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PRICE TWO CENTS. HE SUSPECTED SOURCE OF TANNER COLLECTIONS His Direct Testimony Little More Than Flat DenialDefense Subpoenas Boardman. A. A. AME S WAVER S .UNDER KERR' S FIRE $ DAMAGING FACTS WRUNG FROM AMES JL The Former Mayor Makes Signifi cant Admissions While Under Cross-examination. Never has former Mayor A. A. Ames been confronted by as well-connected and strongly corroborated a mass of testimony as that gathered by the state in the present trial. Never has the genial doctor's de fense been so stripped of pegs upon which a juror might hang a ''reason- able doubt." Held down to material evidence, un mixed with mere attacks upon the character of other witnesses, the de fense appears to be reduced to a. sim ple denial made by Dr. Ames himself and the testimony of a few character witnesses, who say that prior to the first rumblings of the Ames storm, the defendant enjoyed a good reputation for truth and veracity. When court convened in Judge Har rison's room this morning, Judge Kerr, for the state, began a scientific attack upon the one strong point left in the Ames defense, namely: the defendant's denial. Slowly but surely the former mayor became entangled in the intricacies of the prosecutor's cross-examination until his statements were not' only contradic tory of testimony given in previous trials, but he even controverted many minor statements made on the stand yesterday in his direct examination. Points Driven Home. Instead of posing before the inrv as the victim of the conspiracy manipulated by Gardner, Tanner, Brown, Norbeck, Cohen and the rest, Dr. Ames was made to admit his intimacv with these men and his knowledge of their plans and actions. He admitted that Colonel Tan ner, gi aft collector, was in the habit of visiting his office he admitted that M. L. Cohen was his warm personal friend that he appointed Dr. Harry Cohen assistant city physician, and gave him a commission as special policeman to do his bidding and that Joseph Cohen was treated with "considera tion" on accDunt of his family connec tions. Under protest, the witness admitted that he had ordered the women of the town to pay finesonly ~iOJ*,in two months instead of every month, afubr first stating that he did not know there were any such women doing business in the city. Dr. "Ames denied that he had any knowledge of any gambling going on in the city during his -administration, and was soon afterwards fore&d to ad mit that he had visited one of "the Hen nepin avenue gambling resorts run by Colonel Tanaier. When asked by Judge Kerr if he had not himself gambled in this place, the witness claimed his right to remain silent in order not to incrim inate himself. Other things were admitted as shown by the testimony, b^it the culminating admission wrung from the almost dis tracted witness was that he "presumed Colonel Tanner intended to collect his campaign fun from women of the town and other violators of the law, as all other campaign funds were collected from the same source." The witness stated that he gave Tan ner a letter in introduction to Cohen for the purpose of warning the latter. He stated tnat he did not know Cohen prior to that time. He Introduced Anybody. Are you in the habit of giving your friends letters of introduction to men^ whom you do not know!" asked Judge Kerr. Yes, sir, I did while I was mayor.'' The prosecutor smiled and let it go at that. Continuing his cross-examination. Judge Kerr showed that on a salary of $2,000 a year, immediately following a campaign when the doctor told the committee that he was not able to pay his assessment of $1,000." the doctor had taken three long trips, had lived in line style in a good part of town, and had, during a period of nine months, purchased land and paid cash therefor aggregating $4,925. Boardman Under Subpoena. County Attorney F. H. Boardman is now known to be under subpoena by the defense and it is understood by both sides that he will be sworn as a witness this afternoon. What the de ense expects him to testify to is no secret. It is claimed that P. D. Bou tell told the county attorney that he did not visit Dr. Ames about collections from women of the town. It is further claimed that Mr. Boutell did not testify to this conversation told of in the pres ent case and when called before the granct jury. It is understood that Mr. Boardman will claim that his conversation with Mr. Boutell was privileged com munication, and that he cannot be compelled to testify concerning it. If this claim is not allowed by the court, then the state will object to evidence on the ground that there was no foun dation laid for impeaching Mr. Bou tell 's statements. This will undoubt edly be sustained as to the private conversation with Boardman, but Mr. Cary asked Mr. Boutell on cross-exam ination, if he had testified before the grand jury regarding his conversation with the then maydr. With this foun dation the defense can ask Mr. Board