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THE BEAUMONT ENTERPRI
SE.
VOL. VIM.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1904
No. 139.
SAFETY HINGES ON FORTITUDE OF FLANK
FATE OF RETREATING RUSSIAN ARMY DE
PENDS SOLELY ON THE FIGHTING QUAL
ITY OF THE LEFT WING.
KUROPATKIN 1RYING TO
Indications Point to Liao Yang Being the Bloodiest Bat-
tls Since Franco-Prussian War, the Japanese
Haying Reported a Casualty List
of 25,000.
Tokio, Sept. 2.-1:0 a. nt. Tlia . Toklo, Sept. 2, (0 p. m.) A low nd
fighting at lAuo Yung was continued dilioiial details of tlio progrcsu of the
until a late hour last nighht. It was battlo at Liao Yang reached Toklo
resumed at dawn today. Tlio fate of at a late hour today,
great bulk or the retreating Russian Gen. Kurokl's right is continuing to
army hinges upon the bravery and press tho Hel Yangtai seeking ground
fortitude of Us left flank.
Ucforo failing back (Ion. Kuropat
kin intended that his left to the cast
ward and nortward of Liao Yang
should be greatly strengthened in tho
hope of cheeking Kurokl's advance
around his Hank and to protect his
line ot retreat and commuiiitwtioii.
The greatest portion of tills protecting
force seems to have been massed In
the north of Heyinglai, 12 miles
northeast of Liao Yang, where It was
fiercely assaulted by Gen. Kuroki at
11 o'clock Thursday morning. The
result of the lighting is not known.
If Kuroki wins and strikes the Hank of
tlio retreating Russian army and
reaches tho rear It will place the Rus
sians in a most serious predicament.
Interfering with Trains.
Yesterday the Japanese managed to
interfere seriously with the train ser
vice from Hao Yang. They used
some guns captureu from tho Russians
to bombard the rallifiad station at
Liao Yang thus preventing the entrain
ing of Russian troops. ,
No details of the pursuit of the
Russians have been received here. It
is evident the Russians are moving
kick siowiy uuiin.ti.iiit, me
and shielding their movement as far
as possible.
Nothing concerning the actual oc
cupation of Liao Yang has been re
ceived here. The dispatches indicate
(hat the Russians are still in posscij;
uion of Liao Yang this (Friday) morn
ing. The list of casualties in the
fighting before Liao Yang is growing
. 1...,:. 1. ..,.11 .....,'
HHIICttLI'illS illu lll.IL II ill Viik wmv,u Laniiih H"i iu
to bo the bloodiest battlo since the tion that the neutral powers are com-Franco-Prussian
war. The calcula- paring views with the object of of
lions or casualties must include the fcr.;g friendly mediation in tho war
losses since August 2a, for the con- between Russia and Janan says that
...... i..... I....... ....... ii.. ..n ,.,,i,tiii,w,iiu
T . .i
dim, u
The Japanese have already reported
over 25,000 men Killed or wounueu.
"1 ho number captured is not given.
Advices to Legation.
Washington, D. C. Sept. 2.-The
- , . . i 4i. 11.....
Japanese legation received the follow-
lug lrom Tokio: Marshal Oyama re
ports under date of September 1 that
I he enemy w as unable to resist our
tierce attack und is retiring toward
Liao Yang.
Our left and center are hotly pur
suing the uiemy who is in great con
tusion trying to retire to the right
bank of tho Taitsc river. We cap
tured a unrulier of cannons, which arc
... i..i...r.i .ho 1 .i..n'
Yang railroad station. Our right at-
larking the enemy at Hainlai. fifteen
miles northeast of Liao Yang.
Our casualties since August ;
'I'llli urm
about lij.MW)."
Battle Still on.
Tokio. Sept. 2. It Is r ixirted hero
that a conflict Is raging at Liao Yang.
Jap Center Advances.
Ti.kio, Kit 2. 3 p. m.l The
cbi f of BtalT of the Japanese army J nation pmNwd by the I'npi-d Slates
.;. . X.k!hm t. ...graphing early Uiis j Aucut 21 in n card to the iinr. stri.-t-n...nong
r. .n1 that the Japan-sc rrlri. tion .f American transports
rraii' was cntinuin to ltirc t.ta) r 'tisul 'li-m-ml Mh ha ! ft St.
oh ih ,.!,.. rf i.kinz a I. in- from t
Mnii. hi V n to Liao Yana anl ff.-l-
tne a njnnnlii mith the Japanese 1
I ft immn'K-d by Oen. Oku.
