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A Pioneer WANT AD Will Do It. VOLUME 2. NUMBER 11G. IN FAVOR OF JAPS Indications That Tide of Battle In Vicinity of Liaoyang Has Turned. Russians Retire to Fortified Posi tions in the City and Its Immediate Enviorns. The clay's dispatches indicate that the tide of battle around Liaoyang has turned appreciably in favor of the Jap anese. "With a tremendous and sus tained assault on his right and center and threatened in his rear by a heavy force which has crossed the Taitse river Kuropatkin has been forced to fall back from his first line of battle to the fortified position he had estab lished in the town of Liaoyang and its immediate environs. A St. Petersburg dispatch says this order was given after the Russians had withstood an artillery and infantry attack from dawn to midnight, but that the Jap- FiELD MARSHAL OYAMA. [In Command of Combined Japanese Forces at Liaoyang. 1 anese pressure was too great to per mit its being executed, Kuropatkin probably fearing that a retrograde movement at that time might result in a rout. A dispatch from Tokio, however, bringing the action up to a later hour, says that the Russian right and center is falling back, pursued by the Japanese. Russian official advices say that General Kuroki, who was reported as moving northward on the Russian left, has thrown pontoons over the Taitse river and has crossed with one division, while others are following. Kuroki's object obviously is to inter pose his force between Liaoyang, the Russian base, and the north, a move ment which, if successful, would cut Kuropatkin's rear and command the railroad leading from Liaoyang to Mukden. The withdrawal of t-he Rus sian right and center probably will in volve a similar movement of the troops holding the extreme left of the line and result in a concentration ot Kuropatkin's army in the position he has established in Liaoyang. This is said to be superbly fortified with rille pits, entrenchments and barbed wire entanglements. JAPANESE ARElN PURSUIT RUSSIAN RIGHT AND CENTER DE- FENDING LIAOYANG FALL BACK ON CITY. Tokio, Sept. 2.The Russian right and center defending Liaoyang south ward are retreating. The Japanese are pursuing the Russians. A telegram from the Japanese head quarters in the field says the Russians at Liaoyang number twelve or thir teen divisions. As Kuropatkin's line, according to previous advices, occupied a semi circle several miles to the southward of the town of Liaoyang it is evident that the movement above alluded to is a retreat into the fortified positions of the town and its environs and- not from Liaoyang itself northward. St. Petersburg, Sept. 2.The war office is unable to confirm the dispatch from Tokio to the Associated Press announcing that the Russian right and center before Liaoyang had fallen back upon the city. No reports of the day's fighting have been received up to this hour, it is pointed out, how ever, that it is quite possible General Kuropatkin may have repeated his or der to fall back on the main positions, which was given at 8 o'clock in the evening and was not carried out be cause the Japanese resumed the battle. LACKS CONFIRMATION. Reported at Tokio That Liaoyang Has Fallen. Tokio, Sept. 2.There is a report current here that the Japanese have captured Liaoyang. It is quite without confirmation. Japs Northeast of Mukden. Mukden, Sept. 2.A Japanese force of 10,000 is reported to be advancing from the norlheast of Mukden. Russian Cruiser Still at Saigon. Paris, Sept. 2.Advices received at the foreign office here from Saigon, French Indo-China, say that the Rus sian cruiser Diana, which arrived there damaged Aug. 20, following the naval battle off Port Arthur Aug. 10 is still at Saigon. She has not yet entered the dock for repairs. Final orders from the Russian admiralty are expected to reach the Diana soon. REPEATEDLY REPULSED. Japanese Made Desiperate Attacks on Russian Front. Liaoyang, Sept. 2.A Russian cor respondent of the Associated Press Bends the following from the south Bast front: After midday "Wednesday the -Jap anese concentrated the strength of all their artillery fire against hill No. 98 and the village of Maetum, endeavor ing to break into our line. At the panic time they viciously attacked our fc-est line to the right of the hill. Attack