Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-03-11
THE LATEST
WAR NEWS

Toxic, March 1.-THE full extent of
the Russian disaster is still unknown
here. 1t is known, however, that the
casualties and the losses in guns and
munitions of war are enormous. Even
approximate figures are unobtainable
as yet. 1t is expected that the prison
ers will number many thousands. Lo-
cal estimates vary from twenty to fif-
ty thousand. 1t is not clear yet
whether Kuropatkin planned to stand
and hold his line north of Hun River
Or to retire, until he found it was too
late to carry out his plan. His action
in heavily reinforcing his right In the
neighborhood of Mukden, incline many
to believe that he planned to hold the
! line of Hun River and attempted to
check flank attacks. By desperate
onslaught the Japanese drove through
the line of Hun River and then pressed
northward, practically creating giant
Gordon around Mukden and bagging
| tremendous force by the operations
completed yesterday. Desperate fight
ing continued last night, the Russians
striving to break the encircling bar
rier 1t is evident that the losses on
both sides were heavy yesterday,
swelling the already tremendous total
loss involved in the capture of Fushun
and the continuous heavy fighting. 1t
is now known that as result of the
operations of yesterday, if the Japan
ese army succeeds in obstructing the
line of retreat between Fushun and Tie
Pass, but a small fraction of Kuropat-
kin's army will emerge from the disas-
ter The Japanese wedge, which was
driven through the Russian center on
Hun River, continues to advance to the
north. 1t is reported that the Russians
are retreating north along the line of
the railroad. evidently very badly de-
moralized after being caught between
the wedge and the extreme Japanese
left, northwest of Mukden. They have
been heavily punished along the route
of the road described. The Japanese
are shelling disordered masses of the
Russians.
JapS IN vigorous PURSUIT..
Toxic, March 11.-Later in the day,
the following dispatch was received
from headquarters of the Japanese
armies in the field: "Our force in
Sing King direction, after carrying the
enemy's position on the northern
heights of Fushun, pursued him as far
as Huiyuagpao, five miles north OF
Fushun and at II o'clock last night re-
sumed vigorous pursuit of him.
Sixty Thousand Prisoners.
st. Petersburg, March lit is re-
ported in military circles this after
noon that Kuropatlkin has lost 3OO|
guns and about 10000 prisoners, be-
sides about the same number of killed |
and wounded
Russians Still in Danger.
St. Petersburg, March 1.-THE AS
sociated Press learns that dispatch
received by Emperor Nicholas from
General Kuropatkin last night, in addi-
ton to announcing the retreat of the
Russians added: "Our retreat is be-
ing conducted with the enemy harrass-
ing both flanks. The second army, un.
der Bildering, suffered the heaviest,
both in killed, wounded and prisoners.
How many are surrounded is unknown.
The army is still in danger"
Japs Are North Of Mukden.
London, March ia dispatch to
the Japanese legation from Toxic says
the Japanese detachment has reached
Pu River, thirteen miles north of Muk-
den and is inflicting considerable dam
age on the retreating enemy.
May Mean Annihifation.
Toxic, March 1.-THE following dis
patch from headquarters of the Japan
ese armies in the field was made pub
lie today: In Sing King direction, our
forces are now attacking superior
force of the enemy occupying the north
heights near Fushun. All our forces
in the Shakhe River direction entirely
dislodged the enemy on the right bank
of the Hun River Friday and surround.
ed the enemy on the east and north OF
Mukden According to several re-
ports, from noon Of March 10, the
Russians filled the district between the
railroad and the Mukden road in great
confusion and in a state of utter ex-
haustion. Thousands on thousands OF
Russians are in the district between
Sanwa, eight miles north Of Mukden,
and Mukden, and are retreating north
in a miserable condition. Artillery
and in fantry in the vicinity are pour
ing a fierce fire upon them, inaicting
heavy damage. On Friday our detach.
ment hurriedly advanced from Sing
Ling, Tien, on the Hun River between
Mukden and Fushun, and reached Pu
River, thirteen miles north OF Mukden,
and at sunset was inficting heavy
damage to the remnants Of the enemy.
Our detachment is now trying to ami
hilate them.
TO CONTINUE WAR
UNTIL VICTORIOUS.
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