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Vol. XVlI.-No. 35. CORVALLIS, OREGON, OCTOBER 19. 1904.' B.F. IKTimi 15 01 tor. luid Proprtator J - Yop : are Invited - to caul : AND INSPECT OUR GREAT LINE Ladies Jackets, Misses Jackets, v Children's Jackets. From T T nouses in one of the leading Cloak '. .' 'ill..' ;(l-f ! w '1X ;iJ the United btates. ' , ; . . i f : . : i ( i n Jlaue llso Ie?iu?d A big spipment of Overcoats and Shoes.? n Gents Suits, if Mi See the goods, get the prices" and it will pay you. V. NOW IN A TRAP ' - KUROPATKIN WITH FOUR is cut, off divisions; . , Kuroki Credited with Great Victo ry Oyama Rushes to the Scene ,' - Russian. LosEesPlaced at " ' 15,000-J apa Will Deal ; ' : : - ; - - a Or Meg Blow. ''-- . v 'Tokio, - Oct, 15,. .Noon.--Generai Oku captured . 10 additional guns yesterday. - Heavy fighting contin ues.' ' ' ' " Free Bus. Fine Lig&t Sample Rooms. Hammel, Prop. Leading Hotel in Oorvalhs. Recently opened. New: brick building. Newly furnished, with modern con veniences. Furnace Heat, Electric Lights, Fire Es- rooms. Megant suites. , Leading house in the Willam ette Valley. ' ' ' Rates: $1 .00, $1.25 and $2.00 per day. ' J "An ounce tion is . worth a of cure." of preven- pound condition of the eyes by and you'll prevent at be same - time years of mis ery and pain. E. W. S. PRATT, ... The Jeweler and Optician. Pioneer 6un Store. Runters Supplies, Tisbing Cackle, Sporting Goods. ' SEWINC maciiixe estrAs Stock of 6 Bodes at Bid Bargain Liao Yang,, Oct. 15.-r-Thia city is in a tcrmoil - of excitement over the, reports brought in by wounded soldiers from' the .tight wing of the Japanese army that General Kuro ki has caught General Kuropatkin in a trap, having oat him off with four KuBsian divisiops which he at tempted to save, and now' has the Russian ' commander . isolated 'and enveloped east, of BeeBihu. , The general engagement continued all day yesterday. ' Russian losses so far are estimated at 15,000. The Japanese have also suffered heavily but no figures are available. . The bearers of the news -ot ' the latest Japanese victory state : that Feld Marshal Marquis Oyama has ordered. vast masses of ..reinforce ments to the assistance ; of General Kuroki to enable him to execute tha coup as planned. ,' General iCuroki is . puBbmg the Russian divisions eastward in order to make -their isolation' complete and to preclude the possibility 'of Kussian reinforcements reaching then)'. '. ; - '''.'''. The Japanese are fortifying their positions to the north.. Another of General Kuroki's columns today captured the Shaotakan hills to the south of Bsntsiaputze after a series of fierce engagements, in which 1,2 00 Japenesft and 1500 Russians fell. An Ata hnUa.K" .n M V n a V I .All ' and dqw tbe bills, which may be called the key to the Russian left advance, are in the .hands' of the Japanese. . w-- ( :.' The Japanese :were driven back five times and hundreds fell in' the. trenches without being able to de liver one telling blow, ultimately, however, a daring side attack1 was delivered by two regiments- while khe rest of the force renewed its ad vance upon the entrenchments, and in the face of a .withering fire storm ed the Russian positions. i' The slaughter was frightlul; tbe Rus: siass resisting the- onslaught hero-, ically until virtually driven to pre cipitate retreat.' ."Japanese guns are now being mounted on the hills,' and several small detachments have been ordered to. occupy the posi tions. They will probablybe made the base of one of the reserve forces which' is being brought from ! the outh. General Kuroki's total ' los ses in the battle of Shaotakan ; hills and the engagement? near Bensihu are estimated at 3,0QO. " ' ' . . A crushing defeat 'has been:, ad ministered to the Ruseian.'right ;by General Oku at Yentai. The entire Russian lines, extending from 'the Hun river to the railroad, were driven back 20 miles with terribls losses on both sides, and but . for the awfnl punishment received by the Japanese, General Kuropatkin'a right would have been completely crushed. As it is, the flank is ' ht terly disorganized and the Russian' commanders endeavoring to rally their forces northeast of Changtan. The losses inflicted upon General Oku have not jet been estimated. His complete victory' came after 1'6 Russian attacks had been repulsed. The battle extended over a territory four miles from the west to the east and six miles : from the south to the north. The Russians had 110 guns in action, ' keeping up a terrific fire during the -attacks. The Japanese guns numbered