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Left Wing Isolated and
Whole Position in
Danger.
DEFEAT SEEMS SURE
Russian Losses Estimated at
$4,000 and That of laps
10000.

St. Petersburg, March 4.-The bat
tie raging at the front has assumed
enormous proportions. Already the
Associated Press Russian correspond
ent places the Russian losses at 5o,-
600 men and those of the Japanese at
10000.
THREATEN COMMUNICATIONS.
1t is added an attempt 10 draw a
net around Kuropatkin has not yet
succeeded but it is said Japanese from
Sinmntin are attempting by forced
marches to cut the Russian line of
communications.
LEFT WING CUT OFF.
Berlin, March A dispatch to
TagebIatt from ST. Petersburg says:
Zen. kuroPatkin in telegram
which arrived at O'Clock last evening
said 100000 Japanese had broken
through the Russian left WING and
that it was cut off from the remainder
of the army.
POSITION DANGEROUS.
"At 10 o'clock another dispatch from
Kuropatkin read:
THE Japanese are marching on
"GNdSii' WY POSitlOn is extremely
dangerous"
In government circles here there is
conviction Kuropatkin has been full
Iy beaten, that part of his army has
been dispersed and that the railroad
north of Mukden will probably be cut.
Holds On Desperately.
Mukden, March 4, a. m.-The Rus
slams are holding on desperately to
their positions.
Sanlinpou, which is the key to the
Russian position on the right, was the
scene of an awful carnage last night.
Gives Up GnOu Pass.
st. Petersburg, March 4.-Kuropat-
kin reports the Russians have been
compelled to evacuate their position
at Gaou pass.
On Thursday Oyama shifted his
weight to his left seeking to envelope
the Russian right eight miles south
west of Mukden. In the bloody hand
to-hand fighting which followed and
continued for hours the losses on both
sides were enormous.
May BE Surrounded.
But the most serious news is the
report that the Japanese thanking col
umn at Sinmintin, about 30 miles west
of Mukden, has divided, part of 1t
moving straight east to roll up the
Russian right wing while the other
is making forced marches north with
the evident purpose OF cutting the
Russian line of communications with
Tie pass and closing the line of re-
treat. Should the operation prove
be surrounded
Make Steady GnIns.
Toxic, March 1T was announced
today from the headquarterS in Man
churia that the fighting on the right,
center and left is resulting in steady
Japanese gains.
The japanese defeated the Russians
at Sinmintin.
News is expected here soon of a
severe battle at Chuiping Tai where
he Russians rallied after their defeat
at Tsinenketchen.
The British steamer, Easily Abbey,
bound for Vladivostok, was seized by
the Japanese Feb. 27.
RussIans Keep Up Fire.
Kurokfs Headquarters, March A.
ne hu55ldu dIIIleIy kept up nedVy
fire on the Japanese guns most of the
lay and also fired shrapnel at the at
lacking forces.
The Japanese are gathered on the
slopes so close TO the Russian trench
es that in some places their artillery
-annot give the best support. The
Russians have largely abandoned
heir method of volley firing. 1t is
believed the japanese attack will sue
ceed.
Land In New Place.
Vladivostok. March 1.-Two thous-
and Japanese troops have landed at
noTthWard of Korea. to
which place they were conveyed by
steamers from the warships. A flo-
tiIla Of torpedo boats covered the land
ing.
VIII Pay British Claims.
London. March 4.-British claims,
as result of the North sea incident
as finally submitted to Russia. total
1926. 900. This amount It is understood
will be paid in a few days without de-
muir.