossip even busted itself with the Japa-
nese terms of peace, which the dis
patches We're said to contain: but, ac-
cording to an official of the foreign Of
fee, M. Whites dispatches stated dis
tinctly that the question of the Japa-
nese terms had not yet been discussed.
The papers devote practically their
entire telegraphic columns to dispatch
es from the United States and COM
on the prospects of peace Even the
news of the war is receiving minor at
tention.
Special dispatches from New York
to the Russian papers lay stress upon
the dread manifested in certain quar-
tiers of the United States that Japanese
hegemony ia the western Pacific may
bode Ill for America, the American
possessions and trade aspirations in
the Pacific. These dispatches refer to
the fact that prayers were offered in
tho churches throughout the country
for the successful outcome of the peace
negotiations and quote the opinion Of
various American newspapers regard
ing the Japanese demands, but with
out provoking comment.
1t Is now a practical certainty that
an imperial manifesto summoning to-
gether the representatives of the peo-
pie will be issued on Saturday, the
birthday of Grand Duke Alexis Nicho-
laievitch, heir to the Russian throne,
thereby coming at most opportuns
time, as the first news of the peace me-
gotiations, either good or i'll, will have
been received by then.
An official dispatch received here
from General Linevitch reports that on
Aug. the Russians approached the
villages of Nanchenchensi and Suisulu-
chua, forcing the Japanese to evacuate
their frontal positions and retreat to
their Notifications. The following day
the Japanese advanced, but We're
forced to retire. On Aug 2 also the
Russians drove the japanese from the
south of Taogau.
Telegraphing under date of Aug. B,
General Linevitch confirms the report
that the Japanese, after destroying
the post at Castries bay, returned to
their ships.
The chief of police of Homel has is
sued a manifesto that, as his life has
been twice attempted by Jews Of the
lowest classes, hereafter any such men
approaching within fifty PAGES of his
carriage will be shot. He also has in
structed the Cossacks to fire on houses
from which abusive remarks are made.
The police authorities at Lodz, Po-
land, have arrested 16S workmen who
were leaders in the last strike. The
workmen threaten general strike I'M
less their representatives are released
before Aug. II.
Twenty thousand persons assembled
in the Senate square at Helsingfors,
W PiOtCSL aSdihSt inc PAO-
posal Of the government to remove
political offenders from the jurisdic-
ton of the local authorities, transfer
ring their trials to the Russian mill
tary court.
The meeting demanded the arrest of
the governor and the chief of police,
who, 1t is declared, had fomented the
disturbances which occurred last jan
uary. The meeting further insisted
upon the disbanding of the Russian
gendarmes In Finland, the abolition of
the dictatorship and censorship and
the restoration of the liberty of the
press. A resolution was passed de-
claring that as the present diet was
too weak an extraordinary diet should
be summoned to discuss the question
of universal suffrage.
The police did not interfere with the
meeting