Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1905 — ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS INAUGURATED [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS INAUGURATED

Great Crowds of People Witness the Interesting Ceremonies. OTHER LIKE EVENTS SURPASSED • Capital City a Symphony in Color in Honor of the Occasion. Washington, March 4.—At 1250 p. m. today Theodore Roosevelt, standing on a spot made historic by a long line of presidents who have taken the same oath with right hand raised and left hand on the Holy Scriptures, repeated

after Chief Justice Fuller the following words: “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and to the best of my ability protest, preserve and defend the constitution of the United States. Crowning Event of the Day. The taking of the oath was the crowning event of a day full of features. The crowd assembled for this event cannot be estimated even by comparison. It extended far beyond the reach of the voice, and was so densely packed as to carry the stage out of sight of many. The capitol plaza, resourceful in accommodating the thousands eager to view the ceremony was completely filled. People came by its numerous streets and avenues', which like so many yawning, ravenous maws, greedily swallowed the throng, until every coign of vantage was occupied. Vice President Installed. Half an hour before the event described in the foregoing—at high noon —in the presence of as many of his fellowcitizens as could be crowded into the senate chamber, Charles Warren Fairlxanks was Inducted into the office of vice president of the United States. The ceremony was quickly followed by the final adjournment of the senate of the Fifty-Eighth congress, the beginning of a special session, an address by the vice president, and the swearing into office of almost a third of the membership of the senate. President's Inaugural Address. In his inaugural address President Roosevelt said: “My Fellow Citizens: No people on earth have more cause to be thankful than ours, and this is said reverently, in no spirit of boastfulness in our own strength, but with gratitude to the Giver of Good who has blessed us with the conditions which have enabled us to achieve so large a measure of wellbeing and of happeniness. To us ns a people it has been granted to lay the foundation of our national in a new continent. We are the heirs of the ages, and yet we have had to pay few of the penalties which in old countries are exacted by the dead hand of a bygone civilization. We have not been obliged to fight for our existence against any alien race; and yet our life has called for the vigor and effort without which the manlier and hardier virtues wither away. Oar Own Fault if We Fail. “Under such conditions It would be our own fault If we failed: and the success which we have had in the past, the success which we confidently believe the future will bring, should cause In us no feeling of vainglory, but rather a deep and abiding realization of all which life has offered us; a full acknowledgement of responsibility which Is ours: and a fixed determination to show that under a free government a mighty people can thrive best, alike as regards the things of the body and the things of the soul. “Much has been given us, and mucL will rightfully be expected from us. We have duties to others, and duties to ourselves: and we can shirk neither. We have become a great nation of the earth; and we must behave as beseems a people with such responsibilities. Toward all other nations, large and small, our attitude must be one of cordial and sincere friendship. We must show not only In our words, but In our deeds, that we are earnestly desirous of securing their good will by

where a position was long ago prepared with this contingency in view. The problem before the Russian comma nder-in-chlef is much more difficult than, the one he met successfully at Liaoyang, since now he is threatened on both flanks, his left wing being entangled in a mountainous region far from the railroad. Nevertheless Russian military men here express a fair degree of confidence in General Kuropatkin’s ability once more to extricate his army and avoid a Russian Sedan. Besides his skill in rear-guard action they base their hopes on the physical condition of the Japanese though they are conceded to be the greatest marchers in the world, are well nigh exhausted by their strenuous endeavors of the last fortnight Only to the initiated is the news of the reverse positively known at this time. Emperor Nicholas and high military officers, of course, were informed by General Kuropatkin’s telegram of Tuesday, stating tersely that Mukden must be abandoned; and they received details of the beginning of the withdrawal as they appeared in excised portions of the official dispatches given out yesterday. From information in the possession of the Associated Press it is known that General Kuropatkin contemplated retirement before the beginning of the battle, and that he had hoped to accomplish it without a serious combat. The Japanese, however, forced him to accept battle. The double turning movement compelled him to send the major part of his reserves to the fighting line and rendered an effective counter stroke out of the question, and the decision to retire was immediately taken on March 6. Withdrawal was actually begun during the night. The great question now, and the one over which the general staff burned its lights late into the night, is whether Field Marshal Oyama has entangled the Russians in his strategic net sufficiently to prevent a successful retreat to Tie pass. NEWS PRINTED AT TOKIO Eatlmatea o t the Louei Give a Grand Total of 100,000. Tokio, March 9, 6 a. m. —The great battle in Manchuria raged all day yesterday along the entire front. The Japanese were generally victorious, and they drove the Russians from a series of important positions. By nightfall it seemed imperative that General Kuropatkin would have to withdraw his shattered legions to avoid a complete disaster. Indeed, it appeared impossible for him to effect a retreat without heavy losses of prisoners, guns and stores. The continuous battle is already the bloodiest of the war. Upon the ground that General Oku alone gained lie 8,000 Russian dead. The reports from the other armies are expected to triple this figure. It is estimated that the Japanese have lost 50,000, making the joint slaughter far exceed 100,000 men. Details of the combat are lacking, but it is believed that the Japanese have cut the railway north of Mukden, leaving only the roadways and a light railway from Fushun to Tie pass as avenues for the retreat of the Russians, but army headquarters refrain from affirming or denying a report to that eflfeet. The details of operations against Fushun are not yet at hand, but it is understood that following the capture of Maehtuntan the Japanese renewed the assault on Tieta and dislodged the Russians.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TAKING THE OATH.