BATTLE AGAIN ON
JAPANESE SAID TO HAVE BEEN
SUCCESSFUL
OYAMAS TROOK AT LUITIKO
Kouropatkins Men Make Two Coun
ter Charges Both of Which Are
Repulsed Czars Forces Retreat to
the Right Bank of the Hun River
LONDON Telegraphic advices re
ceived here from the Japanese Man
churian headquarters say Our de
tachments occupied Liutiko yester
day Saturday and were twice counter-attacked
by a superior force of the
enemy last night We entirely re
pulsed the- enemy
Our other detachment at dawn to
day Sunday attacked the enemy in
the neighborhood of Feitssaihotzu
about two miles north Heikoutai and
occupied the position The enemy
fiercely counter attacked our force
which assailed Heikoutai last night
but was repulsed entirely Today our
force occupied the neighborhood of
Heikoutai
The enemy in the direction of Liuti
ko and Heikoutai has entirely re
treated to the right bank of the Hun
river Our force is now pursuing them
In the direction of Chenchiehpao
and Likajentan the enemy made sev
eral attacks last njght but were re
pulsed The enemy attacking these
points belonged to the Eighth and
Tenth corps
In the direction of Heikoutai the
enemy is composed of the First and
mixed corps of infantry together with
a cavalry division under General Mis
tchenko We captured 500 officers and
men The casualties on both sides are
under investigation
The Russians are massing about
65000 troops on the Japanese left and
bombarding the left flank and center
Small forces of Russians are attack
ing all along the line
Manchurian headquarters of the
Japanese army report that on Satur
day the Russians occasionally bom
barded the right and center armies
following up the bombardment with
attacks which the Japanese imme
diately repulsed In the direction of
the left wing a Japanese detachment
was victorious at Chenchiehpao and
occupied Luitiko and Lichiawopeng on
Saturday the Russians retreating
north and west
The Japanese occupied with infan
try positions southeast of Heikoutai
on Saturday and are now assaulting
the main position
Another detachment dislodged a
regiment of infantry a brigade of
cavalry and twelve guns occupying
Haerhpao five miles south of Hei
koutai
The Russian strength opposing the
Japanese left flank is roughly esti
mated at eight corps consisting of the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth infantry di
visions the Second and Fifth brigades
of European Rifles the Ninth infan
try division of the Tenth corps part
of the Sixty first infantry part of the
First Siberian and the First and
Fourth brigades of Rifles
BIG FIRE IN OMAHA
Estimates Place the Aggregate Loss
n Neighborhood of 500000
OMAHA Revised figures on the
aggregate losses of Saturday nights
disastrous conflagration in the whole
sale district total nearly 5500000
mostly all of which- is covered by
insurance In the way of actual de
struction of property it was as ex
tensive and as expensive a fire as
Omaha has ever had but fortunately
it was not in the class of several
of its predecessors in the appalling
cost of human life The losses are
thus set forth S D Mercer on build
ing 125000 Millard estate on
building estimated 30000 Dr
Harold Gifford on building 1500 F
P Kirkendall Shoe company on stock
75000 J R Snyder Co on stock
20000 R Bingham Sons on stock
2500 Porter Ryerson Hoobler com
pany on stock 40000 Vogele Din
ning company on stock 30000 C
H Mullin Co on stock 2500
Marsh Marsh Commission company
on stock 1500 Moore Co on
stock 2500 Martin Cott Hat com
pany on stock 10000
The fire broke out in a room occu
pied by J R Snyder Co at the
northwest corner of 11th and Howard
streets It gave the Omaha firemen
the hardest fight they have had in
many a day and finally defied their ut
most efforts and swept away all it
could reach Assistance in the fight
that finally checked the flames was
given by the firemen of Council
Bluffs and South Omaha The weath
er was cold and greatly hampered the
efforts of the firemen in their work
Ten men of one company were
blown out of the Mercer building a
distance of twenty feet by an explo
sion of chemicals in the Porter Ry
erson Hoobler companys factory but
none of them were seriously injured
This occurred shortly before daylight
Sunday morning
Better Places for Immigrants
WASHINGTON Frank P Sargent
commissioner of immigration was
heard by the house committee on ap
propriations Mr Sargent presented
the necessity of permanent improve
ments for the immigration service at
Ndw Orleans and San Francisco At
Ellis island it is desired to construct
a contagious hospital at an estimated
cost of 250000 and a 12000 water
purification plant At San Francisco
there is needed an immigration sta
tion plans for which have been made
at a cost of 250000
tstBnS
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M03T OF POWERS IN LINE
Text of Secretary Hays Circular Tele
gram Madeg Public
WASHINGTON The full text of
Secretary Hays circular telegram to
