| Show I Japan J an May Send An Ultimatum To Russia Any Moment I W IS OF f US I S Dl Goes Go s to Indicate That flint The Prolonged Tension Has lias Reached leached a 11 Climax ELDER IDER STATESMEN CONFER Situation Wa Wn Never ICier So Grave Grac as ItS ow and arni a n Crisis Is Near Icar car carM At M Hand p MAY BE FORWARDED Feel Fed That They Thc Have Not ot Japanese n Tr HI ht anti ami That Rus Russia sia sla Is Determined tot Nat to Yield Tokio Fob Feb today toaY tOIl tate tale that tho th prolonged ed tension Juts has ache a It climax ot or the te The Th Ito llo president J TrIvY round council I was WM ci summoned from tram the during tim night today the him iIi and it II i council ot or orth enl r r the th cider Oder statesman was WAR WR hold with tho th tar and anit three admirals ph Th The hl officials official make no pre lre un cf ct f t of o their perl I lion at th tardiness of or the Russian r re ply pi An n lal dispatch yesterday std the KUMI n division means mean war JApa M I X COIT ko I rb Fb b 3 A specially if it r the th cabinet elder states statesmen men military naval chiefs was VM hold I II at the residence of ot t Premier nt furl fUr The Th meeting la I NI to have havet hn 1 t lH tet i rt d 4 Importance though no of ot the th have hn ve hen been md Possibly It ft foreshadows lor action on account of ot lion tion 1 he t government officials l It l Is manifest that t I Is II of or the gravest ami an a n l I n near nt lit hand The Tho time In tn i th reply will tot to t l ft 1 fin tor In the Illation li II i I nar narro ro log Tte of oC the HIP government Is be becoming coming exhausted INI nt If It the expected ni er l I h delayed hays days longer longor Us the tuu of ot o an nn ultimatum by II Japan Lei Th Japanese Japune e frel that tho the existing hive hall entitled them to a moro more prompt and atut arc Aro bound to Infer that tho th si t I government Is 8 dt nIn it t not lint to yield hilt but Is Ie utilizing thi Hp Mm tim t I Its preparations for fr or van JAI fIU A St 81 Iob lilb 3 aTho The Seoul ulan uan rail rait in 1111 has len been occupied by b according to 10 a 1 dispatch from In I i which adds mitis that thc tho JOI ji 11 14 i taken Held guns gunn to Seoul for lor tl tho lion of at their legation and that iu i rl i barracks for Cor or the tho ion nf of C The Th ik dl ii Ht St Petersburg ny the v of commerce de Ic denies nies th the h reports to CO the effect th that t th K g Intends to It the xi tattoo x r of ot train grain JUS IA FOil FOH WAIl Port Feb lb I b responses to 10 the o war nr measure Important naval military movements have w t tn n t ti J here Tho The ton ron Inside tho the harbor con rOl Jilting f r th tI of Clr ton tOil ot the th of IM IM j tun tn the tha th of or ii IM t th cruiser 11 the ship of ot ton tonn n ho have c J the outaMo Meet of ot the of 1267 tom Ion h hI h tle of o o WM inH t thA th of or W Diana UIn of nt 66 1 tons ih Iii Of nt tons ions the irm i of ClOO ton tom the KlI nf lit o to tOils the thc Run gun boat w t n or of NO IO nail the he ho cruiser Hoy attn arm or of I O The Tho fouled VC ve el d i na hn j jj t arrived hero here from rIO pa r r a t with complete f r hf onn couRt In I of ot tho the en Iran ItAna t w water It u too loo the tho war ir ar bor ships I nys to get iret out Jill of or the har 1 I of at this thin tuk liM It II te r lis JJ complete OM ing hg t ti n I of at tho tim being In tn 1110 W furel l i nn In the tho channel Th r of ot 1 M tons tho the lorr llo of ot fOO OO fOOr toi I the tho tour four f w of 1234 tons l r ii a nil tho t Ii 0 t l o Ito oft ti II 0 I m h the I te r i ot of an