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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-29
DUST PLAYS HAVOC
WITH BOTH ARMIES
Russian Retreat Was at First
Very Orderly
ARMIES WERE EXHAUSTED
immensely of the Japanese Force Was
Not Realized Until the March
Was Taken Up in Or
derIy Fashion.
ARMIES WERE EXHAUSTED

Headquarters of General kurolxi's Army
near Tiehling. March 25.-(Correspondence
of the Associated Press.)-The first realiz-
alton of the immensely of the Japanese
forces was brought home to the observer
when the two central armies rolled across
the Shaho on the morning of the Sth of
March in the wake of the retreating Rus
slams. Hitherto during the battle parts of
two or three brigades of infantry, with
a few battalions of reserves. a dozen or
more batteries, with pack trains and field
hospitals were all that one person could
see in the mountainous country of the
great armies engaged. But when the
whole array moved nortnward with its
mpediments following it was an impress
sive host.
Looking from the heights where the
Russian batteries had been one could see
many khaki colored professions for miles
on either hand emerging from the val
leys and passes where the Japanese had
been concentrating since October, stream
ing across the dry bed of the river and
the narrow channels of Ice and winding
away among the bare hills and sandy
plains northward. 1t was a business like
army swathed in dark blue and khaki with
no spectacular show of gold braid. nor
brass, and hardly a touch of color ex-
cept the scarlet blankets worn over the
shoulders. Most of the ranks were boys
yet, but they were toughened by a year
of campaigning into hardy veterans.
They plodded on silently as usual, with
no show of rejoicing over victory, with
out confusion nor excited officers. Japa-
nese dominion over Manchuria was
spreading at the rate or two miles an
hour. By the river banks were fields of
kaoliang which had stood unharvested
since fall between the lines of hostile
cannon, and through these were swarming
men, women and children reaping and
stacking their crops. The Chinaman fritz
ters away no time gaping at victorious
armies when a few dollars are to be
Ratharad
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-29
BLOUNT SPRINGS HOTEL

Season now open. The place to spend the
summer. Hotel renovated and put in first
class condition. Sulphur baths, bowling,
tennis court, pool and billiards. Owns
and operates dairy ard livery. Rates 81
per day, sl0.50 per week.
BLOUNT SPRINGS HOTEL co.
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low and sallow, and they feel tired and
WORKOUT all the time. In large pro-
portion of cases when women are weak,
rundown and falling off in flesh and
looks, the root of the trouble can be
traced to womanly diseases which under
mine the general health. The proof OF
this is that women who have been cured
of painful womanly diseases by the use
of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
have recovered their general health.
gained in flesh and in appearance.
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures
the womanly diseases which sap the gen
eral health. It establishes regularity,
dries weakening drains, heals infiamnia-
ton and liberation and cures female
weakness.
al suffered for three years with ovarian
trouble" writes Mrs. Anna Quinn tTreasurer
Womau's Athletic Club. of Goa Sycamore 81
Milwaukee, Wis "The treatment took did
not do me particle of good. until good neigh
Dor who had been using DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription advised me TO give II trial nc
next dav took my first dose. and II was my hrsi
different woman my flesh which had been
habby became firm complexion CLEAR and ny
ewes bright II was simply an indication OF Inc
great change within from pain and suffering 10
health and happiness"
cFavorite Prescription" makes weak
women strong, sick women well. Ac'
cept no substitute for the medicine
which works wonders for weak women.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigorate
stomach, liver and bowels
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WaynesViIIe, North Carolina.

