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ENGINEERS ARE
WILLING TO STRIKE
WOULD HELP OUT MoTERMEN
OF SUBWAY WHO WANT
MORE PAY.
COMPANY OFFERS $3fOR 10 HOURS
viii Probably be Another Conference
Of the Men and the lnterborough
Company in the Interest Of
Peace.

New York, Sept. president VIM.
l.. jerks of the brotherhohoG of loco.
motive engineers tonight announced
that the elevated railroad employees
of Manhattan and the Bronx, at their
nll day meeting today voted as a unit
to strike if such action is deemed nee
essary. In the afternoon while the
men were voting Il. p. Bryan, vice
president and general manager of the
inter borough rapid transit company,
which controlled the elevated lines
md the subway and Frank Hedley
superintendent of the same company
ncld an hours conference with police
commissioner McAdoo and discussed
The question of police arrangements in
The event of the strike being callad.
After this conference Mr. Bryan gave
out signed statement in which he
Viewed the whole trouble of the inter
borough cOmpanys decision to pay
motormen in the subway, when it
opens, So day for ten hours work
instead of $3.50 for nine hours, which
HlOIOIuch on tlC clcNdlcu louu iC-
ceive.
An all day meeting Of the ANAL
gamated association Of street and
railway employees of America was al
so held and the members OF that
association voted to support the ex-
ecutive committee Of the amalgamated
if the company should decide to stand
by their agreement to support the
engineers and firemen in the event of
a strike.
THE vote was a unit to strike
President Jencks said "That does
not mean a strike, but it means that
the men declare for strike il no con-
cessions are Forthcoming"
He said $50 or more members Of
ne engineers and firemens union had
voted on the strike proposition either
or by proxy. The ANAL
gamated vote was nearly 1000.
w. d. MahOn. the national head of
tie street railway employees arrived
in this city tonight, but owing to the
lateness of his arrival, the proposed
of the different national Of
ficers and the executive committees
of three local organizations interest
ed was postponed until tomorrow.
1t was authoritatively stated that
there would be in all probability an
other conference of the men and the
company looking toward
a peaceful solution of the matters at
issue
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THE SEDAN Of THE EAST.
Lao Yong is so Considered by Ser
Inns Army Specialists.

Berlin Sept. Military special
lists treat the news from Lao Yang
as indicating a great Rus ian re
verse. AS today is being celebrated
as the anniversary Of the battle oi
sedan, frequent illusions were made
by editorial writer's 10 the possibility
Of Lao Yang being thc Sedan of thf
east and parallels we're drawn BE-
tween the two situations.
The semi-Ofiicial North German Ga
zcttc alone regards Gen. Kuropatkin
as saving his position by a shllfu!
retirement.
Lieut.. Col. Oi the Jspjancse mill
tary aitachc and Col. Chcbcko the
military attachc of Russia. who were
among the empcrors foreign guest
At the review today were looked upon
with much curiosity by the other Off
Gers, especially when they saluted
each other graycly Dn joining the en-
prror's party The position Of the
Russian was considered to be cXcep-
tipnally trying. The emperor spoke
with each. but rather longer and
more freely with Col. Chobeko.
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INFORMATION IS
VERY INDEFINITE
DISPATCHES FROM TOXIC AND
ST. PETERSBURG CON-
FLlcTING.
THE BATTLE IS YET IN PROGRESS
Troops on Both Sides Jadcd and Weary
and Temporary LuIl in the
Fighting is Considered
Possibility.
THE BATTLE IS YET IN PROGRESS

| The lack of definite information
from the scat of war continues up to
this Saturday morning and nothing
further regarding the situation at
Lao Yang is known beyond tLe fact
that Kuropatkin has withdrawn the
main portion of his forces to the north
/ of the right bank Of the Tatse 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 Lao Yang has
been abandoned, and at the same time
it is said that the position that Kuro-
patkin now occupies is the one he
has prepared and fortified and where
he has all along planned to make his
second stand instead of directly in
an around Lao Yang with the river
at his back as has been believed. 1t
is though by Russian experts that in
attacking Kuropatkins present de-
fenses, the Japanese are forcing an
almost impossible attack and espec-
tally with their forces divided by the
river.
Adviccs reaching Toxic say that the
Taitse is flooded and cannot be torded,
and therefore it is pointed out in the
Associated Press dispatches from st.
Dot N C bnrp sfhn rive, itcnlf
an important factor in the general
schemes of Russian defense"
Both Armies Jaded.
Dispatches from both Japanese and
troops on both sides are jaded and
weary after the many days fighting
and it is pointed out that in conse-
quence temporary lull in active
struggle would not be surprising.
A dispatch received at Toxic says
that great fires are raging at Lao
Yang, believed to come from JaparlEs-
shelling or from the efforts of the
Russians to destroy their stores pre-
paratOry to the evacuation of Liao
Yang with the additional hope of in
juring the city as future Japanese
base.
The opinion prevails in the Japan
csc capitol that the Russian casual
ties in the recent fighting will reach
10000.
The report from Marshal Oyama
that he was engaged on Thursday with
the Russian center would indicate
that at least portion of huropat-
kin's army was still on the south
bank of the river.
1t is not yet definitely stated that
the Japanese have occupied Lao
Yang. al
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Advices to Legation.