the powers of January 13 intended to
insure the protection of Chinese Inte
grity no matter what may be tho out
come of the war now in progress be
tween Russia and Japan has been
made public here The telegram was
sent to the American ambassadors
and ministers to Germany Austria
Belgium France Great Britain Italy
and Portugal all neutral powers thus
leaving Russia and Japan bound in
this respect by the original pledges
given in the early days of the war
The text of the secretarys note is
as follows
It has come to our knowledge that
apprehension exists on the parr of
some of the powers that in the event
ual negotiations for peace between
Russia and Japan claim may be made
for the concession of Chinese terri
tory to neutral powers The president
would be loth to share this apprehen
sion believing that the introduction
of extraneous interests would seri
ously embarrass- and postpone the set
tlement of the issues involved in the
present contest in the far east thus
making more remote the attainment
of that peace which is so earnestly
to be desired For its part the United
States has repeatedly made its posi
tion well known and has been grati
fied at the cordial welcome accorded
to its efforts to strengthen and per
petuate the broad policy of maintain
ing the integrity of China and the
open door in the orient whereby
equality of commercial opportunity
and access shall be enjoyed by all na
tions Holding these views the United
States disclaims any thought of re
served territorial rights or control in
the Chinese empire and it is deemed
fitting to make this purpose frankly
known and to remove all apprehension
on this score so -far as concerns the
policy of Uhis nation which maintains
so considerable a share of the pacific
commerce of China and which holds
such important possessions in the
western Pacific almofet at the gate
way of China
You will bring this matter to the
notice of the government to which
you are accredited and you will invite
the expression of its views there
Signed JOHN HAY
OPPOSES BIG HOMESTEADS
Congressman Mondell Wants Ne
braska Law Tested
WASHINGTON Whether 640 acres
as a homestead shall take the place
of 160 acres is a question which is
being discussed before the public
lands committees of the senate and
house Statements have been made
showing that a square mile is not too
much to allow a man in certain states
of the west and that 160 acres is too
little An interesting argument was
made before the house committee by
Representative Mondell of Wvominsr
chairman of the house irrigation com- i
mittee in which he took decided i
grounu against any nasty legislation
on this subject
Congress passed a law on this
question last session including the
land of western Nebraska he said
with the understanding that it would
be in the nature of an experiment
After a fair trial there and a care
ful investigation of its results it may
be wise may be wise I say to enact
similar legislation for other limited
localities but to forthwith apply the
plan to great areas of the west at this
time would be a dangerous thing The
Nebraska law has been in no sense
a demonstration as yet
Mr Mondell stated that he had
made four or five long railroad trips
throughout this part of Nebraska and
he had observed no indication of set
tlement under this law He saw no
new houses nor no evidence of in
creased population He admitted that
there are vast areas of the west which
can eventually be classified as graz
ing lands solely irredeemable beyond
any process of irrigation better farm
ing methods or through the introduc
tion of new arid land crops but he
said we are in no condition at this
time and will not be for many years
to intelligently classify all those
lands
PEABODY WILL STAY IN FIGHT
Says He Couldnt Be Driven Out by
Bloodhounds
DENVER Colo Former Governor
James H Peabody denied a report
that he intended to withdraw his con
test for the governorship or that he
had been approachd with any proposi
tion for a compromise
You couldnt drive me out of this
contest with a pack of bloodhounds
said the ex governor I entered the
contest with a determination to
probe the frauds to the bottom and
I will be there at the finish If the
legislature in joint session declares
me elected I shall take my seat If
it declares Mr Adams elected I shall
gracefully step down
Establish New Worlds Records
RED WING Minn New world rec
ords were established in a ski I
ment In the long jump stand or fall
George Thompson of Red Wing cover
ed IIS feet and in the long jump stand
ing Gustaf Bye of Ishpeming Mich
went 106 both being ahead of all
previous records
Knocked Out in First Round
SAGINAW Mich Joe Cherry of
Saginaw was knocked out in the first
round by Harry Forbes of Chicago
before the Saginaw athletic club
What Passengers Leave
Last year forgetful passengers left
in trains on the London Northwest
ern railway 417 hats caps and bon
nets C17 umbrellas nine sunshades
and 191 walking sticks besides heaps