a4e Altitude 1850 feet.
For over fifteen years the most popu-
lar health and pleasure resort of the
mountain section of North Carolina, in the
celebrated Land of the Sky"
e,"BEAUTIFUL HAYWOOD"
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS HOTEL
B. ]. Sloan Owner and Prop.
Season opens June 6. under the same
management as last year.
Accommodation limited to $50 guests
Cuisine and service unexcelled. Rates
moderate.
For illustrated printed matter ETC.. ad-
dress
MRS. e, ]. RING, Manager.
Waynesville. N. c.
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OF our yard is the quality and grade
OF our lumber, and our ability to fur
nish your order just like you want it.
With an established reputation we
have built up good business, and 1t
is our purpose to keep this up.
Why don't you purchase your lum-
Der here? We win make the prices
right Visit our yards and make your
selections.
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most of his men directly north through
the mountains with the Japanese right
army pursuing. Several times the lana
nese had brushes with the rear guard but
no important action until the 14th when
they approached the range of high steep
hills seven miles southeast of Tiehlng
which was strategically the strongest de-
Tense of the city. There was a broad level
plain in front of the hills and no avenue
OF approach for an attacking force ex-
cept to corss this plain and under such
cover as could be found in the gullies
and behind occasional ridges. Conse-
quently 1t was decided to attempt the
night attack with the bayonets once
more and thus the first line of trenches
below the hills was gained. For the
general advance in the morning Of the
14th two battalions were assigned for a
frontal attack, one for a diversion on
the right and the largest force of right,
on the left.
direct charge upon the main trenches
was impossible because the slope before
them was almost too steep to be scaled
even with no resistance. A lower hill to
the west and in front was vulnerable on
its west flank and after an artillery en-
gagement the main BODY occupied this
Night stopped the fighting and before
morning the Russians had retired In haste
leaving two hundred dead, while the Japa-
nese had 800 casualties. The last stand of
the Russians before Tiehling was on a
chain of hills 5000 metres southeast of the
city, equipped deliberately with a long
chain Of trenches and well constructed
gun positions, which they held with
twenty-four guns. While the general of
division was accommodating the positions
on the afternoon of the 18TH another Jap
anese brigade from the south began to en-
gage one of the Russian batteries. This
partly exposed the Russian flank to the
enemy, and thirty-six Japanese guns were
concentrated in a bombardment of that
nnaitinn
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-29
HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS.
BELLEVUE HOTEL,

BELLEVUE HOiEL,
Lookout Mountain, Gadsden, Ala.
1900 feet elevation. Freestone. lithia
chalybeate and sulphur waters. Best
and only up-to-date summer resort in
the state. Under the direct supervision
and management of LOUI HART.
Summer tourists rates: Round trip week
end tickets One fare family Looks. rs
tickets. sH. Opens May 1.
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Men Were Nearly Exhausted.

Until the tenth the army had been
pushed forward day and night in the
face of every difficulty to draw the at
tention of the Russians from Mukden.
and the men were nearly exhausted by
their forced march. The military roads
from Fushun to Tiehling wound along
the plains among sharp hills and the
division followed this to get to the ,th
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Darkness Again Stays Work.

Darkness again intern pied the work
after an hours bombar.unent, and again
the Russians retreated, abandoning with
out serious resistance their most valuable
depot between Mukden and Earbin, which
was their strongest military position as
well. General Kuropatkin had been there
in his special train until the afternoon of
the 18th, it was said When the first Japa-
nese company entered the settlement at
o'clock in the morning they captured
the station master and two other officers,
who had been left with orders to apply
the torch at the last moment, but only
a few buildings were burned, and there
were valuable stores of munitions undam-
aged.
No more dramatic encounters occurred
during this eventful week than the cap
ture of the Fifth and Nineteenth regi-
ments of Russian rifles by Kuroki's left
division on the morning OF the 18th. In the
panic which prevailed at Mukden then
these two regiments left at o'clock in
the morning with no general commanding
them, and mixed crowd Of soldiers from
other organizations and camp followers
attaching themselves to the retreat. When
the two forces discovered one another
they quickly formed into fighting line
and the Russians came on with the Of
fcers in front of the ranks to attempt to
cut their way through The contact was
so sudden that there was confusion at
| first, in which the Japanese general and
| his staff with two foreign attaches came
under the fire of the Japanese rifles and
guns The fight was short and decisive
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Could Not Stand shrapneI.

