The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 29, 1904, Page 24

9 4 § JAPAN'S ARMY OF THE YALU IS AGAIN MOVING FORWARD | IN QUEST OF KUROPATKIN| Kuroki's Advance Toward Liaoyang Is Begun Simulta- neously With the Attack That Resulted in the Capture of Kinchou. :SBURG, eived General May 28.—The the following Kuropatkin, Japanese force, con- 1 of infantry and advanced on ang, but was tire, detachment of infantry the Ahc Cossacks g until the empt and nese com- FLEET DE & being BALTIC found necessary to put which recent! at Kron ves being left open, will accompan rying coal, ammu- There will be & EXTENT OF JAPANESE VICTORY. Ther n tempt here to disguise essful forcing of g Peninsula prop- resistance to reaches the actual Al- t Arthur. trong positi e miles b fortress is 1it that the sistance, and the fortress themselves end N as received the pews ng at Kinc been use t 2ad uld guns they would have to al cartridges. There- & not serious. The T scertain was whet ¢ had captured anv f PORT ARTHUR'S DEFENSES. 8 ¥ works at 1 mstructed a1 works at ¥ not be n th sclentific- « » support ) men in tak- said, “the; least if the Even with the capture possible. Port is impregnable and ammunition yvieff, former commander ssian battleship Petropav- Y unded when the ship Port Arthur April w regarding the pos- Japanese capturing Port eclared that it would take with to accomplish the task. of an iron ship as would a projectiie Asked as to the number of men In|from a machine gun. The Russian the Port Arthur garrison, Captain |warships Variag and Korietz we=re | Jakovieff was much larger than | found to be riddled, deck and sides, | was gtate he telegraphic reports— | by fragments of these shells. much more than 25,000—but he declined =3 to state what would be the exact num- ber when the defenders of the Kinchou positions retired within the fortress. KINDLY TOWARD CAPTIVE Japanese Give Their Prisoners No | He discussed with some detail the | J = liMculties of the approach. After the | Cause for Complaint. uter line of the fortifications was| SEOUL, Korea, May 28.—The kind- eached, said he, a number of de- |liness of the Japanese to their prison- ers here has been exemplified by the sending to the homes of two wounded Cossacks photographs of the men, showing them to be alive and safe. | Edwin V. Morgan, the United States | Consul to Port Dalny, who arrived | | here yesterday, is the first American | | official to journey from Fusan to Seoul | overland. Morgan says that, contrary to the stories which are constantly circulated in Seoul to the effect that bandits are actlve in this section, he found the country people to be quiet, content and peaceably pursuing their agricultural vocations. A hed positions must be captured be- re the enem could even reach the | inner ring of es. The taking of | each position would necessitate =2 | bloody battle and their capture would leave the citadel untouched, and, to his mind, impregnable. DEPENDS UPON ARTILLERY. A great deal, of course, would de- | pend upon the relative merits of the artillery of the opposing forces. The Russian guns could not be judged by the results on the Yalu, where the] Russians had only light advance guard | artillery against the heavy siege guns | which the Japanese were bringing up < £ for use in Manchurla. Port Arthur,| WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY 2 Captain Jakovleff said, had mounted REPORTS THE SOLACE large guns landward, while Hospital Ship Is First to Communicate | f's system of range finding is 1y perfect that the Japanese | With Honolulu by New | ventured within reach of the | System. | | shore batteries, | Arthur, he said, was provisioned year. al Birileff, the naval com- at Kronstadt, is becoming cele- for his remarkable orders of One i d this morning says * ited the school ship Nevka and did not find her captain or lieutenant. Two midshipmen in charge of ffty jets did not know how to turn out miral. They did not wherefore the; ere on board. e the Nevka on a cruise.” rial 4 per ts, instead of g on the news from Kin- advanced a quarter of a bourse to-day. - “INTO THE JAW Daredevil Charges by Japanese Troops in Kinchou Battle. WASHINGTON, May 28.--The Jap anese legation this afternoon received ving dispatch: HONOLULU, May 28.—The United | States hospital ship Solace arrived | | here to-day from San Francisco. She | is the first steamship to be reported | here by wireless telegraphy. She made | connection with the local wireless | telegraph instruments when twenty- three miles out to sea. The operators were not on duty during the night when the Solace was farther out or she might have been heard from sooner. SO A Russia Orders Two Cruisers. COPENHAGEN, May 28.