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Show War Office Is Investigating Rumors of Russian Soldiers Being Traced to Source.' Stories Are Denied London, Sept. 19. Slnco the official offi-cial denial that any Russian troops hnd passed through English territory for France, Issuod a few days ago by tho war office, efforts havo been made to ascertain tho causo of tho persistent reports that a Russian army ar-my hns been moved from Archangel to the Scottish coast and thenco across tho channel to points in Ilcl-glum Ilcl-glum and northern France. According to a high government official, of-ficial, these reports probably had their source In tho fact that n num tier of Russian ofllccrs detnlled for 'staff and observation duty with tho French and English armies In tho field passed through Euglnnd, accompanied accom-panied by their orderlies and servants serv-ants all In uniform. It is belluvcd Hint villagers In Scotlnnd caught sight of thcso Russians In uniform strange to tho country folk and thus nrose tho widespread report of a Russian troop In this country. ROOSEVELT TO STUMP Now York, Sopt. 10. Colonel Roosevelt plans to leavo his homo at Oyster Hay tomorrow to start on an oxtenslvo stumping tour of tho middle mid-dle west. Tho itinerary for his trip has not beeu completed In all Its details, de-tails, but tho arrangements so far mado call for speeches In Michigan, Indiana, Kansns, Illinois nnd possibly possi-bly ono or two other states whero tho Progressives aro making a fight this )oar. It Is Colonel Roosevelt's present plan to stretch out tho western wes-tern trip until early In October, when ho will return enst to stump Now York and Pennsylvania until election day. |