The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-11

Manchurian roads are frozen hard
and have been worn smooth by the
continual passage of the big wide
tired commissariat wagons.
Depends on kawamura
The result of Oyama's great turning
movement depends almost entirely
yet been located definitely, although
supposed to be moving from the east
toward Kuropatkin's line of retreat.
Should he reach the military road,
which runs almost.in a direct line from
Fushun to Tie pass, before the passage
OF the Russian army, the circle will be
complete, as Nogi's guns already COM
mand the railway and should soon
control the mandarin road, which is
out short distance east of the rail-
way and runs parallel with 1T.
The army of Gen. Kaulbars, which
mas been pressed back across the west
ern-=plaip, fighting every inch of
ground, is moving northward to pro-
tectz-the@ line of retreat from the at
tacks from the westward, while Gen.
B1lderffng Is protecting the rear
against Generals Oku and Nodzu, and
Llnevltch is doing his best to hold the
military road against Kuroki. They
have numbers against them. but have
succeeded against odds in similar re-
n.
Kawafnura would : render futile all
their efforts.
Rennenkampff's Danger Great
Gen. Rennenkampff's force of less
than 10000 men, Which has been oper-
ating on the extreme left, is in a pre-
carieus position but the force is n
mobile one and the officers know the
mountains we'll With the exception of
this latter force all the Russian troops
are now concentrated on the roads
leading northward, and it may take
another twenty-four hours before their
fate. Is decided. The army which Gen.
Gripenberg turned over to Gen. Kaul-
bars when he's left eManchuria, and =
portion of which Gen. Bilderling COM
manded, consisted of Gregoffs cavalry
Mistchenko's mobile division and the
fifth, sixth, eighth, tenth and seven
teenth army corps. extending from the
Lao river to the mandarin road.
Gen. Linevitch's army. which held
the important positions at the bend of
the Shakhe river, including Erdagou
Hill, comprised. the first European and
the first, second, third and fourth ST.
berian corps; Rennenkampfs division
and SamsOnoff's cavalry. The troops
which arrived in January and Febru-
ary, probably two corps, are not in
Guided in this list.
Early Peace Looked For
Even should Kuropatkin extricate his
army, it is believed in European cap
ltalS that peace soon will follow this
latest japanese victory. The calling to
st. Petersburg OF NJ. Iswolsky, Russian
minister ~,to 9 Denmark, who formerly
was in Tokyo, is most significant. No
time will be lost in starting the nego-
tiauons as soon as Russia intimates
her wish to close the war. Shortly aft
er the fall of Port Arthur, a high Off
cial of the Japanese foreign office ar
rived in London. with authority to take
up the negotiations so soon as Russia
declared her desire. for peace.
The losses. in the operations preced-
ing the battle and those in the battle
proper must have reached enormous
proportions, but neither side has at
tempted an estimate. They will exceed
the Shalkhe losses, in which the Rus
slams alone lost in killed and wounded
and missing 81 900 men.
Field Marshal Oyama arranged his
attack so that the Chinese city of
Mukden should not come within the
range of battle, rather an easy task, as
the Russians had no positions imme-
dfately around the city, as was the
case at Liaoyang, and the Russian
town is two miles from the outer walls
of the old city. The western imperial
tombs were under shell fire, but no ac-
count has been given of the damage. if
any, that they suffered. The eastern
tombs, around which the Russians had
erected positions, apparently did not
come within the range of the Japanese
shells.