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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11
beautiful YOUNG.GIRL MISSING.

ives to assist him.
#$ The Iiockrldges purchased an ses.
tate "a two years ago. Because OF the
delicate health of his daughters they
made their permanent home on the
e estate. Miss Mabel was especially
fond Of driving, and Coachman Tom
accompanied her Many times the
pair wsentEdriying over little Travelled
roads, but nothing was. thought Of 1t.
5A- week ago Tom was given permis-
sion toiylsit relatives The same day
Miss Mabel announced that she pur.
posed spending the daywlth relatives
near SEenny. When she did not re-
turn that night her parents became
alarmed and "a search commenced
The tday Mr. HockDridge received
g note from his daughter that she .hat
married Tom. Search has failed t
reveal any trace Of the couple. Miss
Mabel is s a brunette Of unusua
beauty.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11
HAS PLENTY OF WORK AHEAD.

Mexico, is now in the House and the
Republican managers. there have de.
.termined to reject the. Senate
amendments and 70 insist upon the
original House bill. which provided
for the Joining Of Indian Territory
and Oklahoma as one State, and Of
Arizona and New Mexico as another.
As a result Of the conference it is
expected the Senate Will agree to the
House bill as It stands, with the ex.
ception that Arizona and New Mex.
leo will be enabled TO vote separate.
~ on the question OF their admission.
The most important business before
the House next week will be the pas.
sage Of the naval appropriation bill
with its attendant debate and proba.
bic attack on the programme Of naval
construction, Representative Burton
and others being opposed TO the con,
struction Of two battleships.
The Hill currency bill:and the Mann
Ibill; providing for the government Of
the Panama canal zone remain on the
calendar as special continuing orders
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11
HOSPITAL
]. ..P''REV'EN!'TED'.A!IPA.NL ]. } !, 4
EXPLOSION! OF 4, Q oxYaEN !, AND
I ETHER OCCUR RED slA AT SAM A,,s8i
RlTAN 4 HOSPITAL Z Las 353S3
N N lG HI y \! W
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y = = = 10
III PHILADELPHIA }, ! Pa.S Feb ~ .=--i
While a clinic OF tcmples medical col.
ilege students was going on at the
Samaritan Hospital Flast night, there
was an explosion of oxygen and ether.
Two physicians and two students
were Injured and nifty others marrow.
,ly$ escaped HARM ~ il
Doctors T. w Cunningham md H,
a. Duncan, presidents OF the hospital
were seriously burned, Daniel Ken.
;nedy3 and James Crawford, students,
were Slightly burned about the head
and arms. Preparations were being
made for operation upon a patient
when gas escaping from "a tank s5ls
nited wltha flame from the chandelier
An explosion followed. Those who
;swere@not burned, extinglllshed the
flames. PanlcEin the hospital was
prevented by hc$n,irses.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11
DETECTIVES ARE ON sEARc Il OF
GIRL FROM oMcEfFAMouss
n VlLLAGE-ESoPUS. ;5}
(By Publishers Press 5

NEW YORK, Feb. Detectives
are searching today for Miss Mabel
Hoclrldge, the young daughter Of a
New York business man, who Is miss.
ing from her fathers country estate
near Esopus. and is believed TO have
eloped with Frank r. Tom. the family
coachman. 4
MIR Hockrldge is a member Of a
well known Broadway business firm.
The young girl disappeared with
Tob week ago and the family Is con
ducting a quiet search in hope that
Miss Hockridge could, be found and
persuaded to return home before the
marriage became known
The young couple eluded pursuit,
and Mr.. Hockrldge called in detect,
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5H=:EROIlV 81 3 ] i !.
For INVENT ! g Il llTIg H 9 IS EN-
iAsLEDl LIFE SAVING c r E'W TO S$3
NJ: CONQUER \ HEAVYi s sEAs, v
.lBy,. .PublIsh1ye,rs,,l I PrtcsIisE. !: 2 n. !,

yyAsHlNGTo N. Fob. 11 1, fter q.
5battle3of twenty.elght hours
Thursday and Friday, the Cape took,
,ontt..E, q, Life Saving Grew conquered
the heavy seas 5pillng over tEe$ shoals
to the south3ot the cape, and succeed.
ed n taking ii shore from the strand
four taasted scllooners, Sarah Der
RoBsen, her aptain and I've 8of$ the
crew of, six allors. The seventh man
aboard the schooneF Fgwas s@ept over:
board by q giant comher slorilySaf,
ter the yeaso! grounded atsssix O'clock
IN IN Tie morning Of February 9.
This Information vas received ! al
the l.ifc Saving Bprca.l here 4 this
morning. In q brief message from
Keeper Gasltili, of Cape LookoutsLife
Saving Crew. 4 3S}
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S;OME:.. ! /: \. one. \ !; !. !
8 GUILTY OF IN FANTlcIDE-
DEAD BODY Of CHILD
FOUND TODAY. !sys z Il

