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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1905)
The battle of Mukden was one of the greatest of the world's history in the number of men engaged , the ex tent of the battle line and the long duration of the lighting. Probably it was also the greatest , or rather the most terrible , in the number of cas ualties. There are those who believe that it was as great as the greatest in the importance of the issues that are at stake. Surely these are super latives enough for one battle in this "prosaic" age. Oyama won the battle of Mukden more by tactics than by strategy. Strategically the battle presented few features not familiar to all students of war. It possessed but one element of surprise Nogi's sensational march around the Russian right wing and even that might have failed had Kuro- patkin's scouts been properly led. But aside from Nogi's dramatic swing around the right there was not a fea ture of Oyama's strategy that the Russian coimnamler-in-chief had not foreseen What Kuropatkin had not provided against , however , and what his divis ions could not cope with were the masterly tactics with which Oyama's simple strategy was executed. From the beginning of the battle on Feb. 17 , when Linevitch vainly tried to turn the Japanese right sixty-one miles south east of Mukden , until March 5 , when Kaulbars' exhausted ill visions were crushed at the imperial tombs , eight miles north of Mukden , Oyama's gen erals moved with the precision of au tomatons. Kawarnura's sweeping ad vance to Da pass Kuroki's bold cross ing of the Sha Nodxu's impetuous as saults on Poutiloff hill Oku's ham mering blows at Chantan Nogi's dra matic march around the Russian right all were timed and executed with a precision that proved that a master mind was directing the keyboard of battle. The fighting at Mukden has served to ilustrate with remarkable clearness both the extraordinary military profi ciency o the Japanese and the advan tages they enjoy in other respects. Ku ropatkin had one point in his favor the ability to operate entirely within his own lines. This was offset by a sad lack of initiative , which was his undoing. The superiority of the Jap anese in numbers , their ability to re fresh themselves with re-enforcements , their consciousness of victories already won , the absolute unity of action among their general officers and the JAPANE3& C3 RUSSIANS 2X5 -J S * l7 w . ae * ! 53rr. &a LINE OF KUROPATKIN'S RETREAT. The map shows the location of Tiding , or Tie Pass , whence the Jap anese dislodged the retreating Russians after severe fighting. Tieling is an important Availed town , and is considered to be a strategic paint of great value. It is about thirty-five miles north of Mukden. The next large city north of Tieling is Kaiyuen , tihirty miles away. Nogi's army is believed to have made the attack from the west that compelled Kuropatkin to evac uate Tieling. It will be remembered that Nogi's turning operations west of Mukden practically surprised the Russians , and also compelled the retreat from that city. A few days ago Kuropatkin telegraphed that the Japanese had procured new levies , as several of the men killed were found to be wearing new uniforms. Military experts are in-dined to believe that the lighting north of Tieling is being done by fresh troops from Japan , and that tho exhausted and harassed Muscovite forces are in great peril. Kuro- patkin's retreat northward , it is said , may become a parallel to the disas trous retreat of Napoleon from Moscow. The stars in the.map mark the location of towns also mentioned in connection with the victorious opera tions of the Japanese. TIE PASS IS TAKEN. Japanese March Into Stronghold Fol lowing a Kloody Battle North. Tie Pass has been occupied by the victorious forces of the Mikado , and Ku- ropatkin's army , disorganized , hungry , and beaten , has entered upon its long , hopeless flisht over the 300 starving miles to Harbin. It is generally believed in Tokio that this last defeat of the general of the Czar is , in all probability , the practical finish of his beaten army , and though but little news of a definite nature has been received beyond the bare announce ment of the capture of Tie pass , it is roc-ognized that the task of transporting such a beaten and disorganized mass across the desert to Harbin is one be yond th" power of any general With but 100,000 men left who are fit for active service and with a number of m- + : - - j % ' ' * f $ & \ v - ' / * * * fef * - - n&3i& mf&i * & & & > & , * , . Af T ? : ; . wFi \ a - t- " " " W * * v ' " - , . - " . P WMSfe" ' S ? - - - * , . , -v . . x > , - Mt M * * * V- f ' X. fef X N h ? ' > * < < lf % / ' > f ' .V > : r : . - : rr ? ' - - - f - , . , , . M - * * * ' ; - > : - . : , - i > , r 't ? > - < - > > > - v 'Wif * > * * t - st - v k / v ? ; - * & * ; : . ; : ; : . i. . - . > - . . / . - . ; . , v--/--- : ; ' : ' . - - - - - . - . . . < ? 