Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-15
SIGNS OF A
NEW BATTLE
MukDEN DISPATCH SAYS AcTiV-
lTY OF ARMIES NEAR THERE
is INCREASING.
THE JAPANESE ARE BUSY


lne-storm Stops War News-Rus-
sian Cruiser Grombol Strikes Rocks
and Badly Damaged at vIadivostok.
Mukden, Nov 14.-since yesterday
signs that serious engagement may
take place within the next few days
have been increasing. The Japanese
are displaying great activity to the
eastward Of Mukden.
Blockade Is Extended.
London, Nov. 14.-The Japanese
blockade at Port Arthur, according to
dispatch from Chez Foo, has now
been extended distance Of thirty
miles.
Russian Cruiser Strikes Rock.
Toxic, Nov. 14-It is reported that
the armored cruiser Gromoboi struck
rock and was severely damaged ut
Vladivostok. 1t is understood that the
accident happened during a trial of the
Gromoboi after repairs on her had
been completed.
It is said she returned to her berth
in a sinking condition, surrounded by
a feet of smaller craft, which kept her
af1oat, and that she was redocked. II
the report is true it assures the con-
tinuance of inactivity of the Vladivos-
tok squadron.
Japanese RepuIse Foe.
Toxic, Nov. 14.-The Manchurian
army headquarters, telegraphing yes
terday, says:
"In the direction of the left army
the enemy attacked from Wuchentai,
Nov. II, at 1920 o'clock in the morn
ing. They were repulsed.
"On November 8, 200 infantry and
300 cavalry appeared In the direction
of Siaozaiton. Our force stationed
there repulsed them. The Russians
retreated to Machuantzu.
"The Russian losses were sixty
Ours were six.
i,ss7 Russians Do Little Damage.
General Kuroki's Headquarters, Nov
13, via Fusan.-(D Delayed 1.-THE Rus
sian forces are still encamped north Of
the Shakhe river. The Russian bonn
bardment of the Japanese lines has
lessened lately. From the beginning
| 1t has accomplished surprisingly little
damage, although on many days a hun
,dred big shells were fired. No Japan
ese were killed by the bombardment
and very few were wounded.
Japan Plans Tariff Increase.
Toxic, Nov. IA draft Of the wa
tax measure, which the government
plans to submit to the diet November
4 e1 ;x,n ;,, ~,
port duties of $750,000. Divided among
a large number of articles, the increase
in individual cases Is small, except OF
tobacco, glassware, beverages AM
kerosene.
Among the articles on which 1t /,
proposed to increase the duty are oh
ijects of art, ammunition, compasses
crucibles, cutlery, electrical machinery
agricultural implements, fire extir
guishers, musical instruments, surg
i cal and scientific instruments, photo
4 graphic apparatus, spectacles. tele
phones, therm ometers, confectioneries
preserves, CRATES, safes, stationer,
inks, straw paper. sirup, felt, spiritl
GUS liquors. carriages, bicycles, pit
lures, alcohol, spirits, chemicals. col
ton, brass, copper, lead, steel and gol
and silver wares.
i Chinese to Feel Change.
4 The duties on a number of articles
exclusively of Chinese production, ar
increased.
4 The budget to be submitted to tn
diet will be practically the same as out
4 lined in previous dispatches, excep
that further reductions have bee
made in ordinary governmental exper
ditures
4 Baron one Arasuke, the minister Q
finance, answering the criticism of tn
terms of the recent foreign loan, sal
that the loan was unsatisfactory
the government. but the delay in cal
turing Port Arthur and the departur
of the Russian Baltic fleet had create
!. a hitch in the negotiations and he
compelled the acceptance of terms les
advantageous than those of the frs
foreign loan.
Storm Stops War News.
Chicago, Nov. 14.-The storm {
wind, snow and sleet which destroye
all telegraph communication betwee
Chicago and New York last evenin
put an effective embargo on war di
patches coming through Europea
! news centers. Messages from the OF
: ent, coming by the way of the Pacifi
showed that the Japanese censors ha
not loosened the strict rule regardin
Port Arthur.