| Show cossacks toss american newspaper correspondent in blanket as sign of appreciation of americans aid gurahu pass manchuria Manchu iia saturday ie i 9 news havins been received i hi peace negotiations at ports are approaching a conc ion the correspondent of the associated socia ted press has made a survey ot a the russian positions from mon gha to headquarters the object in ilcin being to ascertain the manner in which the efforts making for peace were viewed by tho armi the actions received no official hon in ahe field prior to their tut conclusion the army keeping in a stare ot preparedness for a battle un the receipt by general linevitch of a telegram from emperor nicholas declaring that the treaty had been and that his majesty accepted the conditions arrived a this telegram was officially published in the army newspapers on september ath and the outlines of the peace condl ions were printed in the same publication li cation today the officers thereafter observed mill ary decorum in the strictest sense bui the soldiers with the consent of ahe officers engaged in feasting and other forms of celebration it will he a week more the entire army Is fully informed ot the conclusion of peace but the news was discounted long by the prevailing conviction that since the appointment of the peace wag a foregone conclusion I 1 may be malj oar to the majority of the of flors and men eo far informed tho news i hat the war is at an end is mos welcome thousands asre daily drinking to the of pre adent roosevelt the correspondent who is ie only remaining foreign newspaper man with the russian army was everywhere asked bv the men if he was an americana Ameri cani and being answered in the affirmative hev captured him and tossed him man i lines in the air after the manner of the cossacks Co sacks while their officers gently protested pro tested against the seemingly questionable form of their admiration everywhere along the railway where newspapers coall be obtained the soldiers eagerly scanned tho news and then expressed their joy by singing winch conten late into the at intervals for president roosevelt ith the exception of a loss of a aptakin ap tain and two orderlies on the east bioni within tho past two weeks and of ama men in the center a week ago hacic have been no casualties the of hostilities was preceded on oy unimportant 0 ang small parties of scouts care la been taken to prevent further bots of afe ufe OT ing to tha enormous tract of com ry ast of halling cleng and be the russian lines along the V vladivostok ladi railroad and the japan c e position on the chang range will require domn time to reach all the elements in tae interests 0 both armies and in restoring the regions occupied by bath flanks to order the officers are holding races at and at other places v the fourth siberian army corps which played a conspicuous part throughout the war was reviewed september ath by its commander general who has won high fame throughout the army because 0 his prominence in the battles of tt tche klao and bao aini in the pro csc ion ol 01 mukden and in the retreat from that place the general is mentioned as among the first who will return home the disability of general zei has steadily increased and he wll be compelled to return to europe this officer was for his e gular bravery throughout the war lie was wounded at mukden when he lost three fourths of his tenth army corps it Is le ported that general will leave fabon the genera Is engaged in plans for chang ng the throughout the to evacuation among the soldiers generally thera Is a feeling of apprehension regarding be internal affairs 0 russia and of them have expressed a desire to remain in manchuria indefinitely prince frederick leopold ot prussia who has been with the army since ui beginning of slay liaa announced h s mient lon 0 returning ro germany after a prolonged war on an enormous scale and after the great pre para rions recently made to continue he struggle the russian army in complying with the conditions of peace surrender two complete positions with field of vast extent and even more intricate than those of liao yang upside positions of great strength its communications but not this tho correspondent found among both men 9 generally prevailing sense of the re fairness of hie conditions t chich a terrible war has been brouger to a close ohp advocat ci of further fighting how aci to be convinced that abe floyer of the army had rone only old reservists and tap bior recruits while the constant gnp henling ot the russians Rus siane with oung recruits they believed gave ham a largo balance at power which wilid have enabled them not only one moie giedt battle but P oi peace r tho s m prevailed among ahie advocates i h army wa r alv tice its p and thi f i g of strength was due to no dilons of the sanc ahe re ceilon it he emperor n rhe bravery and self so an fn e of alir goldic a and tte decla n oi i tie amal acceptance ol 01 he OP ims tip become tian pasi i all peace news mi hot darm rom the hi alari 1 a ho end of n d patches pinea in fhe anav ion a g van as little iiD nc as MANY SUSPECTS j afi a apt 8 p ni alio loial number 0 riot suspects in custody exceeds 1 it Is stated that formal charges have been mada against the remainder will probably be released it is expected that the government will take a lenient attitude toward those to be tried general sakuma and staff visited and inspected the guards throughout the city today the restaurants were le opened tonight and conditions are resuming a normal aspect |
