The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-07
KuRoPATKIH'S RETREAT.
His Guns and Transports Mired IN
Manchurian Mud.

s0dden by the rains which have been
falling steadily, which mire the lum-
bering guns and heavy transport
trains.
Long lines of commissariat wagons
drawn by steaming mules, horses and
even bullocks are straining their way
north over the soaking, cut up main
road from Yentai Behind them come
long trains of artillery, and back Of
them still Kuropatkin's army. The Jap
snese are hanging on Kuropatkin's
TANKS, keeping the Russians engaged
In continuous rear guard action.
The progress Of the retreating army
has been slow, owing to the necessity
of first getting through the baggage
and guns, but the heads Of the commits
sariat trains have already passed
through Mukden and are continuing
their way toward the north.
conversIno on Mukden.
The main japanese army is march
Ing up along the roads eastward Of the
Russian lines of retreat, which con-
verge at Mukden, Another japanese
force is also heading for Mukden from
the westward. coming from the direc-
ton OF the LAO river.
Marshal Oyama seems to be making
q race for Mukden. He evidently has
great superiority in numbers especial
~ in artillery.
AS this dispatch was fled tie boom
ing Of the japanese cannon, which are
in play fourteen miles from Mukden,
could be heard.
The skies are black and the air is
sitting with the sense Of suffoeation,
which is felt here before a storm
breaks strange harmony between the
elements and the menacing attitude Of
the contending armies.
Attack on stakeIberg.
! The following message describing the
earlier events Of the japanese attack
on General StakeIbergs corps south
west Of Liaoyang Aug. 30 was written
Oh the battlefield by NJ, KiriloH, i Rus
sian war correspondent, just before lie
was shot through the lungs, and WIS
sent to Mukden for transmission
ssrhis morning around Liaoyang guns
Numbered increasingly The heights
forming semicirele around the city
were dotted with Jets of fame and lit
tie black and white clouds. The spec
tacle was clearly visible from the wa
ter tower OF Liaoyang The Russians
left alone was not engaged.
"At7 a. m. the correspondent rode Il
the Russian center, where the Jap
anese were concentrating In an at
tempt to break through, and climbed
the neighboring heights, following /
detachment sent to relieve the Skin
mishers who had been covering tbs
battery commanded BY PokotilofI, on,
Of the heroes of Kiuliencheng TIL,
japanese, according to custom, wer,
Smelling places were they believed TIL
Russian reserves were located.
Before the correspondent coul(
reach the battery he had to cross
danger zone of $50 yards, projectile
falling and bursting on 1t until tn
very ground seemed to culver will
wrath.
Brothers Meet.
There was q touching scene whel
the skirInishers were reached A Rus
alan soldier met brother whom b
had last seen in their native village
There were Joyous greetings and
quick exchange Of news from home
Then each went his way and settle
down to the work Of firing coolIy an
deliberately
nThe Japanese fire was spasmodit
Their bullets sang like birds 81 the
sped overhead, and the Russians creek
ed jokes about IT.
1.-TWO hours later the correspondent
reached the battery and found tina
pokotiloff and another officer, Costrof
had been killed. Out OF sixty gunner
forty were killed or wounded.
Captain Tarasoff was in charge Z
the battery. His quiet courtesy REGAL
ed the hero of one of Count Tolstoi'
novels. Fifty yards away was a splel
did looking gunner whose duty 1t WA
to record the success or failure Of enc
shot. the grim song Of death. wit
deadly messengers HURTING all aroun
him, but the Russian gunner stoo
erect and utterly without needing til
danger to which he was exposed.
Long Without Food.
sThe Russian officers had not cate
anything since the previous day, an
the correspondent shared with thel
what provisions he had. The taste Z
food caused them to realize the inter
sity Of their hunger. Prudence urge
the correspondent to leave the spo
but he was fascinated"
Here the message ended. The Office
who sent forward NJ Kiriloff's last di
patch added:
"M Kililoff, who was an enthusiai
in his work, had gained universal n
spect and sympathy. He was she
through the right lung while standin
BY our battery, and fell back, sufferin
intense agony, the blood squirting frol
his mouth. Yet his devotion to dui
enabled him to overcome his suffe
ings.
HE insisted upon being placed on
horse SO that he could get to Liaoyar
and file his dispatch. 1t took him fly
hours to cover the FIVE and ha
miles to Liaoyang. When he reaehe
u