Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-03-16
SURVIVORS REACHING TIE PASS
WITH JAPANESE FORCES
IN HOT PURSUIT.
ARMIES OF GENERALS KAuL5ARs
AND RENNENKAMPFF NOT
ACCOUNTED FOR.
WAR SITUATION SUMMARIZED


The Russian general staff reports
that "the main BODY has already com
pleted its retreat and the rearguard
southwark are falling back slowly. =
What either the main body" or the
"rear guard" consists of has not been
definitely fixed, but from the dis
patches from the Associated Press
correspondents with the Japanese and
Russians, the two combined must be
but a small portion of the army which
General kuropatkin had gathered
along the bank of the Shakhe and Hun
rivers. And yet those who have
reached Tie pass, worn out from days
OF fighting and retreating, are not out
OF danger, the Japanese, 1t is reported,
having already started another turn
ing movement which will force the
Russians on TO the plains north OF Tie
pass, where in their disorganized state
they would be easy prey for the vic
tory-hushed soldiers of the mikado.
The men who escaped are strengthen
ing the Notifications in Tie pass, but
It is hardly possible that the pass can
be held in the face of the oyerwhelm-
ing forces opposed to the Russians and
II is not likely that Oyama will rest
satisfied with his victory at Mukden
as he did after Liaoyang.
There will be no uneasiness as TO
os q
cations are maintained to the north
ward, as large bands Of cattle roam
the plains under Cossack herders
and every station on the railway is a
huge commissariat department. The
Russian soldier Is always well fed, the
soup kitchens on wheels always keep
Ing In touch with the men.
More Than Half His Army Gone.
As to the losses, General Kuropatkin
now admits that $4,000 wounded were
carried of the field. This. with the
2e,600 dead left on the feld, the 10000
prisoners and the wounded left in the
hospitals, comes somewhat nearer the
latest Japanese estimate that the total
Russian losses were $4,000. At this
rate Kuropatkin cannot have more
than 100000 effective fighting men
with him. The army of General Line
witch seems to have made the best re-
treat, but this no doubt was due to the
stubborn fight made by General Rem
nenkampff on his extreme left, and the
equally fierce resistance of General
Kaulbars on the right, the latter gen.
sral losing $4,000 men.
Neither the army OF Kaulbars nor
Rennenkamph has yet been accounted
for by the dispatches. After his de-
feat around the Western tombs, Kaul-
bars. finding his retreat directly north
ward cut Off, made q detour to the
eastward, where he was still fighting
at last accounts. Rennenkampff must
also still be in the hills to the east
ward. The Japanese report the cap
ture of IA more guns. So in all, rath-
er small number considering the de-
cisive defeat and the number of men
captured. The Japanese losses have
been remarkably light In view of the
length and severity of the fighting
The Associated Press correspondent
with General Kuroki's army tells how
the battle of Mukden was won. The
Russian general was deceived as TO
where the blow was to be struck. and
after massing his forces on the Japa-
nesc right found, when too late. that
his right was the objective of the Japa-
ness.
In all the speculation as to peace,
the one point that is coming to the
front is that Russia would prefer to
settle directly with Japan without the
aid of any third nation.