The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-03-15
JAPS CAPTURE MUKDEA.
Defeated Russian Armies Re-
treating to Tie Pass.

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Mukden has been taken by the Jap
anese after one of the fiercest and
longest battles in history. The losses
Eave been enormous and will probably
exceed 10000.
The fate of the Russian army of up
wards of a quarter q a million men
and the 1000 pieces of artillery with
which it was confidently expected
General Kuropatkin and his lieuten-
ants could prevent the advance OF the
Japanese beyond the Shakhe and Hun
river positions is still in the balance.
The Russians were driven from those
positions and are now rushing north-
ward toward Tie pass, around which
are high hills which were prepared
for defense after the battle Of Lao
Yang in September, there being no
hope at that time that the Japanese
would allow the defeated army to rest
south of the Tie pass.
Everyone in Russia is discussing
peace, which many staunch adyo-
Gates of the war, bureaucrats and Off
GERS, now declare to be inevitable. 1t
is openly bruited that Rojestvensky's
fleet has been recalled and is now on
the way homeward.
Even should Kuropatkin extricate
his army it is believed in European
capitals that peace will socn follow
this latest Japanese victory.
Russians Struggling Northward.
While General Kuropatkin has ap-
parently succeeded in saving more OF
his artillery than seemed possible, his
loses in men, ammunition and COM
missariat supplies in the battle of.
Mukden are far greater than earlier
reports indicated, and even that por-
tion of his army which he succeeded
in extricating from the positions
around Mukden is still in serious dan
ger.
The japanese generals, realizing
that with a little more speed they
could have inflicted crushing defeat
on the Russian army after the battle
of Lao Yang, determined not to again
allow an opportunity to pass and are
following after the defeated and sore
| ly tried Russian forces.
While a small portion of Kuropat-
kin's army has reached Tie pass, the
greater part of those who escaped
from the battle of Mukden are still
struggling northward, being at last
accounts between l2 and 16 miles
from their goal, with g japanese,
flushed with victory eld reinforced
by fresh men, harrassing them from
all sides.
Even should the remnant Of the
army reach Tie pass it is hardly pos
sible for it to make stand there
against the overwhelming force oppos-
ing it, especially as the Russians must
be worn out and weakened by the loss
of men, guns and ammunition.
1t is more likely that Kuropatkin
will fall right back to Hardin with
what he can save and wait there for
the reinforcements that St. Petersburg
already has promised him. A possible
obstacle to this plan is General Kawa-
mura's army, which has not yet been
located and which may also be head
ing for the northern capital.
Russian Casualties 116,5oo.
The Japanese legation at Washing
ton has received the following cable
gram from the foreign Office at Toxic,
dated Sunday:
"The armies on the Shakhe quarter
reported up to Sunday morning the
following approximate figures, which
are still increasing: Prisoners, over
10000, including Major General Mach
moss Russian corpses' on the field
26,5O0. Other Russian casualties 90,-
000.
Trophies, two engines, 60 guns, CO.
600 rifles $50 ammunition wagons, l.
: O00 army wagons, 100000 shells, 25,-
100000 shots for rifles, $4,000 bushels
of grain. materials for light railroad
for 46 miles, 300 wagons for light
road, 1000 horses, 23 Chinese carts
full of maps, 1000 Chinese carts full
of clothing, 100000 portions of bread,
15O,OO0,OOO pounds of fuel, 22S,OOO
bushels of horse allowances and 1885,
900 pounds of hay.
"Our total casualties since the 26th
of February to the morning of the
18th of March were 41,222."