Japs Use Captured Guns.
TMo. Fpt. 2. tN'iont A teleersm
r" ,v-4 frmi the eliiif if ' fT in tlii"
fi-lH itidi' Unit f i n III in m
lllJll, 4 tbr Jspi!-e I' t army tsin-
d 'Ii" w ti'lufi' y mi r f H"-ian
l,;-tn slid i- ti'T l,r a nict.i attai k.
.t;iiHw. ti, iii'-d a f'KBh'ilr) f-r
I i- tr 'in .)!- !r nf'.-rii'Kin
t"!'e!i-m . ik-i rKftifned ti'-'.'
i"ti arid tf'- tTi'fT)'- id -n- wi
S)"ni-t f at J i'iUli 11i'ir')r
i"nt,e. "r lint'tie d- -c--'u'
t:i!.' "wk wb!-h f r -'-'1
t'l HII'
!.
i t.-r ' j- ji" ' r-d t-.
I Jut-
I ' 1
Vn -
'1,2 irK ni 1 .
d "-n ! .
j: n"t)'
PROTECT HIS
LINE OF RETREAT AND COMMUNICATION
where their guns will dominate tho
railroad. The troops under Gen. Ku
roki are jaded and weary. They have
been marching since August 3!:i, but
in spito of this they attack with spir
it. Tlio Japanese are confident they
have already swept back the strong
Russian force with which they have
been engaged and It is probable that
when the details arc known it will bo
found a great tragedy was enacted to
day along the Taitse river.
The Taitse is Hooded and cannot bo
forded. Gen. Kurokt in command of
tho Japanese left army has directed
his energies to forcing the Russians
to the river, and it is probable that
many were drowned there.
A private dispatch received here re
ports that flro is raging at Liao Yang.
Russians Have Greater Number.
Unofficial estimates place tho Rus
sian troops in the vicinity of Liao
Yang at 15 divisions of 15,000 men
each. These are probably excessive,
but it is evident that numerically the
Russians exceed tlio Japanese.
It seems that the Japanese avoided
direct assault upon Liao Yang itself,
but devoted their energies to the
troops outside of the city and an of-
on io cut on mo uussian ieueai.
Liao Yang is strongly fortified and
it ts probable that tile Japanese will
not attak the city directly until they
have succeded in isolating it. Should
the Russians abandon Liao Yang, the ;
the Japanese will, of course, enter.
MEDIATION NOT WANTED.
1
Germany Contends That to Offer it to
; Russia Would be Abtlurd.
' llerlin, Sept. 2. The German for-
nt,, r,ITInA ...lttifr ,wt, ,f til.. D,.-ci,r.
,. .. , . .... .. ... ii.i..
a , ., V
iiiiiiucill, us uiu iiuamuu iiuiij.iu ivj
continue tho war has been clearly
n,,,(i0 Known. All the governments
, understood that Great Britain and
France at some time agreed upon
I - . - , . . . . ....
I would oHer to mediate It bo h bcllig-
erents desired t. vvnen tiiat ime
it I I 1 V HI i Hit l 111 ill I J l II VI v W Ji'wnii,
"ovcrninoiits 1
to prevent other neutral
from participating.
THE CALCHAS AFFAIR.
United States has Protested Against
Seizure of Its Cargo.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 2, (4:0C p. in.)
The Veiled States has protested to J
Russia against the seizure of iin ear
K fl the Hrltlsli steamer l iiicnas
Ili('h was captured while bound lor
'' J"!'"" ''' t',0f X -
"qlrm. The pro est to lows
I IK IIIH'K .11 III.: ..l'- .1. III.: . ' 1. .ill
and Arabia also seized by the Vladi-
Ivortok sqnadnm in declining t' recog
'ni.e as tif contraband chaner goods
a n, food stuff in ordinary course -f.
trade and not designed for the use of
I belligerents.
The Associated Press Is aide to
Male on very high authority that Kusr
sia will dn-liiic to enter into Ihe nego-
' rKimrg lor ! mmi i
"' 'H '- "I" nt principally
rsnr-e.
in
Si'cond
Rear Guar,) Actions.
