The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-12

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&nu5 u.tinck on the evening OF y March 70
efl II dawn Of that day tito Russians
@ Ee,l u AM On tie Hun River from q
@sai,f fpn mics east III Eiishiin 70 Alatiya '.
Bf,i, I'M ,cest, frbft cStcidng 70 Y poilht
#ss,x n,iIes fottl, tUf M nkie,l sta ton tIl .
rnntiti,iops Inc 81 battlc generally la i !.
telling tie railway four OF five inilgcHs ' us
Rturts B; 4 5j5 N AS III II Y, VI.
nm Sa ,,'i rrashsd liz extreme limit. 1t
&fwas n renllscd y 81 any point OF the ltti US
M sim lincS gave way NIL would DC los !; %
&S.the posi- ion In 4 he itpst extreme u u,
H MIX. Y ,,rrrsd to ljc north OF NJ ikden syn
lion. where il seemed for n time l}tne
$F.,n,,anesc night break through anu y en- en-,
@Eiirois$a1i the lines OF M
&Isnropalkin5 concentrated heavy coiu,lns
&sS$iierc ! ionk command himself and sue
ccrflca dining rhiirsHny morning W 4, otc,
S mn q l,s Japanese bhck from the rai Al
Ss3 n,,i1 MISC III driving out bodies or IN pa
E5i,esn east of tloralroad. 53
H Thn 1,,cno,ivrc appeared 10 point 70 sue, i 6.
ttss when. suddenly and ,i,neSpe'crs1c9;lN w,
s#Srasgs ,,rtiyr1 that the Japanese hat
$Ssi3,,plsen through between the slender ilrst
5.6aIitl fofti, army corps. king ndvnntnge
@EsofR ;he hurricane that was blowing cloutds
.S5iof dust into the fnces OF tho Russians IS
8s1oa deliver MT attack which the 8ltnssia y. X
WARE moi prepared to meet = was IN 70 '1
s3 POSSIBLE to support tho retiring corps.
#a as the reserves. to the last rnnn. had been
VII sent to TING line OF battle at other points
land, as The danger of the ions
being severed By this attack from, the
H east was Imminent. retreat was slotcrnlill-
led upon, and Immediately begun. Il
Stores Destroyed.
..,,
3 ward toward Tie Pass were com
593occlipicd $hyga continuous file of artillery
#{Sand B transport and the rctreatng army
7&}blackened the country between st yj
Ss$ y Before beginning the retreat all the
@ depots. stores and military buildings and
s everything that would be % 4servic 70
&Efhe Japanese were set on fire. A large
amount Of baggage and many guns were
Abandoned III rolling stock belonging
10 the main railrond was brought away,
#&ard not a single, car or loconotv e5 WAS
left sat AIukden.8 though some cars be-
longing to tic military roads behind the
Ss$Sllakhe River positions were Abandoned.
About i. 80 severely woidcd Russinns
III and several hundred Japanese were i eft
M at lTukdcn hospitals. together with u cons
S&plete3 Russian medical staff. which was
5 entrusted 10 tho care of tho chivalrous
Eaa3Jnpanese. Tho rcmaindcl8 Of the wounded
lin hospitals were sent northWard and u
railroad thaip remained behind almost with
&0the rear guard and brought uff%az train
load ofi$thosc woudetl on the retreat.
many#of whom reached Tic Pass without.
their injuries bcig bandaged. # III
48 FAlukden fstatioa was abandoned * ut Z
% clock Friday morning, The retreat
WAS drcary and lisa grccnblc to an &cx-s
irene y dust hurricane blowing direct
nv southwark FILLED the eyes and fnces
S Of he troops, bit al. tho Same time end
ed toSblind the enemy and delay pursuit.
II from tho south.
Flying Army Bolnbarded.
SSs'riie Tctrcatng columns were bon,bnrded
oli both TANKS BY batteries wliicll3it was
impossible q silence, tic shells ucliingl
the5 pandarin road from he east With
especial frequency from the Villages of
gsf1awali eight, miles NJ south OF AIukden,
And Pm. five miles further north. Under
these circumstances the retreat was con-
Quoted with astonishing precision which
WAS largely due To the personal efforts
sSof General knropatkin, who. With bag
\ y gard &c and uniform yellow NTH DUST
was eycrS-W where when needed. a HI x s5 4
rs u lit: troops composing the rear guard
II fought with 5an extraordinary Il bravery
S under TIC eyes of the cDnn,underin3chi
aid The morale otstlias entire army under
.SF the circumstances sW:ts excellent. II III
i The cause OF the Al akden defeat is att
f#tfibHted to many reasons, ono OF the
most Important OF which is sisufficient
gss Information concerning the Japanese and
54feli. strength which WIS far III excess
d N Oil russian calculations. F sA
ciaGens0rship bureau ut frs recon-
Y Trencea work III Tie Pass, but is returning
Ss3S 20 Tic rear guard, communication with
55F which is still open. 3S .35 81 sj
The Retreat Begins.
5s3 1:5s p. MA z o'clock Friday morn
& Ing a great explosion, Which blow up@thc !
& Hun River bridge and nm mmelsn cloud 4
83 of smoke from the burning settlement
gave indisputable testimony of General
N ;1iuropatki decision to rcnquisl, also !
Al the second Of his great positions--a de-
s8cison which was known on Thursday.
Tie army was Withdrawing all tho lat-
4 ter half of tho night, while the houses Of
the settlement had been vacated earlier /,
i. and their lights left burning. Morning
showed through the great smoke clouds,
low lying for miles about the settlement. 1
armies three and four files deep. In all
s. the main roads .S,evlngs north along tho
east side Of tlp railway. II
The battle Still celIercu north or tho
z imperial tombs. With occasional 9shots-i
along the Hun River, where, later, mn 4
opening permitted tho Japanese 10 make 1
a@auick advance and dash toward their
main operation with the purpose OF con-
ccntrating and cutting off the Russians.
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