Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-14
JAP PANESE ADMIT SEN TRY FIRED FIRST SHOT
 AT LANGO0N
Admiral Gleaves Reports Jap Government Will Prosecute
 Slayer Of U. s. Officer
APOLOGIZE
High Officials Express Deep Regret Over Incident And
 Change Military Orders

WASHINGTON. Jan. IS.-Notifica.
 tion that the Japanese commanding
 officer at Vladivostok had given or.
 ders that hereafter sentries must not challenge Americans. and the formal
 expression of regret by the Japanese isovernment, went far today towards adjusting the situation which had arisen over the fatal shooting by a 1 Japanese soldier there of Lieutenant w. H. Lansdon of the cruiser Albany The action Of the commander. Gen eral Oi, was reported to the navy de
 partment by Admiral Gleaves, con- i mander in chief of the Asiatie fleet. who was on his way to VladivoStok to conduct an investigation.
 The admiral added that the report had been sent to him by radio and that, in view of the developments. he had abandoned his trip.
 Ambassador Shidehara. of Japan. called on Acting Secretary of State
 Davis today and expressed the deep regret of his government over the in cident Early he had received from the Japanese foreign office version j of the shooting. which differed from an earlier official version issued m Tokio in that the embassy's account agreed with Lieutenant Lansdon $ ante mortem statement that the sen- try was the first to fire.
 laps Express Sorrow The attitude of the Japanese gov ernment also was indicated in the communication from Admiral GleaveS which said that high Japanese off cials had expressed their sorrow and regret Among those mentioned was Vice Admiral Kawahara.
 The sentry who shot the American was characterized in the communica- 1 tion as very ignorant" and in one message received by Ambassador Shidehara it was stated he had been placed under arrest and would be tried by court martial
 Secretary Daniels conferred with Secretary Davis today in an effort to expedite the gathering of the facts. The latter immediately instructed Consul NacGowan to supplement his earlier report and declared that, ii the facts warranted. an immediate and energetic protest would be made ! 10 Japan. Later developments. how ever. are understood to have inclined officials to believe that the situation is in prospect of final adjustment. The dispatch received from Admir- al GleaveS said:
 Strict instructions have been iSSu- ed by General Oi that all commands instruct sentries not to halt Americans Japanese officials of high rank eN-
 pressed sorrow and regret. and Sta;e that sentry who shot Lieutenant I.angdon was very ignorant. general Oi has sent large wreath. kawahara Sends Regret Vice Admiral Kawahara has sent telegram from Tokio as follows: sI am deeply shocked at the news of Lieutenant LansdOn's death by un- looked for accident Please accept my sincere condolences although no word of mine can help. l feel Tor thlS most lamentable occurrence most deeply sorry
 "Practically all officials of foreiSn governments have called as well as Russian admiralty. to express sym pathy. resret and horror for them selves as we'll as their countries. The investisation has not been finished. The dispatch concludes:
 Above received by radio while on way to VladivoStok. In view of de velopmentS. I deem my presence there unnecessary and have abandoned plan
 to go there.