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ON the lett flank as TO necessitate the
immediate withdrawal of his army to
lie pass. and SO has advised the em
perOr
Would Mean Great Disaster.
No continuation of this is ob,ainable
in military circles here, where it is
pointed out that With the Japanese
pressing the wnole Russian line such
an operation must almost inevitably
end in ii disaster of the first magni-
tude.
Russia Expects Great Disaster.
st Petersburg, March -Fragmentary
official and press reports of the fresh
reverse sustained l&uropatkin are
Inadequate to draw amy conclusion of
the magnitude of I<uroki's success
against the Russian left but the pub
lie as usual is ready to believe the
worst. and the city is already full of re-
ports that big disaster has again
overtaken the Russian army, according
To which Muilden has been outtanked
and is untenable and lluropatkin is
withdrawing from his strong position
on the Shakhe river.
May Be Exaggerated.
That such reports are exaggerated 1.
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 in which kuroki was able
treme left, his advance columns actual
ly crossing the Shalshe river
Has Been Desperate Fighting.
1t is admitted the fighting was des-
perate at several of the passes on
Sunday and Monday while the front
was being involved, the purpose of
Oyaaaa evidently being TO keep the CEN
ter and right engaged and thus prevent
Kurcpatkin from sending reinforce
ments TO head off Kuroki. Should Ku-
roki cross the Hun river, the high road
to Tie pass forty miles north Of Muk-
den. would be open and I<uropatkin's 8
retreat threatened. Further news is
awaited with great anxiety. Anything
like decisive Japanese victory Eow
would probably end the war.
Japanese Reported Repulsed.
kuropatkin telegraphs the emperor
today:
Ten attacks We're made by two
Japanese battalionS and some cavalry
west of the village of Tansintong. and
have been repulsed. The Japanese re.
newed the attack Monday morning and
We're again repulsed. They left 100
corpses. The Russian loss was six
men,"
Report from Toxic.
Toxic. March 2.-Oyama reports the
Russian batteries at Manpoc mountain.
Shahapao and Sufangtai occasionally
shell his lines. Small bodies of Rus
sian infantry attacked four Japanese
positions west of the Mukden road OIL
Sunday night. They We're all repulsed.
The Russians have resumed construc-
ton of defense works in the vicinity OF
Litajentun.
First Account of tbA R,tfie
Toxic. March 2-Official reports of the
battle of Tsinkhetchen indicate that Sc
we're fighting occurred. The Japanese
attacking force began the occupation of
points on the left bank of the Taitze
river February 10, but the topography
of the country, the steep hills. the river
and the heavy snow delayed the at
tack The first line attacked Tsink-
hetchen at noon the 23d, assaultins
fiercely.
Held Strong Positions.
The Russians held strongly fortified
positions, With obstacles protecting
them. and resisted determinedly. The
1ighting continued the 23d and was re-
su1ned at dawn the 24th. AT 10 O'Clock
in the morning the two lines closed and
attackers and defenders exchanged
hand SrenadeS.
Flank Movement Won.
While continuing their frontal attack
the Japanese executed a flank attack,
with the result that the Russians aban-
doned and burned the town and fed
northward in confusion
The Russians left 100 dead on the
field. The japanese captured three
machine guns. many rifles. quantity
OF ammunition, a number of maps and
twenty-four prisoners.
Russians Lose 1000.
Toxic. Feb. 2S.--lt is reported that
when the Japanese defeated the Rus
slams February % at Tsinkhetchen the
Russians numbered 1900 men. Their
losses are estimated at 1000. The Jap
anese losses We're slight.
Desperate Efforts Of Russians,
Newchwang, Feb. 2S.-Advices re-
ceiVed here say that over two Russian
army corps are building elaborate de-
fensive works on the extreme Japanese
left. and that large forces of cavalry
are protecting the Russian lanks.
Japs Expect Great Success.
1t is reported here that a railroad
bridge between Tie pass and Kai Yuan
has been destroyed and that large
bodies of we'll arme Chinese bandits
are preparing to harass the retreatinp.
Russians when they endeavor to break
kurokis enveloping movement.
Japs Attack the Center.
Russian Headquarters, Huan Noun
tains. Feb. 2S.-The japanese attack
was renewed at dawn yesterday along
the whole eastern front. and Da pass
was taken after stubborn fighting. The
engagement simultaneously was In
progress on front extending almost
twenty miles from the extreme left to
the district of Laolinzan. where the
japanese advanced in great force. meet
ing with stubborn resistance.