Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-07
ORDER TO RETREAT
HAS BEEN GIVEN
By Kuropatkin, il is Rumored,
Aud lie is Gradually With
drawing His Forces,
JAPANESE USING SIEGE GUNS.
Are Causing Terrible Punishment aud
Nothing Can Stand Up Against
Them.

ST. Petersburg, March 7, 1859 p. m.
All hope that Gen. Buropatkin will be
able to turn defeat into victory is rap
Idly vanishing The position Of the
Russian army has been growing in
creasingly desperate during the last "a
hours. The gravest danger is from the
Japanese LETT which has been pushed
northward on the Sinmintin road to a
point eight miles northwest OF Mukden,
where it has Joined a fianking column
from the west around the village ~
Tatchekiao. which Is located at this
point The battle ragged with terrible
bitterness throughout yesterday with
all the reserves hurried TO the scene to
bloos the stroke at the Russian line ~
communications.
Baron Kaulbars, who is defending
this wing, is only able to hold his own.
on account OF the desperate situation
there Gen. Kuropatkin has not attempts
ed to drive home his counter stroke at
the japanese center and his offensive,
which was abontive, has been aban-
doned.
At the same time encouraged by the
progress OF the main turning move
ment west, Gen. KuroM again pressed
forward from the east yesterday
against Gen. Linevitch, forcing the Rus
slams to give ground
II is Tumored that Kuropatkin has
already given the order to retreat and
that he is gradually Withdrawing forces
from the center, but experts are In
cllned TO believe that he has waited too
long, that he must fight II out I'm his
present position aud that II Is impos-
sible to extrlcate more than the rem,
nants OF his army.
At the war Office II Is said that the
japanese Siege guns from Port Arthur
with a range OF eight miles are caus.
ing terrible punishment. Nothing can
stand against them
The only news received Mt the war
office up TO this hour IL that the bait
tie was resumed at daylight this morn
ing at Tatcheklao. During the night
both sides brought up additional guns
and at daybreak a perfect hail OF ar
tllery projects filled the air II the
Japanese crush Gen. Kaulbars today
the Russian retreat VIII be cut of and
Ruropatkin's army VIII be almost sur
rounded. There II the greatest fear
that Geographic communication may be
cut at any moment. The public Is
pessimistic MS usual. The Liberals es-
pecially, look forward to the complete
defeat OF Kuropatklns army with
equanlmity on the theory that Rus
sian victory would stlffen the back
bone OF the reactionares.
According 10 the Liberal view the
more the government is embarrassed
the more II viii be obliged 10 yield.
UNFAVORABLE FOR RUSSIANS.
Gen. Rennenkamper's Headquarters,
oubenpuza, Monday 9Th midnight
Events took an unfavorable turn for
the Russians this evening, After a
day Of marked succession of deter
mined attacks the japanese ousted
the Russians from an important posi-
ton on the left center OF the eastern
army. The japanese are also pressing
the right center hard. The Russians
have been ordered to retake the posi-
ton OF any cost, There were heavy
losses today on both Sides
GOES BADLY WITH KUROPATKIN.
st. Petersburg, March Z. 7:lO p. NJ
A very specific report is circulating In
exceedingly well Informed quarters that
the day has gone badly with Gen. Kur-
opatkin, thar the Russian center IA
broken and that 10 heavy siege guns
have been captured by the japanese. II
this is true, II is pointed out here, the
battle is lost.
RUSSIANS CONCENTRATING
Toxic, March 1.-The greatest con-
centration OF the Russians defending
Fushun seems 10 be along the line
from Theta TO Mnchuntan, Gen. Kuro-
patkln continues to resolutely defend
the Russian position at Fushun. The
operations In that vicinity do not in
dictate whether Kuropatkin intends to
fight or retire, but he must hold Flu
shun to protect the army on the Shake
river,
FROM JAPANESE HEADQUAR-
TIERS.
Toxic, March 7, p, m.--The follow
ing dispatch was received today from
the headquarters Of the japanese ar
mics In the field
I'm the Singklng Yenden) direction
the enemy in the nelghborhood of Tlta
made several counter-attacks Monday
which We're repulsed. our attacks
against Machuntan despite the obstin-
ate resistance, proceed. Gradually
part OF our force at o'clock Monday
night occupied the northeastern heights
OF Huantai, about four miles south OF
Manhuntan In the Bentsiaputse di-
rec ton on Monday afternoon our force
occupied a line Of heights at Paitzun-
kou, seven miles south OF Manchuntan
The enemy retreated towards Sang
hiatzu three miles southwest OF Ma
chuntan, on Sunday night the enemy
counter-attack on our front near Sao-
tai pass, but was repulsed
I'm the Shakhe river direction east
Of here Sunday night the enemy coun-
ter.attacked north Of Tunghalfen, but
was repulsed. Otherwise the situation
TX unchanged. West OF the railroad
our force is now engaging the epemy,
! occupying positions east OF Hanchen-
opao and Erthtait2u. The enemy is
resisting stubbornly
"On the right OF the Hun river Mon
day morning one division OF the enemy
with 20 guns counter-attacked the VI
clnlty OF Tatchekiao, 10 miles north
west OF Mukden but was repulsed"