4 > -i ' : GENERAL KUROPATKIN. THE DISGRACED RUSSIAN COMMANDER. devotion and courage of their soldiers prevailed. While Kuropatkin was de pendent on one frail railway line , the Japanese were within easy access of their base at Newchwang , with prac tically no risk of their communications being interfered with. That the battle of Mukden is the greatest in the history of war may readily be believed. In round num bers the Russian force engaged was 373.000 , with 1,500 guns. The Japanese army is believed to have exceeded these figures in strength by perhaps 40.000 men. It is impossible to analyze , as yet , the effect of the disaster upon the Rus sian bureaucracy. The Russian peo ple naturally are for peace at any price. The Rjusslan officials , it Beems. have not or cannot make up their minds. There is a strong war party in court circles at St. Petersburg and dispatches from the Russian capital .are burdened with hi its of another campaign to be undertaken , of anoth er great army of400,000 men to be raised , of another stand to be made jit wounded equally as large , it is easy for the Japanese to see that their victory- flushed armies have the Russians prac tically at their mercy and the popula tion of Tokio is already eagerly awaiting what they believe is sure to come the news that Oku. Nog i and Kuroki have hemmed in the fleeing Kuropatkin on the desert beyond Tie pass , that the Russian star has forever set in the far East and that the flower of Japan's blood and tears lias come to the fruition of suprem acy. acy.The The Russians burned the greater por tion of their stores and supplies before evacuating Mukden. The Japanese occupied Singchinj ; March l i. Sinnching. or Yemlen. is sit uated about eighty miles almost due east of Mukden. Wiped Out an Insurance Fund. The burning of the docks of the Illi nois Central railroad at New Orleans in the big fire the other day inflicted a loss of * ! .700,000. This does not fall upon the regular insurance company bu ; upon the railroad which insured its prop erty and which tvipes out its insurance fund. Advertise in this papr * . ARMY HEAD DISGRACED. Gen. Kuropatkin Dismissed by Czar Without a Word of Praise. With the Japanese hanging on the heels and flanks of the remnants of the broken , defeated Russian army , Gen. Ku ropatkin , the old idol of the private sol dier , has been dismissed and disgraced and Gen. Linevitch , commander of the first army , is appointed to succeed him in command of all the Russian land and sea forces op-orating against Japan. The word disgrace is written in large letters in the laconic imperial order ga zetted , which contains not a single word of praise , and also disposes of the rumor that Kuropatkin had asko.l to ho reliev ed. The Russian military annals con tain no more bitter imperial rolmko. While it was known that tho war coun cil had already decided to supplant Ku ropatkin after tho Mukden disaster , the decision to confer the task of saving the remainder of the army on Linevitch in tho very midst of its fight came as a sur prise. It transpires that Emperor Nicholas upon the advice of ( Jen. Drjg'miroff : and War Minister Sakharnff detenuiiipd that the stop was nt'cpssiiry when it became apparent that Kuropatkin , while concen trating fur a stand at Tie Pass. ( > omod unaware that the Japanese lia.l . worke.I . around westward a-ain and pru-tk-aly : ! allowed hir.isolf to ho surprise , ] . Old reports brought by Gen. Grippcnhpri : re garding Kiiropatkin's failing mentality also had influence. Under the circumstances therefore it was considered imperative in view of tho exceedingly perilous position of the army to turn over its command to Linevitch , who alone had been able to hrhiir oil his army in order after thebattle of Muk den. den.The The task confided to Linevitch of withdrawing what is left of the great army of : jr > 0.000 mo.i : to Harbin is : Tdes perate one. He is hemmed in on all sides. Gen. Kawamura presumably is pressing northward through the moun tains eastward , ready to swoop down. Guns. Nojri and Oku arc on tho west of the Russian forces ; the whole line of the railroad is threatened , if not already cut , and Chinese bandits are oven report ed to be in the rear of Harbin. Na poleon's plight in the retreat from Mos cow with Kutus-oiT's Cossacks harassing tha starving , freezing Frenchmen , war hardly a.s bad or dangerous. WAR NEWS IN BRIEF. The Russian war otiicc will send 400- CO'J more trcops to Manchuria. Russia is sending a steady stroam of war iuatcri.il to the Indian frontier. Grand Duke Vladimir says Russia will send another army to the far East. Russians are charged with burning wounded Japanese soldiers in Manchuria. Thousands of Russian soldiers .wero captured by the Japanese when Mukden . . 