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Show HOLDS JAPAN FOR OEATHOFSAILORS UNITED STATES DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION OF ATTACK AT VLADIVOSTOK. Bitter Resentment Expressed Over Repetition of Hostilities by Japanese Jap-anese Against American Forces Serving in Russia. Washington. The United Stales will hold Japan strictly accountable for the attack made upon five American sailors, during which one was shot in Vladivostok on Tuesday, February S, it was staled by officials here Saturday. Satur-day. Demands for all tlie facts in this most serious case were made by both the state and navy departments. Secretary Colby instructed the American Amer-ican consul at Vladivostok lo forward an immediate report. Secretary Daniels cabled similar instructions to Rear Admiral Joseph Straus, in command of the Asiatic fleet, who will immediately appoint a court of inquir.x. First of all the admiral ad-miral will take the deposition of the five sailors attacked and cable them to Washington. The bitterest resentment was expressed ex-pressed by both the state and navy departments over this repetition of hostilities against American forces in Vladivostok. Japanese sources credit the attack to two former Russian officers, who have been recognized and apprehended, apprehend-ed, according to a message received by the state department from the embassy em-bassy at Tokio. In any event the Japanese are partially par-tially responsible, officials stated. Their armed forces are m absolute ab-solute control of Vladivostok, which to all intents and purposes is now Japanese territory. Moreover, this attack is- but the culmination of a long series of hostilities hos-tilities by Japanese upon American soldiers, sailors and civilians in the Far East. |