HUM rill ri iho n ml 10 t o r of at r for tor nn an un nn I froni I south I l r hove dl Ie I thur l f aln R W 1000 men nt at 1 lor 1011 or Ar the h r nf ot the Iho m n nin i The arrivals nf ot in an sp r roal hu have e heen In ton comm i ot of ho tho mill tar authority fl R tho jh nf ot up URl the tho tho hoi latter M lw liaR haR to tn IMn transport more moreen e mn Tho en more mor h rompon lM nM t to accept nuy flIP or r n nAla so 80 o they theyo the hae to 1 I h routed via o v R huM has I n ot of th Ih on account Th should regard M td A s not 1101 na ne 9 offensive Port Purt r Is i TENSION TI BON 18 JB n RI J h tn tc ot that the tho reply repy no Is being hohl while M I the thu Japanese CtR h Its Ita to his hl Th I ly re la Is that 10 re viii not ha bo Relit amt before b oro Feb Ii 5 nt th iii Th In fR In M tho the bourse boure shown how an In nd aJ verse verno feeling but beyond tho the d deel 1111 led nU military activity there Is II little definite newt new M 31 1 denies denle that the th foreign of or lice ice has him nn Oil Intimation of the tho df Of t the tho reply rop The Ic Jo Hilt Ion Is without advices Indicating I nII Im i developments In Japan but hut I Ij It ItIs ItIs Is j that tIme thu long delay dela deIa In the response n coupled with the tho reports o of aC military activity are M tho tension tenton ten lolI arni gravity o othe of oC the In Jiun ALL 11 QUIET AT Jf KW Cl Feb Fob 3 The latest Int et e ei from Irom New Now hwang Chwang dated Jan Jon 39 31 say ROy that nil all Is 18 there thore though the Jap Jop Japanese J anese anesa continUes continue Thin Tho at II a t New ew Chwang mire lire lo that the ll public worl i there bore will 1 be bt brought to a standstill tl SITUATION IN SEOUL Now sen York Fob Feb situation Is hero here hOr hut native lalo disturbances throughout the tie country countr are tre e continuing cables tho the correspondent a lt mit Corea Corca The efforts of ot the tho BOV go concentrated upon 11 obtaining recognition from tram the tho tlC powers of ot the neutrality of or Corca lx that time the notice of ot neutrality will wi lead lend to lo u II treaty with wih other nations guar guaranteeing Int Coreas oreas ence enre under ulder conditions to those 1 n nut 1111 I Vor or this tiiA purpose IO n Yung YUil Chul the newly 1 ly appointed a ted minister ulster to o Chi nfl leaves Immediately for tor to obtain n Q special treaty Coif eOIla a Is now to send semI her noRt competent tent to other coun countries countrIes tries for or time the tie same purpose HOW flow lOW TO fO WAlt VAIL Seattle Wash I h 3 Only n a corn com complete pleto Iee on n the part oC or can fan avert nert war said A Johnson Johnsl of ot last night who sas formerly for or Jive five yearn iII In the tho diploma diplomatic tie tic tc service l lre In China Chinn ansi who achieved Rome come distinction there thero luring during the tho er cr uprising H Tile The hand of or Japan has baR been icen forced by h her own people and amid an sho dare not lot recede from rom her portion po Ow Owing I ing tag to divided sentiment In lu It I itin IB in II Improbable that that nation either will vili wil draw drw bark back of ot tile the country wants war and It If Ip i n question queston whether tho thin half halt that It does doen oes not represent sent Fent the Iho strongest party IS II B en entirely 11 entirely tre prepared for tur war lIr Japan Ja nn can land and more moro In Manchuria and nd oren orea In two months than Hussla luSIn can cann canin li in n a n year and a half halt Japan stands a I Rood good chance of ot winnIng out In n Q short abort decisive war sar |