1-.H i en. Gen. Grlpenberg. in an interview at St. Petersburg , bitterly assailed Gen. Kuropatkiu. ' The Ku < = > : ai government paid to Great Britain Jof > .iMj ) in settlement of the North Sea chums. The Urltish steamer EasVy Abbey , from Cardiff , bound for Vladivostok , was seized by the Japanese. ( Jen. Stoes- , the IIPCO of Port Ar thur , met with a cool reception upon his arrival in St. Petersburg. Russi-i urpod China to protest against the violation of the neutrality of Chinese territory by the Japanese. The di > : iser to the Russian army has revived talk of peace in Europe. The opinion prevails that peace is inevitable. , Thi Japanese steamer Osaka Sho- shen Kaisha sank while entering Osaka harbor , and over one hundred lives wero > j lost. I The British steamers Apollo and Scotsman , with contra band cargoes for Vladivostok , W T ? captured by Japanese warships. ALMOST A SEDAN. Knropaihin Escapeswith Only i3OfOOO of Ilia Army of 350.OOO. The remnant of the Russian army in decimated sections succeeded in battling a way to Tie Pass through a relentless gauntlet of Japanese artil lery. Kuropatkin , in person , led tho Russian right Hank in desperate effort to hold at bay the armies of Nogi and Oku. Meantime a portion of the re treating army got past the immediate danger point. The retreat continued under a hail of shrapnel and sheila from Japanese artillery occupying po sitions parallel to the.line . of retreat. Thousands of Russians toiled north ward , mile after mile , their trail a trail of death , as thousands were mowed down by the awful rain of steel. The Russian vanguard reached Tie Pass , but southward , Avith undi- minished fury , the rear guard , battle went on , the Japanese still madly struggling to make the blow final. The losses are estimated at 200,000 to both armies. The Japanese have taken thousands of prisoners , and their capture of guns , munitions and stores are of enormous proportions. It is reported by way of Tokio that onJy 50,000 of the Russians who were- defending Mukden escaped to Tieling. The Russian casualties are known to be over 10.0,000. The Rusians had in battle 370 bat talions of infantry , 178 squadrons of cavalry , and 171 batteries of artillery. In other words , Gen. Kiiropatkin's army consisted of 300,800 infantry , 20,700 cavalry , r.nd 1,308 guns. The total number of the Japanese forces is not stated , but it is vaguely estimated at 700,000 men of all arms. Forecasts as to the final issue differ. Some prophesy the practical annihila tion of the Russians in a series of small battles in the mountains be tween Fusliun and Tie-ling. Others think the Russians will be able to make another stand at Tieling , and that consequently the coup de grace may be postponed. MRS. CHADWICK FOUND GUILTY. Woman la Convicted 0:1 Each of Seven Counts for Conspiracy. The trial of Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick , whose colossal financial operations as tounded the whole country a few weeks [ i [ j i i j i | I ago , when Jier ex posure was brought about , has attracted great interest in Cleveland. Great crowds gathered in and about the court room at every ses sion , all eager to catch a glimpse of the woman. Another figure at the trial who was the object of as much atten tion as Mrs. Chad- wick was Andrew Carnegie , the retir ed steel magnate , who had been called by the prosecution to pronounce a $5- 000,000 note made payable to the order of Mrs. Chndwick and which bore Car negie's signature a forgery. When the in u 1 t i-millionairc and the woman saw each other for tha first time in the court room , the steel magnate studied the face of the woman , whose astonishing MIIS. CIIADWICE. claims on him fur- nislied the base of her operations , with koen curiosity. Mrs. Chadwick regarded the ironmaster with indifference and de- voted all of her attention to the selec- tioiiof a jury , generally directing the picking of the jurors as far as it lay in the power of the defense to do so. At the afternoon session of the opening day she collapsed and court was adjourned hastily. The charge on which Mrs. Chadwick is being tried is conspiracy against tha laws of the United States. This con- spiracy , as defined by the government , rests in the agreement between her and the officials of the Citizens' National Bank of Obcrlin , Ohio , to issue and negotiate certified checks when she had no money in the bank. The jury which tried Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick found her guilty of conspiring to defraud the United States government by procuring the certification of checks in a national bank in which she had no funds. The reading of the verdict was followed l > y a dramatic scene in the court room , which ended in