Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-01
GRAPHIC STORY Of
MUKDEN RETREAT.
A Trader Gives q Thrilling Ac.
count Of a Most Memorable
March,
SOME PERSONAL EXPERIENCES.
Had They Wished to the japanese
conld Have Cut on the Whole
Russian Army
(Corrsspondcnoo of tho Aes yclntcd
prcnn)

Correspondence of tho Aes ,clated
pronB)
Ncwchwang March Gothic following
story OF the retreat from Mukden was
given TO The Associated Press ny II
trader,
~ went with the retreat 10 Tie Pass
saw II ALI don't want any more !
know that the retreat Was coming
Two seen 'om before, J saw the Bocia
clear out Of Pretoria, ! know The signs
Tho Russian onlcols Ioored whom ! sug'
yostod such thing, 1hcy were pack'
ing their stores getting their papers
together IN the various Offices, Trunks,
boxes yollscs OF an sorts, were ready
o. be sent on at a moments notice
Thoy tried to Keep NJ their blur untll
the very last, Chcrchon, The head OF
tho Ecndlrmcric, was u bad ono, We
had 10 net our pasaos from HIM we
lofl our passports M His Office ana he
gnyo M "a permit 10 stay u week, ~
days two weeks ns the cnHo might
10, unlll We sold our milk on brandy
whatever II was sometimes We h1d To-
pay sometimes not " theleholi hl2ou
us M IN easy II went badly with w,
otherwise we not on with only u small
squeeze, just the day before the cNno.
unilon commenced Chorchon charged
two Crooks $500 n piece for u two weeks
permit and then cleared pul at mld"
night leaving the meu without thelf
phpscs
A PosT pRANpIAL BOAST,
"Tharc was another follow IN the
commiseary Once Mho give u dinner
one night We have been successful
he boosted IN his plter.dinncr speech
"lho Japanese are IN rolreat' May bo
thcy Wlll make "A stand ~ LlaoynnH,
maybe not, do not think they VIII
/ say they arc domoNll2od Long i've
the ogar YOU See You said we should
retreat, Look az me, | WnB frightened
too. sent my things TO the station,
Today I hnyo brought them all back,
mud ne pointed To his trunks and boxes,
lie wns yoly drunk but be left that
night for the north, II was for mat
very purpose he had packed up MS
boxes,
IAN during the week lighting from
the time tho Russians first heard the
Japanese gums 10 the west oi Mukdon
their preparations for flight had been
going ON, commlasnry ira ms trundlcd
north, Files Of men moved slowly out
of the city, gun teams dragged the can'
non away one after another,
DRANK THEMSELVES STUPID
"In Mukdcn many woro dunk Oln'
GERS cnmo IN from the mont went to
the restaurants, ANA drank Themselves
stupid chinese servants threw their
mualore into their carts, IKE 40 mn,h
wood and started them on their journey
north Onicora and men eonsoloS WIN
vodka, were piled In the waiting trans
when iho noWs came mat tho railway
had boon cut the retreat began IN good
earnest, Tho Russian army Was work-
ing north IN Ave columns, the great
mass Of infantry IN the center, the men
struggling along the best they could
"1hc advance was under fally good
control, but the mon Woro moro nli
moro dcmoNligcd toward tho rear We
went with them, fQr We sun had some
goods IN Tic Pass, champagne and brnn-
dy and sugar and preserved fruits, Tho
Russians went In the east of the ralls
way through a hilly country ON either
eide OF the center column came the CONF
mIesary wagons laden with VII sorts of
supplies, outside again were the lines
of guns ana ammunition wagons, The
hospital train was hopolcssly mixed
with tho hurrymg panic stricken m
fnniry On HE Hanks squOdrons OF
cavalry were scouting the country
watching for tho Japancsc.
OFFICERS FELT OUTRAGED,
1--WE had started In the afternoon with
n cart All about M were men Iostllng
pushing IN their hurry Many did not