Show portsmouth has been named as the place washington july 10 assistant secretary pierce today announced that the plenipotentiaries of russia and japan had agreed upon portsmouth N H as the meeting place for the sessions of the peace conference to be held outside of washington tho sessions will bo held in the government navy yard at portsmouth in the new building just completed there assistant secretary of state pierce has been specially commissioned by the president to make all necessary arrangements for the meeting of the plenipotentiaries at and is prepared to leave tor hat place to confer with the commandant of the navy yard the meeting will be held in the general store house orders have been issued for the mayflower to join the dolphin at oyster bay early in august to receive the with the envoys aboard the two vessels under the escort of a email cruiser will proceed to portsmouth the plenipotentiaries will assemble at new york early in august and be taken ta oyster bay on tv 0 protected cruisers of the cleveland type to pay their respects to the president and be formally presented by him to each other the selection of portsmouth was mutually acceptable to the peace envoys of the belligerents as besides aeling a cool and comfortable place for this season of the year it has the advantage oc lottering ottering ott ering a building on government soil which is regarded as an important consideration this government it is stated did not in any alea dictate as to the selection while the sessions will be held in the navy yard the plenipotentiaries and their staffs will live in nearby hotels |