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 2.-The
japanese legation received the follow
Ing from Toxic: Marshal Oyama re-
ports under date of September 1 that
the enemy was unable to resist our
fierce attack and is retiring toward
Lao Yang.
Our left and center are hotly pur-
suing the enemy who is in great con
fusion trying to retire to the right
bank of the Taitsc river. We cap
tured a number of cannOns, which are
now being used to lombard the Liao
Yang railroad station. Our right at
tacking the enemy at Haintai, fifteen
miles northeast of Lao Yang.
Our casualties since august 10Th are
about 10000"
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INF0RMA TON RELEVANT TO THE SITUATION
AT LAO YANG IS EXTREMELY MEAGRE
Dispatches Stating That the Army Was Merely Retiring
on it's Main Position Considered Being Un-
intelIisble Admission Of 5000
Casualty List.

st. Petersburg, Sept 2, A.: so p. m.
AT 4 o'clock this afternoon the war
Office received dispatch from Peter
lhof, sent to the emperor last night
by Gen, Kuropatkin, dated p. m,
has been transmitted to the war Of
flee for publication. The informa-
ton is extremely meagrc and only
conveys information to those conserv-
ant with the situation u Liao Yang.
AS communicated to the press the
dispatch states that an artillery bat
TIC proceeded unil he hour of send
ing II and that the Russians were re-
tiring upon their main positions; that
Gen. Kuroki was attacking the Rus
sian left, north of the Taitse river;
that the railroad station which Is
situated a mile northwest of Lao
Yang had been set on fire by the
Japanese shells; that the station had
been transferred across the river to
point on the north bank; that Ku-
rOpatkin had passed in review the
third Siberian corps under Gen. Ivan
off, suffering greatly in the early
stages of the battle and finally, that
the Russian losses for two days were
five thouand killed or wounded
The dispatch as given Clt, there.
fore, does not admit that Gen. Kuro-
patkin Is Withdrawing across the
Taitse river entirely. 1t Is possible,
that owing to the pressure of the
Japanese, he Russian army as stated
in the Toxic dispatch was thwn into
confusion and greatly hampered.
In thelight of the knowledge that
the "main position" of the Russians
are on the north bank of the river the
dispatch becomes unintelligible. The
artillery fight during the day makes
il evident that a screen of Russian
guns was used to cover the move
ment across the river. The guns on
the north bank doubtless were also
employed for this purpose being
placed so as to protect the railroad
bridge spanning the Taitse. The re-
view of the third Siberian corps,
mentioned in the dispatch probably
refers to march past OF the troops
while crossing the river, 1t being i'm
possible to suppose that formal re-
view occurred while the battle was
in progress.
At 4:30 this afternoon, the war Of
fee says, IT was entirely without news
Cf todav's fighting but added that the
between Lao Yang and Muk-
den was open. No press dispatches
from the front had arrived up to the
same hour. The suspense in st. Pc
tcrsburg is intense and the town is
filed with all kind of rumors, rang
ing from complete victory for Gen.
Kuropatkin 10 disastrous defeat for
the RnSsinns
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Toxic, Sept. 2.-1:3O a. IN. The
fighting at Liao Yang was continued
until a late hour last nighht. 1t was
resumed at dawn today. The fate Of
great bulk of the retreating Russian
army hinges upon the bravery and
tortitude of its left flank.
Before falling back Gen. Kuropat-
kin intended that his left to the east
ward and nortward of Lao Yang
should be greatly strengthened in the
hope of checking Kuroki's advance
line OF retreat and communication.
The greatest portion OF this protecting
force seems to have been masscd in
the north of Heyingtai, II miles
northeast of Lao Yang, where it was
fiercely assaulted by Gen. KuroN at
II o'clock Thursday morning. The
result of the fighting is not known.
If Kuroki wins and strikes the flank OF
the retreating Russian army and
reaches the rear it will place the Rus
slams in most serious predicament.
Interfering with Trains.
Yesterday the Japanese managed to
interfere seriously with the train SER
vice from Lao Yang. They used
some guns captured from the Russians
to lombard the railubad station at
Lao Yang thus preventing the entrain-
ing of Russian troops.
No details of the pursuit of the
Russians have been received here. 1t
is evident the Russians are moving
back slowly contesting the ground
and shielding their movement as far
as possible.
Nothing concerning the actual &C.
cupation of Liao Yang has been re-
ceved here. The dispatches indicate
that the Russians are still in posses.
sion of Liao Yang this (Friday) morn
ing. The list of casualties in the
fighting before Lao Yang is growing
and indications are that it Will prove
to be the bloodiest battle since the
FrancoPrussian war. The calcula-
tions of casualties must include the
losses since August 23, for the con-
test has been practically continuous
since then.
The Japanese have already reported
over $4,000 men killed or wounded.
The number captured is not given.
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THE CALCHAS AFFAIR.
United States has Protested Against
Seizure of Its Cargo.