of rugs and -bags
Roast Swan
Roast swan was a holiday dish In
England last year with those who
could afford it A fifteen pound bird
cost about 10 The flavor of the flesh
is said to be a blend of goose and
hare N
The only place in the United States
that guarantees freedom from strikes
lockouts and labor warfare is Battle
Creek Mich
The story The work people mer
chants lawyers doctors and other citi
zens became aroused and indignant at
the efforts of the labor unions through
out the country to destroy the busi
ness of one of our largest industries
the Postum Cereal Co Ltd and at the
open threats in the official union pa
pers that the entire power of the Na
tional and State Federations of Labor
was being brought to bear to punish
the industries of Battle Creek and
particularly the Postum Co
This sprung from the refusal of C
W Post to obey the orders of the
unions to take the Postum advertising
away from various papers that refused
to purchase labor of the labor trust
tho unions
Mr Post was ordered to join the
unions in their conspiracy to ruin
and put out of business these pub
lishers who had worked faithfully for
him for years and helped build up his
business They had done no wrong
but had found it inconvenient and
against their best judgment to buy
labor of the labor trust It seems a
rule of the unions to conspire to ruin
anyone who does not purchase from
them upon their own terms
An inkmaker or papermaker who
failed to sell ink or paper would have
the same reason to order Post to help
ruin these publishers So the ped
dler in the street might stone you if
you refused to buy his apples the
cabman to run over you if you refused
to ride with him the grocer order the
manufacturer to discharge certain
people because they did not patronize
him and so on to the ridiculous and
villainous limit of all this boycott
nonsense in trying to force people to
buy what they do not want
If a man has labor to sell let him
sell it at the best price he can get just
as he would sell wheat but he has no
right to even intimate that he will ob
struct the business or attempt its ruin
because the owner will not purchase
of him
The unions have become so tyran
nous and arrogant with their despot
ism that a common citizen who has
some time to spare and innocently
thinks he has a right to put a little
paint on his own house finds he must
have that paint taken off and put on
again by the union or all sorts of
dire things happen to him his em
ployer is ordered to discharge him his
grocer is boycotted if he furnishes
him supplies his family followed and
insulted and his life made more mis
erable than that of a black slave be
fore the war If he drives a nail to
repair the house or barn the carpen
ters union hounds him He takes a
pipe wrench to stop a leaking pipe
and prevent damage to his property
and the plumbers union does things
to him He cannot put a little mortar
to a loose brick on his chimney or
the bricklayers plasterers or hod
carriers union is up in arms and if
he carelessly eats a loaf of bread that
has no union label on it the bakers
union proceeds to make life miser
able for him
So the white slave is tied hand and
foot unable to lift a hand to better
himself or do the needful things with
out first obtaining permission from
some haughty ignorant and abusive
tyrant of some labor union
It would all seem rather like a comic
opera if it did not rob people of their
freedom that kind of work will not
be permitted long in America
Some smooth managers have built
up the labor trust in the last few
years to bring themselves money and
power and by managing workmen
have succeeded in making it possible
for them to lay down the law in some
cities and force workmen and citizens
to obey implicitly stripping them
right and left of their liberties
They have used boycotting picket
ing assaults dynamiting of property
and murder to enforce their orders and
rule the people They have gone far
enough to order the President to re
move certain citizens from office be
cause the unions werent pleased
That means they propose to make
the law of the unions replace the law
of this government and the union lead
ers dominate even the chief Execu
tive
This Is a government of and for the
people aprf no organization or trust
shall dispce it But the unions try
it every now and then led by desper
ate men as shown in their defiance of
law and support of lawbreakers
The union record of assaults
crippling of men and even women and
children destruction of property and
murder of American citizens during
the past two years is perhaps ten
times the volume of crime and abuse
perpetrated by slave owners during
any two years previous to the civil
war We are in a horrible period of
lethargy which permits us to stand
idly by while our American citizens
are abused crippled and murdered in
dozens and hundreds by an organiza
tion off trust having for its purpose
For the Amateur Nurse
