Show russia forb ds use of wireless atle graph by correspondents the russian government has given notice that newspaper news piper correspond ants using wireless telegraph will be treated as spies and shot this notice nas served on the state department by count cassiel the kussian ambas and it is understood that lar communications were made to all foreign offices this notice opens up an entirely new line of treatment of correspondents the reference to ex asting conventions Is tal en to express the belief of the hussian government that it wireless telegraphy had been practiced prior to the hague declara alon concerning implements and cices tices of war it would surely have been prohibited even in neutral hands it happens that some of the leading ant ish newspaper correspondents are making free use of the wireless tele graph for transmission of their war news and it is possible that they will appeal to their government to define their status and to secure an official determination of the question as to whether a neutral on his own ship out side the territorial waters of a bellig erent power and without contraband of war aboard can be treated as a spy |