St. Petersburg. Sept. 2, (4:06 p. m.)
The Upited States has protested to
Russia against the seizure of the car
90 of the British steamer Calchas
which was captured while bound for
Puget Sound to Japan by the Vladi-
vOstOk squadron. The protest follows
the lines of the case of the portland
and Arabia also seized by the Nladi-
vostok squadron in declining to rccog
nize as of contraband charter goods
and food stuff in ordinary course u
trade and not designed for the use of
bclligcrcnts.
The Associated Press is able to
state on very high authority that Rus
sia will decline 10 enter into the ncgo-
tiations proposed by the United States
August q in regard to the unrcstrict-
ed restriction Of American transports
Consul General Watts has left ST.
Petersburg for two months vacation
which will be spent principally in
France.
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.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.

Chicago. Sept. "A meat famine
will be forced at all costs. II ig the
best weapon with which to fight the
trust packers, although Il may not
be welcomed by independents"
In these words, President Donnel'
~ of the Butchers National organ
iZation today declared boycott
against all meat packers, regardless
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 been in conference with Mr..
DOnnclly and his associates having
come to ask certain concessions for
the independent packers and attempt
10 bring about a meeting between the
packers and representatives of the
strikers. by ignoring these last at
icmpis at peace and adopting such an
aggressive stcp. the strike leaders
demonstrated their intention 20 make
a npht 30 ihc finish.
with the beginning Of the general
strike against all packing houses the
freight handlers employed by rail-
roads throughout the country viii be
called upon 10 cease handling meat.
President D0nnelly said this after
nrDn tfiai the freight handlers union
vii hanHle no meat tomorrow. This
ras based on action taken By the
ght handlers union three weeks
aEp. when that organization voted 20
r''upur .hc sfnrk wards strikers to
she rrfent nf lY0YcOitinv meat shipped
hF she strike affected packer
The police record - the strike AZ
81 rfpcF rards 10 dafe reads. Assaults
&C. murders g. accidents %: remoT-
e7 90 h0zrifal a.
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KUROPATKIN TRYING TO PROTECT HIS
LINE OF RETREAT AND COMMUNICATION
Indications Point to Lao Yang Being the Boodies Bat
II, Since Franco Prussian War, the japanese
Having Reported Casually List
of $4,000.

Toxic, Sept. 2, 60 p. MA few ad-
ditional details of the progress Of the
battle at Liao Yang reached Toxic
at late hour today.
Gen. Kuroki's right is continuing to
press the Hei Yangtai seeking ground
where their guns will dominate the
railroad. The troops under Gen. ku-
roki are jaded and weary. They have
been marching since August 23, but
in spite of this they attack with splr-
it. The 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 are known it will be
found a great tragedy was enacted to-
| day along the Taitse river.
| The Taitse is flooded and cannot be
forded. Gen. Kurok, In command of
, the 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 ulSpdICn lcCclNcu lclc lc'
ports that fire is raging at Lao Yang.
Russians Have Greater Number.
Unofficial estimates place the Rus
sian troops in the vicinity of Lao
Yang at Is divisions of $4,000 men
each. These are probably excessive,
but it is evident that numerically the
Russians exceed the Japanese.
1t seems that the Japanese avoided
direct assault upon Lao Yang itself,
but devoted their energies to the
troops outside of the city and an ef-
ort to cut off the Russian retreat.
Liao Yang is strongly fortified and
it is probable that the Japanese will
not attak the city directly until they
have succeeded in isolating it. Should
the Russians abandon Lao Yang, the
the japanese will, of course, enter.
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LONDON Is CONSERVATIVE