Mrs. Chadwick , wild with hysterics , being assisted from the room. "Let me go. Oh , my God , let me go ! " she cried as soon as she realized what the jury had done. She tottered in weakness and court officials stepped quickly to her side. "I'm not guilty , " she exclaimed , and then with all the energy gone from her voice she moaned again and again : "Oh , let me go , lot me go ; I'm not guilty , I tell you ; let me go ! " After reaching her cell Mrs. Chadwick continued to weep and moan without ces sation. Telegraphic Brevities. The Flovilla , Ga. , bank was entered and the vaults wrecked with nitrogly- cerin. The robbers secured $4,000 in cash. Fire destroyed the Bank of Montreal building in Winnipeg , Man. , entailing a loss of S50.000. Manager E. F. Angus and his family had narrow escapesfrom death. Announcement was made that James Coolidge Carter , a leading member of tho New York bar. who died recently , had bequeathed $200,000 to Harvard univer sity. sity.Frozen Frozen hydrants so interfered with the < vork of the firemen in New York that a loss of $100,000 was sustained in the factory of Philip Hano & Co. , in Greeu- wich street. It is announced that under the aus pices of the Yale class of 1S94 a commit tee has been appointed to promote a movement for raising funds for five new dormitories at Yale. ! j 1I1SIIS I dPECIAL SESSION. > Only one amendment to the San Do mingo treaty was offered Monday. That was presented by Senator Bacon and provided that such expenses of the army and navy as may be incurred in carry ing out the provisions of the treaty shall bo paid from the revenues of San Do- minjro. Th'is amendmont was pending at the time tho Senate adjourned. Senator Burrows read a statement which de clared that the original investment of the San Domingo Improvement Com pany was only § 1.00 and that it has grown to "M.300,000. drawing 4 per cent. Senator Teller made an earnest plea fur consideration of the treaty with open dors so that the position of the Senators might be perfectly understood , but his motion was voted down without di is- ion. He then moved that a stenographer be present to record the debate , but that also was defeated. Developments Tuesday make it plain that there Ls HtUe chance that the Sun Domingo treaty will be ratified. Party lines were drawn sharply in the discus sion of the treaty by the Senate in exec utive session , aad the support of several Democratic members , on which th < ; friends of ratification were depending , apparently is not to be had. The Dem ocrats will return to the fold , and on both sides it is admitted there is little prospect the convention will be ratified. The Republicans have counted as cer tain the votes of Senators McEnery and Foster of Louisiana and Chirk of Arkan sas. Senator Gorman , the minority lead er , gave notice that these Senators are now pledged against the treaty. It is not expected that Mr. McEm > ry or Mr. Clark will return to Washington to vote. The discussion took on a decided parti san basis. Senators Teller , Morgan and other Democrats criticised tho adminis tration severely. Senator Teller assert ed that the administration could not be blameless in permitting Commander Din- lingham * to exercise so much authority. Senator Spooner defended the course of the Department of State. Senator Fora- ker and Cullom followed along the same lines. Senator Bacon started to address tho Senate , ' hut was seized with gastritis and was unable to go on. The Senate then adjourned. In the course of the Senate debate Wednesday on the Dominican treaty Senator Heyburn of Idaho made : m ex tended argument in favor of the annexa tion of San Domingo. Ho doi.-Iared the destiny of this , as well as other islands , was to bo under the control of the United States. Senator Teller introduced a res olution of inquiry , asking the State De partment for information concerning re lations with the Dominican government between July 1. 1904 , and March 1 , 1905. Senator Cullom objoctod to the reading of tho resolution , declaring the matter pertained to executive session. "The Senator cnnnot take me off the floor , " said Senator Toller , warmly. He insisted that his resolution be read. The resolution directed the State Depart ment to send to the Senate copies of in structions given to Commander Dilling- hnm and Minister Dawson regarding Dominican affairs , and all communica tions relating to the treaty. The Senate then went into executive session until ad- jo u rum MI t. Senator Morgan made a sensational speech hi tho executive session of the Senate Thursday , in which he charged that William Nelson Crowell of New York was a prime mover in a scheme to influence the United States in the finan cial ( affairs of San Domingo. Crowell. he ] a-lleged. was acting in the interest of a , syndicate which holds a mass of claims