Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-03-13
DEFEAT is
COMPLETE
Japs Holly Pursue Russians and
Remnants Of Kuropatkin's
Army in Danger.
MAKES FLESH CREEP
Picture Of the Retreat is AWfuI...0yama
Holds Magnificent Strategic
Position.

Today's dispatches only confirm the
completeness of Kuropatkin's defeat
The Russians are nearing their Tie
Pass positions, hotly pressed by the
Japanese and st. Petersburg admits
that even the remnants of the army
are in danger.
May Be Another Sedan.
st. Petersburg, March 13,-No fur
ther news had been received from the
front this morning but the magnitude
of the catastrophe is now apparent to
all here. Where the curtain has been
slightly lifted, the picture of the aw-
full retreat makes the flesh creep. The
war Office admits that the remnants of
the army are still in danger. Field
Marshal Oyama holds magnificent
strategic position 1t is reported that
the japanese fianking columns are in
touch above Tie Pass and that there
may be another Sedan there. No ade-
quate estimate of the losses has been
furnished but with the units on the left
still unaccounted for, the killed and
wounded already make a total of
$4,000. The war office does not even
know accurately exactly what units
were captured.
Japs Are Still in Pursuit
Toxic, March 13.-The army head
quarters makes the following an
nouncement "All our forces have ad-
vanced north, pursuing the enemy in
all directions and inflicting heavy
damage and they have defeated the
enemy at various places. Our forces
have completely cleared the enemy
out of all districts twenty-five miles
north of Mukden and on Sunday were
still pursuing them. The Russians
abandoned countless carts of supplies
and ammunition in the district for
thirteen miles from the vicinity of
Kaolitun, west of the railroad, and six
teen miles north of Mukden There is
no time yet to count them. One Rus
sian officer who was parolled from
Port Arthur has been captured.
Only One Kind of News.
Tie Pass, Manchuria, March 13.-
The Russians are reported as nearing
their Tie Pass positions. Japanese de-
tachments continue the northward
movement from Mukden.
This is Too Much.
Washington, March 13.-Minister
Griscom has cabled the state depart
ment from Toxic under yesterdays
date, an official report that the Japan
ese army captured 10000 prisoners on
the 18th. Another report dated today
from Toxic reads: The Russian losses
amount to over 155 400; 100000 prison
ers; 265OO dead on the field and about
10000 other casualties
kuropatkin Reports $4,000 Wounded.
st. Petersburg, March 13.-Kuropat-
kin, in dispatch that was dated yes
terday, says that $4,000 Russians have
been wounded during the last few days.
Russians Want Peace.
St. Petersburg, March 13.-An-
nouncement in the name of the govern
ment that a fresh army would be
raised and the war continued, and the
naughty attitude assumed by Japan
may after all be simply sparrng for
the position which is to be the prelude
to peace. AS far as the public here is
concerned peace is the only thing |
talked of. The peace party has been
greatly strengthened but the Emperor
has not yet decided that he must yield. |
Many diplomats believe that terms
which will be acceptable to both sides
are only possible on the basis, not OF
ordinary peace but more in the way OF
an alliance which would distinctly de-
fine and guarantee the position of the
respective powers in the far east in
the future.
Drilling Night and Day.
Port Louis, Island of Mauritius, |
March 13.-The squadron commanded
by Vice Admiral Rojestvensky was
still at Nossi Be Island off the north.
west coast of the island of Madagascar
when the steamer Oxus passed there.
1t is understood that Rojestvensky in.
tended to remain there until the end
of April. The crews Of the Russian
ships were drilling night and day.
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