The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-16
CHM all sncelal privileges, etc. 4,
,japatesc obligation to restore the

4 Is 81 . 9 z T.. il ID.
Il S.hirs Al, sneciai privileges, etc. n
1. d apanese obligation to restore the
4 n .n.l. rs,rntv and dt,,lnstratIor OF \
nc China in Manchurla.
x tf q. Mutus obligations to respect the
territorial and administrative MEG
( rjtVFof china and the principle OF TIE
4 .open door"
Eases to the LAO Tung Peninsula, y
el,dtnu port Arthur, Dairy and the
Blonde and Elliott Islands.
g.a Still to Be Considered.
4. ~ remaining seven articles (not given
( t1 numerical ordcr) nre;
33f19 rhe cession OF Sakhaltn. i355 y;
t Relnburs enent for the cost OF the
war. ~ c.,a...
Eastern Railroad. . &. ..,a.
the article relating to that portlu ,, 4
o. the main line Of the siberian e..
~ - r,,nnlnu through Northern Mnt,-
.,,rIo whIch Includes provision tor \,
noiieInn Of the road ny China and ncs
by Russia. .,a.+
VIZ Fshlnu rIohts on the Siberian coast
,nr4h AZ VIadIvostok to the bchrlng
The article affecting Russ)a's naval ,;'' n.
IS lover In the Far East ,.,,
The article providing for the surren
81 dar Of the Russian Warshlps lnSerneu
IN Far e astern waters. a5t ,.,.,
~ nh Of these Russia has more or Tess
objection.
Struggle To-day.
,,os,dcs indemnity md SakbalAin, " W
,r,,.,s r.,l, stren,ousy oppose the sur
sander OF tho ipterned warships, the ~ ~.
titation upon Russln's naval power wv IA
session OF the Chinese Eastern i, .l,,. :
- china, The article relating TO INC ~.
nese Eastern Railroad y pnWoer sa ,,,o :.
80 comes up Mt the session to-morrow
Az a.,,,,a rho Russians nro prepared
IN, documentary evidence II the ar'ic :,
Is Mt nnssed over, to show that the i'',i.
.ood e a private corporation, o"neu ~ ~
~ ,,,,san- Chinese Bank Mr. Pokotlloll,
,no nj tho Russian delegates, was plnp W,
~, 80 ~ ina bank lii ST. Petersburg MIL NIL
p so,y months ago, when he was sfnt ~
oar,n ns minister upon the deatl1 o. WI !,
Lesser. ~ the hank.
l. also here and the fight upon tit.s
article Is sure to prove extremely Nv.
inY and possibly prolonged as hu - :, !.
Viii contest the japanese cohtei'''v -, 49,.
ne Russian government is the feu. ~ ~.
OF the railroad, and tnat ~ ~ 80"
purely strategic purposes
Question Of Publicity.
rho only Jar in the sessions of the con- on
xoa,, tn-f1ay occurred ut the morning
So ssion, when n rather spirited cont 70,
xersv occurred over the question Oh nv
nuhlici,y Of tho proceedings. Each sac a..
manifested disposition to charge the
other With being responsible Tor inc
.leaks," and 1t was settled Ply rei'e"eu
,,,edpas to observe the strictcst secrecy
hanceforth regarding tho proceedings as
y q result the correspondents to-nisht eS-
nerienced additional difficulty IN securing
information.
Official Statement.
rho following official statements regard
Ing the peace conference were ISSUED TO-
day: , ..
Eli 18th. the conference has discussed
nr,ic,o 4 and s. Article 4 was unani-
mously agreed upon, Not beng ape
"a arrive at unanimous decision on
article the plenipotent'aries nave de-
clded to take note OF the divergence
of views and to proceed to discussion
az the other articles. The conference
viii be resumed at O'Clock.
3t35 nIn the afternoon sitting OF the con-
ference OF August 18th, article " mas
% been discussed and agreed upon with
with common accord. The conference
Il has adjourned until 9:aO O'Clock to-
morrow morning. HE