The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-06-17
AN ARMISTICE FIRST
Oyama and Linevitch 20 Meet
In Manchuria
UNDER Tue WHITE FLAG or TRUCE
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WASHINGTON. June NJ Alone GA
the plains of Mnnrhur.a. midway Boz.
tween The two great armies ihr lius.
sian aud Japanese commanders viii
meet a. sign the nrmlsilcr which viii
pave the way for the Washington con,
ference II the present tentative pro-.
gramme n followed Exchanges on
this point are now in progress be-,
tween Tokyo aud st. Petersburg VIA
Washington. hut no nnal conclusion
has been reached
u WIS nrst thought preliminary
prliOco might be- signed ni Washing.
tom providing for % temporary csssa.
ilon ~ hosiilItlcs. hui in view ~ the
fact that this concerns directly the nr.
mlc, IN the held n II believed that the
hollIgcrrnts viii agrees that arrang"
meat fnr the nrmlsiice may best be- h.
TRUSTED 10 Lineyiich and oyumn. the
respective commanders ln chief who
IN such event would boz photographed
special powers 10 sign The time limit
for the nrmlsiicc has not hoen liked.
huf 10 viii be- comparatively brief that
the progress OF the conference may ho
assisted ns much ns possible.
4 Tokyo dispatch gives the text of
The Japanese reply 10 President Roose.
v.lt's Identical note 10 japan and Rus.
sln on the subject Of negotiations Tor
peace,
"Ihe imperial government has given
10 the suggestions NJ the president N
the United States very serious eonsld-
Grafton. 10 which because ~ lts course
aud ~ Import II Il justly entitled.
Desiring la the interest ~ the world
as we'll az IN the Interest OF Japan the
Of peace with Rus.
s.a on terms aud conditions that will
fully guarantee lts stability. the i'm
pcrIal government will IN response 10
the suggestions ~ the president ap.
point plcnlpo;cntlarics Of japan 20
meet the plenlpoientiaries Of Russia az
such time and place a. may be found
10 be mutually agreeable and CON
venient for the purpose o. negotiating
aud concluding terms Of peace direct.
~ aud exclusively between the two
bellgcrent powers"
A ST Petersburg report says that
requiem mass was celebrated at the
Naval chapel FOR the rcpose Of the
souls Of the officers and other members
~ the crew Of the baitleship AlcXan-
der Ill. who. the admiralty announces.
went down 10 n man In the battle or
the Sea ~ Japan. There was only one
survivor 81 ench 81 the compliments
Of the. battleships Borodino AMI Nn,a-
rim
The prophetic words Of Captain Buk-
hvastoff OF the Alexander III. NJ
dinner 10 his officers before their de-
parture FOR the far east are now re-
called. lie said:
"Of one thing am sure-we will all
die and not surrender"
The announcement that Emperor
Nicholas has accepted the resignation
Of his uncle. Grand Duke Alexis. as
high admiral aud also that OF Admiral
Ayellan. head Of the Russian admiral
~. has created great sensation. II IS
supposed TO be- u concession 10 the pop
ular clamor against the two men as
being responsible FOR Russia's naval
disasters.
NJ White. interviewed at st. Peters
burg. manifested keen feeling over the
rise Of General Trcpon. assistant min
lstcr of the interior. saying:
Il know nothing OF what is being
done either FOR peace a. for reform.
Tell me what Trepoff advises and
will tell you what the car will do.
TrcpofI Is the real ruler of Russia"
General Kleigcls. governor general
of Klcv, has arrived in st. Petersburg,
and gossip is connecting his name with
the governor generalship Of St Peters
burg as an assigant to General Ire
pom.