Field headquarters of the
Army, Sunday. AniM 2. p m
Fnan. f.r. S-pt. 2 The Itussian
f'rec riiiai'd frriTn Fh'i-lMin.Ki to-
!;. the Japnn'" f''"inr th-m. A
w v.te rr eurd "iim a f'n'ht
all i.nr 1-rtic Tl-e Jatian'1"- i-a'iitd
eirhi cin and ten arrnmrii'i'm
r'i.
Tb- t "Si?)M-r ef(rre-;in !ii'- r
tejn mi rii ! - "(" fr'.in ih" r'l.t
ii.s. Trying to Oo P'ver.
T'd.i'i. 1 2 -1 i t"'
I 'In
t mkO "rifh d ' 1!
Mar-W
j-'d .i
iiii,ti: f.r
VERY INDEFINITE
DISPATCHES FROM TOKIO
8T. PETERSBURG CON
FLICTING. AND
HIE BATHE IS YET IN PROGRESS
Troops on Both Sides Jaded and Weary
and a Temporary Lull in the
Fighting is Considered
a Possibility.
The lack of delinlto Information
from tho scut of war continues up to
this (Saturday) morning and nothing
further regarding tho situation at
Liao Yang is known beyond Lie fact
that Kuropatkin has withdrawn the
main portion of his forces to the north
of the right bank of tho Taitse river
and that according to the latest ad
vices the action is still In progress.
St. Petersburg Skeptical.
There Is disinclination in St. Peters
burg to believe that Liao Yang lias
been abandoned, and at tho same timo
it is said that the position that Kuro
patkin now occupies Is tho one he
has prepared and fortified and where
he has all along planned to make his
second stand instead of directly in
nn around Liao Yang with tne river
at his back as has been believed. It
is though by Russian experts that In
attacking Kuropatkin's present de
fenses, tho Japanese aro forcing an
almost impossible attack and espec
ially with their forces divided by the
river.
Advices reaching Tokio say that the
Taitse is Hooded and cannot bo fordcdi
and therefore it is pointed out in the
Associated Press dispatches from St.
Petersburg "the river itself becomes
an important factor in tho general
schemes of Russian defense."
Both Armies jaded.
Dispatches from both Japanese and
Russian sources Indicate that the
. troops on both sides aro jaded anil
weary after the many days fighting
and it Is pointed out that In conso-
quence a temporary lull in active
struggle would not be surprising.
A dispatch received at Tokio says
that great fires are raging at IJao
Yang, believed to come from Japanese
shelling or from tho efforts of Hie
'Russians to destroy their stores pro-
paratory to tho evacuation of Liao
I Yang with the additional hopo of in-
jurlng the city us a future Japanese
UilSC.
I Tho opinion prevails in the Japan
ese capitol that the Itussian casual
ties In the recent lighting will reach
oO.tino.
"e it-iw
The report from Marshal Oyama
nit ho was engaged on Thursday with
that ho was engaged on Thursday with
1 ne uussian center woum inmcaio
tnai at least a portion 01 ruiropat.-1
kin's army was si ill 011 the south
bunk of the river.
II is not yet definitely staled thatlor aaill K(, fho Klmp. I was in
11 la ilia ja illllllllliiy mini
()0 Ja.)anCBe huv OCCui.icd
ui.10
Y.uig
SORE ON JAPS
RETURNING BECAUSE NOT AL
LOWED TO RUBBER ON MR
ING LINE.
WAS KEPT EIGHT MILES IN REAR
In Recponse to Round Robin Gen.
Oku Reduced the Distance t-ifty
Per Cent but Davis Refused
to be Comforted.
