| Show MR HAYS lS NOTE OT OTI V I P PRACTICABLE TI Such Is the Opinion in la St Peters Petersburg Petersburg Petersburg burg and a Response Will Soon V Be He Forthcoming THE POWERS REPRESENTATIONS have Hare lad hind a 11 Good Effect and nd Created More Friendly Spirit Toward The United States St Petersburg Ieler 1 Feb Teb It Information has been beut obtained o at tho the foreign o that Secy Hays lillYs proposition to limit the tho area of ot war operations Is consider considered ed eti practicable and ond that a response re o will 11 won lOon bo ho forthcoming Veroy IH IA being consulted regarding time the matter and time tile authorities are doubtless awaiting an Indication as to how the prop wilt will bo be received by Japan Time The sympathetic reception given by bythe time the powers to Mr Mv Hays note noto not and amid the thel representations l time the powers have mado lucre hero have ho undoubtedly und hail had a good ef ct effect feet upon official opinion and prill tho Hus Rue Hussian sian elan government shows a more Inor friendly spirit toward the th direct representations ns made mude by tho United States The Amen Ameri American eon cnn government Is now no pressing for Cor an nn answer to the time request that United States army bo bu bl allowed to accompany ac toe company time the field operations but bill It Is explained that Viceroy Alex loft left to whom whon the tho request was has line not lIot yet replied Carnival week usually the tho th gayest gIest of ot the year In nU opened yesterday but hut under tho tIme shadow of time the war wat the uj only n a 1 ghost of ot that of ot former years yeaTs In Ht St Petersburg r burg all alltha the tha th festivities Including balls balle public and private social functions and ash fash fashionable weddings planned months In advance have havo been abandoned hens however Is IR ns tie usual suspended ural and thousands thou of ot little Finnish sleights sleighs with tinkling bells which for this hlll one week arc Aro allowed to compete with the regular drosky drivers whisk people through the snow covered streets at nt cut prices although their occupants evidently are uro not possessed d by tho time true truo truoC carnival C spirit The Tho rush of ot crowds to buy extra etra edl lions of tIme the newspaper the Intense activity at the war mar and marine min ministries mm and time tha th crowds about the time ad nd admiralty anxiously occupied regarding the fate of or relatives r are grim remind irs of or where me tho thoughts of ot the people lire ire Instead of time tho customary festivities ties tics tho the theaters gave gao double perform performances ances oncca for tor em the tho benefit benent of at the Red fled Cross and ind lIst last night tho the artists ball bail ono one of tho the biggest events of ot the social season which H tt was II Intended to abandon was held hehl In a hall decorated to represent the time feast day of ot Benares The Time artists were attired In the thu garb of ot with wRit time the object of swelling the Red ned RedCross Cross society funds |
