Show DUEL IS AVERTED 1 1St St S1 Petersburg April 9 A duel be he between 0 tween Premier Count Witte who rep represented represented resented Russia Russin in the peace negotiations negotiations thus with Japan in the United States nad General Kuropatkin commander In chief of the tho Russian forces in tho the field has been boon averted through an cx ex by b the former General Kuropatkin took offense at ata a speech In which Count Witte assort assorted ed that the time modern Russian military commanders were wore lacking In moral courage and were prone to blamo others for their failures fa II The Time general accepted time tIle reference as a personal insult and challenging ln seconds were appointed by br both men Subsequently the tIme count expressed re regret regret regret gret that his Imis spoken words worda wore such fluch I that thal the general could consider them themas as ab referring to himself and said Mid his remarks were wert intended merely merol for Cor general gen gell eral oral application In sending tho the communications ex ox exchanged exchanged changed to the Iho newspapers the time sec see seconds state that the tho Incident had been satisfactorily disposed of EDDY FAY AND HARRIS DECLINE TO PLEAD Richmond Va April 9 D Eddy Fay Fa and Little Littie Dick Harris Bania charged with having committed the tIme sensational robbery here declined to tu tomake make any aimy all plea when whon arraigned In tee federal tra I court today toda and Judge Waddill I entered the tho formal plea of not guilty I IThe The trial wan postponed until April |