Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-28
KUROK| DEFEATS
GEN. KUR0PATK|N
Magnitude Of japanese Success is
Unknown but Russian Public
Ready TO Believe Anything
DECISIVE ACTION MAY END WAR
Should Kurokl Cross Hun River, Road
To Tie Pass Would be Opened and
Ruropatkin's Retreat Threatened,

St. Petersburg, Feb, 2S.The frag-
mentary official and press reports of
the fresh reverses sustained by Gen.
Kuropatkin are inadequate to draw
conclusion OF the magnitude of Gen,
Kurokl's success against the Russian
left but the public as usual is ready
to believe the worst and the city is
already fun Of reports that big dlsas-
ter has again oyertaken the Russian
arms, according to which Mukden has
been outnanked and Is untenable and
Kuropatkln Is Withdrawing from his
strong position on the shakhe river.
That such reports are exaggerated is
beyond question but although reticent
and seeking to minimize the operations
Of the last few days the officials of the
war office are plainly discouraged at
the fashion I'm which kuroki Is able to
drive and turn the Russian extreme
left, his advance columns actually
crossing the Shakhe river. II Is ad-
mitted that the fighting was desperate
at several passes Sunday and Monday
while the front was being involved
the purpose OF Field Marshal Oyama
evidently being to keep the center and
right engaged and prevent Kuropat-
kin from sending reinforcements TO
head off Kuroki Should Kuroki cross
the Hun river the high road to Tie
pass, 40 miles north of Mukden, would
be open and Kuropatkin's retreat
threatened
Further news is awaited with great
| anxiety Anything like decisive Jap
anese victory would probably end tho
| war
RUSSIAN CASUALTIES.
Gen. Kuroki's Headquarters In the
/ Field, via Fusan, Feb. 2S,-In the fight
| ing Fob. 1929 at Tslnkhetchen, the
Russians left 203 dead on the field and
| lost several machine guns. Their cas-
ualties are estimated at over 1000,
JAPANESE LOSSES.
Toxic Feb. est is reported that
when the japanese attacked and de-
feated the Russians Feb 20, at Eslnk-
| hetchen, 20 miles north Of Simachi on
| the extreme japanese right, the Rus
| slams numbered 1900 men, Their loss
es are estimated at 200 The Japanese
losses were slight.
| JAt AN EOIA AAlllN4N II ' ~ lOiN
Gen. Kurolxis Headquarters, Feb 20,
| via Fusan, Feb 2S.-'1he Japanese yes
terday Saturday achieved a signal
victory over the forces commanded by
Lieut.. Gen, Rennenkampf While this
victory Is important In Itself, II Is more
so because Of the strategic advantage
gained by the Japanese. The fighting
| was over n mountainous country be-
tween 30 and 40 miles east of Yentai,
which is about Is miles northeast of
| Lao Yang.
Cen. Kurokrs infantry again dis
played remarkable qualities as hill
fighters and proved their superiority 70
the famous cavalry Of the Russians.
The right OF the japanese winter po-
sition has been near Ponchi, extending
toward the southeast on the south Of
the Shathe river and west of the Taits.
river in yesterdays movement a body
OF Japanese troops which had been adj
vancing from Ponchiswung around to-
ward the northeast and swept the Rus
slams before them.
The japanese now hold strong lines
extending from southwest to northeast
and partly eastward Of the Taitse river
threatening the Russian left flank.
Gen. Rennenkampf commanded 2
division and hlaf Of cavalry a dlvi
sion OF infantry and oUdy OF sharp
shooters, with fun compliments o.
guns.
The principal engagement was north
east Of Chinhochen, where the Russian
held strongly defended entertainments
The Russians left 203 dead on the fell
there and lost several machine guns
Their casualties are estimated at owe
1000
on Friday night the Japanese tool
Tekltekl hill. which is south Of tn
shakhe river and short distance
northwest OF Waitao mountain.
JAPANESE REPuLsED.
81. Petersburg. Feb, 2s--Gen. Kuro
patkln In dispatch to Emperor Nlcho
las dated today says
Ten attacks made by two Japanes
battallons and some cavalry west o
the village of Tansintong have been re
pulsed The Japanese renewed the at
tack in the morning Of Feb. ~ and wer
again repulsed. They left hundre
corpses in front Of our positions TIL
Russian loss was six men"