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The exact number of Vice Admiral MaRaroff’s staff on board the Petro- paviovsk when she sank is unknown, but 1t is thought by the Admiralty to | be probably fifteen or sixteen. Thel lost also is unknown. The Petropaviovek had a complement of about 650, of which fif- ty-two were saved. at last accounts. Vassali Verestchagin, the Russian bainter, was Vice Admiral Makaroff's the Petropaviovsk. It is ru- mored that he was lost with the ship. Nicholas Kravtchko, the well known Russian literary man, who was acting | as correspondent for the Associated Press at Port Arthur, went down with the Petropaviovsk, it is believed. Tele- grams to him remain unanswered. THEME FOR CONTROVERS There is a disposition to raise a con- troversy as to whether the explosion | | | { occurred inside or outside the Petro- | paviovsk nilar to the controversy | which followed the destruction of the | d States battleship Maine in Ha The fact that many of wounded, including Grand Duke I, were badly burned, seemed to yport the theory of an internal ex- | plosion, The first dispatch received from Rear Admiral Grigorovitch, commandant at Port Arthur, distinctly stated that the ship struck a mine, but Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky's telegram to-day refers only to an explosion. *Grand Duke Borig, who witnessed the | disaster from Golden Hill, in a tele- gram to his father, Grand Duke Vladi- mir, describes how the ship lifted, at | the same time being enveloped in flame | | and | and then turned turtle and The can | the | moke. nk in two and a half minutes. awful horror of the catastrophe mentally be reconstructed from a | in naval circles, based on telegrams | from the surviving officers, that the | torpedoes launched by the Japanese | hought from Argentina and | is difficuit to verify this, but the ad- ! the Echo de Paris says that it is be- | Grand Duke Cyril escaped death.” | Petersburg | surance that the acc | the | which | Petropaviovsk, but the officials accept | the Fussian version of the sinking of | the battleship. | the catastrophe | tleship.” brief description contained in this tele- | gram | The appearance of smoke or steam | and fire was explained by a member | of the general staff, who said: “The ship may have touched a mine | forward, under her Whitehead torpedo | | bridges and culverts along the line run- magazine, resulting in a second explo- | sion; or, if she touched the mine amid- | ships, her boilers may have exploded. hypothesis would account for the appearance of fire, smoke or steam. I coneider it certain that the Petro- | paviovsk, as well as the Pobieda, struck a mine laid to prote.. the entrance to the channel. It is difficult to imagine how the mines drifted, as they were heavily weighted- The entrance to the channel is narrow, but it was krnown to the commanders by the bearings. It is possible the ships may have been carried by a strong tide into the mine fields.” When the attention of this member of the general staff was called to the Japanese claim that mines had been laid by their torpedo-boats, he remark- ed laconically: “I do not believe it.” ADDS TO RUSSIAN GLOOM. The official bulletin this afternoon, conveying the intelligence of the loss of another torpedo-boat destroyer and | the accidental crippling of another bat- tleship, was almost as severe a blow as the loss of the Petropaviovsk yes- terday and plunged the whole town anew into grief. The Russian word in the text of the official dispatch describing the accident to the Pobieda means either “mine” or “torpedo,” but the qualifying word indicates something moving toward the ship. This dispatch puts an end to the idea prevailing here that there had been an engagement following the dis- aster to the Petropaviovsk. It is considered remarkable here that the Japanese did not take ad- vantage of this terrible accident to at- tack Port Arthur. The Novoe Vremya to-day repro- duces a lecture delivered by Admiral Makaroff in 1894 on the subject of the Victoria and Camperdown catastro- he, in which he pointed out the in- erent weakness of battleships and their liability to turn turtle, even when their watertight compartments CRAFT JAPAN BELIEVED TO BE USING _SUBMARJNE Togo’s Crews Strike | From Beneath the Sea. Theory That Is Find- ing Supporters in Russia. PR a0 PARIS, April 15.