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The Japanese troops situated at Niko
After almost orn hundred years of laievak, on the mouth of the Amur fliver, consistent search it now appears that were defeated in their cent conflict with the remains of Hernando
Cortes,
the Bed forses, according to an account | Spanish conqueror of Mexico, “have of the trouble which was recently publish been definitely located in the Temple of ed in the Foresti Zimï at Harbin The Jesus, one of the many Catholic churchde newspaper story gives a full description in Mesin City. A gold key which can! of the battle of March 12th in which the unlock the marble vault containing the Japanese garrison of about 300 men at dust of "The Conquistador" and the tacked the headquarters of the Soviet and funeral garmente in which he was buried destroyed the building with machine gun is said to be in possession of Senora Borne and riße fire and hand grenades, but were
que de la Barra, a resident of Paris, and later compelled to retreat by the Beroepose efforts are being made to obtain is The of the Russian Red attack.
key comes to Senora Borneque as a bori taga
The report of the newspaper is sup posed to be a repitition of the excapt conversation occurring between M. 'Geita-' man, the Commissar for Foreign Affairs, stationed at Habarovsk and in charge of the Amur District, with the local authorities in, Nikolajevsk. The Commis sar had just heard of the trouble `at miles north of Habarovsk and had in Nikolaieve, which is several hundredi mediately
gotten into communication with General Yamada of the Japanese forces
To the listener on the other end of the wire he is reported as saying that Gen eral Yamada was most anxious to get into touch with the Japanese commander së Nikolaievek and put a stop to the fight ing in that city. He asked that a Japan- ese telegraph operator be put on the line to take the message which would end the bloodshed and bring about peace negotias tions.
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Cortes, Spanish courtiar, to New Spain The restlessness which drove Hernande and calminated in the conquest of Mexico from the Aztecs in 1521, after one of the most brilliant campaigns in all history, apparently continued after his death near Seville, Spain, in 1847. He was buried in the chapel of a monastery near Seville. and by order of his son, the remains were but in 1869, in accordance with his will
faken to Mexico, not to the Maxico City suburb of Coyoacan, which had been Cortes handquarters during the memorable siege of Mexico City; int to the monastery of St. Francis in Tezcuco, another village
Back over the wire from Nikolaievsk came the reply that it was impossible do anything at the moment.The replied the local Soviet representat "is ablaze and the fighting is fierce and sharp is impossible to find any Japanese telegraph operators but, if Geni eral Yamada is willing to trampit hi message in Russian, will astelate to bave it delivered to the proper authoritar the Mexican capital. ** ties. Even then, however, I do not proj
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The remains were moved again in 1899,
this time to 'the church of St. Francis in
Mexico City. The transfer was accom- panied by the most lavish religious potap and ceremony ever recorded in the ooco- tv In 1794 the remains were again given her resting mince-the Hospital:
There
Here Commissar Geitzman Lakod Tests of Nazareth, an institution "Who is responsible for the initial opera tion that led to to this clashi
Replying that they were unable to give
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founded and endowed by Cortes
Wis no period of interruption until a
crowd demonstrants in 1893 wished to
a detailed report at the moment, the intter the remains as a token of their in- formants promised to send in an account ferendener when a secret removal was to the main headquarters at Habarovsk made, until the flare of revolution died demonstrating that the Japanese.com
It is in this hospital, or church as it is
mandant Nikolaievsk was responsible do for the conflict. We believe, the reply stated, that the local Japanese forces
now that the historic crystal coffin secured being cut off from prompt communication by bars and plates of silver and contain- with the rest of the world, were uninforming the dust of Cortes wrapped in laen ed of the change in Japanese policy, and embroidered with gold was dermosited and relying on their own judgment decided I now is believed to await the "return to to, attack us without any provocation of Mexico of the golden kev, with which ita our part. If you have anything further hiding place ning be unlocked.
to state I will remain at the apparatas."{ Fere the Commissar at Habarovsk cut short the
conversation, saying that he must ka an immediate report to the Soviet Executive Committee of the Amur District.
BRAVE ROUMANTAN GIRL.
