The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-03-16

Field Marshal Oyama telegraphs as
follows, under Fridays date: We oc-
cupied Moukden at ten O'Clock this
morning Our surrounding movement,
iu which we have been engaged for some
days past, has now completely succeed
ed The fiercest fighting continues at
several places in the vicinity of Moukden
We captured great number of prison
ers, enormous quantities of arms, am
munition, provisions and other war sup
plies. There is at present no time TO
investigate the number of these
Kuropatkin has been badly beaten in
the great battle which has been raging
about Moukden for two weeks. Last
night the Japanese captured Fushun,
east of Moukden. and Thursday the Rus
SLAMS began the evacuation of Moukden,
which place was occupied by the Japan
anese this morning. Desperate and
north of Fushun, where the Russians are
trying hard to hold back the Japanese
and cover the retreat of as large part
of the army as possible.
The Japanese legation at Washington
| received information from Toxic that
up to Sunday morning on the Shakhe
river the following figures of result of
the battles to the Japanese armies were
prisoners, over 10000, including
Major-General Nachmoss; Russian
corpses on the field, 20 500; other Rus
sian casualties, 10000 Trophies: two
ensigns, 90 guns, 90, 600 rifles, $50 am
munition wagons, 1000 army wagons,
100000 shells, 100000 shots for
rifles, IA 900 bushels of grain, materials
for light railroad, for 46 miles, 800
wagons for light roads, 1000 horses, 23
Chinese carts full of maps, l 900 Chinese
carts full of clothing 600 600 portions
of bread, 100 000,000 pounds of fuel,
223 900 bushels of horse allowance, and
1875 900 poun Is of hay. The report from
the Sing King quarter has not yet been
received"
The immediate answer of the Russian
government to the defeat at Mukden is
the announcement that new army will
be raised and the forces in the far east
reorganized; that Vice Admiral Rojest-
yensky will be ordered to sail on and
try conclusions with Togo, and that the
war will be prosecuted to the bitter end
The London Daily Mail declares that
the French government has given Pari-
oAuh bohhihS hOaSOp SiOhAiJ "
stand that they must not conclude the
proposed Russian loan unless Russia is
prepared to negotiate for peace.
Apparently Kuropatkin has brought
the remnant of his army, whatever its
strength may be, safely into the defenc-
es of Tie Pass. Evidently the Japanese
armies were in such exhausted con-
dition that they were unable to conduct
thanking movements on the position and
Japans only hope, according to these
dispatches, to make this operation a
Sedan lies in Kawamnra's army, which
is said to be moving on the east toward
the Russian rear. Oyama, it is as
summed, will spare no e&ertion to shut
the broken army of KurOpatkin up in
lie Pass The cars council of war is
understood to have decided to push the
war, The St Petersburg Foreign Office
declares that the Government has no
idea of considering peace negotiations.
In diplomatic circles at the Russian
capital, however. and at Washington,
London and in Europe, the diplomats
are reported to think negotiations pos
sibilty of the near future.