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MIKADO'S FLAG
OVER LAO YANG
FLOWER OF RUSSIAN ARMY is
IN FULL RETERAT TO THE
NoRTHWARo.
SEytREST BLOW FOR THE CAR
Believed That the Disaster to ku.
ropatkin's Force Will Destroy
the Morale of the Defend
ers of Port Arthur.

Associated Press Bulletin.
The Japanese flag flies over Lao
Yang.
Field Marshal Oyama, who led
his famous second army into Port
Arthur during the Chinese-Japanese
war of 1S94-90 and VINO. in that
struggle also captured Wei Hei Wei
and Talien Wan, today by dint OF
incessant fighting in whicn his men
were spared neither because of cas-
ualties nor because of hardships,
holds sway over Lao Yang, and Gen.
Kuropatllin, through whom Russia
believed the reputation of its arms
would be saved, is in full retreat
nOrthward, while one of his chle1
aides, Gen. Stakelberg, with his COM
mand the first Siberian army corps
numbering $4,000 men, is cut off
to the westward Of Lao Yang.
Are Concentrating Again.
The Russians are concentrating
at Yantai but the dispatches thus
fa1 gives no intimation as to wheth-
Ell they will make stand there or
suing their foe in flight. 1t is not
known whether the Japanese Will
stop at Lao Yang and fortify and
with the Taitse river between them
and General Kuropatkin's forces,
will endeavor efner to become de-
tenders in case the Russians should
attack or by inaction, should they
not, end the campaign at Lao Yang.
Russia Expected Something Better.
This last blow to Russia's arms
though it is spoken of in st. Peters
tSrg as the logical result of Russian
plans, doubtless will be taken much
to heart by the subjects of Gar
Nicholas, who, after a succession OF
defeats and retirements by their
army, had expected an end of the
struggle at Liao Yang in their ia
vor.
In the loss of Liao Yang by the
Russians, the Japanese Will proDa-
bfy gain little except in the way or
strategical point for the Russians
are said to have blown up the maga-
zines and set fire to the enormous
quantities of army stores and pro-
visions there before they evacuated.
What the effect of the retirement
from Lao Yang. will be on the be-
sieged at Port Arthur can only be
conjectured, but cC.tainly it cannot
but cause depression among the
valiant defenders tJere, who have
been hoping that eventually they
would be relieved.
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First Shell az Lao Yang.

AT 3:45 p. m, the first japanese
shell fell in Lao Yang and was fol-
lowed by a hail of projectiles which
swept the railroad station and the
suburbs OF the town itself. Fortu.
nately the station was empty. all
the rolling Stock having beenl re-
moved. The first persons wounded
were seven sisters of charity. "a
physician, several Chinese and a
commissariat, one commissioned Of
ficer.
by O'Clock in the evening sew
eraf fires had been caused by the
hombardment and the booming of
tie guns followed our train as it car
ried off the wounded.
The Russian casualties in the
fighting of August 81 and Sept. l,
are stated to amount to 1000. The
enemy's superior force, retired sew
number. Japanese prisoners appear
To be worn out.
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SEVEN ARE KILLED
ON TROLLEY CAR
RUN INTO AT ST. LOUIS BY A
WORLDS FAIR SHUTTLE
TRAIN.
NINETEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED
Street Car Stopped Directly In Front
Of the Locomotive Going 20
Miles an Hour and
Cut In Two.
NINETEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED

