Show 1 TOKIO HAS SENT SENTI I STRONG PROTEST I Prance France Accused of Frequent Viola Violations Violations Violations of Neutrality RUSSIANS AT BAY I LITTLE PROSPECT OF AN OPEN SEA FIGHT ft M t 4 f M M f 4 1 4 4 Chicago April IS 18 A special to 4 the th Dally Dlly News fj from Tokio says 4 At a R conference of or the Ute elder eider state and the principal cabi 4 4 net nt ministers today a strongly stron 4 4 worded protest was as sent nt to France 4 4 regarding re g its frequent nt violations 4 4 of or neutrality in providing shelter hetter 4 4 for and nd rendering assistance to 4 Baltic fleet at s scar 4 4 car and now at bay ba baNo 4 4 No answer anwer has hills a as yet been re 4 4 4 from the French author 4 tie tte tiM 4 4 44 44 r PETERSBURG April 19 7 p pm I ST Sr ii m The keenest interest is Ia mani muI manifested ff in the dispatches referring to t the Russian squadron commanded by I ky but the admi 1 It claims to be ax as much in the dH b rk as a the public ImbUe regarding the plans pIan of r f the admiral The report that part of r the squadron was wa sighted off Hong Kong is Ia not credited here however as is 18 far fr off of his hit route The Th main question now no agitating the thena naval Hit na val vj officials is 18 whether M will HI III elect el t to proceed northward through the t th he Straits of Formosa or bear off into the t I hf he Pacific through Basch I channel north orth of the Island of Luzon The eon con I kUon is 18 growing stronger that the Ue Japanese heavy heay division in is concentrating ing close cl to the shores sholes of Japan Tapan and it iti i also abie believed that Admiral Togo TOKO wil I l to give ghe battle in the open sea ea eaThl ea This is be what ahat bat the admiralty officials far lar I nr as it St sincerely believes S v isky would have ha e more than an au even en enhance hance if It the two squadrons lined up in an open fight They The believe bf lie that Tn os tactics will be night torpedo l hat oat attacks in attempts to scatter attel the Russian ships putting some mt of them out nut of action and slid then picking off ore the Uw vessels fM 18 in the morning as it r cognises that if one on of the Russian Ru ships hip is it injured it might be too dan dango go grous raus for the whole squadron to stand bv b her hI and thus offer a big target tar et for fr Japanese torpedoes Such a run running running ning nina fight Ight accompanied nied by nightly tor torpedo torpe torpedo pe boat attacks attack therefore is what is IN most dreaded The Th admiralty has hac no o confirmation on of th reported rel cutting of the cable con eon Ii the island of or Formosa with the Chinese mainland at Foo oo Chow Cl how O but it itis iti I is iq i pointed out that even if f true this Would Mould not prevent communication with wilh Formosa For us all there then is be a direct cable from Kilting in n UI the northern part of the is island island land running by way WHy of the islands i and to Japan JaJan |