The Irish standard., 1905-03-04
DESPERATE BATTLE RAGING
FIGHTING ALONG THE ENTIRE
FRONT AT MUKDEN.
Gen. Kuropatkin Says Retreat Is
Imperative-The Capture Of
Beresneff Hill.

Mukden, March 1.-Fighting is in
progress alo:s the whole line. the Japa-
neya attacking everywhere. All attacks
Tuesday morning were beaten back. and
the Russians made counter attacks at
many places. On the right flank the Rus
slams occupied the village of Boatatzsi,
which is Close TO SaIdiapu, and from
that position hurled hand srenades
across the intervening ravine into the
japanese trenches in Sandiapu, causing
heavy Toss and great disorder.
The Russians have seized the head of
the bridge across the Shakhe river in the
center OF the Japanese lines. assisted by
artillery firing of particular energy from
Putiloff hill and Novgorod hill Ten de-
termined attacks opposite Yansintuns
and west OF Vanupudzi We're all repulsed
with heavy loss.
The seizure Of the railroad bridge
across the Shakhe river was the occ;,-
sion of sharp combat. The Russians
succeeded in surprising the japanese
guards and, reinforced, beat off all at.
tempts OF the Japanese to regain pos.
session of 1t.
Must Retreat.
St. Petersburg. March lit is learned
from high source that Gen. Kuropat.
kin considers his position on the Shalhe
river to be menaced to such an extent
by Gen. Kuroki's success on the left
flank as to necessitate the immediate
withdrawal of his army to Tie Pass anu
has SO advised Emperor Nicholas. Nc
confirmation of this is obtainable IL
military circles here, where it is point
ed out that with the Japanese pressing
the whole Russian line such an opera
ton must almost inevitably end in dis.
aster OF the first magnitude.
Rumors of Big Disaster.
The fragmentary official and presi
reports OF the fresh reverse sustained b,
Gen. kuropatkin are inadequate to draw
a conclusion of the magnitude of Gen
kuroki's success against the Russian
left, but the public as usual is ready t<
believe the worst, and the city is already
full of reports that big disaster ha!
again overtaken the Russian arms, &C
thanked and is untenable and Kuropat
kin is withdrawing from his strong pc
stion on the Shalhe river.
A Bloody Battle.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 27.-Onlcial re
ports from the front show that tn,
Japanese capture of Tsinkhetchen ant
Beresneff hill was effected by TIVE
bloody engagements. Gen. Kuroki'
men, said to have been 10000 strong
advanced from Saimatze, against tn
Russian left flank at Tsinkhetchen
which is SIS miles southeast Of Muliden
and after a hard struggle drove tn,
Russians back on their base at Beres
neff hill. They followed up the vic
tory with rush, but the Russians pu
up a strong resistance with their 40,
600 men. The Japanese repeated,
charged the Russian trenches and ii
the final attacks advanced over heap
OF their own dead to reach the Rus
sian lines. They captured Bcresnci
hill February "a. Although the Rus
sian losses in the Beresnetr engage
ment are not obtainable yet. it il
feared they were immense, in view o
the fact that the Japanese over
whelmed Gen. Kuropatkin's flank ant
forced it to abandon its base.
Gorky Banished.
st. Petersburg, March MAXIM Cor
ky, who was released from the fortress
Monday on $4,000 bail, was banishet
late Monday night to Riga, after he hat
been informed of the decision of Gov
ernor General Trepoff that he could no
reside in St. Petersburg According t,
the official statement Gorky himsel
preferred a request that he be allowed
to reside at Riga and thereupon Gen
Trepoff acceded and the author was con
veyed to the railroad station.