ri A dead child was found to-day
about noon, wrapped up in a skirt In
which itihad eyidentlysbeen smother.
ed, and concealed under a dry goods
box in the alley back Of. Boyce Bros
store in the Fourth ward. Thefchild
was evidently a mulatto, and had died
the day. It was born. The body was
frozen stiff and might have been ~,
ing where found two or three weeks.
Coroner Amos had the body removed
to Musgraye's Undertaking rooms,
where Or. Hall mad ian examination,
but found no marks Of violence.
However, indications were plain that
the infanticide was intentional.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11
SENATE ISIRIIESiTING
But HQUSEEIIS

IA inspection tax on coal mines OF:
ss5 each, and SO Tor each additional
10000 tons produced III excess ~ Eass Eaas.
900 tons annually This Is me plan,
recommended BY the. governor In his
message, totake the place OF the pro-
posed production tax Of y per; cent.
iperEton. 53,E
4 a bill prohibiting the sale OF liquor
on Memorial Day was presented by}
Senator Montgomery.
Senator Cooks bill making heavy.
penalties for gambling was ordered
printed, the consideration OF the bill
was opposed BY Senator Snyder. M N
q petition to the Wheeling Park
gun club and the .McMechen trap and
gun club was presented in the Senate
asking orbettcr protection for game
and fish. 4!
The clubs ask that the sale OF all
game except rabbits be prohibited
That the open season for quail and
p,hleasants tl be from November. ! TO De.
cemberi1. a. sisst II
On SQUIRRELS from August 20 to De,
cember$1 l.. 4. Z. t5S 4 II st
That every member Of tho State
sportsman association be a deunty
game warden.
The petition was signed by Jas, r,
Handlan, Albert Welty. Allen A.
Smith, Doc Smith, Wheeling; Chas
p. Kenney, F. s.. West, NJ D:, S: n
Dorsey, McNfechen. &. e
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11
ENJOY ROUND TABLE SESSION

Burns, superintendent Of Greenbrler
county schools. 5
X Grafton Superintendent Hayward
Fleming, E. w. s. Kennedy, G. H.
Parks, SB. shroyer and Misses
Amanda Abbott, Fanny, Best, Zeppa
Furbee, Villa Chenoweth, Matte
Taylor and Grace Caswell.
Clarksburg ~ -superintende lent +. L.
Burdette; orie Nee conkey. D :I:3sss 3iss
Fairyie iewT C.t Moore, Misses Jes,
sic Ice Byrd Ice and Kate Fetty.i
| Barrackyille al. Wilson, Writ
Faust and Miss Blanche Collins. n
MIDI dleton g. Boy #
Philip ", Polling. 81
The session opened yesterday al
Eternoon at 2 3e.. Sup perintend dent Ro
Isier was In charge and delivered The
address of Welcome He took for his
CONTINUED ON Eighth Rase)
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General S7OESSEL 1TELLSOF
THE DARK DAYS before THE
SURRENDER.OFSPORIAR ARTHUR
5soLplE iLlV EoS \ oRsE mEsT
a PREPAREO Ri Re- 4 NlTt ActsssE 1
BRAVE RoFFlcE cER EEERs cLEAR
coNscl cE 70 aREAT
II \! ZANE AVS 'Sil q
IS(ByS Publishe erss Press.,

oNDoN /, Feb special diss
patch from Aden, Arabia. contains All
|;interyiewSS With General sst6essel. who
arrived there yesterday aboard the
French steamship Australiens He wssss h
accompanied bS his Yife. seSen geui
erals, t@otad admirals. 1856 other otiiesl
and Sl48 artillery soldiers. formerly
flthe Port Arthur garrison.
5E General stoessels SAID
".'lt isS IA sad thing TO return yan.
,quished, but We are conscious of iias;
Ing done our entire duty In holding
tho fortress} aa long as we did. We,
could mot have held Port Arthur at }
theBmost, sforS more than four days
longer. The munlt lions and food sliat
been almost compile etely exhausted;
There renalned only six thousand
|sloadcdsS shells and 2,ooo,0op cartrtdges
(which were powerless against tic
|teleyen$ inchS gins which rainetI upon
| !, Y.
ft8sllsyi,lye sSitosaletres 81.
Us satfisohS ,atl 1llese sess t'''''ssy
lis9l, n Wn9t &efs y ''ll'
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11
A Youna Hero.

