The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-09
RUSSIANS
RUNNING
Will Now Probably Fall Back
Near Mukden.
ALEXRIFF IS WOUNDED.
japanese Have Taken Dalney and
Are Close TO the Walls of
Port Arthur.

LONDON, May 9.-Advices from To
kyo say that after sharp cavalry
skirmishes at Erhtaitsu, Santaisu and
other places detachment Of infantry
belonging TO General Kurokrs army
has captured Fengwangcheng.
The Russians before retiring explod-
ed the magazine, but left large quantl-
ties Of hospital stores. which are be-
ing used by the japanese hospitals.
Refugees from the woods and small
villages are constantly surrendering
The Russians buried many of their
dead.
Natives in the vicinity Of Fengwang-
cheng say that the Russians carried
about 800 wounded through that place
and that their casualties probably
were above 5000 in the Yalu fight.
a detachment OF the Japanese army
operating on the Liaotung peninsula
has dispersed small bands of Russian
troops and captured Pulantien a rail
road station. The Japanese destroyed
the railway and telegraph, thus sever
ing the Russian communication with
Port Arthur.
A Newchwang report says there Is
every indication that the Russians
have decided to evacuate Newchwang
The troops are leaving, and the forts
have been dismanted. Many natives
are fleeing the city, and the Russian
civilians also are leaving hurrledly.
All the local transportation has been
commandeered by the Russian authori-
ties. There is current here native
rumor that japanese troops are in Foo
chau bay. on the west side of the Lao
tung peninsula, about sixty miles
north of Port Arthur.
The fear is held here that if the Rus
slams leave and the japanese do not at
once take possession OF Newchwang
the brigands, who are now across the
river near YinkOw, will pillage the
place. The foreign residents are pre-
pared to resist the brigands should
they come over. The British consul
has requested that a gunboat be sent
to Newchwang.
The Russians probably will destroy
the gunboat Sivoutch, now at New.
chwang before leaving.
japanese troops fired on what prob
ably was the last train out of Port Ar
thur as it passed near Port Adams.
The Russian general staff has moved
from Liaoyang TO Mukden.
Russians here will not talk of the
situation for fear that they may i'm
part some information. They do not
consider that their forces here are suf-
fcient to hold this section Of the coun-
try II is probable that the Russian
troops will withdraw to Harbin.
The Russian civilians at Newchwang
are leaving hurriedly, and many ma
tives are fleeing the city in fear that
they will be subjected to maltreatment.I
at the hands of the brigands
1t is reported here that Viceroy
Alexeieff was slightly wounded before
he left Port Arthur.
The viceroy barely got away from
there before the japanese closed the |
lines OF communication
Dispatches from Mukden say the |
wounded from the Yalu are passing |
through on every train on the way to
Hardin.
When the last passenger train from
Port Arthur before the line was cut |
arrived the woodwork OF the coaches
was pitted with bullets which struck
as the train dashed at full speed past
a critical point held by the Japanese.
A Tokyo dispatch says that every
supplemental report received from
General KurolNi, commanding the First
Japanese army, increases the Russian
casualties in last Sundays battle at
Chiutiencheng, on the Yalu river. The
Japanese have buried about 400 Rus
SLAMS and have 5O3 of the enemys
wounded In the field hospitals. II is
estimated that the total Russian cas-
ualties exceeds $500. Over 800 Rus
sian prisoners are en- route to Matsu-
yama, where they are expected to ar
rive on Wednesday.
Late reports from ST. Petersburg say
that Grand Duke Cyril. cousin OF the
ezar who was on the Petropavlovsk
with Admiral Makaroff, has returned
to St Petersburg from the far east
The grand duke looks much thinner