| Show WHAT TERMS OF PEACE WILL CALL FOR big battle Is to be fought by mighty army washington july 27 As a clear idea of japans peace terms of which general character was outlined in tha associated press last night the skepticism with which washington received the european reports that japan would demand the neutralizing ot vladivostok la lessened this Is likely to constitute one of japans demands bu it will be accompanied by a startling counter proposal in effect according to seemingly well informed circles japan will propose la return for tha neutralization of this last russian pro dosal on the pacific not to fortify port arthur should this information prove correct it will change entirely the view which has prevailed in official circles that the question of neutrality could not reasonably be mado v a part of japans peace price it la pointed out that while the war has dem that port arthur was a military blunder nevertheless this great fortification constitutes a tremendous political influence to the far eastern question and its abandonment as A stronghold Is a concession of such mag that it Is not felt that russia can refuse to meet it on tha other hand japans sacrifice would not be as great as seems at first glance because her fortification of the straits of korea would offset tho loss of port arthur as a strategic point it is believed here that the question of vladivostok will prove to be one of the most difficult which tha conference will face as russia has not concealed her disinclination to permit it to enter into the negotiations in this connection an interesting story is current in diplomatic circles regarding the selection of baron komura as japans chief plenipotentiary according to this story japan bad hardly less trouble than did russia in finding an official willa to undertake this delicate mission aaron komura was finally induced to accept it with the stipulation that before the conference assembled the following things should be done forstthe flotation of a new loan in order that japan should be prepared to continue the war in event the effort tor peace failed second the occupation of the island of sakhalin Sak halin third an advance against vladivostok and last that oyama should strike a decisive blow at the russian army in manchuria the fact that the first three stipulations have been fulfilled while advises advices from the front indicate the imminence of a general engagement would indicate that the story ig well founded FIRST NEWS OF FEVER new orleans july 27 A telegram from bay st louis says the first intelligence reaching there of the existence of yellow fever at black bay where a schooner from new orleans Is said to have landed a number 0 italians from new orleans was through newspapers the report is considered unreliable bit an official has been sent to investigate |
