The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-14


S7,-'i' Clsis Dc'r1'chr' 70 THE Sun.
roKlo. March l3-Au official despatch
ra'c- that the columns pursuing the Rus
sans working in different directions. yes
toriay cleared the enemy out Of the dis
trict twenty five miles north Of Mukdcn. The
Russians attempted to make resistance at
many points with the result that they
suffered immense losses
one Of tho colors captured Yesterday
belonged to the lO2d Regiment OF the
Yorty-drst Division, Sixteenth Corps which
was engaged in the campaigns Of 1874,
1878 and 1889.
Reports from the Hsingohing direction
state tha, 500 Russians were left dead on
the field According 10 prisoners tho
Seventy-frst Division Of the Russians
was nearly annihilated. The total Russian
casualties in the Hsingchng direction
ARE estimated at over 10000. The prisoners
number eighty. The spoils include six ma
chine guns. The relatively small number
81 guns captured in the entire field ELECTS
comment favorable to Gen. Kuropatkin.
The reports show that thus far 1n Japa-
nese officers have been killed and 752
wounded Included among the latter are
three Major-Generals
The newspapers state that Field Marshal
oya1na has conferred on Gen. Oku's army
the coveted kanjo in recognition of It's
distinguished part in securing a complete
victory.
The Hokumf7 Government organ,
.nys It does not believe that there will DO
an engagement at Telling at an early date.
The semi permanent works there are now
defended by 10000 men.
The highest authorities. speaking Of the
peace uimors. state that Japan is COM
pleey prepared TO prosecute the cam
raign until Russia proposes satisfactory
terms
KuRoPATKIS's STORY or LOSSES,
ST. PETERSBURG. March l3-Gen. Kuro-
ratkin in despatch says $1,000 Rus
clans were wounded during the last few
days fighting He adds
According to reports "a Japanese force
consisting OF division and a half ara within
short distance Of the Russian rear guard,
The second army is marching continually
under the fire Of the enemy who is advanc-
Ing from the east and west.
despatch dated March II says;
'The enemy is receiving considerable
-.
wounded and prisoners show Gen, Nogi
had almost entirely fresh forces The
japanese are always able to keep their
forces up to the full fighting strength be-
cause Of the ease with which they are able
tn transport troops from Japan"
Gen. Buroratkin says the rear guard adj
vanced in perfect order. but that the move
ment Of the transport along the Mandarin
road was very difficult owing to the Japan
80 cannonade. The country between lie
Pass and Mukden is intersected by rivers
and steep banks and the Russian wagons
were obliged to halt and await their turn
causing much delay.
Gen kuropatkin compliments the jap
anese intellige department. He says:
Thanks TO the organization OF their intelli-
eence department and their reoonnois-
sanoes the japanese always knew the posi-
ton, occupied by our army.
WHOLE REGIMENTS NEARLY WIPED OUT.
The First Siberian Rifles had the most
serious fighting. They marched under the
japanese ere from east and west almost con-
unlousy Col Loesel succeeded in ex-
treating only three officers and $50 men of
iho regiment, with tie oolors and one battery.
ln the battle Of March the regiment lost
over a thousand men. IA Russian regiment
consists Of about 1900 men,
Reports are coming in Of heavy losses by
other divisions notably tho Yuried regi-
m"ut Of tho Twenty-first division. OF which
only two officers and o19 Of the rank and file
are left
KuBoPATKS's NARROW ESCAPES
PARIS, March ia ST. Petersburg de-
'jatch 10 the Peta Pdrisien says that Gen.
huropatidn three times narrowly escaped /
Bong taken prisoner during the retreat Of
DIS army Many trains going north from .
Mlkden, says the despatch. were derailed
and Pillaged by the starving Russian SOL
diers
It is feared, says the despatch in con.
oilsion, that the Third Manchurian army,
which when last heard OF was fighting
'e'perately in the mountains on the Rus
san left will be oyertaken with disaster