only 60, but the fact that the Russians were advancing with utter disregard of the cost of life afforded the Jap anese the opportunity to direct the fire with deadly effect. ' ; ; ' ; ! ' It was' evidently the purpose of the Russians not only to check Japanese progress to the heart, but to break through the Japanese lines and gain possession of the eastern shore of the Hun river, whence they could have proceeded to a point at the rear of General Nodzu and the center army. The fifteenth and sixteenth Russian attacks were only desultory and their repulse was followed by the advance of the entire Japanese line to a point six miles north of the original position. Th Russians retreated 20 miles to the north. Seventy guns were cap to red by General Oko . r .- ' ' " ' ' ' ' 1 - ' " - - . ; J London, Oc. 15.-The Stand ard'soorrespondnt at Yentai, . un der date of October lc, says: : v i -' "The whole : Russian line has been driven back over a distance of over 2o - miles and 7o guns have been captured. Pursuit is being kept up by a strong force on. both fiabks.- There is good reason to hope Oyama . has succeeded en vel-l oping the enemy. ;? ;, - ! "The cause of the Russian ? de- ) feat is that the 'Japanese . army 'drove a wedge into the middle J of I the dnemj V line. ; Prisontrs - eay General v- Kuropatkin personally eommanded th troop3 on' the main roadj and that General Mistchenko, was in command -'atBeneihu.x'JiA brigade of infantry i and a regiment of cavalry crossed thO' Taitz : river, but found themselves in a critical position and retired to the right bank with the Japanese ia pursuit. Ths Japanese burled back 16 coun ter attacks upon : their, right.. The army lost 3ooo men m the fighting around Btnsibu. AN OPEN . LETTER. FROM THE DAUGHTER' OF ; REV. MR. CREIGHTON, OF ". fTORTH YAKIMA, WASH; ? Deae Db Dabrin: I can iiever' thank you enough, for what you have done for me. , Yon. deserve all the praise that's been .given you in the press. I do not feel -that, J need , to ; order ; mpre medicine. 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TwcproYisions' are, very prc ticsli one being that no book was to go Into circulation unless there was. a duplicate; the other, that the borrower had.' to deposit security exceeding the value of the book. . - - . y ; Dunfermline, . . Scotland, -established the .first proper library: of this descrip tion; In ITU Edinburgh following 'in 1725 !wlth pne founded by Allen Earn- say The first publlQ one in England was ; established In Salisbury . by S&$gj$agLn, :,J"aneourt -ia alT.j " This failed to-survivt"t'Waialte,-and at London in the Strand, succeed ed in becoming popular. Many London scientific societies established circulafe ing libraries in the eighteenth centuty, and in the nineteenth they became far more widely spread. London Globes V Old Maid.' :.. . T I ! . The true "old maid," like the true poet, is born, not made, old maidish ness being a question of innate char acter rather than of incidental condi tion. There are old ' maids of every state and age and sex, , says Ellen Thorney croft Fowler, creatures - who revel in fuss, and batten upon detail, and abide In the narrowest of narrow nits. . Do we, not all know married women with large families, who are, nevertheless, old maids to the back bone, just as we know adorable eldesrly spinsters who have the minds of girls and the hearts of mothers? And do We not also know numbers of the (so called) stronger sex whose absorption in trifles and avidity for gossip proclaim them old maids of the purest water ? : ! 1 1 - ALBANY DR. 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Arrives Detroit . 4 from Detroit: Leaves Detroit. 12:15 p. m . i:00p. . 6m p. .6:30 aJ m Arrives Albany.... ........11:15 a. m Train No. 1 arrives in Albany in time to connect with S P south bound train, as well as giving two or three hours' in Albany before departure of S P north bound train. ''' '( ' Train No 2 connects with the S P trains at Corvallis and Albany giving direct ser vice to .Newport ana adjacent oeacnes, Train 3 for Detroit, Breitenbnsh and other mountain resorts leaves Albany at 1:00 p. m., reaching Detroit at 6:00, giv ing ample time to reach the Springs the same day. For further information apply to - . Edwin Stosb, ' ' ; ---.: Manager, H. H. Cronlae, Agent Corvallis. . Thos. Cockrell, Agent Albany. killed, 46 wounded and 125o men killed and wounded. ) The i enemy defeated by the Sien Chuang garri son October -lo, appears , to have halted at Pintienshan. . According to prisoners captured, the 'Russian force formerly