Tho Russians could not stand In the
omen fields under the shrapnel and soon
scattered like sheep while many parties
waved towels and hankerchiefs, to sur
render The Japanese had only TWO
hundred casualties while dead and wound
ed russians were all over the field. Dur
ine the rest of the day the Japanese
we're occupied hunting for Russians in all
the surrounding country They had
broken ND into small parties, were fleeing
In every direction, some trying to get
hack TO Mukden others to find roads OF
escape northwards, and many hiding In
Tho ravines and in Chinese houses. How
ever brave they were III hgh,ihg when
cornered some male spectacles of them
so,,,es hardly to be expected from men
~ a military race. Doubtless the men
u,ere unnerved by the strain of long
61btIne but the Siberians captured ear
nor In the war bore themselves with the
dignity of soldiers. Whether the Euro
mean troops who have been sent 10 the
east are the best quality OF the nus
sion army there is no means of judging,
~ certainly they have not compared
% ,,orablv in physique or fighting quali-
ttas With the Siberians, particularly the
NOS, siberian sharpshooters. That is the
oninion of the Japanese officers
rha total prisoners taken that day was
YEARLY four thousand. They were a
ferce and savage looking crowd, all
waaring big black or white sheepskin
hats many In dirty fur coats, most Of
them heavily beared, all unwashed for
DAYS. Among the officers were several
Iii Non. one of them a veteran of the
| p,,sso- turkish war with a whitebeard
hanging 10 his waist, who gave his age
| &C seventy-two. The next morning they
went down the road in big cloud of
d,1st-a long and picturesque procession
| ~ disiected looking Moujiks, with their
| ofyicers riding in Chinese carts. and
| feering Manchurians running along the
fianks-to join the army Of Russians in
Japan which now number nearly hun
] bred thousand
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HOW HEALTH
IS
GAINED

The story of a
great deal of the
unhappiness OF
women is q story
of lost health.
Women wonder
how it is that
little by little
the form loses
plunpness, the
cheeks grow hol-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-24
v W0MAN SHOT
BY A R0BBER
MRS. F. e. MIzE, WEALTHY cHIcA
GO WIDOW, KILLED BY HIGH.
WAYMAN.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-Mrs. F. E. Mize
az years DID, wealthy widow who
came to Chicago recently from New
York and was stopping at the Del
Prado hotel, Fifty-ninth street and
Washington avenue, was shot and
killed shortly after $50 O'Clock last
night by a highwayman who accosted
her in front of the residence of Alder.
man Frank l. Bennett, 5S07 Washing
ton avenue, and after thrusting a re-
volver in her face demanded her
money.
In company with Mrs. Mize at the
time was Mrs. 7. A. Wilson of Les
Cruces, N. NJ, who is also a guest al
the hotel. Mrs. Wilson ran the mo
ment she realized the man was a high
wayman, but instead Of following her
example Mrs. Mize grappled with the
robber. She fought desperately for q
moment and realizing that he was In
danger Of being captured, the high
wayman tore himself loose and step
ping back few p,ces fired two shots
One bullet strud1 Mrs. Mize in the
heart and the other shattered hel
right wrist She fell to the sidewalk
and was dead when residents attract
ed by the shooting arrived.
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RATE v AR
ASSU RED
GRAIN TARIFFS CANNOT BE AR
RANGED SUITABLY BY RAIL
ROADS.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-After a stormy
session yesterday during which west
ern traffic officials tried in vain to set
tie the grain rate war, several of them
left the meeting, declaring that 1t had
furnished strong argument in favor
of government control or regulation of
freight rates.
The inability to settle the rate war
was all the more astonishing from the
fact that Wall street has demanded a
settlement, in order that dividends OF
Western roads may not be threatened
The traffic men, however, were utterly
unable to agree to restore the grain
rates, which are now practically
and cents from the Missouri river
to Chicago, despite the fact that the
railroads are on the eve of one OF the
greatest grain movements in years.
The contract which the Union Pa
cific has with the Peavey Elevator
company seems to be the stumbling
block. An effort was made to get the
other roads to ignore this contract
and permit the Union Pacific to Sc
cure whatever advantage it could un
der it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-24
WHEAT is HURT BY EXCESSIVE
MOISTURE IN NORTHERN
STATES.
VERY HOT In THE SOUTH
unseasonabIy Cool Weather Prevailed
Last Week In New England and
North Atlantic States, According to
Government Crop Reports.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 23.-The
weekly summary of crop conditions, is
sued by the weather bureau, is as fol.
lows:
During the week ending August 81,
central and western Texas experienced
unusual heat, while unseasonably cool
weather prevailed in New England and
the northern portion OF the middle At
lantic states; elsewhere the tempera-
ture was favorable. The rainfall was
excessive and injurious in the Dakotas
and Minnesota and also in parts of the
lake region, south Atlantic and central
gulf states. and in Florida. Rain is
badly needed over the greater part of
Texas, in portions of Kansas, gener-
ally throughout the central and souru-
ern Rocky mountain districts, and
in Oregon. Frosts, causing a slight
damage, occurred on August 16 in Mon
tana and Idaho.
Corn Conditions Good.
The previously reported excellent
condition of corn continues generally
throughout the principal corn produc-
ing states and also in the Atlantic
coast and Eastern Gulf districts Wind.
storms blew down considerable corn
in Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, and
Ohio. In some counties in Kansas
and generally throughout Texas the
crop is In need of rain.
The notwithstanding, and thresh
ing OF spring wheat on lowlands in the
northern part of the spring wheat re
gion, where grain is fully ripe, were in
terrupted during the fore part of the
week, the fields being too wet for the
reapers. Local storms in North Da
llota and northeastern South Dakota
caused the lodging OF considerable
grain. Satisfactory Yields are gener
! ally indicated over the southern por
ton. Complaints Of shrunken grair
are general from Washington anc
western Oregon
Apple Outlook Unfavorable
There is no improvement in the gen
eral outlook for apples, nearly all re
ports showing an inferior crop.
Much complaint of blight and ro
in potatoes is received from the lake
region and the northern part of tn,
middle Atlantic states, but the report.
from the Missouri and central Missis
sipi valleys are more favorable.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-24
MAYORS MEET
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN MuNlcI
PALITlEs BEGINS coNvEN-
TIoN AT TOLEDO.

