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Show RUSSIANS SLOWLY Troops Will Not Be Recalled. No Matter What Promises Shah May Make. . SUPPLIES TO RELIEVE NECESSITIES OF PEOPLE Rohher Tribesmen Who Menace Life and Property Will Be Promptly Subdued. ST. PETERSBURG, April 20. The ."Russian column, uuder General Snarsky, is continuing its march toward Tabriz,, regardless of the reported understanding understand-ing between the Shah of Persia and the Nationalists, The foreign office believes be-lieves that it would bo injudicious to recall these troops, no matter how many fair promises the" shah may mako. Since tho danger to Europeans in Tabriz Tab-riz would again become acute and immediate im-mediate if this pressure was removed, tho expedition will bo kept in Per-I Per-I sia until the shah's pledges to institute a proper government actually arc put into effect. The Rijssian advance has been slowpr than was expected, owing .to the absence ab-sence of horses for the transport. The first detachment will not reach Tabriz until lato tonight. No opposition is expected, except at the gates of Tabriz from the Caucasian mercenaries. The expedition is taking with it food supplies sup-plies to relievo the immediate necessities necessi-ties of the people. The expedition is assuming larger proportions than was at. first contemplated. con-templated. In addition to a battalion of 1000 riflemen and detachments of artillery, engineers and field telegrapher, telegraph-er, two other battalions of 1000 men each have lcft for the frontier. Ultimately Ulti-mately an entire army division will be moved inlo Persia and detachments stationed sta-tioned at various towns now in the control of robber tribesmen, who since tn'e entire collapse of tho authority of the shah, have made life and property absolutely unsafe throughout northern Persia. Embassador Riddle is in close touch with Foreign Minister Jswolsky and is keeping the slate department fully iu-formecL iu-formecL General Snnrslc3' has been instructed in-structed to look out for the safeiy of Americans. |