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Echo de Paris, under this meorning’s date, sends the following: “I learn that a firm opinion prevails loss of the Petropavlovsk and the in- juries to the Pobieda were caused by and by submarine vessels. Hitherto it has not been believed that the Jap- anese had any submarine boats, but it is now admitted that such boats might have been received with the crulsers brought out from Genoa by English crews. It opinion that the miralty is of the two submarine cruiser brought out vessels." The St. Petersburg correspondent of leved that Viceroy Alexieff, who is temporarily command the Russian fidet at Port Arthur, will hoist his flag on the battleship Peresviet. The correspondent says that the bat- tleships Sevastopol and Peresviet are in good order; that the repairs to the bat- tieships Retvizan and Cesarevitch and the cruiser Pallada are almost com- pleted, and that the cruisers Novik, ‘Askold, Diana and possibly the Bayan, as well as the gunboats Bobr and Otvashni and about a score of torpedo- boat destroyers and torpedo boats, are in good order. . Minister of Marine Pelletan has sent the following telegram to Vice Admiral Russian ad- Avollan, chief of the miralty: “We are greatly grieved by the ter- rible calamity of which we have learned. The French navy sends to the Russian navy profound feelings of sympathy for the death of so many brave men, and for the loss of the great admiral, who leaves a glorious memory in the history of the Russian navy and in the science of naval warfare. We tender our congratulations that the Similar messages of sympathy are being sent to Russian officials by numerous bodies throughout France. President Loubet to-day telegraphed to Emperor Nicholas his profound con- dolences on the disaster to the Petro- paviovsk and the death of Vice Ad- miral Makaroff. This dispatch, togeth- er with those of Emperor William and the King of Italy, sent to-day, is re- garded here as significant of the ac- ceptance of the European governments that the sinking of the Petropaviovsk was due to an accident, and did not oc- cur during a battle with the Japanese ships. The officials say condolence over the result of a battle might involve questions of neutrality, whereas condo- lences over an accident do mot involve neutrality. % Prior to the sending of Loubet's tele- gram the French embassy at St had received an official as- ident was due to Petropavlovsk _striking a mine, had become loosened from its moorings during the recent storm. Some special dispatches received here assert that the Japanese torpedoed the A dispatch to the Temps from St Petersburg says: “The causes of the catastrophe at Port Arthur are limited to two hypoth- eses—a submerged Russian mine or an explosion on board the Petropaviovsk. All the victims are badly burned. and was complete within one minute and a half. “The fleet remaining at Port Arthur is reduced to a strictly defense basis. “The commander of the Cesarevitch perished on the Petropaviovsk before he had assumed command of the bat- The gala performance of “Rigolette” was given to-night by Sarah Bernhardt and Raoul Gunsbourg in aid of Grand Duchess Viadimir's hospital train. It was an immense success, the receipts exceeding $15,000. S gl PORT ARTHUR CUT OFF. Bridge on the Manchurian Railroad Is Destroyed. cial Cable to The Call und New York P mald. "Copyrignt, 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. YINKOW, via Tientsin, April 14— The train from Port Arthur did not ar- rive yesterday owing to the destruction of a bridge. Yinkow is the port of Newchwang, and the severance of the Port Arthur railway is significant, as the Manchu- rian railway enters Liaotung Penin- sula. There is an important bridge over the Liao River, but this is probably well guarded. There are numerous ning down to Dalny and Port Arthur. In some places the line runs close to the shore, where the Japanese might easily land parties or injure the line with long-distance firing. RSEEAOSR 7Y ADVANCE OF JAPANESE. Japan’s Main Army in Korea Has Ar- rived at Wiju. SHANGHAI, April 15.—Advices from Seoul, Korea, state that the main force of the Japanese has arrived at Wiju. 1t is also reported that in the future Japanese troops will be landed at Chul- san, near the mouth of the Yalu River. A Japanese transport has carried home seventy soldiers who were wound- ed in the fighting on the march to Wiju. e cpe o o ey ) were closed, because their armor and guns made them topheavy. & After the official bulletins had been issued this afternoon there was talk of the possibility of the destruction of the Petropavlovsk having been caused by a submarine boat, but this received little consideration in official circles. The naval reserves to-day answered the Emperor’'s summons for their mo- bilization. One thousand and sixty- nine appeared at the naval depots. Ten per cent of these were found to be physically unfit and the remainder were distributed to the Baltic fleet. One hundred officers were called out. Grand Duke Boris left Port Arthur to-night for Liaoyang. TEN DOLLARS REWARD. Notify The Call Office if You Miss £ Your Paper. 