Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
KURoPATklN AT MUkDEN.
Danger of His Army Being Cut OFF l:
Believed Largely Past.

St. Petersburg, Sept. General Ku-
ropatkin has arrived at Mukden.
From the latest advices the war Of
flee now believes the danger OF Oyama
cutting off Kuropatkin has practically
passed. According to their calculation,
the whole Russian army could reach
Mukden by tomorrow night. Kuroki
and Kuropatkin have been marching
~northward along parallel lines, both
armies being greatly hampered by
heavy roads, the Japanese in a rough
region and the Russians along the fiat
country, but embarrassed by the high
Chinese corn which prevented march
ing on the side of the main roads. No
difficulty Is being experienced at the
Hun river, a few miles south of Muk-
den, where bridges had been provided
for crossing the stream.
There has been constant fighting at
the Russian real and along the east
ern wing, but so far as known by b
war office nothing Of Importance has
occurred since the retreat began. The
general staff naturally is reticent about
Kuropatkin's plans, especially whether
he intends to stop at Mukden. His de-
cision probably will depend on the in
tentfons of the Japanese. Contingent
preparations will probably be made to
~evacuate Mukden, and there is consid-
cradle evidence that Kuropatkin, If
compelled to go north, will make a
stand at Telling, where the Russians
wintered last year.
Telling is forty miles north of Muk-
den. AT this point there is a narrow
defile, with Lao river on one side and
the mountains running almost down to
the railroad on the other.
The report that h sailing of the
Baltic squadron had been postponed
until November is officially denied, as
is also the report hat several ships
composing 1t developed defects. The
squadron will sail for Lipau on Sunday.
Although the report that Rear Admiral
Ouktomsky, in command of the RUS
sian fleet at Port Arthur. is TO be court
martialed is untrue, the admiralty has
decided to recall him. probably placing
Captain Wren Of the armored cruiser
Bayan in command.
1t mas been realized all along that
Ouktomsky lacked the requisites Of o.
commander of a feet under such diff
~f1culties, but owing to the impossibility
OF sending a flag officer to Port Ar
thur he was allowed to remain in COM
niand. The admiralty is greatly dissat-
isied with his action In returning to
Port Arthur on August 10 In the face
OF the orders of the late Admiral
without not Il do SO. and this led to
the decision TO supplant him.
As the Russian newspapers begin to
realize more fully the catastrophe
which Kuropatkin avoided at Lao
Yang. and the skillful manner In which
he upset Oyama's plan to surround the
Russian army, they lake q more cheer
full view OF the result and are begin
ming to bestow upon Kuropatkin great
praise.
No further detai.5 OF the losses suf-
fered by the Russians during the ten
days lighting have been received. How
long the roll OF casualties ultimately
win be can be estimated by the official
report OF the number OF officers killed
OF wounded between August 26-S1. In 4
single division. This division lost
twelve officers killed, thlrty-five
wounded and n missing.