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The National tribune., 1904-06-09

BY Circular Letter No. 2, before retiring
from office, Alex. C. Moore, Department
Commander, West Virginia, G. A. r., made
the following patriotic and eloquent ad-
dress TO Comrades:
SALUTE THE FLAG.
81 pledge allegiance to my Flag and to
the Republic for which it stands One
Nation indiyisible, with liberty and justice
to all"
1.-The Commander announces to the De-
partment that the Legislature by an act
passed Feb y, 1901, authorized the
Boards of Education to purchase a United
States Flag for each School House, and to
require the same to be displayed over the
building or on the grounds during the time
school is in session.
''This law is not compulsory, but leaves
the purchase of the flags to the discretion
of the school officers, and it is suggested
that the Posts take action in this matter,
and that comrades use their influence to
have the officials in their respective school
districts carry out the provisions of this
law, so that the pupils may become famil-
lar with the National colors and the lib
erty and civil blessings it represents.
The hope of the Nation rests in the
public school system, and as one Of the
cardinal principles of our Order is loyalty
to country, we should feel it incumbent
upon MS to do all in our power to teach
patriotism to the youth of our land.
'The ceremony of the Flag salute and
other patriotic exercises should be intro
duced into the schools at stated periods.
and the celebration of great events in the
history OF our country should be taken
notice Of on their anniversary, and the
lives and deeds Of our great men who have
rendered patriotic service to the Republic
should be held up as examples and objecr
lessons to the minds Of our youth, SO they
may be incuIcated with patriotism and
love of country. They should be taught to
feel that they form part OF a great Ma
ton. that there should be honesty and in
tegrity in the conduct of public affairs, ami
that in the near future they will have coll
troll Of the destinies of the Republic.
Comrades, lend helping hand to this
grand work Of training the rising genera
ton to have faith in their country, to re-
spect law and order, and to be true Amer
icans."
The National tribune., 1904-06-09
THE BALTIC FLEET.
Russia's Dimeultiss In Sending Ships to
Fort Arthur.

The Cologne Gazette estimates that in
favorable circumstances Russia will only
be able to send out four battleships and
four cruisers toward the Autumn. The un-
satisfactory experiences Of the Ossliabya,
in the course of her interrupted voyage to
Eastern Asia at the outbreak of the war,
is held to warrant the assumption that yes
sells built on the Neva are not likely TO
develop any remarkable. seagoing qualities.
Difficulties Connected with Hcoaling, more
over, must inevitably prolong the duration
Of the voyage to at least two or three
months. By that time the harbor of
Vladiyostok will have been icebound. 1t
would, therefore. be a hopeless undertak-
ing for the Russians to dispatch squad
ron from the Baltic unless absolutely con-
vinced that Port Arthur could hold out un-
til Autumn and the distractions placed at
the mouth of the harbor by japanese could
be removed SO as to render it navigable
for large vessels. Considering present con-
ditions and the outlook in the far East, the
prevailing German view is that Russia is
not likely to send any ships to the scene
of conflict
The National tribune., 1904-06-09
Heavy Battle Near Railroad.
Kuropatkin reports

Gen. kuropatkin reports:
Shortly before noon, May 80, our cav
airy opened fire near the railroad station
of vangenfuchu against an advancing Jap
anese force, consisting of eight companies
of infantry, eight squadrons Of cavalry, and
four machine guns. During the ensuing
battle our mounted sotnias brilliantly at
tackled japanese squadron on the enemy s
left flank and almost completely annihilated
il. The sotnias then attacked the infantry,
but retired under the fire of machine guns.
The advance of the japanese infantry, in
order to turn our left flank, was stopped
by the fire of our battery, which inflicted
considerable loss on the enemy. Our losses
have not yet been definitely ascertained,
but so far as known one officer and 81 men
were wounded and % horses were lost"
The National tribune., 1904-06-09
Port Arthur Invested.