1If for any cause THE CALL is not de- livered regularly to subscribers please | widow that they found the whole town in the roadstead at Port Arthur. harbor and no lves were lost. companied by submarine vessels. At SUMMARY OF THE CALL’S SPECIAL WAR CABLEGRAMS. Mm are not coming singly to the Bnnhn naval forees in the Far East. Following the loss of | the battleship Petropaviovsk, the Pobleda, another magnificent fighting craft, struck a mine or was torpedoed The vessel was serlously damaged. but succeeded in returping to the While a controversy is being waged as to whether Japan or Providence was responsible for the de- struction of the Petropaviovsk and the damaging of the Pobieda, there can be no doubt as to the agency of the third disaster of Wednesday's series. This was the sinking of the Russian torpedo-bont destroyer Bes- trachni, which was cut off by the Japanese flotilla while attempting to return to the harbot. officers and men aboard the Bestrachni only five were saved. Some of the naval officers in St. Petersburg are inclining to the theory that the Japanese fleet is ac- Vice Admiral Skrydloff, who ranked next to Makaroff in the confidence of the Russian Government and people, has been chosen to succeed the late commander of the Port Arthur fleet. It is reported that Admiral Togo, following the catastrophes to the Russian ships on ‘Wednesday, succeeded in effectually blocking the channel at Port Arthur by sinking merchant vessels: also that Port “Arthur has been cut off on the land side by the destruction of a bridge on the Manchurian Railroad. From Berlin comes the assertion that the Russian Emperor will proceed at once tl’ the seat of war. Of the fifty e L e Czar Selects Vice Admiral Skrydloff to Take the Place Made Vacant by the Death of Admiral Makaroff. ST. PETERSBURG, April 14.—The Emperor’s choice of a successor to the late Vice Admiral Makaroff as com- mander in chjef of the Russian naval forces in the Far East has fallen upon Vice Admiral Skrydloff, whom he ap- pointed this evening, telegraphing h'm to go direct froyn Sebastopol, where he is in command of the Black Sea fleet, to Port Arthur, and assume command there. Next to Vice Admiral Makaroff, Vice | Atimiral Skrydloff is the most popu- lar man of this generation in the Rus- sian navy. He is considered a very able saijlor and strategist, but the tools at his disposal will be few in compari- | son with those in the hands of the enemy, and it is feared he will be un-| able to accomplish much. A reqiem mass for the repose of the | souls of Admiral Makaroff and the | other officers and men of the Petro-| pavlovsk was celebrated to-day in the | Admiralty Church here. | The scene was touching in the ex- | treme. Outside 20,000 persons, among | whom were many relatives cf the sail- ors lost, stood with bared heads and | streaming eyes, while the service was | in progress. Inside the beautiful white | marble church, its walls hung with militant tokens, were assembled the Emperor and the imperial family, high officers of the army and navy and the entire diplgmatic corps, all in full uni- form, and many widows and families of the officers drowned. The galleries | were crowded with Russian bluejack- | ets. The widow of Vice Admiral Maka- | roff entered on the arm of the Grand | Duke Constantine, followed by her son | and daughter, and took a place beside the imperial party. Every one present | wore a band of crepe. | The Emperor, who wore the uniform | of a captain in the navy, entered last | and alone. The grief feit by him was | written on his face. The Empress was not present. Just' before the service began the Dowager Empress embraced Admiral Makaroff’s widow, who sank on her knees, almost at the feet of her Maj- esty, and remained there until the end | of the service. The beautiful ceremonial of the .r- thodox church left no dry eye in the | building. = The Emmrn“- and all others present held lighted tapefs. SOBS SHAKE LISTENERS. When the rector prayed for ‘Stepan and all the warriors who died for their country,” to the soft intoning of the choir singing “Christ Is Risen—He Has Overcome Death,” the Emperor fell upon his knees. In an instant all pres- ent were kneeling and sobbing, the sobs being drowned by the music of the choir. The Grand Duchess Vladi- mir, mother of the wounded Grand Duke Cyril, broke down completely. When the service was finished the! Emperor personally raised the stricken| widow and kissed her hand. Then for several minutes he spoke to her con- solingly, also shaking hands with her daughter and son The press is authoritatively informed that the dispatches given out last night were in the text as originally received and represented the sum total of the Emperor's advices. The Emperor him- self directed that every word should be published. The meagerness of the telegrams is attributed to the death of Vice Admiral Makaroff. Not until 10 o'clock this morning had fresh news reached the Winter Palace, and then in the form of a voluminous cipher telegram, which was immediagely sent to the Admiralty to be deciphered. In the opinion of the Emperor's ad- visers the Petropavlovsk disaster oc- curred yesterday morning at about 7 o'clock. It is presumed that Vice Ad- miral Makaroff had sailed out from Port Arthur on the previous day to lo- cate the enemy, giving pursuit until the Japanese reinforcements appeared and then putting back for the shelter of