man what Mr. Boutell did testify to, but it appears that Mr. Boardman was not before the grand jury when Mr. Boutell testified. Thus Mr. Board man's testimony is not feared by the state. Police Superintendent Conroy is to be recalled to the stand tho not in the role of a character witness as in his first aprearance. The testimony will undoubtedly be closed this afternoon and the case will probably sro to the jury tomorrow night or Thursday morning at the latest. KERR "SWEATS" AMES The Former Mayor Makes Damaging Admissions Under Heavy Pressure. What promises to be the last day of evidence-taking in the case was begun Continued on Second Page,, HERALD CONCEDES PARKER'S DEFEAT S New York Paper Admits Roose velt's Election and Scores Democratic Campaign. Party Leaders Confident of Vic tory Without the Doubtful States. New York Sun Special Service. New York, Oct. 18.President Roose velt's election is conceded by the Her ald in a double-leaded editorial, in which it says: "In three weeks the people will have to decide who will be their choice, Mr. Roosevelt or Judge Parker. "To speak frankly, there does not appear to be room for much uncertainty as to the probable decision. It seems almost a foregone conclusion that Mr. Roosevelt will be elected, not, perhaps, because the pe'ople have confidence in him and in his conception of the presi dential functions, but because the coun try is prosperous and thus the neces sity for a change is not very pressing. "Judge Par&er must surely realize that he cannot arouse the American people over the Philippines or the Fili pinos. For good- or for evil and with the sacrifice of American blood, the islands have been acquired and the United States can abandon them no more than Germany could abandon the annexed provinces of Alsace and Lor raine. Not Practical Politics. Such questions do not concern prac tical politics they are of interest only to debating societies, and the question of home rule for the Filipinos has only a theoretical importance. Even Judge Parker would not argue that the general levels of intelligence and education or the standards of in dustry and enterprise are as high the Philippine islands as they are in the United States. It would be more prac tical, therefore, and more beneficial for the people concerned to demand good American government for the Filipinos than to indulge in oratory about theirv theoretical right to autonomy and in dependence. One is tempted to ask whether Mr. Roosevelt's election may not prove a blessing in disguise. Thd president may regard his victor^ as an encourage ment to flourish the 'big stick' more energetically than ever. This, sooner or later, will involve the United States in foreign complications and thus surely open the eyes of the American people to the dangers of imperialism in a re public. Thus his election may turn out to be a blessing in disguise for the causa^fljlfc-jsonstitutionalism.'' PARTY LEADERS CONFIDENT Believe Roosevelt Does Not Need the Doubtful States. New York Sun Special Servioe. New York, Oct. 18.The managers of the republican national campaign have just completed an estimate of how the states will vote in the election for presi dent, to be held three weeks from to morrow. The figures at hand show that Eoosevelt's election is certain. Even if Parker carries all the so-called doubt ful states he cannot win. Their estimate is based on extensive reports iust received from all sections of the country. A final estimate will be made a few days before tho election, when the campaign is nearing the end, and the republican managers are con fident that they will be able at that time to take four or five states' out of the doubtful column. The estimate of the republican cam paign managers gives 290 electoral votes as absolutely safe for President Eoosevelt, 166 for Parker and 35 doubt ful. The total vote in the electoral Continued on Second Page. WOMEN THE FIRST TO FILE ON LAND Long Vigil Maintained at Duluth by SquattersFirst of the Towns Opened. Special to The Journal. Duluth, Minn., Oct. 18.The land rush, so called, which has been on at the Duluth land office partially cul minated this morning. Thus far it has been a tame affair characterized by no exciting scenes, but simply by a long period of waiting, a test of endurance. When the door of the land office opened this morning the first person to walk was Mrs. Laura Durant of Ashawa. She had been seated at the door of the office on the second floor of the federal building from early Sun day morning, not even leaving her post for meals or to sleep. Next came Miss Laura Hatch of the same town. A man, Walter Carter, was third and Mrs. Lottie Gange fourth. In all there were about fourteen women. The entire line numbered about sev enty persons who filed for lands in the town that was opened for settlement today. Every one of them is taking the land for its agricultural value, and none of the lands sought have any tim ber to speak of. The town is about