Toledo, Ohio, Aug. 23.-Five hun.
dred delegates representing cities and
towns in all sections of the country
were present today at the opening ses-
sion of the ninth annual convention
Of the League of American Municipali.
ties. The convention closes Friday.
Mayor Finish, of Toledo, welcomed
the delegates. Mayor William Crolius
of Joliet, ILL.,, president of the league,
dealt with its achievements and it's
opportunities for future usefulness
The report of Secretary Machar shows
that all expenses are paid and a bal.
ance in is the hands Of the treasurer,
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IN v lid PANIC
MANY PEOPLE INJURED IN
SCRAMBLE FOR SAFETY
AFTER WRECK.

New York, Aug. 23.-Twenty per-
sons were injured, some of them very
seriously, in a collision between two
trains in one of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit terminals at Coney Island
early today. The wreck was caused
by one train entering The terminal and
striking crowded one about to leave
for the city. Falling wires coming in
contact with the track sent up thick
masses of sparks and there was wild
panic among the passengers, during
which many women were trampled un
der foot.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-24

in the peace situation. The President
is not losing single card in the great
game he is playing. Besides sending
the Japanese proposal to the Russian
plenipotentiaries through Third Assist.
ant Secretary of State Peirce, he ad.
vised Col. w. N. Michael, chief clerk
of the state department, to bring a
cipher code to Mr.. Peirce, in order
that that official might keep him con-
stantly informed not only as to devel.
opments but in regard to any counter
proposals either side might care to
make.
There Is no parallel in history of
such action on the part of a neutral
state. 1t is essentially Rooseveltian.
The Presidents move came, unfor-
tunately, at a bad moment.
NJ. de Witte Cannot Recede.
Final instructions reached NJ de
Witte last evening from Count Lams.
dorf, the minister for foreign affairs
of Russia. Count Lamsdorf, by direc.
tion of the emperor, forbids NJ de
Witte and Baron Rosen to make any
further concessions, especially in re
gard to the questions of Indemnity
and Sakhalin.
This is the situation President
Roosevelt tried to remedy when he
sent his message to Ambassador
Meyer.
ReassembIed at 2 O'clock.
Portsmouth, Aug. 23-The peace
ENJOYS reassembled at o'clock, hall
an hour in advance Of the time set fol
the session.
Adjournment Until Saturday.
Portsmouth, Aug. 23.-The peace
conference adjourned at 3: 80 this aft
ernoon until Saturday.
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New Orleans, Aug. 23.-Fever con-
ditions within New Orleans are now
completely overshadowed by those
without the city. The saddest of re-
ports come from small towns adjacent
to New Orleans, where in some in
stances the inhabitants are absolutely
helpless because Of the lack of medi-
cal attention and the otherwise made
quate means to cope with the fever.
Many Stricken at LeevlIIe.
Leeville, with population of 300,
reports that nearly two-thirds of the
population are stricken and there is
only one doctor to attend them. The
inhibition on the transportation of
freight is also beginning to tell on the
food supplies in the localities depend
ent On New Orleans.
Twelve Arsenic Cure Devotees Die.
Adherents to the arsenic cure have
received a jolting setback, according
to the officers Of the Marine hospital
The latter declare that twelve of the
arsenic cure devotees have died of the
scourge.
However, the authorities, either by
force or persuasion, have whipped
these sceptics into line, and they sub
scribe, for the time being at least
to the mosquito theory as the sole
method of transmitting yellow fever
These compulsory converts are doing
all in their power, ostensibly at least
to assist the authorities in their wal
upon the mosquito.
Some of the country towns are seek
ing to avoid clash with the state
board of health in the matter of quar-
antine in way calculated to be dam
again to New Orleans. In Lake Charles
the fear Of fever is so great the peo
pie refuse to accept any freight from
here.
Epidemic In Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss, Aug. %. Yellow
fever at Mississippi City has been de
clared epidemic by the state authori
ties, and the strictest quarantine reg
ulations have been put into force. Il
is believed, however, that the disease
can be held in check, as the cases re
ported are in mild form and in mum
Der not sufficient to cause alarm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-24
DECIDES LOAN CASE.
Opinion of Judge C. w. VermiIon
Filled With Clerk of District Court.

