Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-23
RUSSIA WILL PUNISH
Will Deal With PerSjanS Who
Attacked Her Troops.
DELAY IN THE EVACUATION
Sharp Fighting Near Lake Urumia.
Deliberation at
Teheran.
DELAY IN THE EVACUATION

! LONDON. December 23-The bloodshed
which has occurred at Tabriz Resht and
other places in Persia threatens to com.
| plicate the final settlement OF the Russo
| Persian difficulty. as it is likely to delay
the withdrawal of the Russian troops
| from Persian territory. According to a
dispatch from ST Petersburg today the
Russian government does not intend to
attempt to adjust the matter by making
protest to the Persian government, but
will itself undertake the punishment of
| those who it alleges were responsible
for the attacks ON the Russian troops.
ST. PETERSBURG, December 23-A
dispatch received here from Tabriz, Per-
STA, says that sharp fighting occurred
again today near the river Aji-Chai, in
the vicinity of Lake Urumia.
A detachment Of Russian Cossacks is
protecting the government buildings at
Tabriz and the road leading to the town.
There have been few casualties among
the guard defending the Russian consul
late at Tabriz during the recent fighting.
Celebrating Over Reply.
TEHERAN, December 23-The COM
mission appointed by the national council
to deal with the acceptance of the Rus
sian ultimatum held a long session last
night, but 1t is reported that it's members
were unable to agree on the wording Of
the cabinets draft of a reply to Rus
STA.
The cabinet yesterday gave to S. PAX
leyski-koziel, the Russian minister, as
surances of it's intention to comply with
the demands of the Russian ultimatum.
Speculation is rife whether the cabinet
will act further without sanction On
its failure to do so the commission would
assume dictatOrial powers.
1t is understood that the cabinets
draft of the reply to the Russian ulti-
matum expressed a willingness to meet
the Russian demands in the fullest man.
ner and expressing the hope that all
traces of recent unfriendliness should
vanish
1t is stated in Russian official circles
that although the Russian government is
sincerely DESTROYS for an early withdrawal
of its troops in Persia, it will be unable
to pledge an evacuation Immediately upon
Persia's compliance with the terms Of the
ultimatum.
Shuster Not Notified.
w. Morgan Shuster, the treasurer gen.
eral. says he has received no communica-
ton either from the commission or the
cabinet regarding his position. He is
awaiting action by the national council
he refused to take any part in the discus
sions or negotiations concerning the Rus
sian ultimatum.
There Is one crumb Of comfort left for
Persia. Through the influence of Great
Britain, Russia modified Der demand that
no foreign advisers should be appointed
without the consent OF these two -coun-
tries. The word consent" was regarded
az too hard, and terms which are less in
dicative of the surrender Of Persia's SOW
ereignty were substituted.
Stop Put to Fighting.
The Persian government at once noti-
fed the authorities at Tabriz and Resht,
where there have been conflicts between
the Russians and Persians. that the dip
lomatic trouble had been terminated, and
instructed them to stop hostilities, which
were assuming serious proportions.
Russia Officially Notified.
ST. PETERSBURG, December 23-The
Persian charge d'affaires called officially
at the foreign Office yesterday afternoon
and announced that Persia had yielded
to Russia's demand. He had an audience
with NJ. Sazonoff, the foreign secretary,
and in the name of the Persian govern
ment formally declared that Persia would
concede all the points mentioned in the
Russian utimatum.
National Commission 0verridden.
LONDON. December 23.-The ex-
act form of Persia's reply to Rus
STA is not yet known but from the
latest news received from Teheran it
would seem that the cabinet has over
ridden the wishes Of the commission
which the national council appointed to
deal with the matter
It is not considered probable that there
will be withdrawal of the Russian
troops in Persna while disorders such as
those at Tabriz are occurring. There are
only 900 Russian troops encamped three
miles outside of Tabriz' from which
Consulate and banks. From conflicting
Russian and Persian accounts of the
trouble at Tabriz 1t is difficult to ascer-
tain exactly what happened. but reports
published In st. Petersburg are to the
erect that several Russian soldiers were
Killed in the lighting there.
American Colony Safe.
American Consul Paddock apparently
has had an exciting experience during the
fighting in the streets Of Tabriz He re-