twenty-five miles north of Virginia. Strenuous as has been the vigil kept by these women, Elizabeth Hen derson is keeping one that will continue for twenty-four hours longer. She heads the line that is formed for the opening of another town tomorrow. She entered the line Sunday morning at the same time as the others and will be the first thru the door tomorrow morning. About forty persons were in the line early this morning waiting for tomor row's opening, and of them only about three were women. All take the trying experience philosophically and most of them get considerable fun out of it. Practically all are squatters, that is, are already established in homes on the land and are enthusiastic over their farms. SAXON KING BARS PRINCESS. Berlin, Oct 18.A minor news agency says the former crown princess of Saxony telegraphed to the new King Frederick of Saxony, from whom she was divorced af ter her flight with a French tutor named Glron, asking permission to attend the funeral of King George and see her chil dren. The king, it is added, caused a refusal to be telegraphed to her* MWOTMtWMMtliMIMlllM PIRATES ATTACK BRITISH VESSELS Chinese River Outlaws Assail Two Steamers Near CantonGun- boat toScena Shanghai, Oct. 18.The British steamers Pak-kang and Hoi-ho were at tacked by pirates in_ the west river, near Canton, last night. A British gunboat has been dispatched to the scene. The Pak-kang is a vessel of 434 tons, owned by the Kwang Wan Steamboat company of Hongkong. The Hoi-ho is of 601 tons and is owned by the Chi Wo Steamboat company of Hongkong. The companies are British concerns. SIX DIE IN FIRE 123 ARE RESCUED Gotham Tenement in Flames Which, Firemen Say, Thieves Started for Loot. New York Sun Special Servioe. Brooklyn, Oct. 18.Six lives were lost and eighteen persons seridusly in jured as the result of a fire in the tene menthouse inSMoore street this morn ing. Seven of the injured are little children. That more lives were not lost was due to the bravery of the firemen and a few policemen, who made many thrill ing rescues. Firemen declare that thieves started the blaze so that during the excitement they could rob the adjacent tenements. The fire marshal is investigating this. Able-bodied men thrust aside and tram pled upon women and children in their frantic desire to save themselves. One hundred and twenty-three persons were rescued. THIS WOMAN SPANKED THEODORE ROOSEYELT New York Sun Special Service. St. Louis, Oct. 18.To. Mrs. Emma Kirschner of Belleville, a suburb of this city, belongs the distinction of being probably the only person who ever spanked Theodore Eoosevelt, president of the United States. The story was only made known today. He was 7 years old. The Eoosevelt family was at Sagamore Hill. The family of Louis Hinckley was also at Oyster Bay. There were four children in the Hinck ley family. Teddy had licked them all when he charged upon the Hinckley stronghold with mud balls. Mrs. Kirch ner, then the governess, rushed to the rescue with a brier bush. PARKER WILL SPEAK TWIGE THIS WEEK New York, Oct. 18.Judge Parker came to New "York today from Esopus. He will probably return to Esopus Thursday night. Judge Parker will address two dele gations at Esopus this weekone com posed of about one hundred democrats and independent voters from Hudson countv, N. J., Friday, and the other of the Harlem Democratic club. In his speech on Friday, Judge Parker intends to discuss alleged extravagances of the republican administration. It has not been determined whether subiects of trusts, militarism or free trade and reciprocal arrangements with foreign governments will furnish the topic for the address on Saturday. All of these subjects are to be taken up at some ou UVJUW TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1904. THE REPUBLICAN EtEPHANT. Big enough to win out now and still a-growing. BRYAN CMM ES BALLOT PURCHASE Says Republicans Bought and Co ertfed Votes to Beat Greencastle, Ind., Oct." 18.William J. Bryan spoke first today at a large meeting here which was attended by many students of DeParuw university. To them he sp-oke briefly of the duties of citizenship,. His reception was the most responsive he has met on the In diana trip. He again opposed a large standing army. Eeferring to the defec tion of gold democrats 1896, he said: I have not time to get down on the ground and look for the tracks of those who left us then. We can get even with those who did not do as we thought they should, by doing now what we should. In 1896 the campaign aroused great feel ing and a -great many people doubted whether many of the citizens of this coun try were patriotic. But after election there was a call for volunteers for the war with Spain and the president did not call only for those who voted for him. The call was to the American people. Speaking of what he called the repub lican argument with the silver and gold democrats that they could help Bryan by voting against Judge Parker, Mr. Bryan said: If you want to see how the republicans want to help me, just see how they helped me in the last two campaigns. They bought every vote that could be bought they coerced every vote that could be coerced, and they misrepresented every argument that could be made in the coun try. IOWA PRIEST AIDED KUROPATKIN'S CHILD Special to The Journal. Des Moines, Oct. 18.Father Lam bert, a priest at Lake City, says that ten years ao he spirited from Russia the daughter of General Kuropatkin, supposed to have been murdered. The Russian general secured clews several months ago and secret service men have been at work. The girl is now in Mary land. Father Lambert has made a full statement of the case. The girl was baptized by Pather Lambert- in her youth. says he knows no reason why she was reported murdered. She came to him for help and he brought her to America and placed 'her in the school. STONE WOMAN AS ONE OF PREHISTORIC RAGE _rc _.p thereweathero thneT before the close of theamaign.'the ifearst no cold. Rutland, Vt., Oct. 18.The body of the petrified woman found in Warren recently by Willard Clough is consid ered by Professor Charles Richardson of Dartmouth college to be a representa tive of a race that inhabited America before the advent of the Indian. The shape of the head, says Professor Rich ardson, is unlike that of any known, people of today. The body weighs 350 pounds. The appearance of the arms and legs and the scars on the body dis pose the professor to think that the woman was murdered and dismembered. The head appears to have been cut off. BLIZZARD RAGES ON. PLAINS OF WYOMING Butte, Mont., Oct. 18.A special to the Miner from Cheyenne, Wyo., says the worst snowstorm of the season is raging in that section. The storm is accompanied byna^hish wind and the full of driftiug snow. Rail air is full or arntiu snow road traffic has not been impeded and are of stock losses, as MIWlWWWWItHMHWWtWHWIinMWtMtMHWWmMWHMUmtMmiMH RAILROADS KILL OR MAIM 55,130 Heavy Increase in Casualties of Past Year, Due to Train Accidents. Washington, Oct. 18.A report is sued by the interstate commerce com mission today shows that the total num ber of casualties to persons on railroads in the United States during the fiscal year onded June 30, 1904, was 55,130, comprising 3,787 killed and 51,343 in jured. This shows a large increase. The total number of collisions and de railments was 11,291, involving $9,383,- 077 of damage to cars, engines and roadway. This is an increase of 648 collisions and derailments. ITALY GARRISONS FOR ELECTIONS Army and Naval Farces to Pre vent Outbreaks in Political Campaign. Rome, Oct. 18.The opposition par ties accuse Premier Gioletti of weak ness toward the extreme parties, which, they add, caused the organization of the subversive movement, especially at Milan and Genoa. The anarchists urge abstention from the elections, recom mending instead a propaganda in favor of the political prisoners. All the garrisons have been ein forced and a squadron of warships is at Genoa. The labor exchanges will hold a na-' tional eongresB Wednesday at Milan. The extremists are taking steps to in crease the revolutionary propaganda in the army. A royal decree was published today fixing the general elections for Nov. 6 and the supplementary balloting for Nov. 13. HELEN KELLER DAY AT THE WORLD'S FAIR St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 18."Helpn Keller day," named in honor of Miss Helen Adams Keller of Boston, who, born deaf, dumb and blind, has ac quired national fame thru her educa tional success, and the only -person in whose honor the Louisiana Purchase Exposition company has designated a special day, was celebrated at the world's fair grounds today with exer cises participated in by prominent edu cators of the deaf, dumb and blind from all parts of the United States. Miss Keller's address proved the fea ture of the exercises. In addition to her other accomplishments, Miss Keller has learned to speak in a well-modulated voice, with unusually plain articulation, and her remarks aroused considerable enthusiasm. In commemoration of the thirty-sev enth anniversary of the transfer of the territory of Alaska to the United States, Alaska day at the world's fair was ob served today. HOG KILLS A WOMAN Awful Tragedy on a Fajm in Ne braska. Special to The Journal. Norfolk, Neb., Oct. 18.From wounds received in an attack upon her by a vicious hog, Mrs. William Zefelfarer is dead at Ainsworth. She had entered the pen of the brute to feed it. The beast knocked her over, crushed her flesh in its teeth, and mangled her body in a terrible manner. Journal of Commerce Says North west Mill Conditions Argue for Reciprocity. New Treasury Ruling Favors Milling, Making Canadian Wheat Available. Special to The Journal. New York, Oct. 18.The Journal of Commerce says: "The milling inter ests of the northwest are iust now pre senting in a striking light the effect of imposing duties upon raw materials and trying to mitigate