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Show Russia Forblda Use of Wireless Telegraph Tele-graph by Correspondents. The Russian government bas given notice that newapnper correspondents correspond-ents using wireless telegraph will be treated aa spies and shot This notice waa served on the state department by Count Caialni, the Rusalan ambassador, ambas-sador, and It la understood that similar simi-lar communications wore made to all foreign offices. Tbls notice opens up an entirely new line of treatment of correspondents. The reference to existing ex-isting conventions Is taken to express the belief of the Russian government that If wireless telegraphy bad been practiced prior to The Hague declaration declara-tion concerning Implements and prac-tlcee prac-tlcee of war. It would surely bave beee " prohibited even In neutral hands. It happens that some of tbe leading Prlt Ish newspaper correspondents are making free nse of tbe wireless t-le graph for transmission of their war news and It la possible tbst they will appeal to their government to drf.ne their status, and to secure an official determination of the queatlun aa to whether a neutral on bis own ship out side the territorial waters of a belli erent power and without contraband of war aboard can be treated as a spy |