Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1905 — TALKED ABOUT JEWS IN RUSSIA [ARTICLE]

TALKED ABOUT JEWS IN RUSSIA

De "Witte Hearn What a Delegation of Our Hebrews Has to Say. Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 15. —A free exchange of views on the subject of the condition and treatment of the Jews in Russia was had in a conference between de Witte and Baron Rosen, and Oscar Straus, Jacob H. Schiff, Isaac N. Seligman and Adolph Lewisohn, of New York, and Adolph Kraus, of Chicago. The statement was made by the delegation calling on the Russian plenipotentiaries that nothing tangible resulted from the discussion, but future benefit was looked for. After the conference, Straus made the following statement: “Mr. Witte explained with much frankness the condition of the Jewish population of Russia, while the American gentlemen endeavored to explain to the Russian gentlemen the state of public opinion in the United States and to impress them with the impatience on the part of the American people with the restrictive and suppressive laws exercised by the Russian government against its Jewish subjects.” Japs Make a Demonstration. Godzyadani, Manchuria, Aug. 15.—■ The Japanese began to advance against the Russians at Yangda Pass and at Zoumoahou, in the Cuitagou district, at 9:30 in the morning. Their forces were not very numerous, there being only two battalions in each column. The movement had every appearance of a demonstration. The Russian outposts fell back in good order. The Chinese in this vicinity are again significantly leaving for the southward. Japs Raise Many Vessels. Victoria. R. C., Aug. 15.—News has been received from Port Arthur that over seventy vessels, including the battleships Peresviet, Poltava. Retvlzan, Pobida and Palladn. and the cruiser Bayan have been raised, and the work of salving the merchant xteamers sunk at the harbor mouth for-blockading purposes has been let to Japanese firms. —x