Che Koo, Se pt. 2 - Iticliard llard
Itig liavis and Join. Fox. Jr.. Amer
ican new ',aM r ci. resHitidi tits l ave
arriv.il here from the headquarter of
'he wcond Jaiianese army and will
leave for the I'nited Stat.s Scptem-
Ixr K. Tliev ;av t-a tin tor'icn at-
far)l,:, an,
tn wpajx r iiitn -iiiidetits
wi'h tin- second rlI,y wittie-s. d 'h"
l,;tie . f August y. from a di-'; riee .if
ight rnii' s and that this ti -o nti
sa' isfaetory to ti-rn tiny linked in a
ro'tid roi'ir, to t?- Janaii'-e author
ities prot.-st'tig ihi lie-au- "f this
r - ri-t i'-n their u- f 'ilne-s sit an
nd
f't'n Ol.u p1i'-d tayin? tit in the
fil'ure t. y would ! p r?fil' e-i lo w
ti'-s ti a nn ti ' from a ': -'mw- if
f'i n niii - hi !' 'ip-m Iwiii- find Vox
I'Wh'T !th .-:-, I'r-or Mid
l.t T i h. lJr:ili riTT' tir.d' f .' )!' the
.i-oti-. j,rrv. l.'f'h ' T v'-. 1 t- an y
t' v j T t'ir'M'h I'"rt Ia'ii;.".
LONDON IS CONSERVATIVE
Uindon, Sept. X Kngllsh mil
Itary critics neither sharp To-
klo's jubilation over the fall of
Liao Yang nor lay stress on
the advantages which Russian
dispatches attribute to On. Kuro
palkln's latest move. Tho best
Informed observers hero who
have access to sources of infer-
mutton not revealed In tho dls-
patches from Toklo and not giv-
en out at St. Petersburg declare
(hut liio battle of Liao Yang
drnmatlc and historic in loss of
life and tragic incident, can have
no serious bearing on the eventual
Issue unless the Japanese have
surrounded Kuropntkin.
The newspapers In thulr head-
lines, depict the conditions at
Liao Yang as "Russian rout, do-
feat." Hut the editorials in a
more careful character point out
Mint tho latest dispatches lenvo
the issue of the greatest battlo of
this generation still in doubt.
HENRY WAfTERSON
VISITS MOUNT
GREAT DEMOCRATIC EDITOR DIS
CUSSES SITUATION WITH
I
PARKER.
DID NOT BECOME PROPHETICAL
SayG it is too Early in the Game to
Make Accurate Forecasts Thinks
the Independents Will be
Deciding Factor.
Esopus, N. Y., Sept. 2. Henry Waf
terson tlio Kentucky editor and orator
name to Rosemont today with Mrs
Watterson and discussed with Judge
Parker certuin details of Che dem
ocratic campaign from the point of
view of one who has participated, ac
tively in seven political conflicts. Mr,
Watterson Is in the east for tne pur
pose of attending tho meeting of the
democratic editors which I to he
held in New York next week. The
conference lasted som timo and the
editor and his wife remained to lun
cheon, returning to New York in the
afternoon. Mr. Watterson spoke hope
fully of tho prospects for democratic
success tins fall, but agreed with
many other old and cxperiened party
leaders that It is yet too early to
make an intelligent forecast.
"I have confidence in tho reports
from all parts of the country that
tho democratic party Is thoroughly
united." He said, "Tho party will
poll its normal vote, but thiy will be
true also of the republican party. Tills
year, as In many former years, the
Independent vote will be the deeisiv
element and it appears to me IhU the
trend of this vote is toward Judge
Parker.
Regarding his plans for the cam
paign ho said: "My labors will lie
confined to my own particular sphere
and I shall extend my energy to do
m(.n for ,iB0 I'arker as I can.
, mV0 lot 1)R(,n on tM0 ,,,, ,,,,,
,8:12. I said at that time that l would
,.. hii(.,i i,n,,ihiT imiimisili'iiiiveiii Inn
S(,ven consecutive conventions and
..Ui'fel that I liave done my duty, t wan
asked to make an address last Wed
nesday night to the democratic editor
who an; to meet in New York and I
have accepted. Of course It is pos
sible that I may talk some politics at
1 lint lime. I have found I ca'n talk
best about current topics. Tho morn
ing papers give me plenty of subject
matter as a rule. On this occasion I
have decided to speak from the
jcel 'If I Were a Republican.' My
talk will nt le a discussion of the
Issues to any great extent. It will
conn- nearer to being the philosophy
of politicians IihsciI on the present
conflict If I wtre a n pnlili' an now,
I vo:ld vote for Pt rker. and in my
addies I will tell why 1 would vole
f r him."
