The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-03-17
JAPSCET MUKDEN
ANOTHER RUSSIAN STRONG.
HOLD Is CAPTURED.
TEN DAYS CONTINUOUS FIGHTING
Every One of These Attended With
Fearful Loss of Life-Severe Fight
ing Still Going On in the Country
Round About Mukden.

'SSS
Fearful Loss of Life-Severe Fight
ing Still Going On in the Country
Round About Mukden.
The fate of the Russian army Of up
ward of 25G.000 men and the 1000
pieces of artillery with which it was
expected confidently General Kouro-
patkin and his ~lieutenants could pre-,
vent the advance of the Japanese be-
yond the Shahhe and Run river posi-
tons. still is in the balance. They
have been driven from those positions
and now are rushing nOrthward to-
ward Tie pass. around which are high
hill which were prepared for defense
after the battle of Lao Yang in Sep
TENDER. there being no hope at that
time that the japanese would allow
the defeated army TO rest south Of the
Tie pass. That the Russians have lost
many guns an large quantities OF am
munition and supplies is certain, for
with but a single track railway TO the
north it would be impossible to re.
move the large stores which had been
gathered together at MUkden. These,
it seems certain, have been destroyed.
TOKIO-Field Marshal Oyama tele-
graphed as follows under Fridays
date:
We occupied Mukden at 10 o'clock
this morning. Our surrounding move
ment in which we have been engaged
for some days past. has now complete
ly succeeded. The t%iercest fighting
continues at several places in the Vi
entity of Mukden.
We captured a great number of
prisoners. enormous quantities of aims.
ammunition. provisions and other war
supplies. There is at present no time
TO investigate the number of these.
NEW CHWANG-According to re-
liable information received here. the
Russians. having been driven out of
Mukden and Fushuan. and, with the
railroad cut, are retreating in a de-
moralized condition to the hill country
toward the northeast.
Detached bodies of Russians are
roughly entrenching with a view TO
checking the pursuit. but no great
rear guard action is being fought.
1t will be impossible for the Rus
slams to keep up any sort of resistance
for many days, as there are no means
of provisioning in the rough country
through which they are r~etreating.
1t is believed that the Russians may
attempt to reach Kirin, 225 miles
northeast of Mukden. through the val
legs. but a special Japanese corps
from the direction of the Yalu river
~(probably General Kamamura's
forces) threatens to cut them off.
The casualties on both sides have
been N The Russian Sixteenth
army corps was practically annihilated
at Tatchekiao. Eight thousand Rus
slams fell at L~eukuanpao.
ST. PETERSBURG-"Last night all
our armies commenced to retreat"
The greatest defeat in the history of
the Russian-Japanese war was made
known in St. Petersburg last night.
but only in the paltry eight words
from General KourOpatkin to Emperor
Nicholas. which were flung about the
streets in newspaper extras and pass
ed from mouth to mouth. Two
thoughts formed instantly in the minds
of everyone. and two words were on
every lip-surrender-Peace-the for
mer dreaded. the latter hoped for.
General Kouropatkin is no maker
of phrases: his words never are quoted
like the famous All is lost save
honor" but his laconic messages hide
more han probably any other two
sentences in the literature Of war. St.
Petersburg know nothing of the eX-
tent OF the disaster. not ever the lines
of K0urOnatkin'S retreat: whether the
route to Tie pass is still open. whether
he is e~ndeayOring to cut his way |
through to safety or whether, as many
OF the pesSimestic believe. he has
taken to the mountains. If it be the
latter he will inevitably be hemmed
in and starved into surrender, as
Marshal Bazaine was at Metz.
Orderc Schoo;s Recnened.