There is no doubt that by this time the
japanese have closely invested Port Arthur
from the land side. One report says that
they are within two miles, which would be
Immediately in front of the innermost line
of the defenses. Another report is that
they are seven miles, and third, 15 miles
off. The two-mile report is the more prob
able, because it seems to be confirmed by
the movements of the japanese feet. At
that distance an investing army would have
the support of the fleets on both coasts.
Therefore, it is likely that the japanese
may assault and carry the works at any
day. With better foe than the Russians
have shown themselves to be, we might ex-
pect a prolonged siege, but the ease with
which the japanese carried the first line
of defenses, upon which the Russians had
spent great deal of money and labor, and
had assembled a large quantity of guns,
gives little hope that they will make a
more successful resistance at the inner line.
We may hear of the fall of Port Arthur
by assault at any day.
There are many reasons which will i'm
pei the japanese to deliver this assault very
soon. The first is the enthusiastic self
confidence which the army must get from
having achieved such victories as that at
Kin-chou ); still stronger one is that by
promptly assaulting and taking the place
they will prevent the Russian Commander
from destroying the highly valuable feet
that still remains in the harbor, and the
arsenals. The acquisition of the Russian
feet would be of the utmost importance to
Japan. A 5000 600 battleship, and there
are several of them yet, is most valuable
prize for any Nation. If the japanese were
compelled to resort to a siege, the Russian
commander. after he found further de-
fense hopeless, would destroy everything
of value to his enemies. Another reason
is the desire to have things settled, and
the absolute control of the peninsula as
sured before the beginning Of the rainy
season, which is now but few weeks of.
The National tribune., 1904-06-09

me for tickets. Really it gets on my nerves
sometimes" At the railway station IL is
just the same. Another man who wants
TO go to. Antwerp Don't seem to care for
rest, these people: flying here, flying there:
what's the sense of itT'
HARD TO GET RIGHT.
Every now and then, in the matter OF
sending valuable letters by registered mail,
some exacting postal official brings up the
public on the principle of the nurse who
sent the eldest girl TO see what Tommy was
doing and tell him he mustn't. For example,
at the registry window il is pointed out
that the letter either is sealed or that it is
not sealed. One is never able to solve this
problem. If yOur letter is sealed il then
appears that it ought not TO have been
sealed. If, on the other hand, you have
omitted to seal it. that is your fault. In
either case, the letter can not 20 as it is.
King Menelik is sending the President
hyena which howls all the time. Some
of the congressman will want him placed
under Gen. Bristow's window.
VERSATILITY OF RURAL EMPLOYEES.
) At present rural letter carriers all over
the country are acting as agents for every
known article and commodity. They sell
provisions. dry-goods. furniture, horseshoes,
farming implements. fertilizer, chocolate
caramels and tar roofing: take subscrip-
tions for newspapers, magazines and turf
investment bureaus: insure lives and
houses, erect lightning rods, and put down
driven wells.
JOKE ON THE POSTMASTER.
A letter reached the Brooklyn post office
from Oneonta. y. Y. addressed to the
.Rev. Diet Hills" The clerks supposed
that the letter was meant for the Rev. DIR.
Newell Dwight Hills. but not caring to
take any chances thev sent the usual card
to the sender Of the letter, asking that the
proper street and number be supplied, if
possible. The letter writer had written his
name on the back of the envelope. In two
or three days the following answer to the
card arrived:
Mr.. r. NJ: Did you ever Hear of man
by name Henry Ward Reecher. a resident
of Brooklyn. The Rev. Diet Hills is pas
tor of Plymouth Church. Brooklyn, N. Y.
have showed your card here to several
men & they are all surprized that Rev. Mr..
Hills is not better known.
you BrObily don't 60 to church.
Respects.
''Well. the joke seems to be all on me-
all right" said the Postmaster, when tho
blunt "call down. was shown to him.
The National tribune., 1904-06-09
Japanese Gain Much Valuable Property.

The Russians evacuated Dalny in great
haste May p, leaving much property
which will prove highly valuable to the
japanese. Gen. Oku's scouts report that
over 100 barracks and storehouses remain
uninjured. The railway and telegraph sta
tions with 200 passenger and freight
coaches are also uninjured. The Russians
destroyed the big pier and blocked all the
dock entrances with sunken steamers. They
destroyed all the small railway bridges in
the vicinity Of the docks, but left the jet
ties uninjured. 1t is evident that the Rus
slams fed quickly when Nanshan Hill was
lost, expecting that Gen. Oku would imme-
diately take possession of Dalny. All pre-
vious reports of the occupation of the town
were false.
The Russians destroyed the gunboat used
at Ta-lien-wan' against the japanese left
during the battle of Nanshan Hill. The
name of the gunboat is not known, but it
was possibly the Bobr.
The National tribune., 1904-06-09
Food Supplies in Port Arthur.

