The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
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MAJOR PORTION o. kvnoPAr 4!
klN's ONCE GREAT ARMY i,
PUT OUT OF ACTION.
eVRvlvoRs REACHING TIE PASS
WITH JAPANEsE FORCES
IN HOT PURSUIT.
ARMIES OF GENERALS KAuLDARs
AND RENNENkAMPFF NOT
ACCOUNTED ron.
WAR srvAr,on svmmAa,zzD

sThe Russian general star rspsrts
hat the main body has already COM
plsted its retreat and the rearguard
soutAwarA are falling back slowly" "
What either the main body" or tho
"rear guard" consists Of has not been
definitely fixed, but from the dis
patches from the Associated Press
correspondents with the Japanese and
Russians, the two combined must bs
but small portion Of the army which
General Kuropatkin had gathered
along the bank of the shakhe and Hun
rivers. And yet those who have
reached Tie pass, worn out from days
Of fighting and retreating. are not out
Of danger. the Japanese, it Is reported.
having already started another turn.
ing movement which will force the
Russians on to the plains north of Tie
pass, where in their disorganized state
they would be easy prey for the vic
tory-fiustsd soldiers Of the mikado.
The men who escaped are strengthen
ing tho Notifications in Tie pass, but
It is hardly possible that the pass can
be held in the face Of the overwhelm-
ing forces opposed to the Russians and
it is not likely that Oyama will rest
satisfied with his victory 1t Mukden
as he did after Liaoyang.
There will be no uneasiness as TO
t1,1 ~ a.
cations are maintained to the north
ward, as large bands Of cattle roam
the plains under Cossack herders
and every station on the railway is a
huge commissariat department. Tho
Russian soldier is always we'll fed, the
soup kitchens on wheels always keep
Ing In touch with the men.
More Than Halt His Army Gone.
AS to the losses, General Kuropatktn
now admits that $4,000 wounded were
carried of the field. This, with the
26.5OO dead left on the field, the 10000
prisoners and the wounded left IN the
hospitals, comes somewhat nearer the
latest Japanese estimate that the total
Russian losses were $4,000. At this
rate kuropatkin cannot have more
than 100000 effective fighting men
with. him. The army Of General Line
witch seems to have made the best re-
treat, but this NO doubt was due to the
stubborn fight made by General Rem
nsnkampff on his extreme left. and the
equally fierce resistance Of General
Kaulbars on the right. the latter ssH-
eral losing $4,000 men.
Neither the army Of Kaulbars nor
Rennenkamph has yet been accounted
for by the dispatches. After his de-
feat around the Western tombs, Kaul-
bars, finding his retreat directly north.
ward cut on, made detour to the
eastward, where he was still fighting
ut last accounts. Rennenkamp6 must
also still be in the hills to the east
ward. The Japanese report the cap
ture Of "a more guns. IS in all, rath-
or small number considering the de-
oisive defeat and the number of men
captured. The Japanese losses have
been remarkably light in view Of the
length and severity Of the fighting.
The Associated Press correspondent
wY b General KuroH's army tells how
the battle OF Mukdsn was won. Tho
Russian general was deceived as to
where the blow was to be struck, and
after massing his forces on the Japa-
neso right found, when too late. that
his right was the objective Of tho Japa-
nese.
In all the speculation as to peace.
the one point that is coming to the
front Is that Russia would prefer to
settle directly with Japan without the
aid of any third nation.