st. Louis, Sept. 3.-Six persons
were killed and 10 injured, two prob
ably fatally today by the collision
o. Wabash Worlds Fair shuttle
train with suburban electric car
a. the Sarah street crossing. There
were 25 passengers ON the acr and
none escaped injury. The dead:
JOHN WILSON, Kirkwood, st.
Louis.
GEO. w. MAJORS, st. Louis.
MRS. CHARLES MERkLEY, OF
lava, I'LL. 4
U,4lJSlNTyFIED WoMEN-TWC>
UNIDENTIFIED BOY.
Fatally hurt:
M. B. Bristol, st. Louis, internal
injury. .-IA
n. B. Culp, skull fractured.
The shuttle rain was returning to
the union station from the Worlds
air grounds, at 20 miles an hour,
IL is said. :
Inc street car which was on Its
"ay to the suburbs with load OF
people returning home, stopped d.
ectly in front OF the locomotive
md was cut in two. The trucks OF
sc car were knocked 100 feet away
while part of its roof was carried
200 feet farther by the train.
A. w. Burbank, engineer OF the
shuttle train, who blames the motor
man Of the electric car for the ac-
cident said: 100 i ''h"l l"'
II was within 100 yards of the
suburban crOsssing when | saw the
car start across the track. II looked
to me as IL II had ample time to
cross IT.. Al
The watchman and the fagman at
the crossing and some OF the passen-
gers confirm the statement that the
car stopped, started across the track
and then stopped on the track. No
satisfactory explanation has been
given why the car stopped on the
middle Of the track after it started
across. aA
Fred Utz. the gateman at the
crossing, said:
MY orders have been not TO use
the gates. although there are gates
here When the car approached, I
saw il and ran for the crossing
bell The car stopped: the conduct
or went TO the front and then I saw
the car start agaih and stop in the
middle ~ be track. II seemed to
be- dead"
Theodore. Cook. the mOtorman.
whose shoulder was fractured. Is
held n prisoner al the city hospital
and the conductor Of the suburban
car Patrick sheehan. has been ar
rested.
Conductor sbeehan said Of the ac-
cicent.
The rn0tOrman stopped the car
at the crossing and went to the
front o. see ID ne way was clear.
saw the train approaching but the
naE1nOn said come on. hurry up.
and as We had often gotten across
uhan q train vas q good deal nearer
fhan that one was. ] gave the signal
fur fhr mOrurrunn 20 curne ahead.
80 started ahead and ] walked back
fluard the rear ~ the car fo swing
uu On fhe rear platform Hs the car
rassfd me ThE ear fld uor sfup
On she crossing ft vas eulng
nfrDss Slowly uhen o. vas STRUCK"
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Kuropatkin's Reason Why.

St Petersberg, Sept. 3,-The fol
lowing report has been received
from Gen. Kuropatkin, dated Sept.
3:
The enemy Friday night attacked
and seized most of the positions oc'
cupied by our troops at Sykwantun
and the troops holding the position
in question returned to a rear guard
position between the villages OF
Shansuntun and Shitshanga.
The same night the First Siber'
ian army corps which had sustained
heavy losses during the last five
days and which was in danger of
having its flank turned, owing to the
e:emy's uperior force, retired sew
eral kilometers to the westward.
in these circumstances | ordered
Lao Yang evacuated and the troops
to retire northward."
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Russians Give Ground.

Toxic. Sept. 2. 1890 a. m.-The
Russian for confronting Field Mar
shal Oyama's left and center contin-
ues sla.,ly TO give ground IN retreat
ana is crossing 10 th~ r-Eht bank %
the Tait e river. A portion 81 the
Russian army occupies line NJ de-
tense work eNtcnGing nOrfhUn=i
from a point south n Lao Yang The
Rueeians als1 hold an rruinnnre
north n NuerhanE ~ the right h1nk
nf nc Taifse.
This evidently Be- intended ~ shield
the general retreat n hD-h fhn leii
and ranrr Tho Iariannsr ARMIES nnn-
tfrua 20 u-rss -hp Ru=rians- Thrv
rrrraf forward au fsrruDie1 Ina
extending from Taferjf - fanrhia-
liufZu-
Orarna talag-arf b. h1uas +har
uI11 -aart -hr rfefT larE ~ rnn
Ta7rzr this morning
Cen Kur0ii. affar fu-iDu- fsrinz
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STRIKE AT MERsElLLEs.
Supremacy Of the Port Threatened
With Extinction Because Of Tie-up

Mar-cilles, Sept. 3.-1He marlin
supremacy Of Mar-eillcs. the second
city in France. is threatened wiul
extinction. owing 10 the continuance
~ the strike and the tieup Of the
entire mafitime industry. Much trai
fc has already been divered 10 Span
ish and Italian ports. The strikers
TODAY =JuCht ~ interrupt the street
traffic and troops were called 10 G: =
uor-n fhn rioters
The raamship companies refuse ~
weld until the sailors consent ~
submit ~ The discipline - their com
rranda-r ~ Leroy Beauiieu. tha
eminent aSialisf. has written p l9.
Ter saving fhas American fravelrrs
ere giving up travelling On Fren"h
.fnafrr-- urffrrrinR German and Brit
f-n weeds. 0vins f0 fears % fh-ii
IafE rf fi--iulfrn which De- uDw fll
man issue % fhe Narsellies afrlfe
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Heavy Artillery Fire.

