The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-15
WEATHER FORECAST.
 washington, March 14.-For Alabama Fair "wednesday, Thursday, rain, light to fresh east to southeast winds.


 developed in the southwest before which the Russian right, weakened by the withdrawal of almost two corps. yielded. By March 1t became evil dent that the Japanese were moving around to the Russian right in five heavy columns and It became impera- tive to withdraw the thin line from the southwest and form a new line from the. bridge arrcss the Shakhe river par allel with the railIhad. The change of front was accomplished with remark able ceferity but the various organiza- tions became badly mixed.
 Turned Russian Position.
 The Russians on March 1 occupied their former positions on the Shakhe river as far as the bridge, thence to Madyapu on the Hun River and thence parallel with the railroad six miles dis tant, the right resting on the Sinmin- tin road. The Japanese on March 5, beginning to turn this position with view to cutting on the retreat the Russian right was extended from the Sinmintin road to the railway.
 On March both sides began O most vigorous offensive operation, the Japa- nese attacking with especial energy the forces of General Tserpitsky, which were holding the position from Madyapu as far as the heights east of Mukden station, while the Russians under General Gerngross assumed an attack in the direction of Tatchekiao and on the northern front General Launitx's command beat back all att tacks. ks
 On the whole the outcome of the fighting on March was favorable to the Russians, who repulsed several at- tacks on their Southern front and as- General Linsvitch's army, occupying eastern hill positions. repulsed numer- ous attacks and took several hundred prisoners and several machine guns.
 The continued extension, however, of the Japanese lines northward and the Concentration which their superiority in numbers enabled them to effect against the northern and northwestern fronts rendered advisable contraction of the Russian lines and withdrawals from the Shalxhe River to positions on the Hun River was determined upon. This was in no sense the beginning of the general retreat and Kuropatkin and the generals commanding the armies were fer from the battle.
 The burning of abandoned stores, provisions and forage disclosed the Russian retirement and the Japanese followed closely. A confusion in orders and retirement in impenetrable dark ness across the country were respon- sibie for the failure of some organiza- tions to occupy the positions to which they had been assigned and a remarka- ble dust storm the following day made 1t impossible to rectify the alignment and i'll the breaches which the Japa- ts.xv T.,- find and skiliful enough to turn to their advantage.
 Led by Kuropatkin.
 The Russian positions now formed a boot. the toe at Madyapu and the heel on the Run River at Fushun about five miles fide. and to meet the appa- rent aaissex that the Japanese might tpfug the fcp 6f tlia boot Kuropatkin sent thither forty battaiions from the command of General Miloff. which were rendered available by the shortening of the line. The Russians began to slowly force the Japanese back at this critical point, but the Japanese In turn were reinforced on their extreme right and General Kuropatkin seeing all apparently going we'll at the other positions and determining to stake all on a decisive blow, collected the re- mainder of the strategic reserves, strengthened by several other units, and led them personally on March 9 to the north front and threw them on the flank of the Japanese who were attacking Santaitse and endeavoring to cut the railway. The scale of weight was all on the Russian side. The Jap anese then retired. abandoning a bat tery of eight guns, success apparently crowning the Russian arms.
 At this moment two sets of reports were received, the first that a column of Japanese was moving further north around the right flank, and the second that the Japanese on the Hun river had taken advantage of the storm which was blowing the dust into the Rus sians' faces and the breaches in the po- sitions on the Hun to thrust a column through at Flu Pass and Kyouzanon, the instep of the boot. Here two lords were defended by only three com panies of the Barnual regiment and a company of the Irktusky regiment which was forced to retire before Jap anese cavalry and four mountain guns.
 Bold Plan Suggested.
 St. Petersburg, March 15.-A bold way out of the perplexities of the pres ent situation has been suggested. name ly that Emperor Nicholas travel in state to the ancient capital of Moscow. summon the nobles and leading mem- bers of the zemstvos around him the sacred precincts of the Kremlin, frank ly lay the situation before them pub licly, pledge his word for the execution of the projected reforms and make a stirring personal appeal through them to the people to Loyalty rally to the support of the Russian arms and CO., operate in prosecuting the war to a successful termination.
 Such a personal appeal from the sov- ereign undoubtedly would have a pow erful effect throughout the country and for the dynasty would have an advan- tage over the plan of submitting the question of peace or war to the zemsky ga abor. which some of the newspapers are again urging.
 The Novoe Vremya in a strong arti- cle headed Precious Moments Lost" reviews the situation leading up to the defeat of the army in Manchuria, the grave nature of the internal trag- etdy at Moscow. the bloody events at Warsaw, Riga and Baku, the series of attempts upon individual reports of the civil and military authority and the increasing boldnes of the claims ot the nom Russian provinces, some of which are threatening and others even making attempts at armed uprisings.
 Finland. The Novoe Vremya declares. is arminR; Jews everywhere are fan ming the flames of revolution and the danger of the Agrarian movement is in- creasinR. The article concludes:
 There is no time to waste. The re- script is a fortnight old. and nothing has been done The assembly of repre- sontativea which 1t contemplates must