The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-05-12
INrLMEp AGAINST FRANCE.
Failure to Prevent ostentatious' Dis.
regard Of Neutrality.

London, May Especial dispatches
from Toxic to the London newspapers
represent that the Japanese feeling is
becoming highly inf1amed at Fronce' S
alleged failure TO prevent ostentatious
disregard for the principles of neu-
trality by the Russian Pacific squad
ron
The Asahi bluntly describes the
French assurances that they would
preserve neutrality as falsehoods and
declares that Japan would be justified
in bombarding French territory. and
calls upon the government TO take
vigorous action.
Among Japanese officials in London
it is asserted that France put off Jap
Rojestvensky time
To Perfect juncture.
with Nebasotoff's division, and that
the Russians are now given every
privilege provided the keep just out
side the three-mile limit. The report
from Tsingtau that the Russian
squadron is off Nanfong. which is an
inlet containing the port of Honkohe,
is held to confirm the Japanese asser-
ton that Rojestvensky is still cruis-
ing in French waters.
The Daily Telegraphs correspond
ent at Toxic says that in response to
Japan's second protest France init
mated that RojestvensNy had been or
dered to leave Honkohe.
The Times correspondent at Toxic
of commerce are concocting measures
to cease all commercial transactions
with French citizens.
Openly Used kamranh as Base.
A cablegram from Hongkong to a
news agency gives a long dispatch
which il is said the authorities at
Saigon refused to transmit on April
so, detailing how for ten days the
Russian Pacific squadron was allowed
to convert kamranh bay into Rus
sian base, freely coaling and provis-
ioning openly under the direction of
Prince Lieven, captain of the interned
Russian cruiser Diana. the French
admiral De Jonquieres, being present
the whole time and until April %,
making no attempt to check the
breach of neutrality.
Big Fleet Is Sighted.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail dated
Labuan, British Borneo, May 6, says:
The steamer Chiengmai reports
that Friday night she passed a fleet
of warships and other vessels off the
Mantanani islands, northwest of
Borneo. The warships apparently
were coaling."
A dispatch from Labuan to Reuters
Telegram company reports that the
first fleet sighted was a large one in
two divisions, showing lights but sta
tionary and with the appearance of
being engaged in coaling
France Is Warned.
The Times, in the course of a
the extreme danger and gravity of the
situation in the Far East and appeal
ing to that government not to treat
Japanese protests light-heartedly,
says it has reason to believe that
Foreign Secretary Lansdowne has
spoken very strongly to the French
government on the breaches of neu-
trality permitted to the Russian Pa
cific squadron.
Japanese Pushing Forward
Gadgeyadana, Manchuria, May 9. -
Since April 20 the Japanese have
been advancing slowly and intermit-
tently, pushing forward their columns
successfully from right to left under
cover of a screen of cavalry and
Chinese Bandits. The advance has
resulted in Strengthening the align
ment of the opposing armies, Russian
detachments which were far advanced
or the TANKS being forced to retire.
Erdagou, to the eastward, was occu-
pied May 5, but under pressure by
the Russians the japanese later evac-
uated the place. On the left the Rus
sian cavalry retired behind the Lao
river, the Japanese occupying Palao-
tun, Sanlingan and Ratzya.
Village Is Burned.
The village of Shahodzi on the rail
road north of Changtufu, has been oc-
cupied and burned by the japanese.
1t is reported that the japanese
armies in the center have been rein
forced. The force at Field Marshal
Oyama's disposal, according to in for
nation recently received, is 34S bat
talicns, or $50, o00a men
The Jaranese are said to have
armed $4,000 or 10000 Chinese band
its with captured Russian rifles. The
Chinese population has been drafted
by the japanese for matchmaking and
intrenching, and roads are being con
structed to Sihminpu, Banchensee
and Manga Pass