against Latin-American repjublics , in cluding ( a largo part of the debts of San Domingo , and also was tryiuc to defeat a plan of Mr. and Mrs. Header of Ala bama to obtain certain concessions from the Dominican government. The Senate did ( not devote its entire timo in execu tive session to the San Domingo treaty. The i . Nicarasuan extradition treaty was . ratified and the Russian corporation treaty discussed at length. The Xew- lands resolution calling on the President , . if ; not incompatible with public interests , to send to the Senate certain information . regarding Dominican affairs , was adopt ed. , In the National Capital. Cornelius Vandcrbilt is said to - be slated for the ambassadorship to Ger many. Secretary Hay and Minister Corea have signed an extradition treaty for the United States and Nicaragua. The Senate in executive session rati fied the international sanitary treaty , and that designed to repress the trade in white women. Owing to the failure of Congress to provide new legislation for the govern ment of the canal zone Secretary Taft has decided that he can continue to ad minister its affairs. Frederick E. Ilittman of Cleveland , Ohio , auditor for the War Department , has tendered his resignation , and B. F. Harper of Fort Wayne , Ind. , will be appointed to fill the vacancy. James D. Reynolds of Boston , former ly secretary of the Massachusetts Re publican State committee , has taken the oath of office as assistant Secretary of the Treasury , succeeding .Robert B. Arm strong , resign * 1. Captain George W. Kirkman of the Twenty-fifth infantry , who is being tried by court martial at Fort Niobrara. Neb. , on charges of conduct to tho prejudice of good order and military discipline , has tendered his resignation. A peace jubilee to celebrate the fifti eth anniversary of the close of the Civil War was proposed to President Roose velt by Newell Sanders of Chattanooga , Tenn. , who suggested that the expositfon be held at Chattanooga in 1915. The Comptroller of the Treasury has revised the decision of the auditor for the War Department on the claim of the State of Wisconsin for interest paid on bonds issued to raise money to aid ths Thrived States in the Civil War. The State has already been paid $458,677 nn < ! the comptroller finds still due $725- JJS1. Then or Xcvcr. "What , sinsini : so early in the morn ing ! " exclaimed the bonniinx house land lady , as she encountered one of her Imah destroyers in the hall. "Don't you know that it is unlucky to sing before break- , lust ? " "Perhaps it is , " rejoined the early warbler , "but somehow I never feel Hko singing after I have monkeyed with your bill of fare. " Nobody Docs. "I assure you , I'm always ' to acknowledge my faults when I sec them. 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We have tried many kidney medi cines , but Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best of all. " Her Complexion. Him What a lovely complexion Miss Elderleigh has so clear and fresh. Her Well , it couldn't be otherwise under the circumstances. Him Under what circumstances ? Her She puts it on fresh every morn ing. A GUARANTEED CURE FOTC PIT/ES. Itchinjr. Dlind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Yourdrujrtrist will refund money if PAZO GtNT- MENT fails to cure you In 6 to 14 days. DOUGLAS JERROLD. SOKIC of the Caustic Retorts Mads by the Famous AVit. When a prosy old bore stopped Douglas .Terrold , who was hurrying on urgent business along Regent street , with the question , "Well , .Terrold , my dear boy , what is going on ? " "I am ! " retorted .Terrold , shooting past like au arrow from a bow. Also to contribute to a third sub scription which was being got up for a reckless Grub street writer , .Terrold cried impatiently , "How much does the fellow want this time ? " "Well , this time I think just four and two naughts will put him straight. " "Put me down for one of the naughts ! " A lawyer , replying to the toast of his health drunk at a dinner of artists , stammered out that he did not expect the honor , as law could hardly be con sidered one of the arts , whereupon .Ter rold interjected one wort ! only , "Black ! " A clergyman who was indecorously and uncharitably denouncing the poor for the number of children they bred wound up with the opinion that the real evil of the times was "the surplus population. " .Terrold nodded a hearty assent , "Certainly , the surplice popula tion ! " "There's one song in the Prodigue , " cried a musical bore to Jcrrold , "which always carries me away. " "Would I could sing it ! " ejaculated Jerrold. Natural Conclusion. The teacher was giving a lesson in Russian history. "And it was Ivan the Terrible. " she related , "who slaughtered so many in nocent people. Why did he do it ? 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