y London, Sept. 3.-English mil. 4
. itary critics neither share To 4
. kio's jubilation over the fall of 4
. Lao Yang nor lay stress on
. the advantages which Russian I
. dispatches attribute to Gen. kuro.
. patkin's latest move. The best
. informed observers here who
. have access to sources OF infor-
. nation not revealed in the dis.
= patches from Toxic and not Civ.
= en- out at st. Petersburg declare
= that the battle of Lao Yang
= dramatic and historic in loss of
= life and tragic incident, can have
. no serious bearing on the eventual
= issue unless the Japanese have
= surrounded Kuropatkin.
= The newspapers in their head =
= lines, depict the conditions at .
: Lao Yang as Russian rout, de- .
, feat" But the editorials in a =
; more careful character point out =
} that the latest dispatches leave .
; the issue of the greatest battle of =
; this generation still in doubt. .
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becomes an important factor In the
general scheme of the defense.
Both MAY Rest Up.

becomes an important factsr In the
general scheme Of the defense.
Both May Rest Up.
A temporary lull I'm the fighting
would not be surprising. The men
On both sides have already made al
most superhuman efforts and IL Is
thought there must soon be a let-up
OF some sort.
The report that rear Admiral Prince
Ouktomsky, now in command of the
naval forces at Port Arthur, Is to be
ccurtmarialed utterly lacks confirm
alton. The story probably originated
In the same sources as the earlier re-
port of his deposition and of his sui
eide at Port Arthur. Nemr0vitch
correspondent in the special service
OF the A. p wiring from Lao Yang
August 81, says:
The Russian balloon corps has
been of the greatest service through
the several days fighting In locating
the Japanese advance through the
thick foliage of the Chinese corn
fields where Japanese columns fire.
quently tried to creep up and sur
prise the Russian positions.
Japans Barbarous Powder.
The Japanese are using lyddlte and
Shimose powder. The latter Is ter
rife In its effects and It's brown haze
Is easily distinguished ON the slope
of the hills, where hundreds Of the
japanese guns all day long poured
In deadly rain Of fire.
The soldiers are in excellent spir-
Its.
Gen. Stakelberg is personally visit
ing and inspecting the various posi-
tions. At some of the batteries 1t
has been Impossible to remove the
killed or wounded for three days.
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MEDIATION NOT WANTED.
Germany Contends That to Offer it to
Russia Would be Absurd.

Berlin, Sept. 2.-The German for
eign Office taking note of the asser-
ton that the neutral powers are com
pairing views with the object of of
fering friendly mediation in the war
between Russia and Japan says that
such an idea would be absurd at this
moment. as the Russian purpose to
continue the war has been clearly
made known. All the governments
understood that Great Britain and
France at some time agreed upon
would offer to mediate if both bellig-
erents desired it. When that time
arrived, naturally there was nothing
to prevent other neutral governments
from participating.
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gaps Us. Captured Guns.

Toxic. sept. 2. fNOnB.- Telegram
r'-oived from the chief of stan in the
held Indicates that Gen. Olu On com
Inauf 81 the Japancsr lrff army gain
I'D -hn aErendsury Over the Russian
rirh and center By a nigh attack
Tho 1auanrsr gained r fDwh0ld near
Hrfnuu "Wednesday afternoon and
b. Telegram sass fhey Drrupied Hsit-
ruu and the ernineurrs - rne west
Sh1u=hanua0 at 2 O'Clock Thursday
Brrn. at-rr having delivered p suc-
s-rT ri1t- arrarE which surprised
Russians
1sr artillery captured Dr. - Jap
e. rtfrf fher are r-uz against
Tars nrr described a- rHr rfrri-
Err
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Rear euard Actions.

Field headquarters of the Second
Army. Sunday. August p. : p. m. via
Fusan. C0roa. Sept The Russian
force rctrratod from ShI-hump0 tp
day. The Jauanr-e following 'hom. :
zrrarr rear guard action was fought
an dar long Tho Jauancee rsp'Ucrd
eight guns and ren ammunition
wagons
The newspaper rJrrez ppnleniz were
Ferr SIX miles away from The tight
ing
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Jan Center Advances.