—Burmeis- | ter & Wain of Copenhagen to-day re- | | cetved an order to build two first-class | cruisers for the Russian Government | The vessels will not leave Denmarlk | before the close of the war. PSS S China Joins Red Cross League. PEKING, May 28.—An imperial de~ cree has been issued ordering the es- | tablishment of a Red Cross Society in OF DEATH.” “TOKIO, May 28.—Following are | China and that it join the interna« further details of the attack on Kin- | tional convention. che The attack on the enemy at |%— +‘ Nanshan Hill enced at 2:35 a. m. - " s s ENTIRE CONPANIES ~ SLAUGHTERED, were all of a most permanent | _ . i nature and their artjllery consisted of fifty guns of various calibers and two- | iring field artillery companies. antry ranged in two or three covered trenches, with loop- and placed machine guns on im- and offered a stubborn | ranged all our field gurs upon the forts and the enemy’s Continued From aPge 21, Column 5. | | ron advanced with the Japanese right flank and aided In covering it. Later in the day the falling tide compelled the withdrawal of the larger ships: Captain Hayashi, commander of the !,j:v‘;l‘pm ;..r:fl:.“v",}"m‘-lilfhf!‘ f}': \‘v!““'z" Chokal, was killed by the explosion of M s 7elbe gy ol ahan, | @ shell near one of the ship's guns. g ROV --BRRIERAL S0 ITERIREN. | SGur oliie wounded. The men were ng until night, our artil- | eggels themselves were not damaged. ated fire on the enemy's | “rhe Japanese are not seriously dis- = s "4 | turbed by the Russian operations in POV-Gu SO0 SNPINER S5 o S ¥ | ern Korea. The movements of the { sack cavalry and battery of guns the wire entanglements and 16 e G N7 | that accompanies it are being closely mines lay before vs, ‘vnd the enemy’s | cotiheq by the Japanese, who are 1 hine guns, which | c,nfqdent in their ability to protect ned unabated, kept up their | their communications and maintain £ iand the military supremacy of Japan in Ko- proached within seters of the e The Yelt wiotary iian opened my position tried seve! the Yalu estuary to water communica- charges, but the proved unsuc- | yj,, *giminishes the importance of the cessful icers and men all falling line of land communications from Che- wenty or thirty meters of the Thereupon our_ar. | MUIPO to Wiju. position. t began a heavy firing, and in |- = + the ning, during the severest can- | 2 - | nonading. the last charge was made f breach was opened with great | N F LY | alty, throu vhich we gained the | height, expelled the enemy and aptured all the guns on the forts. | “One of the f idents in | i k was the Mscovery of a mine wire at the eastern foot of Nanshan ¥ the cutting of which prevented heavy losses. the at —e SWEEPING LAW | Measure Abolishes the Con-| cordat and Suppresses the | Embassy at the Vatican | TN NEW EXPLOSIVE'S HAVOC. Terrific Power of Shimose, the Pow- | der Used by Japanese. | WASHINGTON, M Zi.‘l‘.‘pm‘(si received here from the Far East dw | at length upon the terrific power of | the Japanese shimose powder, the ture of which is an It is not used to propel the 3ho for bursting charges of the army PARIS, Mav 26.—Premier Combes’ announcement that the question of sep- aration of state and church would | come in January has drawn attention to the law already formulated by the absolute secrct. but By R L T committee on the separation of the | " : g drtamiog | church and state. It is a sweeping | measure, the opening clauses reading | as follows: “The republic assures free- dom of conscience and it guarantees the free exercise of religion without re- striction except for the preservation of public order. “The republic will neither protect nor shell into with countless which armor-piercing cavity is rent jest small thousands of sharp fragments, are hurled through the air with such magnificent artillery | force that they tear through the sides ANNUAL SALE—TEN MILLION BOXES @reatest in the World pay salaries nor subventions under any form whatever, to anv denominations. | It will not recoghize any minister of | religion and will not furnish any buila- | ing for the services of any denomina- tion or for the lodging of any of its ministers.” { The measure further abolishes the concordat, suppresses the French Em- bassy at the Vatican and makes de- tailed provision for the disposal of the Government's extensive possession of church property. { Im cnmgarlso}:l :hg v.hle present 1:- times the little | gime, under Which the clergy are sal- —but Omcmgégcgfi“& | aried officials, and the Minister of Pub- thartic, the perfect bowel and ]l!