When administering medicine if the
bottle is not marked it is safest to
use a glass measure A tablespoonful
is equal to half an ounce and a tea
spoonful of one drachm or the eighth
part of an ounce
When a man wears his piety as an
ornament you can depend on its be
ing raste
If vinegar would preserve morals
some men are sour enough to save the
world x
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of
thrusting what it has to sell labor
upon us whether or no
Suppose an American in a foreign
city should be chased by a mob caught
and beaten unconscious then bis
mouth pried open and carbolic acid
poured down his throat then his ribs
kicked in and his face well stamped
with iron nailed shoes murdered be
cause he tried to earn bread for his
children By the Eternal sir a fleet
of American men of war would assem
ble there clear for action and blow
something off the face of the earth
If reparation were not made for the
blood of one of our citizens
And what answer do we make to the
appeals of the hundreds of widows
and orphans of those Americans mur
dered by labor unions How do we
try to protect the thousands of intelli
gent citizens who with reason prefer
not to join any labor union and be
subject to the tyranny of the heavily
paid rulers of the labor trusts
Upon a firm refusal by Mr Post to
join this criminal conspiracy a gen
eral boycott was ordered on Grape
Nuts and Postum all over the coun
try which set the good red blood of
our ancestors in motion bringing
forth the reply that has now passed
into history We refuse to join any
conspiracy of organized labor to ruin
publishers nor will we djscharge
any of our trusted employes upon the
orders of any labor union If they
can make their boycott effective and
sink our ship we will go down with
the captain on the bridge and in com
mand
This set the writers in labor papers
crazy and they redoubled their abuse
Finally one of their official organs
came out with a large double column
in- denunciation of Battle Creek call
ing it a running sore on the face of
Michigan because it would not be
come organized and pay in dues to
their labor leaders The usual coarse
villainous epithets common to labor
union writers were indulged in
The result was to weld public sen
timent in Battle Creek for protection
A citizens association was started
and mass meetings held Good citi
zens who happened to be members of
local unions in some cases quit the
unions entirely for there is small need
of them there
The working people of Battle Creek
are of the highest order of American
mechanics The majority are not
union members for practically all of
the manufacturers have for years de
clined to employ union men because
of disturbances about eleven years
ago and the union men now in the
city are among the best citizens
No city in the state of Michigan
pays as high average wages as Battle
Creek no city of its size is as pros
perous and no city has so large a pro
portion of the best grado of mechanics
who own their own homes
So the work people massed together
with the other citizens of the organi
zation of the Citizens Assn with the
following preamble and constitution
Whereas From 1S91 to 1894 the
strikes instigated by labor unions in
Battle Creek resulted in the destruc
tion of property and loss of large
sums of money in wages that would
have been expended here and
Whereas These acts caused serious
damage to the city and in a market
way delayed its progress at that time
and
Whereas Since the year 1894 the
citizens have been enabled by public
sentiment to prevent the recurrence
of strikes and labor union disturb
ances which have been prevalent else
where and
Whereas The employers of this city
have steadfastly refused to place the
management of their business under
the control of labor unions but have
maintained the highest standard of
wages paid under like conditions any
where in the United States and here
by unanimously declared their intent
to continue such policy and the em
ployes of this city a large percentage
of whom own homes and have fami
lies reared and educated under condi
tions of peace and the well earned
prosperity of steady employment have
steadfastly maintained their right as
free American citizens to work with
out the dictation and tyranny of labor
union leaders the bitter experience of
the past offiering sufficient reason for
a determined stand for freedom and
Whereas The attitude of the citi
zens on this subject has been the
means of preserving peaceful condi
tions and continuous prosperity in
marked contrast to the conditions ex
isting in other cities suffering from
the dictation of trades unionism it is
therefore
Resolved That the continuance of
peace and prosperity in Battle Creek
can be maintained and the destructive
work of outside interference avoided
under tho combined effort and action
of all our people by the formation of
a Citizens Association
CONSTITUTION
Article 1 Name
Article 2 Objects