HEROINE OF GREAT WAR In the Praede it is stated that a dele The story of the bravery and sacrifiée
DELEGATION OFF TO VISOLATEK
gation. consisting of members of the Japanese command at Habarovsk and a during the war of 16-year-old Ekaterina delegation from the Soviet started on Teldoroin the Roumanian Jean d'Arc- March
from. Habarovsk to. Nikolai
a girl scout, who was killed in action, Japanese "of the party were Captain Uyeda and two other officers and was told recently by Major Litius D. the Russians were Mr. Pavlor and Mr Tojusaman, military attache of the Rou Prekshaitis. The post offices along the line
eval
had been given orders to bave fresh horsmann Legation at Washington, in un rendy for the members of the delegation adurry before the Manhattan Council of in order that as little dulap, he trip Boy Bepute. would be experienced in making the
Arriving at Nikolajevsk they were met by the command of the Red Army and report was submitted to
the 10:
following them g
At 3 a.n., March 19th: at Nikolaievsk
The major who is head of the Boy Scouts of Roumania, said that at the be ginning of the war his country had 50,000 boy and girl scouta
on the Amar, the Japanese forces in spite When the Roumanian army was mobi
of the peace treaty concluded between us.lized. Ekaterina donned boy's clothes and and also in spite of the declaration of enlisted in the Eighth Company of the the highest military command in the Far Eighth Regiment. After going through Enst; besieged our staff headquarters innumerable engagements, both of her legs Their main forces, numbering about 300,
were shattered by shell fragments, and her sex was discovered.)
concentrated near the staff building and opened a hurricane fire with machine guns and rides. At the same time ther narled daming grenades into the build
and set it on fire. ing
The King heard of her heroism, and commissioned her an honorare lieutenant in the Fifty-Third Regiment. She plead There were in the building the Comed to be allowed to return to the front mander of the Army, Triapitziz; and her request, was granted. She was. sue Chief of Staff. Naumov: Connisser killed in scion a few days later. Secretary. Chernyi and a number of
employee and their children. The com
mander at once telephoned to the fortress
Chinyrrakh that the Japanese bad attacked
RUSSIAN PRESS COMMENTS.
and we want
the headquarters. Almost instantly the The Habarovsk Edinateo, comment- wires were cut and the building began to ing on the clash at Nikolaievek remarks, blaze. The smoke, was suffocating, The deplorable and can only be commander and many others were wound- ed and two of the occupants of the build accounted for through the isolation of ing had already been killed. Seeing that nor the Russian Fera informed of the new Nikolaievsk, where neither the Japanese the structure was doomed to
to destruction the people in the building hurled them understanding in regard to Japan's selves from the windows and ran for policy in Siberis. We regard the clashes afety. As they ran a continuous rife with the Japanese us playing with fire and machine gunfire was played up "Our relations with Japanese are
of the to them Triapitzine was wounded a second' time Petrov died of his wound later and Falready in a serious condition and the and three others perished in the event at Nikolajevsk may further aggra-
vate them. However the event lies not a fireAPANESE BEATZN_OFF,
the door of the Russians as they ware not the aggremors. Stall it must be borne in mind that the wish of the Soviet in to avoid all friction with Japan and the proof of this is that the Red Army is moving very slowly in the Transbaikal m order to avoid just such incidents. The position is easily nderstood. Russia is exhausted and hungry after years of
Lo spite of the suddenness of the attack, the Japanese, upon the approach of the rescuing Russian force, were beaten off and compelled to retreat under the fire of the Red troops. The Third Company of the First regiment together with scat tered groups of partisans continued attack on the Japanese and the lat
e and the latter were NE compelled to Hes in disorder
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* external and internal strife and is not in The fight continuad for two dayanti a position to begin a new war with Japan, various points without "soy" let, up; and which bas practically been untouched by
na desperate and stubborn. The civilizu† the world war
population of the Japanese joined with True we are in a measure inspired the soldiers but they could not, stave off by conditions in Japan itself and it is defeat. On our side about 40 were killed from these very conditions that we expect and more than 100 wounded. Although no figures are available on the Japanese
to get our help. However we know the Tonses, they are believed to be heavy, Wa heavy stake on themFor this reason Japanese people too little to place such have driven the Japanese command from pur city and order, is once again restored,
(Continued at font of next columsy
we feel it our duty to warn the Russian people to be very reluctant about adopt Ing: antjaggressive methods: la desling with Japan.
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