Gen. Kurok's Headquarters in the
field. Sept. 9, via Fusan, Sept. 3.-For
the past two days the army under
Gen. Kuroh has pushed to the NORTH
west otwards the railroad north oi
Lao Yang. His right wing has taken
the last line of intervening Mills and
holds a commanding position from
a commanding position from which
to strike the railroad
The fighting lately has been con
tinuous and heavy and there has
bcer much artillery fire. Last night
the Japanese carried a strongly for
tilted Russian position north Of the
Taitse river and north Of Awangtuan
by a bayJnet charge.
In thi. fight. the Japanese losses
were small.
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Rus,ian Loss PossihIv 1s.no1.
kills His st.p-son.

1aCrangn. y. r SnHf. w Ni'ta'n
rrrrr1 eF0f anf killed his sfnD-s1n.
Crv Wa1-ffn tffs afternoon ~ fhnir
hr-nn q FfHirrrfr 1~0=n and FETr7
uanf w fhn iiu-rau drawer f10F nu'
ffz -fafr7 ars zhq- W-alV-fn -f-rgN
+ha r.-r-e- Tho ~rr-r- rrrr ~rff
into rf- ulrfhr-- a--r- f0r rrr f-'r '0r
--tr-r rrrrr r1arnF -hr rrrz77- ~
-fr -aarrr arafr-f w-al-fr= bad
s.ra f-ra i1r-frr uuf hiz brains.
Frrm f= rf large
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Russians Loss $4,000.

St. Petersburg, Sept. 3.-The re-
port from Toxic of Oyama throwing
the bulk of his army across the
Taitse river is considered at the war
Office to indicate that the Japanese
are rushing up reinforcements to sup
port Kuroki, the necessity for which
relief may be urgent.
The war office is not in possession
of sufficient data to estimate Russian
losses, but they may reach $1,000.
, The battle is now regarded as haV-
ing reached its most critical stage.
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Destroy Stores at Lao Yang.

St. Petersburg, Sept. "a dc.
spatch has been received here from
Gen. Kuropatkin annoucig that he
mas ordered his army to evacuate
lIiao Yang and withdraw northward.
The Russians blew up the maya
=, and set fire to the army stores
ana provisions at Lao Yang before
leaving that place.
Gen Kuropatkin says the first Sibe-
rian army. corps, which, during the
past five days suffered considerable
loss, has been obliged to retire sew
eral kilometers westward as the Jap
anese attack on Sykwantun hence the
order to evacuate Lao Yang.
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CARS VANOUISF1ED LEGIONS IN HURRIED FLIGHT
VIEWED BY THE FRENCH.

. Paris. Sept. 3.-The battle OF =
. Liao Yang attracts intense inter .
. est and anxiety among French Of =
. ficlals and public generally as =
= likely TO prove the turning point =
= In the war, The foreign office =
. constructs the latest advlces re- .
= ceiyed here as showing that Gen. .
. KurOpatkin has suffered serious =
q check though not yet amount .
. ing to "A rout, The officials con. .
q tinue To say that he is execut' =
= ing plan OF slow withdrawal =
= toward Mukden, giving dogged .
4 resistance. .
a Military experts point out that =
. the magnitude OF the battle is =
= greater than any fought during .
. the Franco-German war. the siege
= OF Metz involving $4,000 men .
. on both sides. whereas there are .
= over 100000, at Lao Yang. =
4 The Figaro says IL is the great .
= est fight since the battle OF .
4 Leipsic. =
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St. Petersburg, Sept. sit is ohl-
cially announced that Gen. KuropaL-
kin is retreating; that Lao Yang has
been abandoned and that Gen. Stakel-
berg's corps has been cut off.
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Again Concentrating.

The Russians appear to he again
concentrating in the vicinity Of Yen
tai coal mines twelve miles northwest
of Liao Yang. Possibly another great
battle will occur.
The present trend of the move
ments indicates that possibly the
Japanese will move past Liao Yang,
temporarily leaving the city un-
touched.
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Charlotte. ~. r.. SEPT "a sperial
from C1arl-fDn. says that Mrs. Gen.
Parker - that town was Murdered
here fn1av ab1r nom. Hrr hp1T
was found ln fhr v011s. her fhrDaf
having firar rur One urFr1 has boon
arrested and 0nr Ober is un5ar sue
uiriUn
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Toxic Talks of Routed Army.

London, Sept. 3.--(11:3O a. m.) a
despatch from Toxic to the Japanese
legation here says Field Marshal Oy-
ANA reports as followse: Sept. ),
8 a. m. A remnant of the routed enc
nv still is offering some resistance
outside Lao Yang. Our central and
let armies are attacking it.
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Siberian Corps Cut Off.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 3.-The Jap
anese have occupied Lao Yang. The
first Siberian army corps, numbering
25, 900 under Gen. Stakelberg was
cut off west of Lao Yang.
The Russians are concentrating at
Yintai
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Ians Occupy Lao Yang.

