Arizona republican., 1921-01-13
SENTRY
 SHOOTS AMERICAN
 NAVALLIEOTENANT
STATE DEPARTMENT ORDERS COM PLETE INVESTIGATION OF KILLING ADMIRAL GLEAVES LEAVES ABOARD DESTROYER FOR VLADTVOSTOK
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Lntention of the American government to care fully investigate the fatal shooting by a Japanese sentry yesterday at Vladi- vostok of Lieutenant w. H. Langdon, chief engineer of the American cruiser Albany, was evidenced in action taken tonight by two departments of the government.
 The state department, upon being informed of the bare details in a re- port from Consul MacGowan at Vladi- vostok, directed the consul to forward more complete report.
 The navy department received two reports from Admiral Albert Gleaves, commander in chief of the Asiatic fleet, who said that he planned to leave today aboard the destroyer FL liott for Shanghai, where he will proceed to Vladivostok to investigate
 The dispatches emphasized that Japanese officials were showing every evidence of regret. Consul MacGowan reported that the Japanese consul general had called upon him and ex- pressed his profound regret.p Ad- miral Gleaves said the Japanese of ficials were much concerned and had made frequent calls offering every as- sistance.
 The state department announced it's receipt of the report from Consul Mac Gowan in the following statement.
 The shooting of Lieutenant W. H. Langdon, an engineer officer of the American cruiser Albany at Vladi- vostok. by a Japanese sentry, was re- ported to the department of state to- l day. The telegram from American i Consul MacGowan, V1adivostok. re- ] ported that the Japinese consul gen eral at Vladivostok had called on him l to express his profound regret" TFn1
 gave preliminary details as to the shooting. He reported that the lieu tenant was returning to his shop and was in front of Japanese division headquarters when shot, his death occurring later.
 The admiral in a second report said:
 Japanese officer reports as fod
 Sentry claims his suspicious wer. aroused by seeing foreigner flashing a hand lamp. that he ran across the street and called to him to halt and that as he came near, the foreigner fired one revolver shot at him: that he fired his rifle and then the foreign CT Llred two more shots and sentry 1 that he ran back for the guard bui that the foreigner had gone when sen I try and guard returned
 Langdon's statement follows:
 1hat he was returning to the shin using a hand lamp, and when he was on the side opposite to the Japanese 1 division headquarters, the sentry ran across the street taking the position | charge bayonets," to the left and abouf six feet in front of him; that he halted until the sentry said: 'Amerikansli.' te | which he replied that he was and walked on past the sentry: that when he was about six feet beyond the 1 sentry, sentry fired at him, the balI striking him in the back, at which he turned and fired two revolver shots The sentry then permitted him to pro ceed to the ship
 Langdon was in full uniform and ! both the clothes and the wounds show that he was shot in the back. the fall passing out at the left side of chest.
 All Japanese officials are much con eerned and call frequently, offering every assistance"
 DIED ON BOARD SHIP
 PEKING, Jan. PA version of the shooting of the American naval officer at Vladivostok, received in a dispatch from Vladivostok today, states that after he was shot by a Japanese sentry at o'clock Tuesday morning, he re- turned the fire with two shots al though wounded in the lung He reached the Amerlean cruiser Albany or which he was chief engineer, dying later.
 TOXIC IN DOUBT
 TOXIC. Jan. 12-Wsile official re- ports concerning the shooting of an ] officer of the American cruiser Albany at Vladivostok still are lacking, unof- fcial accounts, widely at variance, continue to come. One is that the l officer was passing along a street to- ward his ship when he was shot in the pack by Japanese sentry without 1 provocation.
 some time after the shooting, accord ing to another report. an American of flcial informed Japanese headquarters that the wounded man was Lieutenant w. H. Langdon, chief of the Albany who died after regaining his ship. A press dispatch states that a sentry out side Japanese headquarters at 4:20 a m. January s. observed a foreigner us- iner a1pHfrfN