Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-03
THE RUSSIAN ROUT
Kuroki, Tn Pursuit, Now at
 Chiutiencheng.
WILL ATTACK FEBGHUANCHENC.

Hmyashi, Japanese Minister at L0n-
 9ons Gives lOmcial Statement of
 Ehe Victory on the Yalu and
 Predicts What May Follow.
 LONDON, May 8. Advices from Tokyo say that after the Japanese car ried the line Of hills extending from Chiutiencheng to Yoshoka, on the right bank of the Tho river, the Russians made a stand on hill northwest of Chiutiencheug, but they soon began cetreating. The Twelfth Japanese division advanced toward Tahiang- fang. which is due west of the village fof Kakao; the division of the Imperial 1 guards advanced toward Hamatan, which is west of Chiutiencheng, while the Second division moved down the +river, with Antung as it's objective.
 The general reserve advanced over the main road to LiaOyang, which runs Fin a westerly direction from the Yalu river. At 6 o'clock the Japanese army Sheid line extending from Antung Enorthwesterly to Laukuku and run < ming from there in northeasterly di- rection to Mishukau.
 At Mamatan, where the Tho river makes its first bend to the west, the iJapaae4e succeeded in enyeloping the Russians on three sides. The Russian troops at Hamatan retreated toward Fenghuancheng.
 A Russian officer who was taken prisoner said that the effect of the Jap nnese artillery fire on Saturday and Sunday was deadly.
 
 z General Kuroki and his headquar- fers staff have entered Chiutiencheng.
 A report from St. Petersburg says that the war office has been informed that the Russian casualties numbered I2.O00. Should this be true it can be ac- repted as a certainty that the Russian plan of operations never contemplated such sacrifice.
 In view of the cautious advance of ehe Japanese it is not expected that they will quickly follow up General Sassulitch, but will take few days in getting the remainder of their troops land supplies across the river and in clearing the country of Russian de ikachments in order that their commu- Nnications may not be exposed to at- tack.
 Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minis sEer here, has been the recipient of nu- smerous telegrams of congratulation on the Japanese successes on the Yalu and especially on the result of the first verious land fighting. He said:
 tsThe immediate result of General sfxuroli's success wilt probably be q movement on Fenghuancheng, which the Chinese had fortified with their usual brick structures. Since the com mencement of the war the Russians doubtless have added earthworks, but their loss of guns must seriously di- minish their defensive strength.
 T understand, though I cannot vouch for the absolute accuracy of the state Nment, that Russia had only a hundred guns in Manchuria.. If that is the case her artillery strength has been dimin- Ished almost one-third.
 ''The duration of the war must lie gather with Russia than with Japan For the moment the military advantage ts with us, for Kuropatlxin has extend led his front. and we can strike where and when we will. Cur Aggressive movement may be carried on to Muk- lden, perhaps to Harbin and perhaps even further, but, before long there lmuet come a stage of the campaign where Russia will assume the role of lxhe invading power and where we ml1at act solely on tha defensive, From