The London Times's Wei-hai-wei COR
respondent writes:
From inside Port Arthur ] have gath
cred the following information from refu-
gees: The available foodstuffs have been
requisitioned by the military authorities.
The natives and civilian population have
to do their best with what comes by junk
from China, and what they themselves
have secreted. 1t is estimated that on half
rations the garrison has Ave months food
stufs. Refugees report five damaged war
ships moored to the jetties, everything NOV
able having been eemoYed from them. Gen.
The National tribune., 1904-06-09
THE BATTLE OF KlN.CHOU.
4 Gallant Assault by the Japanese, With
Comparatively Small Loss, Considering
the Circumstances.

u Gallant A0S4ulI py tn0 JapduSS0s Will
Comparatively Small Loss, Considering
the Circumstances.
Gen. Stoessels report Of the manner in
which the japanese forced the first line of
defenses of Port Arthur at Kin-chou is
as follows:
After a fierce battle, lasting two days,
/ ordered our positions at kin-chOu to be
evacuated in the evening, for we had op-
posed to US at least three divisions with
120 guns.
''The enemy's fire, particularly that
from four gunboats and six torpedo boats,
completely annihilated our batteries
mounted at Kin-chou. The fifth regiment,
which was posted on this spot, stood its
ground heroically. The fire of this regi-
ment, as we'll as that of our batteries and
the gunboat BObr off khOunoueZa. in
f1icted enormous losses on the Japanese.
Our losses amounted to 30 officers and
800 men killed or wounded. We blew up
or damaged all our guns which the Jap
anese had not put out of action.
1T would have been inexpedient GER
tainly to bring up siege artillery during
the fierce fighting.
1.-The battle May &c began at a. m.
and lasted until s p. m, when / ordered
the position evacuated gradually. The ex-
plOsion of a number of our mines and
fougades was rendered impossible, because
the japanese turned our position lmme-
diately. The Japanese advanced through
water up to their waists, under the pro-
lection of their ships.
THE spirit of our troops is excellent"
This shows that the japanese attacked
promptly and gallantly, and with care
full consideration of the situation. They
report that they lost 33 officers three
Sergeants, and 1O3 privates killed, and
100 officers, IL Sergeants. and 3,344 rank
and file wounded in the assault or total
of 739 killed and 1856 wounded. This
would make battle Of about the magni
tude of Resaca in the Atlanta campaign.
such defenses as the Russians had, and
for the number of troops standing behind
their intrenchments, which were pierced
by a direct front attack
The National tribune., 1904-06-09

get ready for real war. The railroad
is said to be pouring Russian troops into
Manchuria at the rate of $500 a day, but
this must be taken with a great deal of
allowance. 1t is not possible that the rail
road, with its facilities, can do this and
feed them, with the other troops already
gathered there.
The Russians are also talking good
deal about what the Cossacks are going
to do with the rear of the japanese army,
but so far these much-dreaded raiders have
been handled with the greatest ease by
small bodies Of Japs and have accomplished
nothing
The National tribune., 1904-06-09
THE RURAL CARRIER.
Can q Competent Rural Carrier be Found
and Kept for $500 Year,


There are are about 10000 carriers in
the rural delivery service. Their pay is
5000 year where their routes are 20 miles
a day; smaller distances in proportion
down to $500; and they have to provide
horse and wagon out Of 1t. They have
no annual leave with pay as the city car
riers do. Their average route is % miles
q day, usually over roads that are by no
means fowery beds of ease. Many bills
for increasing the pay Of these rural car
riers have been introduced into Congress-
Now the rural free delivery is already ex-
pensive, and it will be widely extended
justified. People in the cities may say
jauntily: "Oh, 5000 in South Goshforil
or East Dippyyille ought to be as good a.
5000 In New York. The people Fl The
cities can MeK nothing shout II s'
The National tribune., 1904-06-09