Mr. Watterson had n-v r met Judge
Parker i hough Judge Parker knows
Mr. Wh'tersoi. In Jidire Parker
listened io tin- Kentucky editor wlun
he made r lehenient discussion of the
New York delegation to the demo
cratic convention at Cincinnati.
Judre Parker paid afterwards that Col.
Watterson had expressed the views
br won'd like to have delivered to
the fp ieca' ion.
Col Waticrsoti and bis fanulv will
sail tor Fiimiic Xmi tnln r k atel will
sKnd the win'er in Home.
1 here was c.iesil rahle nirnris.' '
1to:-emont 'hta even ne whti a rmn-r
ion wa ma'te of a staNrwnt ni t"
in h" morriitic to the -fTe-t ttiat
ludce Part , r w ifo nad omp!d
their
armne' n nm lor a S
It t fio iitiri'i'itii '-d ttiH .?!'!;.'
tr:i.
f'jirl.r t,s li'"T,r'-d Ins Tnirid in (
tatd to th.- trip and in all r'.M-i,;i,r
will T"n I' me li'iwnioni :i n d'ir'n?
i)k- ean, pa tn S r now in" el
Judge Pi-rV' r w ill n.ttl' li' l.--
'iirit.r 'h- i t piiii-n.
Wm V. M"ii of 'h- txti'ir
eia'i'm in N'-w Y'ifV d ':' I a
Cari'iil' '. r M-a f h,'j:ii 'if
York r- a' l;i-m'ifi ' 'V
;'-!t. "o y-V .1 zi I r i r iisi
t n in t h- 'T a"- i" ti.
,":,ti iv. ' '''ifK'u,'!'- j, i fr: t:
f, iMior: i, niir ' ni' r'-'-. i trj.'i- n
ST. PETERSBURG IS ON THE
ENGINEERS ARE
WILLING TO STRIKE
WOULD HELP OUT MOTERMEN
OF SUBWAY WHO WANT
MORE PAY.
COMPANY OFFERS $3 TOR 10 HOURS
Will Probably be Another Conference
of the Men and the Interborough
Company in the Interest of
Peace.
Now York, Sept. 2. President Wm.
L. Jcnks of the brotherliohod of loco
motlvo engineers tonight announced
that the elevated railroad employes
of Manhattan and tho llroux, at their
ill day meeting today voted as a unit
to strike If such action is deemed nee i
.......... ,, . . . ..
essary. In tho afternoon while the
men were voting K. P. Bryan, vice-
president and general manager of the
.
i.. i i t , i
unci uoiuiiMi lui'iu luumii (.oMipaiiy,
wnicii controlled tlio elevated lines
mil tlm hiiIiwiv 1111,1 liYimij ll..iilv
111(1 tlio SUDW.iy (IIKI rlllllll Jledloy
, i .i
.upeilnteiideiit ot he same company
neld an hour's confi'ienco with police
ionilllissloner McAiloo and discussed
ii','0 " frf V ''iVci 'n JJ1
'he event of the strike being call ad.
fter this conference Mr. UrVim gave
)iit n signed statement In which ho
viewed the whole trouble of the Inter-
borough company's decision to pay
niotormen in tho subway, when It
opens, ?;i a day for ten hours work
instead of ?;!..r)(l lor nine hours, whieli a point n nic nonu imnn; uuu iu
motorinon on the elevated road re- ropatkin had passed In review tho
eeivo. third Siberian corps under Gen. Ivan-
An'all .lav nieellng of tho amal- Buffering greatly in tho early
ganiated association of street and'K's ot tne uatllo and linaiiy, inat
railway eniiiloyes of America was al
to held nnd the members ot that
association voted to support tho ex
ecutive conimltee of tho amalgamated
if the compahy should decide to Btand
by their agreement to support the
engineers and firemen In the event of
a strike.
','Tho vote was a unit to strike,"
President Jeneks said. "That does
not mean a strike, but it means that
tTie men declare for strike If no con
cessions are forthcoming." .
Ho said 7ii0 or more members of
n! engineers and flremens union had
voted on the strike proposition cither
personally or by proxy. Tho amal
gamated vote was nearly 4.U00.
W. D. Malum, tho national head of
'?Io street railway employes arrived
in this city tonight, but owing to the
lateness of his arrival, the proposed
meeting of the different national of
ficers and the executive committees
of three local organizations Interest
ed was poKt polled until tomorrow.
