The San Francisco call., 1905-03-10

FacnlatZu; that the japanese have
seized the village, and with it the bod
les of Sapotski and half his regiment.
Another of the dead is Prince Mark
eff, commander of the same regiment.
In the middle of the afternoon, in a
cloud of dust and surrounded by his
stan and escort, General Kaulbars can
ters up, sits quietly few minutes un-
der fire inspecting the position and
! then continues his rounds.
Errant bullets now and then strike
village huts, raising a cloud of plas-
ter or little spatters of dust in the
mandarin road.
BROWN RESERVES ADVANCE.
Now the fight slackens. The Rus
SLAMS appear to be gaining ground. but
In an instant of comparative stiffness
is heard the muff1ed thud and shuttle
OF the japanese reserves advancing on
the run to restore the balance.
Uneasily sleeps Mukden tonight.
In the main street lamps burn dimly.
Along the dark roads in heavy dust
ere marching columns. The cool night
is full of the low rustic of movement
Near the station. in over-fiIled hos
pitals, are heard low groans. The
wounded arrive in a never-ceasing
stream of carts. and another stream of
ambulances moves northward. for the
place must be cleared for to-day's vic
Tins. The eternal pines whisper above
the tombs of the Chinese Emperors.
In the fields watchfires are burning.
The sky Is lighted with the glare of
burning stores and evacuated villages.
The forces are gathering for to-day's
fight.
FIGHTING NEAR TOMBS.
MuKDEN, Wednesday, March s, 10
a. rn.-An artillery fire is now being
directed from the vicinity of the an
cient northern tombs against the Jap
anese forces which are crowding to the
railway, where additional troops are
The marrow strip west of the railroad is
literally covered bv soldiers and milf
tary ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
The entire south front is now retir-
ing. in conformity with plan formu-
lated upon the consequence of the
days fighting, and the japanese. ap-
pretending the movements. are them
selves rushing northward around the
Russian right.
Preceding the retirement last night
the heavy firing, which extended along
the entire south front. was for the first
time audible at Mukdeu throughout
the entire night and increasing with
the day as 1t approached the west and
north. 1t ought tc be impossible now
for the Japanese to turn the Russians
from the Hun River position. but the
issue appears to depend entirely upon
the extension of the battle line north
ward and up the railway.
COST OF THE DEFEAT.
The evacuation of the Shakhe posi-
tion involved several hundred miles of
field and overland railways and teIe-
graphs, enormous defensive works,
Red Cross supplies. towns, fuel and
forage stores, the latter of which 1t
was necessary to burn. The military
roads covered 500 square miles. The
smoke of battle and fires are every
where obscuring the lines and it is inn
possible TO longer distinguish the con-
flagrations.
The hospitals here are now crowded.
but the service continues adequate.
Only sunlight and nildness of the
weather prevent indescribable suffer-
ing among the wounded and the sup
ports and reserves, who are obliged to
dig deep on the wide. shelterless plain
and lie widely extended in order to
escape the shrapnel which is sown
broadcast for fifteen miles ON the west,
while all the troops on nearly ninety
miles of battle line are constantly ex-
posed.
RENNENKAAIPFTU UNCONQUERED.
MUKDEN, Wednesday, March s,
noon.-An artillery demonstration
south Of Mukden was began at 10