stationed ' at Lntao hotzu lost 60 killed and wounded. The Japanese I03B was threeofficers and a few men wounded." , Succeedins: reports increase the extent of the Russian elaughtei in the despsrate battle that has raged for the: past week, v. General Kara-' ' ki has reported thet his army alone hae buried 45oo Russian dead. The reports of General Nodzu arid Oka . are incomplete, but everything in complete, but everything Indicates tbat Field .Marsnal Oyama's esti mate of the Russian loss , at 3o,ooo men will fall tar. below the aotual -mark. A report dealing with the Russian losses, received during the night from the Japanese field head quarters, says: f . :; ; ;,, - . . "The loss sustained by the ene my opposing our right army so far as ascertained are as follows: ' '"Bodies let t near Bensihu on the left bank of the Taitz river, ; 35o: in front of the Bensihu detachment, ' l.ooo; at Talien, 3oo: near Tument- su, 2oo; before the . right column. 20O: near Kouinkok and north of Tumentsu, 12oo; near Chientao, 3oo; north of Panlassan and - near Womingsu, loo;, before 4he left col umn near Shaotaku and northward 3po;. total 45(Jo. : : ' ' ' "The number left in other places has hot been counted yet, but it is large. : - . "c "The enemy's loss in this direc tion must exceed 2o,ooo. Among the trophies reported captured are 2oo shells, six ammunition wagons and much1 uncounted munitions. The enemy's losses in the direction of the center and left armies is un der investigation." : . . , s London,' Oct. 12. The Daily ' Chronicle's correspondent at Yentai telegraphing October 12, via Fosan, Oct. I4, says: V ' 'The Russian attack failed eve ry where and they are in full retreat along the whole line, r pursued by Hhs Japanese.' - 7a Russian - guns. note vavuivii ca vtu vuw wawuuou turning movement is pressing the Russians back to Mukden. The Russians made, 16 counter, attacks with splendid bravery, sacrificing themeelves freely ,but unavailing- ly- .-, , '- ,..;.' , Tokio. Oct. 16. Field Marshal Oyama estimates the Russian Head on the field, including the fightmg of Ostober 15, at over 10,000. ' 1 Tokio, Oct. v 16. General Kuro- patkin's southern advance has been beaten back, 'and his army is in re treat. He is, howeyer, still dogged ly fighting so'as to spare the Rus sian army from an utter, rout.- Field Marshal Oyama s triumph' ant troops have driven the Rus sians north, to a line along the Sha- khe river. , They are vigorously pressing the pursuit, and will prob ably inflict still more severe dam age on Kuropatkin'a forces. Ihis information is contained in dispatches received from' the field and which were given eut late last night. The fighting continued all along the line yesterday and the end is not near. The report from field headquarters goes one to say "From October lo . to October -14 the result of the continuous fightipg has been favorable in every dire tion, while the enemy's strength was always superior. Not, only was the enemy defeated, but be was vig orouBly pursued by our forces press ing him against th.9 left bank of the river and inflicting on him heavy loss. "The guns captured numbered over 3o - and the prisoners taken numbered several hundred. Thus the object of the enemy has been completely frustrated and his offen sive movement has ended in final failure. - "The corpses left by the enemy at dmerent points are. too numerous to be counted easily. . The enemy's losses cannot be easily ascertained owing to continuance of the fight ing, but they must exceed 3o,ooo. The trophies, besides the guns include an enormous, quantity of ammunition, wagons and Tinea These are still uncounted. "The Russian corpses left on the field between October lo - and Octo ber 13 and buried by ' ns exceed 2ooo in number. Our casualties October 11 and 12 were I5 officers London, Oct. 15. A dispatch from Tokio to the Standard says: "It is unofficially reported that the Japanese right ' army has suc ceed d in isolating a force of four di visions of Russians in the Bensihu Kiatoan district. It is rumored that Kuropatkin himself is with the force which seems to be doomed to destruction.,. . The central: army captured 11 gune, and the left: army 25 guns, while the spoils of the right army are expected to ba still more valua ble. It is believed here that' the disastrous advance, wes forced on General Kuropatkin from St. Pe tersburg. . In any case, hi3 move was an unexpected godsend for; the Japanese' army." Toothsome TD its! . Our helves aire ladeii ' with Palate Pleasing. 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