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Show RUSSIAN FRONTIER CLOSED. Plan to Shut Out Suspects and Prevent Escape of Spies. Petrograd. The provisional government, govern-ment, in view of the existing circumstances, circum-stances, has issued a decree closing the frontiers of Russia until August 15, inclusive, both for persons desiring desir-ing to enter and those wishing to leave the country. The only exceptions excep-tions will be persons holding diph matic passports and diplomatic couriers. The decision to close the frontiers is due to a desire to shut out suspects sus-pects and undesirables who are flocking flock-ing into Russia, aud to prevent the departure of many spies and criminals not at large whom the government desires de-sires to arrest. |