First- To insure so farNas possible
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Nervy Robbers
A band of robbers succeeded in
stealing a quantity of valuable gold
quartz from a mine at Bendigo New
South Wales though they had to
climb 7000 feet of ladders to accom
plish the theft
-100 on a Full House
A full house greeted Dr Griffin Sim
day morning at the M E church at
the quarterly meeting service One
hundred dollars was raised to meet
unpaid bills Richfield N Y Mer
cury
Boy
a permanent condition of peace pros
perity and steady employment to the
people of Battle Creek
t Second To energetically assist in
maintaining law and order at all times
and under all conditions
Third To protect its members in
their rights to manage their property
and to dispose of their labor In a legal
lawful manner without restraint or in
terference
Fourth To insure and permanently
maintain fair just treatment one with
another in all the relations of life
Fifth To preserve the existing
right of any capable person to obtain
employment and sell his labor without
being obliged to join any particular
church secret society labor union or
any other organization and to support
all such persons in their efforts to re
sist compulsory methods on the part
of any organized body whatsoever
Sixth To promote among employ
ers a spirit of fairness friendship and
desire for the best interests of their
employes and to promote among work
men the spirit of industry thrift faith
fulness to their employers and good
citizenship
Seventh To so amalgamate the
public sentiment of all of tho best
citizens of Battle Creek that a guar
antee can be given to the world of a
continuance of peaceful conditions
and that under such guarantee and
protection manufacturers and capital
ists can be induced to locate their busi
ness enterprises in Battle Creek
Then follows articles relating to
membership officers duties etc etc
etc
This constitution has been signed
by the great majority of representa
tive citizens including our workpeo
ple
A number of manufacturers from
other cities where they have been
suffering all sorts of indignities in
convenience and losses from the gen
eral hell of labor union strikes pick
eting assaults and other interfer
ence proposed to move providing
they could be guaranteed protection
The subject grew in importance un
til it has reached a place where abso
lute protection can be gijaranteed by
the citizens of Battle Creek on the
following broad and evenly balanced
terms which guarantees to the work
man and to the manufacturer fair
ness justice steady work and regular
ity of output
The newcoming manufacturer
agrees to maintain the standard rate
of wage paid elsewhere for like serv
ice under similar conditions the rate
to be determined from time to time
from well authenticated reports from
competing cities The tabulated wage
reports issued by the Government
Department of Commerce and Labor
can also be used to show the standard
rate and it is expected later on that
this government bureau will furnish
weekly reports of the labor market
from different centers so that the
workman when he is ready to sell his
labor and the employer when he is
ready to buy may each have reliable
information as to the market or ruling
price
The newcoming manufacturer also
agrees to maintain the sanitary and
hygienic conditions provided for by
the state laws and to refrain from any
lockouts to reduce wages below the
standard reserving to himself the
right to discharge any employe for
cause
The Citizens Association on its part
agrees to furnish in such numbers as
it is possible to obtain first class
workmen who will contract to sell
their labor at the standard price for
such period as may be fixed upon
agreeing not to strike picket assault
other workmen destroy property or
do any of the criminal acts common
to labor unionism Each workman re
serving to himself the right to quit
work for cause and the Citizens As
sociation further pledges its mem
bers to use its associated power to
enforce the contracts between em
ployer and employe and to act en
masse to uphold the law at all times
The new industries locating in Bat
tle Creek will not start under any sort
of labor union domination whatso
ever but will make individual con
tracts with each employe those con
tracts being fair and equitable and
guaranteed on both sides
Thus from the abuses of labor
unions and their Insane efforts to ruin
everyone who does not obey has
evolved this plan which replaces the
old conditions of injustice lockouts
strikes violence loss of money and
property and general industrial war
fare and inaugurates an era of perfect
balance and fairness between em
ployer and employe a steady continu
ance of industry and consequent pros
perity The entire community pledged
by public sentiment and private act to
restore to each man his ancient right
to peace freedom and the pursuit of
happiness
Other cities will be driven to protect