and soon discarded. The next issue of the
cards was inscribed. 1.-The address only to
be written on this side which il was seen
could easily be construed to bar the use
of a typewriter. The same objection could
be raised to Write only the address on this
side'
Finally the authorities got hystercal
and the next issue of the cards informed
the user that he could Write the address
on this side, the message on the other"
which was not only clumsy but ambiguous.
and conveying a wrong meaning, as the
officials really. down in. their hea rts, had no
objection to a person writing the address
on both sides of the card. Later the word
"only" was dropped but without much i'm
provement. 1t was finally decided that
there was no use in trying to be original,
and SO they fashioned the phrase which is
cards issued by the British Government.
Our English cousins say. 'The space be-
low is for the address only. and Uncle Sam
has "This side for the address only"
POsTAL-CARD RETALIATION.
3 knowing the aversion of her husband
to letter-writing. the wife Of Chicagoan
thus admonished him on his departure on
a recent Eastern trip:
"Now, John, as neither / nor the chill
dren can accompany You. you must be eyes
and ears for MS. and drop us an occasional
p0stal-card, telling us any thing of interest
you may see and hear. Don't forget, will
you?"
The husband promised and took his de-
parture. The next morning but one the
wife received postal card containing the
following message: "Dear Wife: l reached
.Pittsburg all right. Yours aft"
Though disappointed. she excused the
brevity of the communication on the ground
that her husband was, doubtless, pressed
fou Lot
other card arrived, bearing the startling
announcement: Here l am in New York.
Yours ever" Still later came another
II am indeed in New York Yours -"
The wife swallowed her disappointment
and. being good mt retaliation, seized her
pen and wrote: Dear Husband. the chill
dren and l are in Chicago. Yours -"
A few days later she wrote again. "We
are still in Chicago"
In her next communication she grew n
little more enthusiastic. She wrote:
Dear Husband: Here We are in
Chicago. | repeat it, sir We are in
"P. S-We are, indeed"
In due time John reached home. and
fearing perhaps that his poor wife was
afflicted with some sort of dementia. hasten
ed to ask the meaning of her strange mes
sages. For answer she slipped into his
hands his own three postal cards.
CHRONIC MALADY.
People who have travelled abroad say
that the slow and stupid postal clerk SO
often found in Europe is only a type of
his class. The foreign official is man
whose life is saddened by a public always
wanting something. You read it in his face
wherever you go. The man who sells you
tickets for the theateT. He is eating sand
witches when you knock at his window. He
turns to his companion Good Lord"
you can see him say, Heres another of
'em. If there has been one man worrying
me this morning, there have been hum
dred. Always the same story; all of 'em
want to come and see the play: You listen
cow; bet you anything he's going to bother
The National tribune., 1904-06-09
A Great Invention.

John A. Stransky, of Pukwana, S. D..
has received patent for a new smokeless
g,inpowder that will revolutionize the
powder business and make the inventor
rich. He says it can be made for seven
cents per pound, and one pound will 60
as far as two pounds Of black powder,
and one and one-half of the best smeke-
less powder. There is but slight report
made and the recoil or kick is not notice
able. The powder is smokeless and can
be made i'm any kitchen. Mr.. Stransky
wants few agents to introduce this pow
der He has agents who are making a.
high as $3.50 per month. Write for free
particulars.
The National tribune., 1904-06-09

Stoessel retains q large number Of junks
In the roadstead. The object Of this meas
ure can only be conjectured."
At 1aku.Sha0.

The japanese continue tQ land great
numbers Of tfoops at Taku-shan, and the
latest reports indicate that the first $4,000
$4,000. Not much is said about this pow
erful column, which is ii a position to do
an immense amount of harm to the Rus
SLAMS by striking on the Hanks the forces
confronting Kuroki at Feng-wang-c -cheng,
striking at the railroad in the neighbor-
hood of Newchwang, or assisting in the
reduction of Port Arthur. 1t will probably
be heard from soon in some very effective
u-Av
The National tribune., 1904-06-09
Another Terrific Engagement.

