Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-03-30

away and not a single car or locomo-
tive was left at Mukden. though some
cars belonging to the military roads
behind the Sha river positions we're
abandoned. A terrible battle con
tinued west and east as the retreat
was fairly under way.
About 1900 severely wounded Rus
SLAMS and several hundred Japanese
were left in the Mukden hospitals to-
gether with a complete Russian ned
zeal staff, which was intrusted to the
care of the %chivalrous Japanese. The
remainder of the wounded in hospitals
were sent northwaTd and a railroad
train remained behind almost with
the rear guard and brought OFF a train
load of those wounded in the retreat,
many of whom reached Tie Pass
without their injuries being %bandagcL.
Mukden station was abandoned az 7
o'clock Friday morning. The retreat
was dreary and disagreeable to an
extreme. A dust hurricane blowing di-
rectly southwark filled the y e and
faces of the troops, but at the same
time tended to blind the enemy and
delay pursuit from the south. The re-
treating columns were bombarded on
both ianks by batteries which it var
impossible to silence. the shells reach.
ing the Mandarin road from the east
with especial frequency from the vii
lagos of Tawan, eight miles north Of
Mukden, and Pu, five miles further
north. Under these circumstances IT,
retreat was conducted with astonist.-
ing precision, which was largely due
to the personal efforts Of Gen. Kour-
opatkin, who, with haggsrd face ard
uniform yellow with dust, was ATOMS
the plain north and south with tvs
Of his staff in an automobile.
The troops composing the rear
guard fought with extraordinary bray
cry under the eyes of the commander
in-chief and the morale of the entire
army under the circumstances was ex-
cellent. The cause of the Mukden de.
feat is attributed TO many reasons, ore
of the most important of which is in
sufficient information concerning the
Japanese and their strength, which
was far in excess of Russian calcula.
tons.
The Censorship bureau at first
stopped news from Tie Pass, but las
returned TO the real guard, communi.
cation with which is still open.
Gen. K%ouropatkin even in rctrest
had held all his positions for two days.
and at n point actually pushing back
the japanese north of the Imperial
Tombs, which we're no longer reacEed
by the enemy's shells. On Thursday
evening Gen. Rennenkampff made a
counter attack on the japanese and
took three machine guns. He was
holding the enemy bravely, but a.
dawn on Friday was forced to resirc
from his strong position northeasr OF
Machuntan and fall back, making a
stand in the hills several miles North
Of Fushun. These he was holding last
night against a series of desperate as.
saults.
The Japanese left is still wor5ns
north and the sound of artillery fire
is increasing toward this point. Thu
position of the Russian army. how
ever, while critical is not hopeless
Fighting east Of the railroad between
Mukden ard Tie Pass is imminent
but the russians are fairly strons
and may hold Gen. Nogi.
At 1880 O'Clock yesterday the Jan
anese partly succeeded. at Tawan ant
with shrapnel they shelled three side,
of a %rectangle where the main arm,
was moving with great exertion owe,
inadequate, though dry, roads an,
furrowed fields, but in perfect order
The Japanese, however, accom-
lished at this place nothing more thar
a momentary stampede, and though
a soldier, crazed by his efforts, threat
ened to shoot a correspondent oh
served otherwise the admirable cool
ness. which has distinguished III,
Russian army throughout its tryin,
retreats Of the past year.