A tale of a young boys heroism
comes from Union district. A crowd
Of children were returning from
school on Friday last and while
crossing a small stream, which was
swollen from the recent rains and
thaw, Allen Nuzum. a boy of about
1S years fell into the swift run and
was seemingly about to drown when
Megs Nuzum, a youngster Of the same
age, jumped into the stream and after
hard battle finally landed his com
panion. Young Nuzum is now quite
hero in that section. *
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11
PETITION I PRESENTED
To Gust Senator Plat From 1, I. J. s..
Senate. A !;
l(:B;yy Publishers Press. Z, 8 J. J.

Ill n - . : tSteo.l "
WASHINGTON p. g, Feb. 4 .:7;
The petition of g: w. Post Of this
city, asking for the expulsion from
the Senate OF 4 Senator T h h G. Plat,
OF New York, was presented lin the
Senate today by the president pro.
TEN. Frye; and was referred to !9the
Committee on Privileges and Elec.
tions. N H u
Mr.. Post charges that Senator
Plat, as the head of the Il United
States Express Company, lis a party
to a combination among express com
panies to monopo polize the business Sir
the Violation Of the antitrust law. IL
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11
45,ooo,ooo EGGS coRNEREp.z
Despite Famine Meat Packers Said
to Have Them In Storage.

n CHICAGO. Feb. 1t is estimated
that there are 45,ooo,ooo eggs in cold
storage in Chicago, notwithstanding
a famine in the products exists and
house;holders are paying ,Ss cents a
dozen, The;big meat packers are said
to have! a corner on the market.
~ 81 Last spring the seggs were bought
alta price, ranging from Is TO 171-2
cents b dozen. " .ly y 4, s56l
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11
Mayors ii. CT { contract,

The electrical firm OF i. / d, Mayors
and Company has secured the con.
tract for wiring the Immense new
wholesale grocery house recently
5constr tructed III Piedmont by the
Brady Construct lon Company. This
[issafbig contract and Mr. Mayors bid
was not the lowest but was granted
Tie work because Of the excellent sat
Eisfaction he has given heretofore In
THAT section.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11
Professor |, Omen IN. (

William H. Omen, director Of the
Greater Fairmont Band, and Of the
Opera House orchestra was taken to
the Cook Hospital this morning for
typhoid atment Mr. Omen Is a
icomparati We strang ser In i this city,
having come here about four months
ago from Comp pton Lake, \. He
|shas formed many friendships dnring
his stay with US and all Will regret
to hear Of his Illness.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11
POWELL AIRS Ii a EPISODE
s HAS BEEN GRE All ExAs: 4:
8 seE GRATED BY yENR PAPERS.
! BY; Nj. p shaWkey.)s

o CHARLESTON, Va., Feb: Il ~
While z the Senate ts resting today.
the House Us saving wood: :s Tho lat
ter body passed Senate bills 80, S1to,
IS; 542 and 80, and after considering,
recommended Senate Joint resolution
No. 2, proposed an amendment to the
constitution for. the purpose Of cur.
ing some defects the form in which
It Us drawn. Followins the eonsld.
Grafton of the above bills House bill
a41,relatlns to licenses was taken up.
This Is the general corporation and
license bill and is the subject Of a
good deal Of debate and dlscusslon.
The Powell.Marshall episode caused
quite a stir, but the excitement ls
dying down. The statement that Nj.
Powell aecosted the Senator on the
floor Of the House Is In error. What
he said was addressed to his colleague
Mr.. Fleming, sitting by his side, and
It appears from developments that
the provoeationYW was unusual. The In.
eident Is not likely to have any Of
the serious results on the Legislature
predicted by certain! parties. ti
Inspection Tax On Mines.
Senator Forman in the Senate, In
trnd,,cn,l Voc tarJ,,,@ @lg a IsfIt .a,,,;,t.i..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11
Strikers cause unessiness.
Il, fByS sPubIishers pressa

LoNDo Feb The Reuter-
Telegram Company has d dispatch
from St Petersburg stating that tha
I'M the yiberg district Of Fin-
land have d threat atening demeanor
The situation IS causing uneasinasa
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11

80 F5I = "a z - ~
Don't forget the Elks Charity Min:
strels will give two performances
matinee and night, Feb. R14.S;:y 3 x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-11

Inspection Tax On Mines.
Senator Forman ,in$th Senate, In
troduced yesterday az bill requiring
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-03-18
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA,
and OREGON news ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place--Outlook Is Bright.
IDAHO Item