It was authoritatively slated that
there would be fn all prohahility an
other conference of the men and the
nterhoroiigh company looking toward
a peaceful solution of the matters at
issue.
THE SEDAN OF THE EAST.
Liao Yong is so Considered by Scr
im's Army Specialists.
Merlin ..Sept. 2. Military special
ists treat the news from Liao Yang
as Indira! Ing a great Hiis ian re
verse. As today is being ' celebrated
as (hi: anniversary of I lit. battle ol
Uilaii, freipieiit allusions were nia.b
by ediioiial wviler.i lo Hie pim-linlH
)l l.iao Yang bclittf the Sedan of I hi
east and parallels 'were drawn be
l ween t he I wo sit tint ions.
The semiofficial North (i rmaii tia
Mile ii lone regards (ii Ii Kuropatkin
as s'ivliiK his iimit Inn hy a skillfu:
retirement.
I.ieut. Col. Oi the Jatijanese mill
lary attache ami Col. ( lieli' ko the
military Httiehe of Kussia. who were
among ttie eniwrors foreign guest-
at the review tiHlay were looked iiki,i
witn riiutli curiosity by Die other ofll
ci ts. ' laly win II they haluK"!
eai h other g.-a ly on Joining the em-
peror'a party. The position of tlx
l(iisiiin was considered to In- t-s p-
tiotially trying. The etns ror kiokc
iih,.aeh. lint raiiii-r longer and
tn iri' frcclir with Col. CheU ko.
Princess Wants Divorce.
ISadi Isti r. San'rtiy, K'pt. 2 ltr.e-
'iga'toiiii purmd "n lienaii oi lh
fotni.r guardians of Pltneess Louis I
d S'' ' olinie w :. cwa-! Imm
i h-.-'l ten at an carlr hour Tn
nm e otTi nt. stiow ttiai at'. r -r
iiL' !i r i.r-j'ia lilnnr. site ji,tti!
',..:,!' a 'luorei- wi'h 1 1"- putpn'
it e, ..nying l.i ut. mint Ma'asf
I" 'i
K ' :" i' "
i i. in d skid th-t Hp owti.' are
not n iiivor rt a si.teiiy til l inn tin y
do w a T.t .ri'-'t "u ra list ntilmr eitu
n with f'r. ;irn trom Af'-r
n i t :- st ip , i -t,r a P-nrtti ile y
l,ro'iil 'ip 't" ii',jet .f rov.-m'W
,, .,' -w y.tti and i.r :: -d t,a
Co., !-'' insii W tn f i!i"t i t-t
-ii, ,,"-4 to it 'In iiiri P'rm tl"
. n i4i I t tt." t,ni'-i' r rrt
1 ii' V '-'ii tt,- .p' i n ln.a'e
f ,r ,-'d"T,.
I V " f Pit !"'. d l"i Ml'i". Kt,
I t, a ".
IS IN SUSPENSE AND FULL OF RUMORS RANG
ING FROM A COMPLETE VICTORY TO
COMPLETE DEFEAT.
INFORMATION RELEVANT TO HIE SITUA1I0N
Al LIAO YANG IS EXTREMELY MEAGRE
Dispatches Stating Tiiat the
on it's Main Position Considered as Being Un
intelligible. Admission of 5,000
Casualty List
St. Petersburg, Sept. 2, 4: 50 p. in.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon tho war
j , " () (mj
by
,,,. tr, , ,,, ,i, r ...
, , ' . ....... .
."" "vv" uiiiiMiinieu i" lu war oi-
flee for publication. Tlio Informn-
Hon is extremely meagre and only
' f()l,lm,l(m ihose eonserv -
..... ,,, ..., .. , ,,, Yir
.u,u with tne situation a Mao Yang,
i Am ,,,,,,, niiiiiliMii.il In I lie urns the
,, , .
uispaicji sillies nun an armiery nai-
'
ii .,,.,,... I ,,,,ll i... i. ,,f u,l
t o ptocoeded ulill he hour of send-
ing It and that the Russians were re-
vu. ,nion their tniiin iiokIIIoiih' that
'' kuroki wa attacking the Il,,.;r the A. P. wiring from Liao Yang
, n August 31 savs'
slan left, north of tho 1'altso river; Thol ,,,;, ' ,, cor1H ,la8
that, the railroad station which Is i,(,n f tno Kr(in.(.H service through
situated a mllo northwest of Liao n,0 Heveral days fighting In locating
Yang had been set on flro by tho'u10 jupaneso advance through tho
Japanese shells; that tho station had t,(, fn(r0 f (he Chlnoso corn
neen iransierreu across uio rivor
the Riisslnn losses for two days were
live thoiiand killed or wounded.