}: \\Cor‘:'hlp‘ lal:netnt th? memb;ru o; liver medicine and preventive o PR gt g M 0 3 1Vt i of childhood's ailments, keep the children's stomachs and eystems always in perfectly bealthy condition. Wise moth- ersalways keepa boxhandyin the house._ All druggists, 100, 25¢, 50c. Be sure you get the genuine —each tablet marked CCOO. BSample and booklet free. Address STERLING REMEDY CO., Ohicago or New York. A MILLION ROMPING, ROY- STERING AMERICAN BOYS, the kind that eat too much pie whenever they get a chance, krow thatthere's & sweet little fragrant medicine tablet — a pleasure to eat it—that cures that torture of childhood — SMALL BOYS'COLIC. Some- k| ¥ | striking change in long and broad sec- | ular conditions. VK CAR IS IDENTIFIED Police Who Are Working on the Case Believe That the Deceased Was Murdered. CHICAGO, May 28,—The identity of the man whose body was found in a loaded naphtha tank car yesterday has been finally established. He was L. J. Hall, 26 years old, of Wolfs Lake, Ind., and the police believe that he was murdered and his body placed in the car. A young man, whose name thé police withhold and who had been employed in the shipping department of the Standard Oil Company’s plant at Whiting, and a woman 20 years old, to whom both Hall and the missing man are alleged to have been atten- tive, are being sought by the police. Hall had been employed as a clerk at the Wolfs Lake clubhouse. He left the clubhouse last Friday night and that was the last time his friends saw him -alive, ———— RISING SUN, Ind., May 28.—The jury in the Gllesple murder dase, which has been out since early Friday morning, has not and the chances for & verdict are Very remote, ADVERTISEMENTS. ERERS TSN w3 «. Lt & et e | | I AN TOVNY Have gone into the homes of the people through- out the length and breadth of San Francisco. There never has been ‘such a sale before in half a year, and there never have been such prices in the history of the city. Think of _fetdng Tapestry : Brussels, laid, for sgc a d. ‘hink of Linoleum, made of the best pulverized cork and linseed oil, for joc the square yard. A i~ - R\ PETS etting o you {UX $6.00 rolls of matting for $2.25; or think you can afford to miss it? ré ) Hall, stair and room pat- $6.00 twenty-yard rolls of matting at less than 4! TAPESTRY BRUSSELS terns, with or with- MATTINGS the ordinary dealers- pay for it. 20 /1'{ ' 5 out borders; Ori- yards will cover the average room. $Z 25 s S ental amd floral designs; sewed, lined and laid, per yard...... By the twenty-yard goll, this week, not laid...... - 44 A strong, durable carpet in elegant patterns and Made of the best linseed oil and pulverized oA BRUSSEL designs. Deep-shaded grounds in reds LINULEUMS cork and sold this week for less than W4 and greens, wood colors and light tans. 75c they have ever been offered for be- 30C »‘//I RV o Hblare fore. The yard, sewed, lined and laid........ The square yard, not laid..... Ask some of your friends who have 17 patterns from which to |[Fgol EXTRA BRUSSELS seen these patterns. There are all lNLAlD LINOLEUMS cho;sc. The color goes clear ws! the cashmeres and floral through to the M, back. Sells regularly for $1.65 the square yard. This week at our big special sale for just TAPESTRY TABLE COVERS 4 feet 2 inches square. A large assort- ment in swell two-tone color- 75 ings. All fringed. $1.50 values for c and India designs of the highest grade Brussels ma. 90C week, by the yard, on your floor ... HASSOCKS SMYRNA OR AXMINSTER RUGS 18x36 inches, this week. Made of Axminsters, | ..iicova.oe & 750 Yelvets and Brussels. | YNINGTER OR SMYRNA RUGS $1.00 and $1 io values, . n o A s : 4 y this week, all 27x63 inches and 30 x 6o, 4.00 values, 5 feet 6inches $3.75 values for 3 $|'95 square .... AP $2-25 35C STORE CLOSED _ ONDAY —TUESDAY WE START TH: SALE ¥ ! : 3G ‘J “The Credit House.” 233-235-237 Post, Street. WS FACE LOTION [TRUSTEE WARS HONORS FALL - CAUSES DEATH WITH TEACHER| | Accusation Made by a Be-|Exciting Tneident in a MRS, BURDETTE __________ - 3115 JEWEL GAS RANGES 4 burners, oven and broiler. Regular price $25.00. This week, in your home, connected $11.75 A COLUMN OF CONVEN- s of ACCOMMODATION an REA! ABLE RATES— | OUR MONEY TO LOAN ADS. | Reliable brokers and confi- | dential treatment. 10 DELECATES of Elections the Feature the Locomotive Engineers’| reaved Husband Against| Schoolhouse Because of | " i s o 1 T M y Convention in Los Angeles| Fond duLacFreckleDoctor| Punishment of a Child Bl ‘ l\(; BI:LLS —————— —_ L i LOS ANGELES, May 28.—Eventful Special Diepatch to The Call. Special Dispatch to The Call. —_— FOND DU LAC, Wis., May 28.