the guns of Port Arthur. This ex- plains the second sentence in Rear Ad- miral Grigorovitch's telegram, “Our squadron was under Golden Hill.” From private advices it is learned that Grand Duke Boris was standing on Gelden Hill watching his brother’s ship when the catastrophe occurred. WIDOW LEARNS NEWS FIRST. _The first person to hear of Makaroff's death was his widow, who received a private telegram. She was on her way to St. Petersburg to see the admiral’s brother, an officer of the guards, when the Emperor's aide-de-camp reached her residence at Peterhof with the mes- sage from his Majesty breaking the news and condoling with her. The ad- miral's brother returned with her to Paterhof. She was so prostrated with grief that she took to her bed. It is reported by those who went to see the talking of nothing else but the loss of their beloved Stepan Osipovich (the patronymic of Makaroff). The admir- al's house was silent and darkened, and the eyves of the sailor orderly at the| door were red with weeping. The late Vice, Admiral Makaroff Jeaves, in addition to a daughter, Lil- lie, who is 18 years of age and is known as the belle of Kronstadt, an 1l-year- old son, to whom he frequently wrote and telegraphed. is last message was dated April 13, and conveyed his ter greetings. The deceased admiral added that he was pass! Iaster evening on board a gunboat stationed at the mouth of the harbor. Vice Admiral Stark, formerly in com- mand of the Russian fleet at Port Ar thur, in an interview to-day is quoted as saying: » “In ‘my opinicn, the Petropaviovsk struck on one of the contact mines laid off Cape Liaoshan, but which had been torn from its moorings by the terrible storms preyailing last week, and which drifted, under the stress of the south gales, into the roadstead. It could not have been a mine laid near the entrance of the harbor, because the latter are not contact mines, but are fired by an electric wire from shore, The loss of life was more serfous than supposed, it being learned that Maka- roff’s whole naval staff was on board the Petropavlovsk. Among the stories current—but from xlflt IO"l,fl‘::! ltfig:ctm it is not known— one _effect that Makaroff was ‘sitting in his stateroom with Rear Ad- 4 miral Molas, his chief of staff, when the ship was blown up. Russia has received satisfactory as- surances from China regarding the Japanese instructors and officers in the Chinese arm. From these it ap- pears that there are no Japanese of- ficers with the Northern Chinese armies, as had been believed. ALt FIGHTING ON THURSDAY. Chinese Admiral Reports Continuance of Port Arthur Battle. CHEFU. April 15.—Admiral Tsah, in command of the Chinese cruiser squad- ron, reports that he heard intermit- tent firing in the direction of Port Ar- thur all day yesterday (Thursday). It is believed by naval and military men here that Russia cannot recover from yesterday's disaster. in time to offer successful resistance to Japan's landing programme in Manchuria. It is thought that Admiral Togo will fol- low up the advantage which either good fortune or good seamanship has given him by further offensive opera- tions. Meanwhile a portion of his fleet, comprising more than forty ves- sels, will cover the debarkation of large forces in Manchuria. Big events are not expected in the vicinity of the Yalu until the Man- churian campaign begins. It is re- garded as certain that the Japanese, unless the Russians voluntarily with, draw into the interior, will not attempt to cross the Yalu in great force until such a movement can be rhade to syn- chronize with operations in the Rus- sian rear. The fact that the Japanese are ostentatiously reporting the land- ing of war correspondents at Chemulpo | is deemed suggestive of the likelihood that a blow will shortly fall elsewhere than in Northern Korea. It is well to note that the-British military attache and also a number of war correspon- dents are not with the army in Korea, but are remaining behind, apparently in order to accompany the headquar- ters staff to Manchuria. It has been asserted from Japanese soyrces here that the attack on the Russian Port Arthur fleet of yester- day morning was planned and put into effect in the following manner: At daylight the Japanese torpedo-boats made a demonstration before the port and at the same time laid mines across the outer entrance to the harbor. They then retired and joined the main squad- ron. The squadron then advanced and, as it drew near, the Russian ships were seen coming out. The battleship Petropavlovsk struck one of the mines laid by the Japanese torpedo-boats and was destroyed. BALTIC FLEET NOT TO GO. Reported Change in the St. Petersburg Stafi’s War Plans. Special Cable to The Call and New York Her- | Copyright, 1904, by the New York ald. Herald Publishing Company. % S ST. PETERSBURG, April 14.