the effect by a drawback when the product from the material is exported. Primarily, wheat and flour are food products and the former has not until recently been con sidered in the light of raw material for the manufacture of the latter in rela tion to foreign trade. Now that our surplus of wheat and flour for export is getting small, the effect upon the milling industry and upon the export trade of the absurd duty o 25 cents a bushel on grain is becoming manifest, as also is the advantage or manufact uring wheat into flour before export ing it. "There is no protection in the duty, and if the time should come when we had to import staple articles of food, short work would be made of our 'corn laws.' Thus far the purpose of the duties on ordinary products of agricul ture has only been to 'fool farmers,' who are all the time paying duties upon manufactured goods for the supposed benefit of other people. "The re is no reason in the world wny the northwest should not receive supplies of material from Canada free of duty and convert the bulk of the Canadian surplus into flour for export. The duty is preventing this and encour aging the building up of manufacturing and transportation in Canada instead of in the United States RULING FAVORS MILLING Canadian Wheat to Be More Available for Grinding. New treasury department rules received by Minneapolis customs officials covering the milling of im ported^ wheat will improve conditions and.{make more available Canadian wh!|9, for grinding, pending the adop tion by congress of the Lovering bill. The scarcity of wheat in the American northwest nad brought the conditions in Minneapolis forcibly to the attention of the officials. The favorable construction of the present law followed. It reads: Upon th,e exportation of flour manu factured, from imported wheat, a_ drawback will bo allowed equal in amount to the duty paid pn imported wheat so used, less 1 per cent. "The waste incident to the manufac ture of flours need not be exported and the by-products may be sold in this country. "The value of the waste will be con sidered in estimating the quantity upon which the drawback will be allowed for a certainty of flour ex ported. Domestic wheat may be used with foreign wheat to form flour.'' H. P. Gallagher, manager of the Con solidated company, says the ruling will greatly increase the resources of the northwest as a manufacturing center. He said: Under the old law, with the ex pense of shipping tlie wheat and manu factured products back and forth, only a limited amount of Canadian wheat was accessible to us. With the change in the law, the wheat fields of Canada will be among our resources and we will not have to depend entirely on the American crop.'' KILLED IN AUTO'S LEAP IN THE DARK One Man Dead, Two Women and a Man Hurt in Plunge of Oar. Springfield, Ohio, Oct. 1,8.An auto mobile run at reckless speed in the darkness, plunged over an abutment going up for a new bridge over the Mad river, seven miles north, early to day. The machine turned upside dgrvn and was smashed and flattened on .the rocks below. Vernon Middleton, brother of Judge E. C. Middleton, was killed outright. Mrs. Bessie Wilkina had her left arm broken and is badly bruised. .Mrs. Vir ginia Hundley has internal iniuries and may die. Charles R. Murphy, son of Postmaster Murphy, escaped with slight injuries. The entire party is from Urbana, and had been out for an all-night ride. LITTLE BOY, WHILE AT PLAY, HANGS UNTIL DEAD Special to The Journal. Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 18.Tugging away in boyislr fashion to build him self a trapeze in the attic of his home, Arthur Haaren, aged 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haaren, accidentally kicked the box and chair upon which he was standing. The rope became fastened about his neck, and all alone in the garret the little fellow was strangled to tdeath. POISON SQUAD BACK TOTHETRAINING TABLE Washington, Oct. 18.THe" volunteer "poison squad," which Chemist Wiley of the department of agriculture will use in experiments to determine the ef fect on the human system of food pre servatives, etc., willrbegin their work for the third year on Nov. 1. There will be twelve men, all employees of the department, who subscribe to strict diet rules. Dr. Wileye tests made by Jlural free delivery route. No. 2. will be e.tab. *!{L%,* 1 tari feTurttor lkhed NOT. IS at Lake Pari, Becker county, possible they may extend ior anowier Minn. population 610, QOOIM 103* rlt.. I year, SQUlfci T4 PAOESFIVE O'CLOCK. JAP S MAS S FORCE FO A NEW ATTACK -o SEES FOLLY IN TARIFF QN GRAIN says that while the th squad may Be com OYAMA TO STRIKE RUSSIAN CENTER His Forces Repulse Two Fierce Assaults by Kuropatkin's Men. CONFLICT HAS BECOME ONE OF ENDURANCE Russians Fear Kuroki May Turni Their Left as at Liao- yang. Washington, Oct. 18.The Japanese legation has received the following ca blegram from Tokio: Marshal Oyama reports that on Monday night the enemy twice made fierce as saults on the front and the right column of our left army and small assaults in the direction of our center and right armies. We repulsed them all, inflicting- heavy losses. 