Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-07
OFFICIAL NEWS THAT
 LAPS OCCUPY VLADIVoSToK

Washington, April 6.-Ohicial dis patches telling of the occupation of Vladivostok by the Japanese were re- ceived today by the state department from the American consulate.
 The despatches summarized the sit- uation as follows:
 The lines of the Japanese troops were gradually extended to cover the hills commanding Vladivostok during the latter, part of March; the Japan csc flag was raised over Tiger Hill, from which control of the railway station was possible, on April 1; for ti6cations were prepared; on April 2, Japanese demands were presented to the provisional government of Vladi- vostok, and the occupation of the city began at 10 o'clock, Vladivostok time, April 4, when the Japanese troops moved in at the railway station amid general exchange of shots between the Japanese and the provisional forces.
 Up to II o'clock this morning no Americans had been injured. Most of the Russian troops who were at Vladivostok escaped into the hills. Ap- proximately one hundred Koreans are reported to have been arrested "The departments information is that the following notice, constituting part of an announcement published in the Official Gazette at Tokio or March S1 regarding Japanese troops in Siberia as made public in full by the state department on April 3, was posted in various parts of the city ot Vladivostok:
 'TlSe imperial Japanese govern ment takes occasion to declare it's in tention that when political conditions | in the country contiguous to or neigh. boring on Japan have been stable, ana all menace to Manchuria and Korea have been removed, when the life anG property of imperial subjects have been secured. and when the freedom of traffic and communication has beer guaranteed, it will then withdraw it: military forces from all parts of Si- beria at the earliest moment oppor. l tune after the conclusion of the re. patriation of the Czecho- Slovak army When the Japanese flag was raised Thursday over Tiger Hill, command. l ing the railway approaches, the troop, | built trenches for the infantry, sta. toned thirty eight machine guns anC | one field piece there with abundan ammunition. The Japanese force, were under General Takyanagi, wh, | called on the Vladivostok provisiona | government to comply with the fol | luTnlSn lO0O l transportation and barracks for tn, Japanese; to ratify all agreement, between the Japanese and any Rus | sian governments and commanders Immunity of all supporting Japanes l military movement; avoidance of an- l ant1-Japanese movements, includin, l any threatening demonstrations ii
 connection with Manchuria and Ko req; suppression also of any anti-Ja 1 panese publications; and protection O
 Japanese subjects, including thei
 lives, property and other rights. | Sunday, April 4, representatives a both sides talked over these matter
 without reaching any agreement an
 Sunday night the occupation bega with direct machine gun firing ol
 the headquarters of the Russian pro visional government. Several Czech
 were killed during the fusillade.
 Each side claimed that the othe
 started the shooting. The -Japanes
 said that three of their number ha l been killed.
 1 ''The headquarters of the provision
 al government were reopened by tn
 Russians, who claimed they foun
 their records in scattered condition
 The Russians insisted that the at
 tack on the city be investigated by a
 allied commission, that arrests an
 searches by the Japanese be discon
 tinued, that the arms and ammuni
 tions of the Russians be restored t
 them, and that the buildings be eva
 cuated by the Japanese. The Rus
 sians insisted upon their right to a
 explanation and an apology.
 The American vice consul at Chi
 ta, in the Trans-Bailkal region, Si
 beria, reported that the city on Apr
 3 was besieged by the local bolshevi
 forces, who. were awaiting reinforce
 ments from the regular bolshevik ar my at Irkutsk. The anti-bolshevi authorities at Chita stated that the
 were awaiting endorsements frol . the Japanese, who were moving frol
 the east and that battle was immj nent west of the cifv ,,