Toxic. Sept. ii.-rIt is officially an
nounccd that the Japanese forces oc
cupied Lao Yang at 3 O'Clock Srn.
day morning.
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viously saved Gen. Orloff's detatch-
ment by attacking the Japanese flank
when Gen. Orloif was threatened with
annihilation. Gen. Orion was serious
ly wounded.
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News Was Depressing.

st. Petersburg. Sept. 3.-Notwith-
standing the lack of official confirma-
ton of Kuropatkin's retreat the report
has fallen like a cold douche on the
general staff. The emperor, who was
going to Lobau today, has postponed
his trip on account fthe situation at
the front. He has been spending
more of his time the last three daVs
with his cabinet at AleXandriavilla.
with mans spread ont before him, fol-
lowing the movements Of the battle.
a high officer of the general stan
said to the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press. after the receipt OF MS.
nHcial repnrts that KurOpatkin was
falling back. that IL il was true. he
did not believe the commandments
chief could aTord 10 abandon his
stores at Lao Yang and. in his opin,
ion. an army corns would be lntt
there nt nrotec' them. Ho added: 4:
T.iao Wang hesieged might then be-
come the Lady Smith Of the japanese
Russian war
Russian Loss Possibly f5.no0.
IN the fghting ~ Svlywantum 70
farred ~ in Cen. Eurouatkin'r to
pra-1 Corresponds with tho ToF'0 r'-
nort e the canturc Nv the JaDanese
- a rlrfipn ~ the hrirhis ~ Hn''-
fn- tel. which g. situated a milo eas'
90 c-t--anfurn Tho iaffer Mace j.
Two -uflor southeast ~ SiaFhoUtin.
u-hifho- tho puszian advance rngi-
-7rnt uae fp-rad i.act h~ Eur1li dur
fnr the nicHt - Thursday last
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STAKEl BERG'S SIBERIAN CORPS OF $4,000
CUT OUT BY THE VICTORIOUS JAPANESE
Toxic Report Says Rooted Army is Yet Offering Some
Resistance and is Concentrating at New
Point--Loss May Reach
Nearly $4,000

succeeded yesterday in taking ali
emincnce near Haiyintai. The deta Is
OF this fightig have not been re-
ceived
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Reconsidered Decision.

st. Petersburg, Sept 2.--The gen
eral staff recOnsidered its determine
ton not to make public Gen. Kuro-
patkin's despatch to the emperor and
its text was given out as follows:
"At nightfall, Thursday, the Jap
ancse attacked our Sykwantun posi-
tion, but were repulsed after a heavy
fight. They renewed the attack at
night this time with success driving
back a regiment in the direction Of
Sallutan. The retreat Of this regi-
mcnt led to the evacuation of the po-
sitons held by the other troops. To-
ward morning. the troops advanced
gradually in order to retake the Syk-
wantun position.
Assuming Offensive.
At dawn on Friday | assumed the
offensive against the troops of Gen.
kuroki's army. At midday the heads
of the attacking troops were in line
and preparations were being made to
retake by artillery the position cap
tured during the night bv the Jap
anese Infantry as ESQ advancing to
the attack.
During the night, the Japanese vio-
lently bombarded the interior of the
Russian positions inside the town or
Lao Yang. the railroad station anc
the railroad itself. Our Losses were
insignificant.
81 have received a despatch from
the chief of the Lao Yang garrison.
timed 1926 a. m. to the effect that
the Japanese attacked the fort sit
uated in he center Of our position,
hut they were repulsed with very
great loss. We had six men killed in
he fort"
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Sakharoffs Renort.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 3.-Lieut
Gen. Sakharoff in a report to the
general staff, dated Sept. 2, says:
To-day our troops assaulted the
heights of Sykwantun and after a
desperate fight we captured the
whole chain, but Immediately made
tbs discovery that we have to deal
with a strong Japanese force with
front extending from Yentai to the
river Taitse.
"A detachment undder Majof
Gen. Orloff, which was guarding tht
Yentai mines advanced a snort dis
tance but, meeting the Japanese, in
superior force and in a strong posi-
tiC1 hId TO retire.
Mai. Gen Orloff was wounded
bat the danger Of the enemy's move
ment was averted by his return 10
the station Yentai.
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Gallant siberisns.

