The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-10
Russian Army Reaches Its
Haven of Refuge.
KUROKl MUSTBE STOPPED
Danger that He Will Cut Off and
Capture the Russian Rear
Division of 10000

LONDON, Sept 10.--A late report
from st, Petersburg says that the Rus
sian army is now divided into five col
umns. The first has reached Tie pass,
forty miles north of Nlukden, and is
preparing to defend that place against
the Japanese The second is midway
betweeh Mukden and Tie pass The
[ third is at NIukdcn The fourth. con-
s.sting of 10000 men, under General
Meyendorff, is holding General kuroki
in check by hard fighting twelve miles
south Of Mukden The NTH. of about
l20O0, is farther south, exhausted by
incessant lighting and is surrounded
on three sides by the Japanese, its posi-
tion being one Of cXtrens danger, from
which it can hardly hope to escape.
Everything now depends says the
report, ION Meyendortl's ability. to hold
kurolS in check, which so far he has
successfully done"
AdyiceS from st. Petersburg say that
It is definitely established now that
Field Marshal Oyamas tired troops
have practically abandoned the attempt
to head of General Kuropatkin, and
the latters druy has arrived safely at
Mukden after frightful experiences in
iloundering through mud and mire over
the Mandarian road.
Some descriptions of the scenes
along the line Of retreat are almost in
credible They tell how the men lay
down In the mud and slept in drench-
ing rain and without shelter.
1t is evident that the last determined
effort of the Japanese to bring Kuro-
patkin to bay was made on Tuesday,
but the Russian commander in chief
faced about and two corps with artil-
lery beat Off the Japanese while the
remainder of the troops continued the
march to Mukden. After that the Jap
anese could only hang onto the fianks
and try to shell the retreating army
columns from the hills.
The outposts are still in contact. but
they are not even exchanging shots.
The detailed statement of Russian
losses, which II Is promised will be is
sued on Saturday. is awaited with in
tense interest The general expecta-
ton is that the losses will approximate
10000 as against 10000 for the Japa-
nese.
The work Of burying the dead was
left TO the Japanese, who were forced
to attempt the task as Il matter of self
preservation, but it was almost impos-
sible The awful rains have handi-
capped the work of cremation on which
the japanese relied. and only shallow
trench bWfals were possible under the
circumstances Not only is THIS work
one Of the greatest difficulty. but it is
almost vauelesS from sanitary point
Of view the storms undoing it soon aft
er it is accomplished.
The care OF the wounded has taxed
the hospitals to the utmost One cor
says that 10000 wounded
had passed through Niukdtn hospitals
up to sunday. and only the most sc-
we're cases could be attended to by the
nurses and surgeons. Many therefore,
had to be- left to the rough but wei
meant care OF their comrades
Adviccs from Mukden say that the
evacuation of Mukden Is now nearly
and adds that the japanese
have not yet crossed the river Hun,
which flows few miles south OF Muk-
den.
The Niborg regiment, of which the
German emperor is commander, before
advancing to stoIm the village Of Sky
wantun was drawn mp in front of the
tent Of Major Won Runckel. the Ger
man military attache. and cheeyed for
The German emperor. The regiment in |
Skywantun lost ? officers and !
80 men killed and 100 officers and men |
including the colonel of the
regiment. 1t afterward retired in good |
order.
The Russian retreat to Mukden has !
been accomplished without losses and
with the precision of review at Kras-
noye Selo The accumulation of wound |
I'd between Liaoyang and Mukden has
tested to the utmost the resources of
The Red Cross. Most of the transport
was carried in the toughest kind of
two wheeled carts. but the arrange
nents for providing the troops with
food along the line of retreat worked