| Show HELD UP BY RUSSIANS AMERICAN STEAMER SEIZED BY RUSSIAN SQUADRON ma Is are rifled by car C ar s men sh p owners erter protest and govern merit will invest gate the matter official net ce has been received by the postoffice post office department in a tele gram from dodwell co of tacoma wash that they ned to carry the united states ma Is during the re bainder of the busso war on account of the seizure of the malls on the steamer canchas which sailed from tacoma early in july the tele graphic on protested against the seizure as an outrage against this country and asked what action would probably be talen by the government the withdrawal of the steamers abed by the company will not cause any material u fforence in the d s patch of the mails to the orient malls were dispatched by them once month and such mail as would have been forwarded by them will be di averted to other 1 nes there will be six d snatches spat ches of mails to the orient during october by other trans pacific lines none of these companies is un der contract following is the telegram to the de apartment part ment following cable just received from alfred holt co of liverpool own ers of the british steamer canchas ORLOFF PAYS HEAVY PENALTY gen orloff a who Is blamed for the russian defeat at Lla oyang has been dismissed from the army by the czar which vessel was seized by russian vladivostok squadron off the japan ese coast about july 26 canchas release appealed against by russian crown advocate because among mail matter was financial anfor mation addressed to japanese officials containing information of value to the enemy we give definite instructions to notify postoffice post office department that we refuse to carry any mail for japan during the durat on of the war the calc s is one of the regular liners ig belvi een puget sound london and liverpool via japanese waters and canal she was on her beguhl joeand her cargo contal andel stand the russ an crown advocate bases his appeal against release on the fact that united states mail carried by contained information for japanese of hope united states will take immediate action against confiscation and detention of the canchas on ac count of carrying the united states mails this is certa aly an outrage aga ast the united states that should not be allowed to pass please be no tidied that during tl e duration of the war we must decline to carry united states ma Is for japan kindly advise what action will probably be taken by department postmaster general wynne later consulted with the president regarding the matter the state department probably will enter into correspond ence with the russian government to ascertain the facts in the latter s pos session |