with gallant action. the First
Siberian riae corps came mp and
Gen. stakeIberg engaged the attack
ing japanese In this fight the
brave commander Of the Second 81.
berian regiment. Col Ozersi-y vas
severel~ wOrnded.
At O'Clock in the evening there
uae a luU fn the fighting al alJrg
the line. ant the only firing heard
was the boom ~ guns a. Lia1 Yang
According t0 a telephone report. the
garrison A. Lao Yang rcp1lsed the
soc0nf Jauanese ATTACK
In order f0 ASCERTAIN the rnrrnT' g
strength. fwD regiments 0n fre wes'
frnn- warr ordered % affar. After
p fn-~n fghf o. wa4 fi=rDrfrnd fhaf
the enemy opposing fte fwD regi
mpnrz was more than fw0 divisions
sfrGrs
The 1d-=r- f1 fhl Husar army
have nu- been azrfr- aimed nrar-lF-
ifr+ arr1-I1rg fr rhr latest arrDHnf
fHar arra.-d Hn1 in li1r1 1r wound
cd
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orloHs Marrow Escape.

ST. Petersburg Sept Gen huro-
ustlin reDorts. "On the night ~ ser
terrber J.. Cen Kur0ld sftacked syk-
wsrfun. n miles east 0f Liao Yang
and captured q ma ioriiF - me hus-
sian positions. the ersruafipn ~ Ehifh
was compelled on the nirht ~ Sep
frrnhnr q the Russians reilring sir
mile distance
THE FIRST Siberian army cprfE Uas
s1ru1f surrounded. Tbs cDrTiE fTe
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The Hero,

He was a thoughtful citizen and
kindly withal.
The building upon which his eyes
were fastened was in flames
From third story window protrud-
ed head.
1t was a disheveled head bearing a
child'S golden curls.
At home little golden haired girl
was awaiting him.
What if that were his own?
The impulse to tear his coat from his
seize the child and bear her to safety
was strong upon him.
How strong nobody but himself
knew
For another feeling had come over
him.
He thought: Suppose should rush
up to that window and save that child.
The papers would be full of it. !
should become a hero. Some fireman
would thus be cheated out of his just
need of praise. Whatever l am l am
not selfish aud greedy. Let the other
man have the glory. l shall sacrifice
my personal interests and remain a
humble citizen"
Saying which wise and courageous
things within himself, he stood with
out moving a muscle while large and
brawny fireman carried the little girl
down ladder and placed her in the
arms of her frantic mother.
Moral.-True heroism often exists in
men who are too modest to let the pub
lie even suspect it.-BaltimOre Ameri-
can
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EurR RIVAL IN
MARBLE
By.
CLINTON DANGsRfltLD
-.i,bt 1913. by T. c. Mcclure
,.,..i,bt. 1913, by T. c. Mcclure

.nov I'd oughtn't to mind It,
= nr Lucinda repentaltly to her-
E VIZ as she pushed another PIE ln'o ' ane
self as s @John an me done been mar.
owe" six months now, an sept ior one
Flfu ~ amt got a sorrer,"
lhlie shnt the door resolptely on the
sns though to inclose hec secret care
pc a., as oyeu also, and then went deftiy
il w the sunny kitchen pltting house
a lIitnIr touches here and there j.
VIZ" ~ prettler girl than LUCINDA was
No t p in juliet little Greenville'
ever , vas so pretty indeed that when
S SlEr logan. widower of thirty-eight'
'Ou~ .,a1 her AMI bore her away TO his
l L.,na in Georgia village there were
nOlny TO predict that Lucinda would
-,o most of her time 'prlmplng.
sP nnt ma girl was ever more anxious
min her husbands praise, and II
=; the qualifications attending that
WI that troubled her sorely.
P Ont in the daisied Lafayette GENE
.o.v slept all that was left of Martha
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An artist had sold a picture for an
eXorbitant price, and the purchaser
sued to recover. The barrister for the
purchaser was making the artist un-
comfortable by his questions.
Now, sir" he said in that pleasant,
ingratiating manner of lawyers with a
witness, do you think anybody could
see beauty in that picture?"
"Some persons certainly could re
piled the artist.
you think the initiated in technical
matters might have no difficulty in I'M
Outstanding your work.
81 am sure they would not"
do you think you could make me
see any beauty in that picture?" this
most superciliously.
Probably not now. sir" and the art
list was most humble, ''but once /
could have done so easily"
Now, sir. how is that? l don't un-
derstand you. Explain if you please"
That's quite easy. sir. l conld have
done it simply by employing you as my
counsel in this case" - London Tit
BitS