Show BLOODLESS BATTLE IS BEGINNING rear admiral dickins will storm defenses of eastern coast to test effectiveness fort monroe va june 11 the joint army and navy exercises began at midnight tonight rocket signals 1 were sent up at fort monroe the guns were manned and searchlights flashed across the waters of hampton roads no trace of the beet of sixteen warships under rear admiral dickins was visible and there was nothing unusual to indicate the tension that had suddenly been placed on the garrison there was no information available as to the location of the fleet and nothing to show whether admiral dickins Is to attack her at baltimore or washington first before morning the construction st of the huge guns of both the fleet and the batteries may be in full action baltimore june 12 since midnight the officers and men of the artillery district of baltimore under the command of colonel frank thorp have been on the alert for any signs of the fleet which under rear admiral I 1 rands A dickins will test the effectiveness of the defenses of this city these consisting of forta howard 1 smallwood amistad and carroll and the mines which have been laid in the channel leading to the harbor information has been received here that at least a part of the fleet having left the rendezvous at solomon island Is headed this way a number of torpedo boats and other war vessels having been sighted off horseshoe point a few miles below the mouth of the severn river this would indicate that baltimore will be the first objective of the fleet LOW HATE excursions 10 THE SEASHORE via new york city with privilege of stopover on return trip the LAKE SHORE MICHIGAN SOUTHERN ry will sell round trip tickets from chicago to asbury park and return on june 29 30 july I 1 and 2 at rate of 23 35 cooj returning not later than july 10 with privilege of extension until august 31 by deposit of ticket and payment of 50 cents dont miss this opportunity of spending your vacation at the seaside it ou are particular as to comfort and service we offer something a little superior to any other line see that your ticket leads ia the lake the route of the century limited send for itinerary to A C BURROWS traveling passenger agent bohton kansas city mo japan fears armistice boklo june 11 8 p m the japanese continue to maintain silence in regard to peace there were some demonstrations in the streets of the capital late saturday evening and today tu dents organized a celebration but a rain storm speedily cleared tho streets it seemed to be the popular fear that japan will um advantage advant aee of admiral bogos victory as well as marshal ojamaa opportunities by consenting to an armistice now it la felt that bogos victory opens the russian pacific coast to invasion and oyama la capable of speedily taking harbin cutting the railway and isolating vladivostok if Is also feared that the russians will take advantage of an armistice to improve their positions and strengthen their forces there Is a general demand that japan carefully safeguard its interests if an armistice is declared sunday brought no important developments in the situation no information concerning dussias Rus sias formal answer to president Roosevel ts proposal has been received here and the el lence NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS notice Is hereby given that from june to october ast 1st 1905 the hours for sprinkling lawns are as follows all consumers east of adams avenue including the east side thereof will sprinkle from 6 to 8 a m and from 5 to p m all consumers west of adams avenue including the west side thereof will from 8 to 10 a m and from to 8 p m on account of the large consumption of water during these months it is necessary that the lawn sprinkling be divided into two districts and all consumers are requested to confine the sprinkling of lawns within the above specified hours OGDEN WATER WORKS COMPANY |