their workpeople merchants and citi
zens as well as their industries from
the blight of strikes violence and the
losses brought on by labor unionism
Notice
The Hickstown Debating society an
nounces as its subject for next Friday
night Which is the hardest to make
a small boy go to bed at night or to
make him get up in the morning-
Cleveland Leader
Benefit of Warm Baths
Warm baths are the most effectual
means of keeping the skin clean and
healthy The temperature should be
92 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit Avoid
prolonged immersion and rub the skin
well
cott
run amuck by adopting the Battle
Creek plan but this city offers in
dustrial peace now with cheap coal
and good water flrst clas3 railroad
facilities and the best grade of fair
capable and peaceable mechanics
known
Details given upon inquiry of the
Secy of tho Citizens Assn
Identification
The public should remember that
there are a few labor unions conducted
on peaceful lines and in proportion as
they are worthy they have won es
teem for we as a people are strongly
in sympathy with any right act that
has for its purpose better conditions
for wage workers But we do not for
get that we seek the good of all and
not those alone who belong to some
organization whereas even the law
abiding unions show undeniable evi
dences of tyranny and oppression when
they are strong enough while many
of the unions harbor and encourage
criminals in their efforts to force a
yoke of slavery upon the American
people As a public speaker lately
said The arrogance of the English
King that roused the fiery eloquence
of Otis that inspired the immortal
declaration of Jefferson that left War
ren dying on the slopes of Bunker
Hill was not more outrageous than
the conditions that a closed shop
would force upon the community
These men burst into rebellion when
the king did but touch their pockets
Imagine if you can their indignant pro
test had ho sought to prohibit or
restrict their occupation or determine
the conditions under which they
should earn their livelihood and to
assault beat and murder them blow
up their houses and poison their food
if they did not submit
The public should also remember
that good true American citizens can
be found in the unions and that they
deprecate the criminal acts of their
fellow members but they are often in
bad company
Salt only hurts sore spots So the
honest law abiding union man is not
hurt when the criminals are de
nounced but when you hear a union
man holler because the facts are
made public he lias branded himself
as either one of the lawbreakers or
a sympathizer and therefore with the
mind of the lawbreaker and likely to
become one when opportunity offers
That is one reason employers decline
to hire such men
A short time ago inquiry came from
the union forces to know if Mr Post
would keep still if they would call
off the boycott on Postum and Grape
Nuts
This is the reply The labor trust
has seen fit to try to ruin our business
because we would not join its crimfnal
conspiracy We are plain American
citizens and differ from the labor
union plan in that we do not force
people to strike picket boycott as
sault blow up property or commit
murder
We do not pay thugs 20 to break in
the ritfe of any man who tries to sup
port his family nor 30 for an eye
knocked out
We try to show our plain honest
regard for sturdy and independent
workmen by paying the highest wages
in the state
We have a steady unvarying re
spect for the law abiding peaceable
union man and a most earnest desire
to see him gain power enough to
purge the unions of their criminal
practices that have brought down upon
them the righteous denunciation of a
long suffering and outraged public but
we will not fawn truckle bend tho
knee wear the hated collar of white
slavery the union label nor prostitute
our American citizenship under or
ders of any labor trust
You offer to remove the restriction
on our business and with union gold
choke the throat and still the voice
raised in stern denunciation of the
despotism which tramples beneath an
iron shot heel the freedom of our broth
ers
You would gag us with a silver bar
and muffle the appeal to the American
people to harken to the cries for
bread of the little children whose
faithful fathers were beaten to death
while striving to earn food for them
Your boycott may perhaps succeed
in throwing our people out of work
and driving us from business but you
cannot wrench from us that priceless
jewel our fathers fought for and which
every true son guards with his life
Therefore speaking for our work
people and ourselves the infamous
offer is declined
POSTUM CEREAL CO LTD
Note by Publisher
The Postum Company have a yearly
contract for space in this paper
which they have a right to uso for
announcements of facts and princl
ple3 Such use does not necessarily
carry with It any editorial opinion
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