followed attack for three hours. Between 2 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon we repulsed three headlong charges against our line. After this the Japanese, with the strength of all their batteries, opened fire along the whole southern front, but this attack, too, was driven back with what seemed tremendous loss, although it tvas impossible to tell clearly what happened amid the shell fire and fight ing. The roar of siege guns, mortar batteries and mixed volley firing went Dn until darkness set in. To the north a storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, broke, while along the front thousands of shells were bursting constantly. It seemed like a magnificent display of fireworks, beggaring description. TURN RUSSIAN LEFT FLANK LARGE JAPANESE FORCE SUC- CEEDS IN GETTING ACROSS THE TAITSE RIVER. St. Petersburg, Sept. 2.General Kuroki's force is crossing tho Taitso river on pontoons. One division is already across and others are follow ing. General Kuropatkin's forces, it wa announced from St. Petersburg o\\ Wednesday, occupied positions forc ing a semi-circle about Liaoyang, t" flanks resting on the Taitse river, which flows- north of Liaoyang, the left flank being east and the right flank west of the city. It will there fore be seen that the dispatch from St. Petersburg announcing that Gen eral Kuroki's force was crossing tno Taitse river on pontoons would im.i cate that, the Japanese have either turned or are turning the Russian left flank, as Kuroki is understood to have been on the Russian left flank. A dis patch to the Associated Press from Liaoyang Wednesday evening an nounced that the Japanese were get ting around the Russian left flank and that developments were expected in the west and northwest. This state ment now appears to be confirmed, for it is announced from Mukden in a delayed dispatch that a Japanese force of 10,000 men is said to be advancing from the northeast of Mukden. The western move has not yet developed, according to the advices to hand, but the announcement probably refers to the Japanese force which has been reported to be moving up the Liao river. RUSSIAN OFFICIAL REPORT. Description of Second Day's Fighting at Liaoyang. St. Petersburg, Sept. 2.General Sakharoff, in a dispatch to the general staff on Wednesday's fighting, says: "A portion of General Kuroki's force has crossed to the right bank of the Taitse river at Sakankankwantun. A division of infantry, with cavalry and artillery, crossed first and covered the advance of another detachment. After fording the river the Japanese ad vanced toward Liaoyang in two bodies, one due west and the other by way of the Yontai mines. "There was fighting between the two armies all day long especially between 8 p. m. and midnight, after which the fire slackened. As on the previous day the fighting ended with complete success for us. The Russians main tained all their positions, General Kon dratenko's detachment specially dis tinguishing itself. The Russians maintained a stubborn defense the whole day. Our troops all day long were exposed to a hail of shrapnel, but defended the positions entrusted to them with desperate bravery. After preparing for the assault with artillery the Japanese repeatedly attacked our positions. Some of our advanced for tifications passed into their hands after a stubborn defense. They were, however, each time recaptured by us at the point of the bayonet. The Jap anese left a number of dead. After each bayonet engagement our troops found time to dig pits in the fields of Chinese corn in front of our positions. These in some cases were completely filled with Japanese corpses. The en emy's losses must have been enor mous. Ours have not yet even been approximately computed, but they are also large. A considerable number of Japanese arms fell into our hands." COMPELLED. TO RETIRE. Japs Capture Port Arthur Fort but Fail to Hold It. Chefoo, Sept. 2.At 4:40 on Aug. 28 the Japanese attacked fort No. 6, on the northeast portion of the right flank. This fort is a new and strong one. After an hour's fierce firing, dur ing which the Japanese endured a cross fire from fort No. 2, the Japanese succeeded in entering the fort. When the Russians were safely away from fort No. 6 the Japanese flag waved over it, but several forts concentrated their fire on it and the Japanese were compelled to retire. DAN PATCH BREAKS A RECORD. Speedy Pacer Lowers the Mark for a Half-Mile Track. