The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-03-09
kUROPATKIN MOVING.
|oyama and His Cohorts Force the
Opposition to Flee.
RUSH THE RUSSIANS.
Tie Pass Is the Place Nicholas MeB
Are Endeavering TO Reach. and
Fsighlfui Casualties Occur
on Both Sides.

Of Mukden has resulted in a Russian;
defeat. Field Marshal oyaIna has ono,
more proved himself one OF the great.
est masters OF offensive strategy since
Napoleon, white General Kuropatkin is
now engaged in endeavoring to eefen<
his title as a master of successful re-
treats and bring of his army, with it's
immense tran, safely to Tie Pass
where position was long ago pre-
pared With this contingency in view
The problem before the Russian COM
manler in chief is much more difficult
than the oae he met successfully at
Lao faFg, since no@ he is threatened
oa both tanks. his left wing being en-
tssagie8 in a mountainous region far
from the railroad Nevertheless. Rus.
sian military men here express a fan
Geafee of confidence In General kuro.
pa1kin's ability once more TO extricate
his army and avoid Russian Sedan
Besides his skill In rear guara action
they base their hopes on the physical
condition Of the japanese soldiers. who.
hoasn they are CONCEDED To be tie
we'll high exhausted By their strenuous
sfGeavofs 81 the last fortnight
only TO the initiated is the news Of
the reverse positively known at this
tlfBe. Emperor Nicholas and high mil.
hary officers, of course. were Informed
by General kuropatkn's telegram Of
Tuesday stating tersely that Mukapn
must he abandoned and they received
details II the beginning Of the with
arawal as they appeared ia excixe3
portions 81 official dispatches given cut
wednesday, That evening a news ia per
contained vague report Of doubtful
origin. crelate8 60 Chinese sources. bat
tbe fret positive statement was derived
e. ~ the Associated Press dispatch
from General kaFokgS Headquarters.
the contents 81 which vas quickly tel
esra phed 10 many Liberals from friends
abroad
From Information I'm the possession
~ he Associated Press. II il know q
General k3ropatkin contemplated ~.
ttrement before the beginning Of the
battle and that he had hoped 10 accom-
r3sSa 10 without "a serious combat This
Jaaarese. however. forced him 10 az
eept battle. The double turning new
nseut cofnpels him 10 SEND the ma 3or
part IT his reserves 10 the fighting line
and rendered an effective counter.
strok~ cat 81 the question and the de-
cssioU 10 retire ~As Immediately taken
err March &, a. was stated by the Assoc
eiatea Press on that day. The with
arawaI was actually begun during the
night. The great question now. and tns
- q
its lights late lnto the eight 3 8 whether
Eleb1 Marshal soyama 80 cutangssa
the Russians ls h3s strategic net sur
feiautiy 50 prevent surttssfuI retreat
To Tie Pass General Reuusukarupfs
force to the eastward admittedly Is IN
great danger Of being cat orT anf con
siderable force Of JRpe ra~e appear To
De operating on the Russian right vel
tnsaya Tie Pass
IT the japanese s0cce~d In reaching
Tire railroad ami lnterrupting traffic
n only for FEW hours IL may have
the greatest consequences. for General
kuroratktn " now engaged on a literal
race with ths japanese TO reach q nat
uraiss dsfeTsihie position forty miles
northward. Thus far ne haa stood off
attack directly against the Tanks ~
Lila army auf b, IDS the way OF retreat
ssfen lie undngbteciy was forreg 70
abandon a number Of sicga guns % MS
Shake river position but n he succeeds
In turning over the army intact with
the principal portion % is artillery
train TO his successor. the Russian case
Nili h@ by 10 means desperate Tor
oyama ~til have again missed rs
qunrFv an3 comparatively barren
Flstury viii have bscn purrhAzs-A II
enormous cysst II life
All reports indicate that the Japan-
es@ we're utterly rec Tess az sacrifices
making stack after attack and cape.
eialiv against machine guns and In.
fantry FIRE which literally u1uwes d0wf
tas adtanc'rg columns rn.1klng human
flesh chsnp fifat the SURVIVORS cenl's
hasttan themselves behlud piles II
cotre~s
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