Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-19
JAPS NEAR MUKDEN
Kurokis Army Has Out OF
Russian Line of Retreat.
EUROPATKIN CAN FIND NO REMEDY

Japanese wings of Army Numbering
100000 Men Join Hands south OF
Liaoyang-Heavy Explosions
at Port Arthur.
LONDON, May ia telegram from
Tokyo says that two divisions of the
! japanese army have arrived close to
Mukden, thus cutting off General Ku-
ropatkin's line of retreat to the north
ward.
| The official report of the landing of
the second Japanese army has been
received. 1t is as follows:
1.-THE army arrived at the prear-
ranged place near Pitsewo and under
cover of the navy began landing at 8
o'clock in the morning. None of the
enemy was observed. According to ma
tive reports there were about 800 of
the enemy at Pulandien, 100 on the Pi-
tsewo road, 300 at Pitsewo and 600 in
| front of the landing place. Immediate
| ly detachments were sent to Pitsewo
to destroy the telegraph line and to
Pulandien to destroy the railroad.
1--WE sent detachments to destroy the
railroad and telegraph wire between
| Pulandien and Sanchilfpu. This de-
tachment dispersed the enemys caval-
ry, hundred strong, and cut the rail-
road and the wires to the northeast OF
Sanchilipu in two places. One lieuten-
ant and three men were killed and
4 nine men wounded.
THE railroad was thus destroyed to
/ the northwest of Pulandien.
I'VE then took possession of line Of
hills for four miles from Chichaton,
driving the enemy to the southwark.
The enemy consisted of three or four
battalions and eight guns. Our losses
were 146 men killed or wounded
A st. Petersburg report says that the
car has received from General Kuro-
patkin dispatch giving gloomy fore
\ cast of what is likely to happen in the
immediate future. Kuropatkin tells
the czar that it Is well nigh impossible
to remedy by concentration of troops
the strategic errors that have been
committed
From Mukden comes report that
the hostile armies are in touch south
east of Liaoyang. The Japanese force
Is estimated at 100000 men,
Dispatches from the theater Of war
strengthen the impression that Cen
eral Kuropatkin is in an exceedingly
perilous position.
The Russian general staff has COM
firmed the reports circulated else
where by announcing that the COM 1
mander in Ianchuria was preparing
to fall back to Mukden and then to
Hardin
While the superior numbers of the
enemy compel retirement it does not
follow that General Kuropatlxin will
not strike singing blow should
strntegical mistake be made which
will enable him to throw a stronger
army upon one of the advancing coll
umns of his antagonist.
A special from Chefu says the dis
patch boat Fawan while passing Port
Arthur about 10 a. m. yesterday heard
six heavy explosions. They appeared
to proceed from the inner harbor and
suggested the idea that the Russians
were blowing up their ships and docks
A tremendous battle between the
main body of the Russians and the
Japanese was thought imminent until
General Kuropatkin, in command of
the czar's troops, withdrew to Muk-
den.
The Japanese are reported to be in
trenched above Mukden in great force,
and this move of Kuropatxin is believ-
ed to have placed him between the
enemy's forces.
| A st. Petersburg report says the au-
\ thorities have detected and thwarted
plot to attack the emperor with
bomb during military parade at st.
Petersburg.
| The emperor always reviews the pa
rade on horseback, and just before he
arrived on the parade ground it was
noticed that Miss Merezhevsky, daugh-
ter of a leading Russian psychiatriast
and privy councillor, was nervous and
excited. Risking a scandal should
I their suspicious prove to be unfOunded,
| the authorities ordered her arrest,
which was effected unobtrusively. A
search disclosed a skillfully construct
ed bomb concealed in her clothing.
The girl did not deny her intention Of
hurting the missile at the emperor, but
refused to give any other information.
| Miss Merezhevsky has been an at
| tendant at the courses in the Women'S
university. 1t is rumored that she has
BCSA uduBSu,s duu hex dSSU AdCACA 40
completely Frustrated.
A Newchwang dispatch says:
"After driving out 1900 Russians
and destroying the railway the Japa-
nese re-embarked from Kaichau, the
combined feet heading southwark.
1.-The Russians re-entered Newchwang
with 1000 infantry and two batteries
of artillery, but all preparations are
| made for another hasty evacuation"
Russian refugees who arrived at
Chefu today on a junk from Port Dali
ny say that the Japanese hombarded
Port Arthur last Monday. Russian Of
flcers who were on Golden hill declar-
ed, according to the refugees, that dur
ing the bombardment Japanese bat
tleship and cruiser struck mines and
sank.