The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-06
10000 MEN
GO DOWN
Kuropatkin's Army Has Been
Cut IN Two.
JAPS CLOSE TO MUKDEN
MikadO's Soldiers Threw Away
Their Lives 10 Win the
Victory.
JAPS CLOSE TO MUKDEN

LONDON, March CA dispatch from
General Kuroki's headquarters In the
field says that the japanese have gain
ed a signal victory beyond the Hun
river, defeating in detail two divisions
Of the Russian Sixteenth corps, recent
ly arrived from Europe, with great
slaughter, and capturing huge quaint
ties of ammunition.
1t is estimated that the total loss Is
10000 men.
The Russians, fighting stubbornly be
tween midnight and daybreak, made
four attacks in heavy force against the
contlngeyt OF japanese, which gained
their first line in front of Waitao noun.
tain. The Japanese maintained their
foothOld and repulsed the Russian at
tacks. infiicting heavy losses on the
Russians.
According 10 reports at st. Peters
burg, Field Marshal 0yama has cut
General Kuropatkln's army in two
and the situation for General Kuropat
kin is perilous.
In the fighting at Sanlinpou the Rus
slams were facing only a division and
half of the four japanese divisions in
the Lao river valley and with the ut
most difficulty repulsed these.
The general STAFF decline to say
whether General Kuropatkin Is stand
ing his ground or II he is already retir
ing. An important council Of war Ii
being held.
A special from st. Petersburg says
that General Kuropatkin has reported
that 100000 japanese have broken
through the Russian left wing and that
1t was cut of from the remainder OF
the army, that the japanese are march
ing on Mukden and that his position 1:
extremely dangerous.
In government circles there is a con
viction that General Kuropatkin has
been fully beaten, that part of his army
has been dispersed and that the rail
road north Of Mukden will probably bS
cut.
Dispatches from General Oku's head
quarters say that the Japanese have
occupied three more villages in the
Russian second line of defenses, carry
ing the captured lines twelve miles
east Of Changtu. The Russians are
falling back on their heavy defense,
south of Mukden.
The Japanese movement is entirely
successful. The pursuit of the Rus
slams continues.
A Fuchau report says that the Japa
nese have occupied the second line
of the Russian right defenses. Their
line was taken early in the morning
The Japanese also hold positions on
the west bank of the Hun river, -four
miles north of Ghangtan, thus com
pletely turning the Russian right flank
The Japanese fire badly demoralized
the Russians, who retreated in dsor
der. The Russians are still retiring
and Oku's army is advancing rapidly
in pursuit.
a st. Petersburg report says that tn,
advanced guard of the Japanese lef
army Ia within five and half mile,
Of Mukden station, according to a tele
gram from General Kuropatkln. 9th
err Japanese army corps have captur
ed Suchudzia and I.anschanpa, Will,
their attacks on Poutiloff hill and thir
teen fierce assaults on Kandolesar
have been repulsed.
The advanced guard Of the japanese
which is enveloping the Russian RICH
| flank has been seen between the Muk
| -Sinmintin road and the Hun riv
err, FIVE and half miles from Mukdel
station.
A Mukden report says that the rum
BILE of carts In the streets of Mukdel
Is drowned by the roar of battle
which is raging northwest. west ant
southwest of the city, few mile
away, between General Nogi's Por
Arthur veterans and the hastily assem-
bled army interposed by General ku
ropatkn to defend the city and rail
roads. The Japanese attack came Xix,
lightning out of clear sky.
The carnage at the center and OIL
both TANKS has been enormous. Thu
Japanese at many places simply threv
away their lives, beating against tn
| Russians powerful Notifications In at
tacks which. ip the center, apparent.
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