The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1905-03-10
The Sky Is Lighted With the
Glare of Warehouses Now
Being Destroyed.
RUSSIAN ARMY is RETREATING.
The Withdrawal Was Necessitated by
Heavy Concentration Of japanese
West and Northwest of Mukden.
Field Marshal Oyama Has Once More
Proved Himself One of the Great
est Masters of Offensive STRAIT
cay Since Napoleon.

Mukden, March 9-The Russian
army is leaving positions south and
southeast of Mukden. The sky is
lighted with the brilliant glare Of
burning warehouses, where tons of
commissary supplies have been given
10 the flames. The retirement is be-
ing effected in perfect order, the Rus
slams beating off attacks Of pursuing
japanese. The withdrawal was neces-
STATED by a heavy concentration Of
Japanese west and northwest of Muk-
den, whittier they have transferred
large share of the forces from the
southern front to reinforce the Orlgi-
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st. Petersburg, March 9.-The bat
tie of Mukden has resulted in a Rus
sian defeat. Field Marshal Oyama
has once more proved himself one of
the greatest masters of offensive STRAIT
egg since Napoleon, while Gen. Kuro-
patkin is now engaged in endeavoring
to defend his title as master of sue
cessful retreats and bring off his
army, with it's immense train, safely
to Tie Pass, where a position was
long ago prepared with this contin-
gency in view.
Threatened on Both FIanks.
The problem before the Russian
commander-in-chief is more difficult
than the one he met successfully at
Lao Yang, since now he is threat
ened on both TANKS, his left wing be-
ing entangled in a mountainous region
far from the railroad Nevertheless
Russian military men here express a
fair degree of confidence in Gen. Ku-
ropatkin's ability once more to extri
cate his army and avoid a Russian Sc
dan. Besides his skill in rear guard
action, they base their hopes ON the
physical condition of the Japanese
soldiers, who, though they are conced-
ed to be the greatest marchers in the
world, are well nigh exhausted by
their strenuous endeavors of the last
fortnight
Only to the initiated is the news Of
the reverses positively known at this
time. Emperor Nicholas and high
military officers Of course We're inform
ed by Gen. Kuropatkin's telegram of
Tuesday, stating tersely that Mukden
must be abandoned, and they received
details of the beginning of the with
drawal as they appeared in excised
portions of the official dispatches Civ
en- out
Japanese Were Reckless.
All reports indicate that the Japan
csc were utterly reckless of sacrifices.
making attack after attack, especially
on the center and westward against
machine guns and infantry fire, which
literally moved down the advancing
columns, making human flesh so
cheap that the survivors could bastion
themselves behind piles of corpses.
After this action Gen. Kuropatkin's
deposition may be regarded as GER
tain. War Minister Sakarahoff is pick
ed as his probable successor, though
Grand Duke Nicholas NicholaeVitch,
of the board of strategists, may be en-
trusted with the direction OF affairs.
A strong faction of the army, those
high in influence about the emperor,
opposed Gen. Kuropatkin from the
first, and though his early defeats
were condoned because it was real
lied that Gen. Kuropatkin was doing
all that man could with the tools at
his command, it is now felt that after
twice having had the opportunity to
show what he can do with powerful
army, and having failed to accomplish
victory, his removal is advisable. A
high military official said that the en-
peFOr had had enough of general
whose Interpretation OF a victory was
a successful retreat.