From Wednesday's Daily.
The opinion of Judge G. w. Vermil-
ion in the case of the Fidelity Loan
and Building association against ]. H.
Merrill ct al, including over 100 de-
PENDANTS has been filed with the clerk
of the district court. Judge
Vermilion holds that the asso-
citation was always insolvent
and never able to pay it's stock
holders the full amount they had paid
in. Judgment for various sums is rem
dered against a number of defendants.
The opinion covers about thirty-fiye
pages
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SUGGESTS CHANGES.
Head of Foresters' Order Makes I'm
portant Recommendations.

Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. 29.-The reports
OF the supreme officers were read at
today's session of the ninth biennial
convention Of the American Order of
Foresters. The report of Supreme
Chief Ranger Kelly showed an in.
crease in grand and state courts. He
recommended an increase in the per
capita tax and reduction in the mum.
ber of representatives, together with
an extension of their terms and the
holding of conventions only every four
years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-24
BATTLE FOR TITLE.
Many Matches Are Played In Omaha
Tapnic Tourn ~, ant

Many Matches Are Played In Omaha
Tennis Tournament.
Omaha, Aug. 23.-The results of the
morning play in the middle west ten
mis- championship follows:
Second round-Mattison, Of Omaha
beat Van Camp, of Omaha; Sandersor
of Galesburg, beat Collett, Of Omaha
Griffith, of Pawnee City, beat Healy Of
Sioux City; Hassler beat Schneider o.
Omaha; Kohn, of Omaha, beat Jones
Of Hot Springs, S. D.
Third round-Peters, of Chicago
beat Potter, of Omaha; Hollstock, Of
Iowa, beat Halds, of Omaha; Sander
son beat Hassler; Snow, of Chicago
beat Redick, of Omaha.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-24
BOY SHOT
BY 7 HIEF
YOUTH SUFFERS BULLET WOUND
AT HIS HOME NEAR
MORAVlA.

Moravia, Aug. 23-(special) l)-sher.
iff Doner of Monroe county is investi.
eating the shooting Of the young son
of S. P Giddon by supposed chicken
thief at the Giddol home eight miles
east of Moravia Sunday evening. The
boy was closing the chicken house for
the night, when he was shot in the
head and shoulder. The wound Is not
considered fatal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-24
From Wednesdays Daily.
Petitions Fu Divorce,

Alleging cruel ard inhuman treat.
ment as cause for action, Mrs. Mary
g. Robertson has fihd petition with
Clerk of the DistrictCourt Edwin Dun
gan, asking for divorce from Jacob
G.. Robertson. She states in the peti.
ton that they were married at Inde.
pendence, Mo, May 16, 1904. H. L.
Manion is the attorney for the plain.
tiff
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WILL TRY DIVER.

President VIII Watch Submarines
Test But From the Land.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 23.-Trials of the
submarine torpedo boat in the pres
ence of President Roosevelt will prob
ably take place Friday or Saturday
While he is interested in the perform
ances of the vessel the President has
no intention of being aboard her dur
ing the trials or of going down with
her when she makes a dive.