The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-08
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attached to over-Sunday consideration
of the problem at conference be-
TWEEN President Wilson, Chief of Stair
March and Secretary Baker.
It was generally believed here today
that announcement of this govern
Iment's course would come in the form
lof a statement delivered by President
| Wilson TO congress probobly learly
this week.
! AS affairs appeared to shape up to-
day and officials still were mainly
mum-the American-allied course will
arun thus:
| First, an economic mission will be
| sent to Russia to study Slav needs
| and to extend American aid
| Second, this mission win have mill
| tory protection.
| Third, as supplies are forwarded to
assist the Russians in their efforts to
help themselves, other troops will
join as a solely protective step to
guarantee that the supplies do not
fall into German hands.
i The size of this protective force
still is the question to be determined
The reported detection of the Muir
mansk coast population to the allies,
may furnish an agency helpful to the
entente plans, in-as-much as England
particularly has desired that aid go
| in via that coast. With the people
friendly to the allies, force to Tight
the Germans could be gathered and
| the entente forces would not be mo-
Tested.
The position generally taken here
lis the establishment of the eastern
front rests mainly with the Russians
themselves. However, a protective al
lied force could serve as an inspiration
to the Slavs, it is argued, while un1t-
ed-States- allied economic assistance,
would hasten rehabilitation.
japanese Ambassador Ishh returns
today from Magnolia, Mass, where he
had a conference with Colonel House,
presidential adviser.
How Murder Occurred.
LONDON, July 8.-Count Mirbach,
German ambassador to Russia, was
murdered at 2 O'Clock Saturday after
noon by two unknown persons who
obtained entrance to the German en-
bassy by false credentials, Premier
Lenine informed AdoIph Joffe, Rus
ing to a wireless dispatch from Mos
COW today.
The assassins threw a bomb into
the room occupied by Mirbach, the
message said, infltcting wounds
which resulted in the ambassador
death a few minutes later.
Representatives OF the Bolshev1k
government Immediately visited the
embassy and expressed their indig-
nation regarding the act. Steps are
being taken to discover the assas-
sins, and the guard at the embassy
has been strengthened.
Joffe was instructed to inform For
eign Minister Kuehlmann of the in
dignation of the Russian government
and to express sympathy to Mirbach's
family.
Foreign Minister Tchitcherin sent
another message to Joffe informing
him that an ambassador extraordi-
nary is going to Berlin to formally
express the Russian governments in
dignation at the act
Demand by Germany.
iLBy Joseph Shaplen, United Press
Staff Correspondent
STOCKHOLM, July S--Germany
will demand the right to police Mos
COW and Petrograd, under the gu1se
of maintaining order, as the result OF
the assassination Of Count Mtrbach,
German ambassador to Russia, ac-
cording to information from diplomat
ic sources today.
The Germans, who charge that the
murder is the work of the entente,
will further demand free passage of
| troops to the Thurman coast by way
| of Petrograd. The Russian inhabi-
tants of that region in anticipation of
| Ger1nan-Finnish invasion, already
have declared their allegiance to the
allies and are expected to join forces
with the allied troops guarding the
supply base there.
| The Bolsheviki either viii accede
to the German demands, or will abdi-
cate. The former action is more prob
able, as Premier Lentne Is reported
to have prepared an apology, which
will be forwarded to Berlin at once.
The Russian Baltic fleet Ia in peril
of capture unless the sailors blow
up their vessels.
| Russian social revofudonarfes here
believe members OF their party killed
Mirbach They declare that terrorfs-
tic plots have been formed against
Lentne, Trotsky and all other Bon.
shevik leaders.
| Japan Awaits America
! LBy Ralph H. Turner, United Press
Staff Correspondent
| TOXIC, July S.-After two weeks
negotiations here over the request of
the European allies that Japan inter
vene in Siberia, it may be stated that
Japan win not consider Intervention
unit 1.-The United States joins the 9th
er entente allies in the request.
| It is generally believed that the
| Japanece government fayors inferyen-