The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-18

REPORT IS BELIEVED N.LONDON
ING REPORT cREDENcE IN LONDON I7et
sku uRoPATkIN RUSSIAN ARMY
HAVE BEEN SURROUNDED BY THE WiLYjAPs
PAMEsE ouTNuM8ER The RUSSIANS
,u.,,ct, MAKES THE ALARMING
zs#=s@ FoR THE CAR

LONDON, May 1s.-A remarkable
report 10 the effect that General hu hu-
:ropatkin and his army of Russians are
ssssshemmed sin between Llao-1 ang ana
Mukden, is current this morning. ana
IN IA any quarters is given credence s
DISPATCHES from Manchurian points
received during the past twenty-tour
hours have intimated that the willy
japanese have deep laid plan on
foot sbyswhich they will attempt
i master stroke, which, if successful.
viii bring a destructive blow on the
Cars land force, which this stroke,
the report mentioned, seems to make
manifest. Several dispatches this
4 4 norning q, notably one from the Central
News Rome correspondent, indicates
shat General sKuriko has sent large
force Of troops to the north of Muk-
den, and that the latter place is now
actically cut off. These reports, if
true mean but one thing, and that is
sF5thatsthe japanese for the time at leasr'
are masters of the situation. II
large force nowE1ies between Mukden
and Russia General Kuropatkln VIII
have to fight a double headed enemy
with "a large force in front and an
sother in his rear.To add to the I'M
sprortance Of the movement it is stated
/. IN some quarters that the japanese
FORCES on tnumber the Russians The
exact numb Of the japanese is not
Il Known, nor, in fact, is the strength
of the forces known even approxl-
smateIy Until this is known, natural
" the full Importance Of the report
ed aanking movement cannot be ap-
B preciated.@ Several experts this morn
ing express the belief that the force
back of Mukden numbers fully 5e,ooO.
They base their belief on the fact that
three divisions Of the Japanese army
sapproximating that number, are
3 known TO have left the main japanese
force, and nothing as to their where
:abouts has been heard for some days.
These divisions are said to be the
ones back Of the Manchurian capital
Other reports at hand indicate that
the fight viii occur t Mukden and
not at Liao-Yang, as has been ex-
pected.
General Kuropatkin is reported to
nave discovered that his position at
Ilao.Yang was untenable, and as a re-
suit retreated toward the capital
This report is not confirmed, but
owing to the remarkable silence as to
n the exact whereabouts of the nam
Russian force, is given some. belief.
Report Denied at ST. Petersburg.
3sss3SS ST. PETERSBURG, May 1s:-Ihe
geport that the japanese have taken
arp a position to the north OF Mukaen'
thus blocking the further retreat OIL
B the Russians, is discredited here. An
ON Ger 81: the general staff points out
that the only route by which the Jap
anese could have marched is most
mountainous and would give the Rus
slams an opportunity OF overwhelming
Z, the enemy. It>is stated that the gen
II .sara1 military position of the three
Japanese divisions marching slowly
toward :Liao-Yang is known. One is
HI dyancing along the Feng-Huang-
S. IL road, while the others are
some distance to the right and left
The landing Of the japanese divis-
is$.In n7D3e$ AT Misunderstanding is believed
TO be the first move in an attempt to
e a.uts IN between the Russian forces at
SssslT. .tiao-Iang and those at Nfukden. The
Russians are confident of. blocking
this attempt as the ground which the
Japanese would be compelled to oc-
scupy is level, thus giving an excellent
opportlnity for the employment OF
the Russian cavalry. battle IS not
# expected for some days, owing to eN-
y ;treme slowness Of the Japanese ad-
vance S..
first Submarine Boats.
ST PETERSBURG, May sss[sS:7----l 1s:---A
letter received by a friend of General
the chief OF staff at Port