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 2.In an exhibi tion mile on the state fair grounds track Wednesday Dan Patch lowered the record for a half-mile track and clipped three-quarters of a second off his own best time for a half-mile track made at Des Moines last week. He covered the mile Wednesday in 2:05% on a track still a trifle lumpy from the recent rains. He was ac companied by a runner but no wind shield. Fifteen thousand people saw the performance. ThegBemidtfPailyPi fWO CITIES AFFECTED Order Tying Up the Independent Packers Limited to Chi cago and St. Louis. Strike of Handlers Causes Com plete Cessation of Work in Stock Yards. Chicago, Sept. 2.The strike order of President Donnelly with regard to independent packing plants is to apply only to those plants in Chicago and St. Louis. "It was President Donnelly's idea," said a national officer of the striking butchers' organization, "to tie up the independent packers and bring on a meat shortage in order to awaken pub lic interest in the strike. This was opposed because it was felt such ac tion would hurt us most by throwing our men out of employment in large numbers. Confining the order to Chi cago and St. Louis is not an effort to produce a meat famine, but is simply a case of co-operation with the strik ing live stock handlers. Comparatively few independent houses will be af fected." "Stock handlers," said President Donnelly, "are on strike only in Chi cago and St. Louis. In Chicago only the independents within the stock yards enclosure will be of necessity affected. Union men employed in in dependent packinghouses will not be permitted to dress cattle handled on the hoof by nonunion men. The fate of the outside independent packers de pends on their ability to secure stock without recourse to the Stock Yards company." Not a bullock, hog or sheep has been driven out of the stock yards since the order to the handlers went into force. A committee of live stock owners and commission men has waited upon Donnelly and requested permission to load cattle now in the yards for ship ment to the east. The request was referred to the allied trades council. After several hours' consideration the conference board of the allied trades council refused to call off the strike at the plants of the independent packers. Wholesalers have already begun to raise the price of meats and it is stated that .before another week is over Chicago will be without meat. J. J. HILL ON THE STAND. Testifies in Suit Involving Famous Northern Pacific Corner. New York, Sept. 2.James J. Hili, president of the Northern Securities, company, testified during the day that on May 9, 1^01, the day of the panic in Northern Pacific stock, he remained in his office and was busy considering the buying of new locofhotives and other railroad affairs. When ques tioned as to the apportionment of Northern Pacific stock prior to the panic Air. Hill said his personal hold ings in Northern Pacific amounted to $7,000,000 and an additional $14,000,- 000 was held by friends of his. Mr. Morgan's share, he said, was $20,000,- 000. These holdings were of common stock. Mr. Hill was called to tell what he knew of the famous Northern Pa cific corner in which John J. O'Leary of Chicago, who was short, claims that his brokers closed down on him at a much higher figure than should have been done, and in the suit, in which Mr. Hill, J. Pierpont Morgan and oth ers have been called as witnesses, O'Leary seeks to recover $53,000 de posited with his brokers as margins. It was announced that Mr. Morgan will not testify in person, but repre sentatives of his firm will be present. FIGHT ON RESOLUTIONS. Wisconsin Democratic Convention Is Making Slow Progress. Oshkosti, Wis. Sept. 2.The entire morning session of the Democratic state convention was spent in a fruit less discussion of the proposed plat form. No action had been taken when the convention recessed until after noon. The convention reassembled at 9 o'clock. Former Attorney General James L. O'Connor of Milwaukee was made permanent chairman. A bitter fight was precipitated by the reports of the resolutions committee, consist ing of a majority and two minority .reports. The