The dispatch as given 'it, there
fore, does not admit that Oen. Kuro
patkin Is withdrawing across the
Taitse river entirely. It Is possible,
that owing to the pressure of tho
Japanese, he Russian army as stated
in the Toklo dispatch was thwn Into
confusion and greatly hampered.
.In thellglit of the knowledge that
tho "main position" of tlio Russians
aro on the north bank of the river tho
dispatch becomes unintelligible. The
artillery fight, during the day tnukes
it evident that a screen ol Russian
guns was used to cover tho move
ment across tho river. The guns on
the north hank doubtless wore nlso
employed for this purpose being
placed so as lo protect the railroad
bridge spanning the Taitse. The re
view of Ihe third Siberian corps,
mentioned in tho dispatch probably
refers to march past of the troops
while crossing tho river, it being Im
possible to suppose that a formal re
view occurred while the battle was
fn progress.
At 4:30 this afternoon, tho wnr of
fice says, It was entirely without news
i.f lodiivs fighting but addeil thai I lie
railroad between l.iao Yang and Muk
den was open. No press dispatches
from the frirnt had arrived up lo tin;
-wme hour. The suspense in St. Pe
tersburg Ik Intense and tlio town is
filled with all kind, of rumors, rang
ing from a complete victory for (ion.
Kiii'oiihI kin to a disastrous di feat for
the Russians.
St. Petersburg Reticent.
St. Petersburg, Sept. X .1:19 a. m.
The dispatches sent lo III'' emperor
by (leneral Kuropatkin Thursday eve-
ii'ing. the gist of which was giwn out
by Ihe war office and was cabled by,
the Associated Press al 4:50 Friday'
afternoon was not made public Friday
night as expected. It is promised to
the I.H-al press and was awaited Willi
fcwrlsh impatience until 2 o'clock
ibis morning when It was announced
il would he published today. All
news therefore as far as Ht. Pelera-
tuirg Is concerned. Is cot'tamcl in the
teli-nrams front foreign source and
there N painful mim live awailllia
news fioin Russian source.
Faith in Kuropatkin.
Continued dogged confidence In
Jen. Kuropatkin is expressed In
minr nuaitcru and the puhlic gener
ally, as well as many military au'h ir
It .- ali""lut. Iv refuse to ImIicvc that
l.iao Yang lias b"n abandoned, or If
ii will, that .-n Kuropatl In Is now
In a ("tier i' it"ii to tnale a strong
Hand south f the Taitse river.
Tf. re rns o ! an air of consid-
f iauie conn' ii'e a' i iwn riemj
" cht An .rf-r who in the cm
l ror r ii'Uj arcm'ion sain ne wa
' r.-rr." y ' ofiftd' nt and In r-iod sptr
i'. i:n-rt who are familiar with
O na'.ir.. rf the ttiM w-a'c and pow
ctful d'fi-te'k iLietrni-tiil n'rh rf
II..
I."
I .
an
Ta 'w
t.v ten Vlit'liV.i 'ine of
a
Ti:".! a'tny ta-'ti""r. N- I
t a. t In- .1 si i.i, f,i .,
i in ifr. tal
are fm- ii; an;
in ' nipt 'nt 1
w 'Ii .' iioe, . ti u i n
ihci .fi -- .,r- .1 i :! tin- to malelat
a i.. i. rt-.'i'ir r.iH" hi '
t'trr-t T' ' r '' l'n'i a 'ni't tir '
"n ti e ti""" ' 1 "i la''"- ru '
T'iti'. U'-t.-fi'l' d it .-re r.ti' tii-d
1 1, . . ii'l.T'i's.-l 'ta'
, j. a "ittr r'nr fisr, .ri
uiu-h -ai'-" h Jstian
. 1,.
he
a ' ' a ii'- -"u nsl 'lie th" .-r-
it t -n i.-s'- r s 'in- f-" a .tatian
-- r "I f 'T j"' 'f. t liiT.-f'tr.
