Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-07
People Watch Battle


war.
People Watch Battle.
All day Saturday the Japanese bat
teries were breaking shrapnel over the
swamp land running southwest from
the imperial tombs, in full views of the
populace.
Russians Resist stubbornIy.
Toxic, March 6.-Japanese head,
quarters reporting yesterday said, "In
the Singking Tor Yenden) direction
the enemy continues stubborn resist.
ance at several lines of defense.
Russians Surrounded In Village.
East Of the railroad Sunday morn.
ing our force occupied Luichientun
three miles southwest of Wantpao
mountain and pressed part Of the enc
my into the center of the village
where IT is now surrounding them
Advance Along Railroad.
West OF the railroad Sunday our
forces captured Hanchangpao and
Siaosuchtepao and now continue to ad.
vance. The Suchiatun railroad station
is burning.
"Suchiatun is the starting point Of
the railroad the Russians have con
structed westward to subapao."
Japanese Force RepuIsed.
MukdeE, March 6.-The Russians
in their attack on March eastward
from Pouitloff hill captured about 100
Japanese prisoners Eastward the
Japanese have continued their attacks
on Kannolyan positions but the forces
| c1xy off
withdrawn southwark. The Japan
ese attacks on March were every
where repulsed.
AlI-Day Artillery Duel.
The fiercest fighting was on the
fright wing, extending from Machiapu
to Neusintune. The artillery duel
continued all day long throughout the
zone stretching from SalingDu to Lu-
guantain.
Beginning Of Russian Retreat.
With the Japanese Left Armies,
March 5.-(Delayed) The left wing
of this force is continuing it's advance
in the direction of Mukden, attacking
the small villages. The Russian cen
ter near the railroad began retiring
last night, the japanese advancing on
hill and capturing fifteen guns. The
Russian loss is estimated at 5000 and
the Japanese under 500.
Three Russian counter attacks south
of the Hun river were unsuccessful.
Other Japanese Gains.
Kuroki's Headquarters, March g.
Sunday, the Japanese force in the
hills opposite Waitao mountain gained
ground by another night attack push.
Ing the Russians further up the hill.
Another Japanese force cooperating
east of Waitao mountain crossed the
river and took the first Russian line.
Russians Patrol Red Sea.
Alden, Arabia, March ga Russian
warship is reported to be patrolling
the center of the Red sea, turning it's
searchlights on all passing vessels.
Sudden Change of Plans.
Hamburg, March 6.-The fitting out
of the Hamburg steamers
chartered by Russia has seemingly
ceased. There is no explanation for
the sudden apparent change of plans.
Rescrpt Comes Late.
st. Petersburg, March e.-The his
L,
1t has been authoritatively disclosed to
the Associated Press, sheds a curious
illumining light upon the struggles for
ascendancy between the forces Of re-
action and liberalism which are rag.
ing about the emperor, again compel
ing one to draw parallel with the
French revolution and impressing the
truth of Prince Bismarck's famous re.
mark that everything King Louis XVI
did to preserve his throne came a day
too late.
Substantially. the decision to permit
representatives of the people to partici
pate in consultative capacity in con.
sideration of projected reforms and
preparation of laws had been taken by
the emperor three months ago, on the
advice Of the Prince Sviatopolk- -Mirsky
and had been actually incorporated in
clause III Of the December manifesto