Gen. Kuropatkin reports severe engage
ment having taken place in the advancing
of the japanese from Feng-wang-
May 28, which began at 10 a. m, and lasted
till 2 D. m, with heavy artillery firing and
murderous volloys of shrapnel, and which
resulted in the Russians retiring after
having lost two officers and seven Cossacks.
How they were lost does not transpire, but
Drobably in the bushes
The National tribune., 1904-06-09
JAPANESE coMMANDER.IN.cHIEF.
MARQUIS Yamagata to Have Supreme Control
over Forces in the Field

A dispatch from Tokyo says that Field
Marshal Yamagata has been appointed
Commander-in-Chief of all the forces in
the field. He is expected to proceed to the
Liaotung district shortly.
Marquis Aritomo Yamagata was born
in the province of Choshu during the year
1888. He entered the army early in life
and took an active part in the suppress
sion Of the Shogunate, being appointed
Second Vice Minister Of War in the new
Government.
In the year 1860 he was sent as Special
ambassador to Russia and France in the
The National tribune., 1904-06-09
JAPANESE PATRIOTISM.
The Wonderful Devotion Of the women OF
Japan to Their Country's Cause.
(Scribner's)

And then the stories l heard of the devo-
ton and sacrifice Of the people who are
left at home! The women let their hair
20 undressed once a month that they may
contribute per month the price of the
dressing-fve sen. A gentleman discov-
cred that every servant in his household,
from butler down, was contributing a GER
tain amount of his wages each MONTH and
in consequence offered to raise wages just
The National tribune., 1904-06-09
Ano.nsr nuss,an vessel psssroyed.

The japanese navy continues its activity
and efectiveness and has succeeded in tor
bedoing and destroying, june 4, the Rus
6ian gunboat Gilial. ct Port Arthur.
The National tribune., 1904-06-09
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Here's the gladdest, best news that ever came
10 Deaf people-news so welcome and so joyful that
1t seems too good to be true! Yet Il 10 trueabso.
lutely true-and It means happiness and hearing
for every one who il Deaf.
The most wonderful cures OF Deafness the world
has ever known-cures that seem like the miracles
OF Bible days-are now being made by great
specialist who after years OF study and scientific
investigation has at last found the true way
Deafness His success Is amazing the medical
profession. and well il may for he cures the most
stubborn long standing cases Of Deafness and re-
stores hearing where all other doctors and treat
ments have failed.
Deafness Specialist Sprouc, who is doing this
remarkable and beneficial work. is already famous
in Europe and America the greatest authority
Of the age on Deafness He feels that the cure for
Deafness was revealed TO him because Of his true
sympathy and feeling for the Deaf His heart has
always ached over their silent suffering and he has
ever realized 10 the full the bitter loneliness Of their
lives Now that he has found the certain means
OF making the Deaf hear, he is more than happy TO
use that knowledge to help them He feels that IL is
his duty to assist all those suffering from Deafness
and in friendliness and sincerity he gladly offers
The National tribune., 1904-06-09
Deafness Specialist Sbrou.e,

Graduate Dublin University. Ireland, foYmeYIv
Surgeon British Royal Ndnol .Se4rioe) To IL
DOANE ST, BOSTON. DO NOT lose this great
opportunity Of reoainine pour hearing. Write 70
him NOW-TO-DAY.
The National tribune., 1904-06-09

me for tickets. Really it gets on my nerves
sometimes" At the railway station IL is
just the same. Another man who wants
to go to Antwerp! Don't seem to care for
rest, these people flying here, flying there !:
what's the sense of it"
The National tribune., 1904-06-09
The Flag and the Public Schools.

from Office, Alex. G. Moore, Department
Commander, West Virginia, G. A. r., made
the following patriotic and eloquent ad-
dress to Comrades:
The National tribune., 1904-06-09
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No Time to Lose.

There are many current examples of
mental vigor in old age. Queen Victo-
ria successfully learned a little Hin
dustani when the years Of her reign
were many, and there are others who
have taken up and carried through
work of equal difficulty
An Englishman is said to have
learned the alphabet at 60, ana quite
lately, says the st. James Budget, a
man hustled into a south London
branch Of the Young Mems Christian
Association and asked to be imme-
diately enrolled.
The honorary secretary wondered
why there was such haste and ven
tured to ask.
''Well,' returned the applicant, 81
must be hurrying with anything I'm
going to do with you. You see I'm
getting on for "a years of asev