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Show PAYS VISIT TOfSSIA French Priemer Will Confer With Czar on Eastern Questions Paris, Aug 5. Raymond Poincalre, the French premier, started today for Russia with all tho ceremony that usually marks a state pilgrimage. Arlstldo Brland, minister of justice, Theophile Del Cass, minister of marine. ma-rine. Albert Le Brun, minister for the colonies; Armand Meelard, chief of tho protocol, lx)Uls LePlno, prefect of police of Paris, the secretaries and attaches of the Russian embasBV, and tho staff of the French foreign office were all present at the station to emphasize tho occasion, while in the premier's train traveled all tho leading Journalists of Franco, wio always mobilize when questions of high politics aro in the air. Near-eastern questions and the Franco-Russian naval convention, the signature of which M. Poincalre In St. Petersburg will bring tue whole of tho fighting force of the allies within the tearms of an offenslvo and defensive alliance, aie to be the main subjects of discussion between the emperor of Russia. Sir Gus AnanofT, Russian minister for foreign Tali's, and the Froneh visitor The most prominent feature of tho visit will be the Franco-Russian naval agreement, which will claim Immediate Immedi-ate attention. The eventual opening of the Dardanelles Dar-danelles and the steps necessary for -itss accomplishment also aro to uo discussed during the H days' visit of M Poincalre. It is pointed out here that this Is likoly to be the burning question in the settlement of the Turco-ltallan war for It Is felt that Russia is not building $15,000,000 .dreadnoughts in the Black sea with the Intention of anchoring them in an enclosed lake, and unless the question Is settled soon It is bound to cause another European upheaval at the time of the completion of the ships, a couple ol cars hence CO |