Show GORKY WILL NOT LEAVE HIS COUNTRY refuses flattering offer to lecture in united states wanting to help compatriots st petersburg july 5 maxim gorky the novelist who la living at kokola a small village on the coast of finland has refused a flattering offer to go on a lecture tour in the united preferring to remain for the purpose of aiding in the work of emancipation of russia he is one of the recognized leaders of the con and Is visited daily by persons from all parts 0 russia ha has a large income but gives the major portion of it to the cause which he has at heart gorky is a great admirer of tha united states and of president roose velt but while he gives unstinted praise to tha presidents efforts toward bringing the war to an end he says he thinks that from a russian standpoint peace will be a misfortune in spite of the cost of the war and great loss of life the struggle with japan has proved to be an to russia said the novelist in an interview today it opened the eyes of the country to the impossibility of the present regime and has already produced changes which were hardly thought ot two years ago it peace should come now the government would be able to turn its intentions tent ions to the interior and possibly check the reforms maxim gorcys health has been much improved his attorneys are making extensive preparations for his trial on the charge of participating in alleged revolutionary plots last janu ary which they hope to convert into a political demonstration and they are subpoenaing subpoena ing ministers of state and other high personages THE JAPANESE LOAN new york july S deml official details concerning the latest japanese loan of were made public today the bonds will bear interest at 4 12 1 2 per cent and will be secured by a second lien upon the tobacco monopoly the syndicate underwriting the loan consists of parrs bank limited of london the hong kong and shanghai banking corporation and the yokohama specie bank limited with whom are associated kuhn loeb co of this city and the deutsche aa bank of berlin the national city bank and the national bank of commerce both of new york city will assist kuhn loeb and company in this country the subscription price will probably be the same as the previous loan which was 87 58 5 8 an interesting feature is germanas germanys Germ anys direct participation in the loan the japanese government pledges itself not to draw upon subscriptions script ions reserved here before oct in the event of peace resulting from the coming negotiations between russia and japan the proceeds of this loan will bo applied toward the refunding of japans internal debt if not it i will go into the count rys war credit CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR OFFICERS baltimore july 5 all coming incoming in trains today brought thousands of additional dit ional delegates and visitors to the international convention of the christian endeavor society every state in the union canada and many foreign countries were represented preceding the cormal opening of tha convention late in the afternoon there was held a business meeting ot the united society ot christian endeavor corp orated at which officers and trustees or the ensuing year yera elected and annual report of the officers were presented all tha old officers were elected reelected re aa follows president rev dr francis F dark general secretary von ogden vogt treasurer wliilam show publishing agent george B graff president dark on account 0 in health was not present and a letter y expressing his regret was submitted 1 |