majority report, which is advocated by the faction headed by Vilas and Rose, contains a plank de nouncing the present system of pri mary elections, which is to be voted upon and made operative by the peo-. pie at the election next November. The fight was waged on this plank. The intimation that the majority report was dictated by the "stalwart" leaders of the Republican party was bitterly resented by the men who signed it. At. 12:30 p. m. adjournment was taken to 1:30 without action on the resolutions reports. CALLED BY INVITATION. Officer of Federation of Labor Visits Judge Parker. Esopus, N. Y., Sept. 2.John H. Bogart, one of the state organizers of the American Federation of Labor, was a visitor at Rosemount during the day. He declined to discuss his visit and Judge Parker would say nothing about it, but it was understood that he came at Judge Parker's invitation andjihat his visit had to do with the reported attacks of the labor organi zations upon Senator McCarron as chairman of the state executive com mittee. It was stated here during the afternoon that an effort would be made to get the labor people to modify the methods of theiro attacrk McCarron so as1 on Senator defe the battle to some occasion other than a national election. BEMIDJT, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1904. RIOT AT EAST St. LOUIS. Mob Attacks Street Car Bound for the Stock Yards. East St. Louis, 111., ept. 2.Several persons were seriousjy injured in a riot that was precipitated by the ar rival at the Vandalia. crossing of the first street car bound for the stock yards with nonunion men on board. James Johnson, one of the passen gers, was struck on the head with a stone and his skull fractured. "Doc" Murphy, a negro, was badly beaten by the mob, his left ear being almost torn off. Another n^gro was knocked senseless and several moreepassengerst were badly beaten befor they go away. Several of the nonunion men were pursued and a pistol battle ensued. A fusillade of shots was fired, but none was struck. GUILTY OF CONTEMPT. Hundreds of Druggists Accused of Vio lating an Injunction. Chicago, Sept. 2.--Twenty-flve hun dred retail druggists in the United States have been declared guilty of contempt of court by Judge Dunne of the circuit court and the Nation al Association of ..Retail Druggists, of which they are members, was fined $2,000, while Thomas V": Wooten, sec retary of the organization, was fined $500. St. Petersburg, Sept. 2.The second flay's battle at Liaoyang was of the most desperate character. It raged continuously from dawn until mid I aight and the* slaughter must have been immense. At 8 in the evening, after holding his outer positions all flay in the face of the most desperate charges, General Kuropatkin gave the order to retire upon the main works about the city. The Japanese assaults during the day had been directed principally against the Russian center, a little east of Maietung hill, near the railroad and three miles southwest of Liaoyang. Nothing approaching the severity of the infantry and artillery fire here had been heretofore experi enced in this war. General Kondratz viteh's division bore the brunt and suffered the most. Bayonet charges succeeded each other in rapid succes sion, while the artillery duel never ceased for a moment. No attempt was made in the official advices to esti mate the number of guns the Japanese used, except that they had many hun dreds. Each gun carries 150 charges and these must have been expended many times, as several hundred thou sand shells were fired between sun rise and sunset. General Kuiopatkin's order to fall back on the fortifications was probably due to the receipt of information that the Japanese had succeeded in cross ing the Taitse river, northeast of Liao yang, although Generals Renneu kampff's and Mandaritaff's divisions had been especially placed in position in this direction to checkmate such a move. The Japanese crossed at a point called Sakankankwantun, twenty miles east and somewhat above Liao yang, and marched in force directly westward with the evident object of cutting tlie, Russian line .