| Show but great britain will inthe in the movement OS st petersburg ottly 4 p m with the completion of arrangements for the washington peace meeting president roosavelt velt has resumed hla efforts to bring about an armistice no light Is thrown on the actual status of the negotiations and the character 0 the communications passing between the russian and japanese governments and washington the matter ja exceedingly delicate but the outlook tor success nevertheless from all information obtainable Is not unpromising it japan Is ready to sheath the sword until the washington besting develops whether a basis for peace is possible dussias Rus sias consent seems assured in diplomatic circles it is felt that great britain could render by timely advice to her alley but so far as known she Is not supporting president Roosevel ts efforts should the president bo able to successfully arrange the preliminaries it appears certain that actual negotiations for an armistice will be concluded directly between field marshal oyama and general on the battlefield in manchuria CALLS ON ROOSEVELT oyster bay L I 1 july 4 baron speck von sternberg the german ambassador bas was the only caller upon president roosevelt today prior to the batters lat departure for cleveland to attend the obsequies of secretary hay the ambassador came early to pay his respects to the president on the eve of his departure tor germany the president and ambassador sternberg discussed among other things the peace negotiations pending between russia and japan while the ambassador was reticent regarding the situation he expressed himself as satisfied that peace in the far east now was in sight SHE IS NOT GUILTY young girl was charged with d murder wheaton glnn july 4 antoinette the 14 year old girl who has been on trial tor the murder of herman has been acquitted As the clerk pronounced the words not guilty the girl atio has held up bravely throughout the trial threw her arms about her attorneys neck and burst into tears the verdict which as a popular one was reached after only thirty minutes deliberation the calmo for which the girl was on trial as committed last may sha and had been sweethearts but she discovered that he was paying attentions tent ions to other girls and shot and killed him at tho same time she made a desperate effort to commit suicide first by shooting and when that failed by throw ing herself in front ot a moving train NATIONS NOT WARLIKE july 4 there has been no mobilization whatever in norway or sweden of the military forces under arms in both countries only contingents have been called together for the ordinary yearly exercises in norway these exercises exorcises are taking place on the usual drill grounds some few companies of swedish troops aro watching three railroads coming from norway but these troops are some distance from tho frontier the swedish squadron has transferred its exercises from the baltic to the west coast of sweden although these measures may appear somewhat strange under existing cir cum stances they are not regarded by norway as being of special importance after the peaceful declarations of the swedish government the norwegian diplomats who served under the union at the hague and at washington and who were removed by the swedish government are now charged by the norwegian gov to remain and look after Nor ways interests SPAIN TO BUY AMERICAN WHEAT london july 4 the correspondent of the morning leader at lisbon says that in view of the bad harvest prospects owing to the drouth and the storms king charles has sanctioned the importation of tons of american wheat and has ordered the reduction of the customs duties by 50 per cent |