Toxic. Sept 2, g. p. m.D-The
chief Of staff of the japanese army
tGen. Nodzusl telegraphing early this
morning reported that the japanese
cente was continuing TO advance today
with the object Of taking a line from
Shnrhi Yen 10 Lao Yang and effect
inE a rcfunctiOn with the japanese
left commanded by Gen. Oku.
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T0iio. sep z-r is f1Uferad that
the main strength of fH1 Mar bal
Drarnas forces -1 -la s1-tua-i VIII
-r-rraf ffil rrr-r'r- rn crossing rhn
Tel-ll rfrn-
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c.i,... s.nnn.a s.,sir.

Shru-ha. Sept 2-Thr Chinese
errarumanf. accefing 70 the demand
~ fhr Iauanesr. effected the sfDppaEe
fnfaT 81 al repairs On the Russian
uI1-rrfed cruiser Aslold and the Rus
aifr torpedo brat destroyer GrDs1roi-
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Battle Still on.

Toxic. Sept. At is reported here
that a conflict is raging at Lao Yang.
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ST. PETERSBURG Retieent.

st. Petersburg, Sept. ), 3:l9 a. m.
The dispatches sent to the emperor
by General Kuropatkin Thursday eve
nng, the gist of which was given out
by the war Office and was cablcd by
the Associated Press at $50 Fri1ay
afternoon was not made public Friday
night as expected. II Is promised to
The local press and was awaited with
lcyerish impotence until 2 O'Clock
this morning when II was announced
il would be published today. All
news therefore as far as St Peters
burg is concerned. is contained In the
kilograms from foreign sources and
there Is painful suspense awaiting
news from Russian source.
Faith in Kuropstkin.
Continued doggcd confidence IN
Gen. Kurupatkin Is expressed in
many quarters and the public gener-
ally. a. well as many military author
iiics absolutely refuse 10 believe that
siao Yang has been abandoned. or IL
it will. that Con. KurDpaiEin D. nov
lu q baitrr position to make strong
stand south Cf tho TaitEo river.
There seems % bc an air 81 cDnsid-
cradle rDnffruco a. Pofrrm Friday
night An officer who faw the en-
tnrDr Friday Afternoon said b. was
oatremr.y confident and in good spir
ifs Experts who arc familiar with
tir nature - fhe Intricate and pow
rrfu1 drfruers r0urf rucff.d n0rfh ~
tbe Tafse iy Con EIfehf0 one ~
Russia flrruu- army rnginrfrs. BE-
1.frr ffas rhr 1arHurar are far nu au
aInIrf-f inuDsa Hir fasE in afffinrf 'nr
urh divided f1-rr- M o. pointed 0rr
fhaf gar Fr-rlI rI have f0 make
> rfrFidrrafIr dffur- f0 rrunifr hir
f1-rf.a Tfr frfer hrsfF Admitting
0r fhr rr-h harf 0f fhr Taifsr river
a-s efrrrtrr 1affrdaf l.f fnfrfrrhf'l
fr-uarr ufrI o. understood ffaf
fErrr D. -Inz rear erHrf FfI rr
'hr affrf HerE f1 rrnrnT fhr japan
49, af-aura ffus making fbr h-ifrrs
rrfr- rrrarr ifalH- f1- n 1auanrsr
--r-arr- Tfr rrr rrff therefore
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Campbell said fbaf ship UznHrs are
nu r favor nf p subsidy biil bot they
d1 r.anf T.rD-frf i11 arsinsf unfair rDfu-
rfrffIn sffh foreign brrfOnE Afnr
raGlrz ship building 81 leng1h they
frIIrif up fhr zuHjrrr ~ ryreruru-
Shin 1F Neu Eurt and suggested thai
Clre-laarnsr Wm suizfr iF be-f
equipped to sass fhr parry FDrn the
rr-reE- ulafr lF fhr popularity ~
Tho V-a-=,u fbr f,Yrulis fanliaafe
fl- r-f=iier'-
ua-- ORANGE. f B0ufriIlIr. Ky
rr aaI caller.
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Princess Wants Divorce.

BadrlHcr. SaKDng sept 2-lnyes-
figafiuns pursued ON bcnalf ~ the
former guardians = Princess Louis
Uf safo-C0burg wLo escaped from
Der hTrl hrrr af an early hour Tr---
day morning. shDU that after assur-
.ug Der plrsmaI libor7y she intends
seeking a divorce NIh The purTDs.
0f marrying Ii.u. Count Mafassisr.h
Kr-IrrIfch.