—In an interview published in the Russ, Ad- miral Rojestvensky, chief of the naval staff, says the Baltic fleet will not be sent to the Far East, as it must be ready for contingencies in home waters. He said it was time the Russian fleet in the Far East should adopt aggres- sive measures. Such a day of mourning as to-day has not been known since the war began. Black-rimmed obituary notices of Makaroff appeared in all the news- papers. Up to late this afternoon no details had been published on the losses, so anxiety remained at its height. Late last evening I telegraphed to you that a report, said to come from a high source, was to the effect that a naval battle had taken place, the Petro- paviovsk being torpedoed and other ships damaged. The cold, curt official dispatch seemed to_ give an absolute denial to such an idea, yet among the more intelligent classes I find the same suggestion more than ever to-day prevailing that there was a great deal more behind the scenes than announced and that the truth has not been heard. Yet, appar- ently accepting the view that other ships have been damaged, the Birjavai. says there is still sume of the fleel left and the triumph of the Japanese is only temporary, while the Viedimosti in the same line remarks: “It is very hard for us to understand the joy which mustsfill the hearts of our adversary.” One report ran through the town to the effect that Grand Duke Cyril had died. Crowds of callers flocked to Grand Duke Vladimir's place to leave messages of sympathy and make in- quiries. It was noted by the people, so keenly anxious for news, that for the first time in eight weeks up to late this afternoon no !geclal war bulleting had NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. CONSPICUOUS IN A BALLROOM. Flakes of Dandruff on the Collar and Shoulders of a Gentleman in Full Dress. This is the thing you quite frequently see in the ballroom—a man’s black dress- coat literally covered with dandruff. t must be annoying to the wearer, and certainly not a pleasant thing to observe. 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EYDTKUHNEN, April 14.—A well in- formed gentleman coming directly from St. Petersburg and passing through here to-day told me a and interesting piece of news which was told to him by a highly placed artillery officer in the Russian capital as being much talked of and causing a lively sensation in official circles. It appears that when matters began to look serious, toward autumn of last year, it was discovered that, while well supplied in other respects, the Russian army was particularly short on light mcunted artillery and it was neces- sary to supply the defect forthwith. As it was known here that the French army not long ago adopted a new light artillery field gun, Russia’s ally was applied to and volunteered to supply seven batteries. These were duly de- livered at St. Petersburg to General Altvater, who, in the absence of Grand Duke Michael, who was invalided at Cannes, was acting commander in chief of artillery. This officer, like nearly everybody els® there, was cgnvinced that war with the Japanese Wwas out of the question, and, artillery of the kind sent by the French being badly needed by the army occupying the Pol- ish frontier, it was sent thither. On Saturday last an urgent telegram was received from Kuropatkin, asking where the light artillery batteries were, upon the good services of which he had built high expectations in aiding him to win the campaign. According to the Story, General Alt- vater was summoned to the presence of the Emperor and asked whether the guns had been sent 2s stated. The un- fortunate officer, after a painful scene, acknowledged that he had disobeyed orders. It is stated to-day that Genmeral Alt- vater is dead. He is supposed to have committed suicide. Meanwhile 4nstrue- tions had been flashed to the Polish frontier to have the seven batteries sent with the utmost haste to the seat of war. . —— TOKIO HEARS OF VICTORY. Gallant Brown Mecn Regret the Death of the Brave Makaroff. TOXIO, April 14.—A brief report from Admiral Uriu of Wednesday’'s fighting off Port Arthur reached the Navy De- partment this afternoon. It says Vice Admiral Togo's fleet attacked Port Ar- thur in the morning and succeeded in sinking a battleship of the -Petropav- lovsk class and one torpedo-boat de- stroyer. The Japanese sustained no losses. One Japanese was wounded. The news was received with intense satisfaction, but there was a note of regret in the comment upon the death of Admiral Makaroff, for the Russian admiral commanded the respect of his opponents. The Japanese admired the manner in which he rehabilitated the fleet after the first attacks upon Port Arthur and the splendid fight he was making against odds. Admiral Togo, it is surmised, while maneuvering his squadrons of cruisers opposite the entrance of the harbor for the purpose of attracting Makaroff to venture out dispatched torpedo-boats forward for a considerable distance on both flanks to cut off the Russians’ re- treat. It is supposed that the advance of the torpedo-boats was not observed by