— Mrs. Emil Mertz died yesterday from supposed blood poisoning. To-day her husband swore to a warrant causing were the proceedings at both sessions of the locomotive engineers’ conven- tion to-day. The chair so tragically va- cated Friday by First Grand Chief T. 8. FRESNO, May 25.—Because Miss| Rapgacking St. Louis Pawn- Gertrude Spencer, teacher of the school in the Black Mountain district,| shops to Add to Her Col- lection in Los chastised the 12-year-old daughter of | Ingraham was filled by Willlam B.| tne arrest of Mme. L. R. Dawley, from | Trustee James M. Wells, the school Angeles Prenter. Grand Bngineer W. . Ston€| whom he claims his wife had been | trustee came to the schoolhouse to o . was returned to office by almost unan-| taking treatment for the removal of | have it out with the pretty teacher. freckles. He charges her with prac- ticing medicine without a license. Mertz declares the lotion applied by the direction of Mme. Dawley caused his wife’'s face to swell and eventually led to blood poisoning. At the preliminary hearing to-day Mme. Dawley was released on bail. Special Dispatch to The Call ST. LOUIS, May 28.—While the Rev. Robert J. Burdette of Los Angeles awalts the opening of the convention of the press humorists of America, his wife is searching St. Louis pawnshops and curiosity shops for antique bell imous vote, and the insurance branch was deprived of an officer who, with President Futch, has since 1896 so ad- ministered the association in this as to place it foremost among fraternal in- surance organizations. The event of this afternoon’s execu- session was the election of Grand He called her a liar, and her part was taken by the son of George Mantes, | the other trustee of the district. Wells threw an inkwell at Mantes and hurled a quart bottle at the girl, which cut a gash in her forehead. Taken by sur- prise, they turned to leave the,roem, tive . when Wells picked up a stove poker|g Chief Stone to succeed himselt by a| She declares Mrs. Mertz was ill before - : She desires these bells for a collec- x 3 and threw it after the fleeing teacher. > ‘ote that was a surprise even to his | applying to her for treatment and that 5 .| tion which she has so placed in her b e A i The trouble arose over the school|ygg pngeles residence, It is said, that iption did not cause death. ——— e Physician Dies of Nervous Collapse. STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, May 28.— Dr. F. Savary Plerce of Philadelphia died here to-day as a result-of a ner- vous collapse. He was professor of her pre: most sanguine friends. But one ballot was necessary for a choice. Chief Stone recelved 430 votes, Matt Shay 107 and C. W. Gardner 41. The concluding hours of the conven- tion were occupied in the casting of an informal ballot for first assistant chief. There were nearly forty aspirants. The clock being set an hour ahead of the | schedule time by one of the pupils. The teacher had reason to believe the no burglar could enter unannounced by chimes. c A | Mrs. Burdette says the collection in- Wells girl was responsible, and pun-| cjudes bells that have tolled curfews ished her. The daughter told her|jn o]d English churchyards, bells from father, who came to the schoolhouse the sheep grazing at Palestine, bells to have the teacher give an account of | that have signaled the guard from informal ballot resulted in placing in | neurology in several Philadelphia hos- | the event. Then the excitement came. | French and Venetian fortresses and the fore C. P. Curtis, F. A. Burgess, E. | pitals and had published several stand- | Wells was arrested and charged with | numerous bells with other equally in- W. Hurly, M. W. Cadle, H. E. Willis |ard works on nervous and mental dis- | battery. o | teresting histories. and Peter Kilduff. These names will be | eases. R s R TR “But I want more,” she added, “ana T AT CHICAGO, May 28.—City Building Com- voted on Monday. R e el Chopin rarely read anything heavier than a French novel. I won't leave St. Louls till T g missioner Williams to-day formally refused to get more. grant a permit for the reconstruction of the G TR O Troquots Theater, in which hundreds of persons perished by fire. PANAMA, May 28.—The project for the establishment of the Panama coinage on a gold basis was defeated in the Legislature to- day after & heated discussion. No, Cordelia, a wax figure gum-chewing female. # isn't & ADVERTISEMENTS. Pure beer—Schlitz beer—is the best drink_n the world for you. The malt 1s a food; the hops a tomc. The alcohol—only 31 per cent—is an ad to digestion; a healthful sumulant. T he most healthy nauons 1n the world—the most hardy, most energetic—drink the most of 1t But the beer must be pure. Impurnity means harmful germs. 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