Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-14
KUR0pATK|E PAID A
STAGGERING PRICE
One-'ta'f of His Splendid Force
Lost in the Battle Of
Mukden.
C0NTlNt L FLANK MOVE NENT


The Russian general staff reports
that the main body has already co::l-
plctcd its retreat and the rea!s yi,ar/l
sc',thvard is tal1in" back slowly"
What citl,e: The main Body" Or Ill,
rear guard consists Of has not bison
definitely fixed; bnt from Tie dis
patches from the Associated Press
correspondents With the Japanese nnd
Russians. ri" Two combined must DC
hut small petition CT the army which
General .lu:opailsin had gathered
along tie banks Of the Shakhe ami
Hun rivers.
Md y"' those ;,hc have reached Tie
Pass %Crn Cnl from days ci tis.t:l.a
ana ryJicaiing are no, out Of danger.
the Japanese. ii is reported having al
ready started another turning mov:.-
n,cnt which will fierce the Russians on
to the plains nCrth OF Tie Pass. where
IL thcii GisCraanizod state they wol!l
nc easy prey 70: the victcrsf ushe;,
soldiers Ct Ike Mikado.
Strengthening Tie Pass. Us
K IA > 49, II }ssS-
The men who escaped are strength.
eni:," the Notifications in Tie PAS.
but it is hardly possible that the pass
San be held in face Ct ths ovorwhellyl-
iHS forces opposed 30 tic Russians. anil
il is np liEn!y tina. Osana viii rest
sn'iSEc. with his victory al sluktlcn az
nc did after l.iau Vans.
There vii! hc no unaasinass rs L.
the food supply as long as corlm1lnica-
items ere maintained To tbs noytnwar,!
as large bands c: cattle roam tho
plains u3dcr Cussack h@rs.,rs an.,
cNrv station On the railway is 2 hug,
ccmn!issarat department. The Rus.
sian soldier is always VOL ie,i. I'll"
SOUP kitchens On wheels always keen.
in- III Touch with The ,acn
As 70 the losses. General Kurc,r,,l,i
now admits that 50 90" wn,lntlcd Mc,.,
carried CIT tho field rli$ Mil, ,lt
-h,Inn dead lett on tho fi"lE. tho 1000,
prisoners G,.,! ilc wounded left III i"
hospitals GENES somewhat nearer !;.n
latest Japanese estimate thai ~: ..,#
tal Russian losses wrrr .,3.HnO
10000 Effective Fighting Men.
III Obs rate k1,rGna,kin cant3: i,;,,;>
mere than lE0nnn Elective ii"iltin,
lnc,l With him The army at General
lircvj'ci, seems ID haze made tie be-
retreat. bit his nc doubt was due ~
the stubborn G2h, made by General
ltf-t, al l,;.
1hc equally tercc assistance - Con.
Grail I<1nlhars On the rinl:l lilo la;tt,;.
general l0sin. oS.0po mon. Neither IT,,
army ri kaull,ars nor Of Rennc!;Gm
has vet been accounted for BY the dis.
l.atchcS. After his defeat around tic
western ton>hs. I<aulbars finding mis-
retreat directly ro:tilwav;i cut of.
made 'lctcrr 70 the eastward. where
he VAS still G.htin" at last accounts
i,"nne!ian.am must also Still be il
INC hills 10 tbs eastward. as it took !hc
Associated Press courier three Gays to
reach Tic Pass. The japanese report
ilc cartn:c Ct "a mere guns. G. in ali
y rather smal! number considering. til,
decisive defeat and the Duml2r Of nlcn
captured. The Japanese losses have
hccn remarkably light III view Of nc
!:n@iF and severity Of the fighting.
Ho':y Battle Ct Muke.en Mas Wor
'r!ic Associated press correspondent
with Genera K,roki's army tells how
tho battle 9; Muldcn MAS won Tn
Russian general was deceived as ,o
where the blow was 10 y. sfiHc'; ANA
after 'nassin@ his force CT the Jap',-
n>sc right. iclnd when too late. liar
his right ";;s the objective Of tic Jal,..
l.csc
n tho speculation as 10 peace tlln
ono noinl ,Eni is coming "a lho front il;
I!:at Russia wcnG prefer ~ settle III
rcGtlv with Japan without the aid y:
any ''tird nation. 'Thi:; is II li;!n Mil,
the lrea.n II nanny leading Russians
that tic natural allies in tic Far Fast
1;uc Japan and Russia they being he
only nations whose lcminions bci,c-
Z on Korea onG slanchuria. both hayii,.