2^- *\-$ Tokio, Oct. 18.The Bussians aft" now concentrating in front of the left army under General Oku and the center army under General Nodzu and another great battle is expected. The Russians enveloped General -%k Tamaga's column Sunday, Oct. 16, and J$ captured fourteen guns. zM JAPANESE CONCENTRATE i4? Gather Force for Blow Opposite Rus sian Front. St. Petersburg, Oct. 18.The general staff has received the .following dis patch from General Sakharoff dated to day: A considerable concentration of the enemy's troops has been observed against our center. There was no fight ing yesterday on our left flank. "The Russians repulsed a Japanese attack on their right wing during the night of Oct. 17 and seized the village of Sha-land-tzy, on the bank of the Shak-he river and east of Shak-he. The enemy strongly bombarded the cap-* tured village but did not advance to the" attack on Lone Tree hill, now called Putiloff hill. "The work of burying the dead pro ceedeed all night long. Military honors^ were paid the Japanese dead." OYAMA WILL COUNTER Expected to Hurl Strong Column Kuropatkin's Center. New York Sun Special Servioe. Tokio, pet. 18.According to author? ities here who are cognizant of the res- I olutions of the imperial military coun*./ cil, it has been settled, in view of op-"^ erations-%0Ji the Shak4e rive* that af-^t ter reorganization ^Oyama shall contin ue his advance ancl,'in all probability, deliver counter attack to that on Oku's front. There were fragmental engagements on Kuroki's front all Sunday and Mon day. The situation in front of Nod zu was reported unchanged up to Sun day night. In front of Oku's army Russian corpses lie in windrows to the number of 4,000/ -The number of Russian troops engaged at the Shak-he river is about 226,000, consisting of 200,000 infantry, about 26,000 cavalry and 050 guns. It is generally believed here that the fate of Port Arthur will be settled within a fortnight. QUESTION OF ENDURANCE Armies Still Struggling for Place on the Shak-he. St. Petersburg, Oct. 18, 2:08 p.m. The issue of the bloody drama below Mukden is still in the balance, there is no attempt to minimize the severe character of the reverse suffered by General Kuropatkin last week, but as yet there has been\ nothing absolutely decisive. There certainly is no rout and no Sedan and the war office has not yet given up all hope that Kuro patkin may be able to again resume a genuine offensive. It is asserted here that the tone which the diplomats and newspapers of Tokio assumed* in re ferring to what they seem to look upon as the closing act' of the tragedy of General Kuropatkin's army is certainly premature. Both armies are greatly exhausted and the final issue probably will depend on which can regather itself the quicker. The Russian legions are terribly battered and more or less de moralized, but the splendid manner in which they went forward against Lone Tree Hill Sunday is sufficient evidence that the temper and courage of the troops are not completely shaken. The emperor this morning received Kuropatkin's and Sakharoff's reports of the Rusisan attack on and capture of the village of Sha-land-tzy, half way between Xione Tree Hill and Shak-he, and simultaneously the storming of the former, thereby gaining two positions of the highest importance on the south bank of the Shak-he river. There was no fighting on the Rus sian left yesterday and the Japanese operations on the extreme right, evi dently intended to cut the railroad be low the Hun river, have failed, the Jap anese being unable to get beyond Sin chin-puf two miles west of the Shak-he railroad station. Field Marshal Ovama seems to be massing troops against the Russian cen ter and the war office here expects that he will make a desperate effort tonight or tomorrow to retake the twd vital positions. Fear Oyama May Attack Left. The Russian line, according to the war office, still extends eastward along the Shak-he river to Uin-dia-pu, where it crossed the Mukden-Beh-tsia-pu-tze road. Farther east the roads leading north from Ben-si-hu and Fu-shun, whence there is a direct road to Tie pass, are also strongly held, it being feared that Oyama might shift the^ weight to his right, thus reversing the|| situation at the opening of operations with Kuropatkin pressing the Japanese left in other words, duplicating the strategetical disposition at Liao-yang. While the war office holds out hope that Kuropatkin may resume the gen eral offensive, it is privately admitted that the chances are against him, un less there is fortunate development, it being explained that his assumption of the aggressive at Shak-he and along the railroad was vital, as the withdraw^* of his left must be made under the shelter of his right. A dispatch by the Associated Press -ii fes 1* at