RAGGED EDGE
Army Was Merely Retiring
becomes an Important faclr In the
Kciiernl scheme of the defense.
Both May Rest Ud.
A lt.l)imiry , , ,he fighting
wouiu not no surprising. iiiu men
H,'H ,mvo already marto al-
mt hii Dirh n iiiilii efforla anil It
Is
thought there must soon be a
let-up
" "" HOrt-
',. T1?0 r,,"',rt ,,mt .ronr Admiral Prince
i1""",1'"'"". "w in coniniaiu of tne
'iinya forceH at Port Arthur, la lo be
rcnit niiirl lnl..,l iilli.i-lv li.plm rnnnrm.
,i,. r(., . , ,.,.i
"""j i"
In I in minm Kiinrim nn llu nnrl nr m-
' I ii"-' naiiio miuiiuH us t no earner r-
()f .i,,,,,,,,,,, all(J ,)f ,H Hlll.
Pi, i p.... Arilmr Neniniilteh
coi-resiiimilent In thn nnecli.1 sorvlcn
io.m.(H whero Japaneso columns fre-
oucntly tried to creep up
and Bur-
priso the Russian positions.
Japan's Barbarous Powder.
Tho Japanese aro using lyddite and
Shlmoso powder. The latter ts ter
rific in Its effects and Us brown haze
is easily distinguished on the slope
of tho hills, where hundred of the
.Inpnncso guns all day long poured
In a deadly rain of fire.
Tho soldiers are In excellent splr
Its. Oen. Stakelberg Is personally visit
ing and Inspecting the various posi
tions. At Homo of tlio batteries. It
has been Imposslbe to remove the
killed or wounded for three days.
DONNELLY WANTS
A MEAT FAMINE
WOULD PUT ON A GENERAL BOY
COTT TO BRING PACKERS
TO TERMS.
INDEPENDENT FIRMS INCLUDED
Freight Handlers Agree to Balk at
Caring For Shipments From
Any Point of Origin. The
Police Records.
( hlcago, Sept. 2. "A meat famine
will be forced at all costs. II in the
best weapon with which to light th'J
(rust packers, although It may not
. welcomed by Independents."
. , rw,ncl-
111 ,ll,hc wo' ls futi,til uwinci
' lie imtcners Minimal organ
lat lim today declared a boycott
against all meat packers, regardlesa
of where live stock is secured. The
announcement was made at the con
clusion of a meeting of the allied
trades.
The executive board of the retail
meat dealers' association of Chicago
had Just in-en In conference with Mr.
I sunn ily and his associates having
come to ak certain concessions for
the Indi iM iidetit packers and attempt
io brinn alsiul a meeting between the
packers and representatives of tho
strikers. Ily ignoring these last at
" units at pi ace and adopting ain-h an
aszcsslvc stcti, the strike leaders
demonstrated llx-ir Intention to make
: a fit-lit to t"'c finish.
With the beginning of the general
strike aL-ainst all arkinu hou-cs the
frc'thi handler employed by rail
roads thro'tchoiit the country will l
alle. iisn to e.-ase handling meat.
I'rcMifil Ihmn.'llv wild this af'er
tin '"iat the freiuht handlers union
wi I handle no meat t'miormw. Thin
a l,a"d on anion talcn by th
flight handli-rs nni.m thn.-r we-ks
a to. wh.-n tl.at oruanlmtion v.Hcd to
t'iKit rhe '.k vards rtrilrem t
i (,e .tiitit of l.ovritin ni a shipjied
,r .be in,e aff"ted na"ker
n. ,i.,. rctfird the Urikp
ifil. tn iitu- ni1' Awuil't
r mnrdT 4: a-i idnit 7; n-mor-
,.4 .r, 4?,.
C"iee teooej fteoa'ra
l.anr).a Hetrt 2 Tb 1iinf
.-rnnwrtt. ac-d:tir t.i tb" demand
4i" i. Jatmnew. -r"eted tbc ou,r
t of iM r pair on tb Ru'an
in 'i-.ft.-d rui",r Sl'd and 'b Rtt
' i;-n fi-;-do tit i)itriJfT C.TnrrA.