At cost of $4,000, the Moscow Elks
have just completed probably the fin
est and most elaborate strictly lodge
building in the state.
BY unanimous decision of three
judges the University of Idaho was
awarded victory over the University of
Utah in the annual debate.
1t has developed at Lewiston that
the land Office has received instruction
by wire to withhold all timber and
stone patents in the office till further
notice.
Governor Gooding has vetoed house
bill 149, introduced by Representative
Smith of Latah and which provided
that poison to kill wild animals may
not be placed upon unfenced lands.
Governor Gooding's first veto mes
sage has been filed. 1t was with re-
spect to the bill prohibiting mining
companies from acquiring or dispOs-
ing of mining property without the con-
sent of the holders of two-thirds of the
stock
The present showing in the Bunker
Hill & Sullivan mine at Wardner JUS
tifies the belief that this renowned
property is one of the greatest silver
lead mines in the United States, and is
surpassed by only a few mines in the
world, such as the Broken Hill mine
in Australia. The ore body disclosed
through the workings in the great Kel-
N
feet in length and at one point is 1920
feet wide. OF this tremendous ore
body fully one half is shipping ore
This is at a depth of between $500 and
5000 feet on the dip of the vein.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-03-18
MONTANA NOTES.

Conrad Kohluers of Deer Lodge and
known business men of Montana. were
recently in Washington, d. c. on bust
ness before the Indian Office.
The Helena lodge of Elks, at a re-
cent meeting, declared unanimously in
favor of the election of DR.. w. H. Havi-
trustee of the order at the next grand
lodge to be held at Buffalo, N. Y.
Senator Piles of Washington has ap-
pointed Miles Taylor of Great Falls,
as his private secretary. Taylor was
formerly private secretary of Senator
Gibson of Montana, and has had II
years of secretarial experience with
western senators.
Through the failure of the late legis-
lature to make an appropriation for
paying the salary and expenses of the
milk and meat inspectors of the state,
very successfully for two years has
been rendered imperative.
President Roosevelt has appointed
as chairman of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition John ID. Waite of
| LeWistown, senator from Fergus cOun-
ty, and national committeeman of the
republican organization for this state
to take the place of United States Sen.
ator Thomas H. Carter, who resigned
] the position.
A suit FOR $4,000, 900 has been com
menced by the Johnstown Mining com
Dany against the Boston & Montana
Mining company in the courts of New
York state to recover the value of cop
Ter ores alleged to have been taken
by the latter company from lands on
which the other claims are said tc
have had prior locations and patent
The Johnstown company operates the
Rarus mine in Montana and the Penn
sylvania claim of the Boston & Mon
tana adjoins it. The JohnstOwn is q
Heinze property and the Boston &
Montana an Amalgamated concern.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-03-18
Missing Woman Returns.

Tacoma, Wash, March 15.-Mrs.
Bertha Bowers, Puyallulp authoress,
who caused sensation by mysteriously
disappearing six months ago, leaving 3
note for her husband that she was
'fioatinsg with the tide" as mysteri-
ously returned yesterday, and after a
short conference with her husband
today applied for and was granted a
divorce.
Mrs Bowers states that it was
necessars for her to leave home on
account of mental worry, and that
family troubles were responsible; but
she refuses to say where she has been.
Bowers says he consulted with a
medium three days after his wife's dis
appearance and was informed that his
wife would reappear some time this
month in the manner she did.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-03-18
OREGON NEWS ITEMS.

Col. R. c. Judson o. r. & n. eX-
perimental agent, has arranged to hold
weekly farmers meetings at Echo,
from now until the busy season. The
meetings will commence Saturday,
March IS.
The Baker City, Ore, jury brought
in verdict of not guilty in the case of
Leonard Foster. charged with murder
in killing Mrs. Peck. his mother in
law, at Pine in October. The jury at
the former trial disagreed.
The application of w. ]. Welch. j.
e. Cresterose, L. T. Wilcox, c. II.
Francis and Frank Leonnig, to organ
ize the First National bank of Haines,
Ore, with $4,000 capital, has been APP
proved by the comptroller of the cur
rency.
Peter Teller, aged 20 years, was al
most instantly killed by a Montavilla
electric car in Portland. Teller was
watching the approach of a car on the
other track and did not hear the on
coming of car on the track on which
he was walking until too late.
up to the present time, II states of
The Union have decided to erect build
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-03-18
FRANCE TURNED RUSSIA DOWN,
Refused to Make More War Loans for
the Present