Marakoff’s ships, which were intent on the engagement with Togo’s squad- ron, until so late that it was impossi- ble that all the Russian fleet could re- gain the harbor. Makaroff's reputation for courage is taken to warrant the opinion that he interposed his heavily armored flagship to protect the retreat- ing vessels and thus saved the squad- ron at the cost of his own ship and life, as well as, the lives of nearly all on. board. s et STRENGTH OF THE POBIE Disabled Battleship One of the Best in the Russian Navy. The Pobieda, damaged at Port Ar- thur, is a battleship of 12,674 tons’ dis- placement and of 14,500 horsepower. She is 401.1-4 feet long, has 71 1-2 feet beam, and draws 26 feet of water, and is heavily armored with steel. She was completed in 1901, has a comple- ment of 732 men, her estimated speed is 18 knots. The steel armor of the battleship varies in thickness from four to nine and a half inches along her belt. The armament of the Po- bieda consists of four~10-inch guns, eleven 6-inch’ guns, sixteen 3-inch guns, ten 1.8-inch guns and seven- teen 1.4-inch guns. She has six tor- pedo tubes. LRSI MOURNING FOR MAKAROFF. Sebastopol and Kronstadt Grieve as for a Loved Relative. SEBASTOPOL, April 14.—The loss of Vice Admiral Makaroff is causing the deepest sorrow among the offi- cers and seamen of the Black Sea fleet, in his connection with which the deceased achieved heroic deeds in the destruction of vessels of the Turkish fleets. Impressive requiem services were held for the repose of the soul of the dead commander. KRONSTADT, April 14.—The in- habitants of Kronstadt are mourning the late Admiral Makaroff as if they had lost a relative and are crowding the churches to attend requiem masses. “ s e it ROME, April 14.—The Pope when he received to-day in farewell audience Goubastoff, the Russian Minister to the Vatican, who has been transferred to |Czar Nicholas Will Leave for the Seat of War. Chinese Diplomat As- serts Powers Are to Intervene. “all and New York Her- Special Cable to The € ‘New York ald. Copyright, 1004, by the Herald Publishing Company. BERLIN, April 14—To-night it was stated on good authority that the Czar will leave for the seat of war, but nothing is known of any such inten- tion at the German Foreign Office. The catastrophe to the Petropaviovsk has created a tremendous sensation here and full details are eagerly await- ed. The Lokal Anzeiger's Paris cor- very curious | respondent sends the Herald dis- patch that the Petropaviovsk was tor- pedoed, but the other journals still stick to the mine theory. Able experts are beginning to be of the opinion that floating mines are an unsatisfactory means of defense. The present war, has shown on two occa- sions that they may be equally danger- ous to both belligerents. A well known naval critic, Count Redenglow, in this evening’s Tageblatt says: “Though it has yet to be determined whether the floating mine was Rus- sia’s or Japan's, the probability is that it was one set by the defenders which the currents or the pressure of melt- ing ice had driven into the fairway. The loss to the Russian fleet is consid- erable, but almost insignificant in com- parison with that occasicned by the death of Admiral Makaroff, who, in his brief command, had already’ infused new life into the forces he led.” A Vienna correspondent of a German agency has interviewed the Japanese and Chinese Ministers in that capital and obtainéd from them a declaration that all reports as to an understand- ing between their respective countries for acting in concert against the Rus- sians are unfounded. The Chinese forces on the frontier are merely in observation. The Chinese Minister fur- ther stated that foreign intervention between Russia and Japan was not improbable and that the hostilities thereby might be brought to a close sooner than is generally believed. All that was required of Russia was that she renounce all claims to Korea, and of Japan that she recognize Russian sovereignty in Manchuria. £ i QAR GERMANY NOT NEUTRAL. Herr Bebel Refers to Sale of Auxiliary Cruisers to Russia. BERLIN, April 14—In the Reich- stag to-day Herr Bebel, the Socialist leader, declared the Socialists did not object to Chancellor von Bulow's declaration of neutrality and the lo- calization of the war in the Far East, but Germany’s neutrality was not above doubt. He referred to the Ham- burg-American Steamship Company's sale of the steamship Fuerst Bismarck to a ‘'Russian company and asked whether the Foreign Office permitted the sale, as he assumed was the case, since the directors of the company were ‘cautious men, who would not conjure up a conflict with the German Government. The steamship was an auxiliary cruiser of the German navy at the time of the outbreak of the war, hence her sale was all the more astonishing. Herr Bebel added that it was assert- ed also that the German steamship Kaiser Friedrich had been sold to Rus- sia. 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