& cojnmjmb EVER cation" with Mukden. Their" exact strength was not established, but a division was made out. Japanese Resume the Attack. As soon as the Japanese found that the Russians were retiring from their outer positions southward they re sumed the attack there, although it was then quite dark. Thus pressed the Russians arrested their move ment to the rear and again faced the Japanese. With the view of eventual retirement from their outer positions the Russians had dug a large number of pits, with stakes concealed in their bottoms. The pits were artfully con cealed among the high Chinese corn. When the Japanese charged after the Russians, they fell into__ihe Pits The best Tea Dust I can get, usual price per pound 25 cts,, now 15 cts. or 2 pounds for 25 cts. A 40 cent Tea, per pound 30 cts. or 3 1-2 lbs. for $1. Pearl Tapioca, per lb 5 cts., usual price 3 lbs for 25 cts. Fine German Sago, per lb 5 cts., usual price 3 lbs for 25 cts. Pop Corn, very dry, bought over a year ago so every kernel ought to pop, only 5 cts. per lb. Fancy large Lemons, per doz. 20 cts. Seeded Raisins 10 cts. per lb, usually sold for 1 cts. hik^fi mMi^'^^^^m^PHfOIVFl-^^/i^ sFine Shoes Douglas Shoes for Men $3.00, $3.50, $4.00, $4.50, $5.00 Pingree Shoes for Ladies $2.50, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00 Little Giant Shoes for Children $1.50 to $2.50 Story Books and Blotters free to school children. O'Leary (8)L Bowser, Bemidji, Minnesota.. IT A. McCONKEY flBflBflBBBflBBBM BBBBBBBBBBBBB hundreds and* were engulfed" and" im paled on the stakes and their lines were thrown into confusion. When the Russians faced about and returned to their old positions they found these death traps filled with dead and dying. The rattle of musketry and boom of cannon continued until midnight when, at last, silence brooded over the bloody battlefield and the tired sol diers lay down where they had fought, while the worn out surgeons and angels of mercy ministered to the wounded ail night and the Chinese coolies worked at carrying them into Liaoyang. General Sakharoff, in reporting the battle, says the Japanese suffered enormous losses, much larger than those-of the Russian5* who aJso_ lost SINCE COMING TO BEMIDJI I have been confronted with the same problem every merchant has to meetnamely, whether to do a cash business or to extend credit. Everyone knows when credit is given a merchant is obliged to mark his prices a little higher in order to cover losses he meets through bad debts and slow paying customers. I have always thought it an injustice to those who pay promptly to be obliged to pay for those who do not and consequently have finally determined to put my prices down on a strictly cash basis. Note the Following: Continued In Our Next. ZZ Kirks Soap Co.'s Laundry Soaps, none better made, 9 bars Satinet for 25 cts or $2.65 per box, 7 bars Dome or White Russian for 25 cts. or 15 bars for 50 cts., per box $3.25, 8 bars Cabinet for 25 cts. or $3 per box. Toilet SoapsBengal Castile 3 for 10 cts, per doz. 40 cts. Butter Milk 3 for 10' cts., per doz. 40 cts. Oat Meal Soap 3 for 10, per doz. 40 cts. Daily Queen 3 for 10 cts., per doz. 40 cts. Golf 3 for 10 cts., per doz. 40 cts. All above are usually sold at 5 cts. straight. Violet DeParm 3 for 20 cts., per doz. 75 cts. Jockey Club 3 for 20 cts., pertloz. 75 cts. Shandon Dell 3 for 20 cts, per doz. 75 cts. Heliothorpe 3 for 20 cts., per doz. 75 cts. Above are especially low prices, some brands less than whole- sale. Juvenile per cake 15 cts. This is usually sold for 25 cents per cake. The Pioneer Prints MORE NEWS than any other news paper between Duluth and Crookston. St Paul and the North Pole. TEN CENTS PER WEEK The largest stock of Shoes in 5 Northern Minnesota to select jg from. The makers make the prices the same in Bemidji as 5 in New York. 'm heavily. No statement is^macfe in Re gard to the losses. General Stakelberg, who is among the wounded, still retains command of his army corps, although he is no longer in chief jypmmand of the south ern army, w^Pch has since been con solidated under General Zaroubaieff. General Marozovsky, who was also wounded, commanded the artillery brigade. He distinguished himself during the suppression of the boxer trouble in China. His wound is se vere. There has been no interruption of telegraphic communication with Liaoyang up to this hour, which the general staff considers to be conclusive evidence that if the Japanese flanking movement was pressed north of Liao yang it was unsuccessful. :'M ~M