Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-22

treat of the Russian army, from last
reports, evidently is being conducted
dn splendid fashion. In four days act
Mal narching, after leaving Tie Pass,
the rear has fallen back seventy miles
and the heads of columns are already
following Gunshu Pass forty miles fur
they north, keeping up with the Japan
ese column marching north over the.
grand trade route. With bridges and
railroads destroyed behind the Rus
slams, the Japanese are unable to press
the rear and according to information
received from the front it is believed
the bulk of Oyama's army is still at
Tie Pass the hanlsing column being;
comparatively weak. This news may,
however, prove incorrect. For two
days there has been some skirmishing,
accompanied by artillery exchanges be.
tween the Japanese on the grand trade
route and the Russians screening the
retreat, showing they are in constant
contact. With the crossings Of Sungari
river at Chantihitu protected, many
military. men. here believe Linevitcfl,
while preparing to withdraw to Har-
bin will attempt to hold the line from
Kuan Changtse to Kirin, SO as to con-
troll the rich Sungari valley as q
source Of supply for the army. A Jap-.
anese advance to Kirin would be equiv
alent to isolation of Vladivostok.
The war Office points to the fact that
tIinevitch was able to give his troops
q day Of rest as being the best evidence
that complete order has been restored
and the stories Of demoralized flight
are untrue.
Advocates Of a continuance of The
war are encouraged by somewhat bet
ter outlook for the Manchurian army,
success Of the internal loan and the
announced departure of the squadron
commanded by Rojestvensky eastward.
Prince Outoomsky, editor of Viedmosti,
Declares peace is imperative because
there is no bread for the army All
Grain accumulated at Harbin it is as
serted has been taken to Mukden or
transported south by Chinese.
4unshu Pass March 22-Kuropa
reached here today and was given
great ovation. The Russian rear guard
Il now at Sinpinghai,5 seventy miles
north Of Tie pass. The Japanese are
slowly pursuing, but not energetically
pressing the rear. Apparently OyaTna
is holding his main army at Tie pass.
When the Russians evacuated lie
pass March 49, one span Of the bridge
over the Tehai river, which flows into
the Lao river just north of town, was
destroyed by dynamite Immediately
after the last train had been dispatch
ed northward and as the army moved
northward the bridges and railroad
were disabled, and everything in the
shape Of stores, etc, which could not
be taken was burned.
Some desultory artillery fire was
heard on the extreme right as the re-
treat progressed, but the japanese ap-
peared to be indecisive and their plir-
suit lacked strength in spite of four
DAYS rest at Tie pass which gave the
Russians a chance to reform after the
hardships they had suffered and they
took up the march in orderly fashion,
pressing forward. however, at such a
pace that many horses and cattle in
the transport train were exhausted and
left dying by the roadside. Like an
endless serpent the army trailed over
the vast rolling country, moving all
during the day over half a dozen me-
andering roads parallel with the rail-
road. Thirty miles were covered the
first day, Kaiyuan being left behind
March 16. The rear guard evacuated
Changtufu, March 10. Dispatch riders
report Colonel Madridoff, in command
Of a regular force in the mountains far
eastward found him safe. Coulff, before