Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-03-21
A QUESTION
OF SPEED
Can the Russian Army March
Faster GThan the Forces Of
the japanese.
ON THE SUNCARI RIVER
General linevitch Has Established
Headquarters and is Endeavoring
to Protect tho Line of Retreat.

st. Petersburg, March 21.-1:15 D.
| m.-General Linevitch's headquarters
have been established for the present
at Chen Chiawatzu, situated at the
crossing of the Sungari River, whence
! he directed the retreat of the three
armies and the disposing of the fresh
troops of the fresh corps, just arriv-
ing from European Russia. The pro-
! lection of Sungari bridge is vital to
the salvation of the army as the river
| Is not fordable below Kirin and once
| the line of the river is passed and the
| bridge blown up, the Japanese pursuit
will be effectually checked. At the
same time the second army Is falling
back of the line Of the railroad, while
the first and third army and the trans
port are retreating along the Mandarin
road to Kirin, both destroying bridges
and denuding the country behind them.
The japanese are advancing along the
Grand Trade route, twenty miles west
of tho railroad and apparently the
question is, which army will outmarch
the other. No information Is obtain
able regarding the strength of the jap
anese column advancing along the
Grand Trade route, but officers say it
can hardly be large enough to consti
tute a menace with the dispositions
General Linevitch is able to make
with his fresh troops. Nevertheless.
st. Petersburg is in the dark as to the
exact situation and, considering the
resourcefulness of the Japanese, there
is constant fear that they may man.
age to get astrde of the railroad and
bar the Russian r, treat
Students as Doctors.
st. Petersburg, March 21.-In view
of the increasing number of doctors re-
quired at the front, an official order
was published today permitting, dur
ing the war the appointment of stu
dents to medical posts and allowing
foreigners to join the service.
Rennenkampf Surrounded.
London, March 21.-Russion official
circles in London, although without
official news, are inclined to credit the
Harbin story published in Paris, con-
Meeting the firing reported to have
been heard south of Tie Pass with
General Rennenkampf's division. A
dispatch from Harbin points out that
the only explanation of the cannonade
in that locality is that Rennenkampf
has at length arrived at Tie Pass,
where the Russian armies were or
dered to rendevouz in case of retreat,
but only to find the place occupied by
the Japanese. 1t is consequently feared
that Rennenkampf is surrounded.
Russians Lost in the Woods.
Gunshu Pass, (18 miles north of Tie
Pass, March 21.-The Japanese losses
are estimated by the Russians to be
100000. Some of the troops employed
10 cover the retreat from Mukden
we're badly demoralized, losing their
way in the hills eastward and are only
now rejoining their own divisions.
Still Running.
st. Petersburg, March PA couple
Of brief kilograms from Linevitch, dat
ed March 20, are given out today. They
merely say that the troops continued
to retreat northward on March 10:
that he allowed them to rest on
March 20 and that he inspected more
new arrivals from Russia and found
the troops in excellent condition
British Ship Seized.
London, March 21.-The Japanese
On Saturday seized the British ship,
which was carrying car
pp Of coal for VladivOStOck