Paris, March 14.-Inquiry today at
three banks interested in the proposed
new Russian loan brought the response
that it had been decided to postpone
the issue. A representative of one bank
said the postponement was for an in
definite period. The postponement was
attributed to the uncertainties of the
war situation.
The Temps says:
at was quite natural that the Paris
bankers should refuse to sign a con-
tract in view of the conditions in Man
churia and the ignorance of the finan-
ciers concerning the real intentions of
Russia"
The paper declares the postponement
will continue until Russia's intentions
are known.
The Journal des Debats, in its finan-
cial article, says:
Many people consider the adjourn
ment to be evidence that Russia has
reached the end of her resources"
La Revue, an important Paris
monthly, tomorrow will publish an
article appealing to French investors
not to make further advances to Rus
STA, declaring that the war reverses
may bring on a depression in Russian
securieties which might prove a great
er blow to France investors than the
bursting of the first Panama bubble.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-03-18

ings at theaLewis and Clark exposi.
ton, which will open at Portland on
June l. Sixteen states have made APP
preparations for participation, and the
list is being supplemented nearly ev-
cry day.
Secretary Hitchcock has given out a
statement concerning the investigation
made by the department of the interior
into the Irregularities in Oregon in
connection with the public lands. 1t
shows that there have been sixty weight
indictments and six convictions Of
the Indictments fifty-two are for con-
spiracy to defraud the government and
the others for the various crimes of
perjury, subornation of perjury, OBJ
structing the administration of justice
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-03-18
TAR AND FEATHER PREACHER.
Godendae Young Men Roughly Use
DR.. Haywood.

Goldendale, March 13.-Dr Kay.
wood, said to formerly have been a
dentist at Portland, Ore, now a holy
roller" preacher who has been holding
meetings at the Free Methodist
church, was the recipient of a liberal
coat of tar and feathers Sunday even
ing. Just after services had COM
menced a crowd of about 10 young
men entered tn little church on Broad
way and took the minister out of the
nulnit and hustled him out into the
street, where they were met by about
40 more men.
The preacher was taken to the
bridge on the Little Klickitat river. BY
this time about 100 men and boys had
gathered there. The preacher was
stripped to the waist and several cans
of tar was poured over his shoulders
and back His bald head was also
coated and the tar was daubed on his
face. Several sacks of feathers were
then plastered over him. He was told
that if he did not leave town before 10
O'Clock Monday morning he would be
lynched.
The preacher went through the or
deal and did not speak until the job
was through with when he said:
Boys, will you allow me to talk to
your"
He was promptly told to shut up or
he would be submerged in the icy wa.
terS Of the Klickitat.
The affair has caused great excite
ment in Goldendale The anmosity to-
ward the preacher is caused by the al
legged fact that several women who
have been attending his services are
on the verge of insanity caused by the
preachers wild eXhortatiOns, and it is
also charged that he has attacked
many prominent people from his pull.
pit. On the other hand his meetings
have been attended by many promi-
nent people.
Rev. Mr. Haywood, on being inter
viewed, said that he had no statement
to make regarding the affair, and that
he intended to leave Goldendale to-
morrow to conduct meetings else
where
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-03-18
ARMY REORGANIzEs
JAPS HAVE STOPPED THEIR PUR.
SUIT OF KUROPATKIN,
After Their Battle Line Is Formula.
and Men Rested Up an Attack ls e.
pected on Russians Position at II.
Pass-Weather Conditions Aid.
Japanese in Battle Before MuLd.

lie Pass March l4.-The Japanese
1t is reported, have ceased their nrr
suit, at least temporarily. Some 20
the japanese are rs miles below Tie
Pass. A resumption of their advance
Is expected. Rumors are in circula+;ou
that the Japanese are already attanont
ing another turning movement mo
troops are being sorted out and mr.
CARNATIONS reformed and assigned ~
places to defend the new positions. bur
"hether lie Pass will be held or aban.
doned probably will not be decided for
several days.
1t is still too early to tell the extent
or the Russian defeat, because not all
the parts of the army have been as
sembled, and the losses during tbe 70
treat are no small portion of the cas-
ualties. Up to the time of the begin.
ming of the retreat it is probable the
Japanese losses were heavier than
those of the Russians, and at the time
the japanese broke through Flu pass
the Russians appeared to be holding
their own and even gaining a little.
Preparations were then being made
to launch counter stroke. The jap
anese success was largely aided by the
weather conditions, when enabled
them to approach unobserved, but it
was chiefly due to the failure of some
of the organizations of the left fam in
the retirement from the Shakhe river
to occupy the positions marked out for
them. The Japanese quickly discover
ed the intervals, scouting columns hav-
ing followed the retreat closely.