Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-03-16


In extricating from the positions
around Mukden Ii still III serious
danger The Japanese generals. real
izing that with a little more speed
they could have inflicted crushing
defeat on the Russian army after the
battle OF Liao-yang. determined not to
again allow an opportunity To pass.
and are following after the defeated
and sorely tried Russian forces
While small portion of Kuropatlin's
army has reached Tie pass, the great
Ell part of those who escaped from the
battle Of Mukden are still
Struggling Onward,
being at last accounts between twelve
and sixteen miles from their goal,
with the japanese. flushed with vic
tory and reinforced by fresh men,
harrassing them from all sides. Even
should the remnant of the army reach
Tie pass II ii hardly possible for it to
make a stand there against the over
whelming force opposing 1T, especially
al the Russians must be worn out and
weakened BY the loss of men, guns
and ammunition. tt Is more likely that
Kuropatkin viii 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 the plan
is Gen. Kamamurass army, which has
not yet been located. and which may
also be heading for the northern capt.
tai.
Russia Loses 100000 Men.
Cen. Kuropatkin admits that I $50
oficers and 1921 men are rot re-
spending to roll calls. This Iii rather
vague. 1t may or may not include the
thousands OF wounded VINO have been
sent north. and again ii may not in.
c1nde the losses suffered BY the third
army, with which the COMMANDMENT
chief was not In communication for
some time. The figures given by the
japanese war ONCE appear more rea-
sonable, namely, 40. 900 prisoners. 26,-
500 dead and left on the field and 90
900 killed or wounded, the latter fig
ure, Of course. including the dead
found by the Japanese. The Russian
losses. therefore. total over 100000
men. or more than one-third OF the
whole army The fact that the Japan
ese report the capture OF only sixty
guns Indicates that Kur0patlxin at the
last moment succeeded In sending
considerable portion Of his artillery
northward ON the railway. The
Japanese Losses
UP To this morning were reported as
Al .222. not including the army which
pushed north between Mukden and
Fushun.
Oficial Russia II determined to car,
~ On the war and st. Petersburg re-
ports that orders have been issued for
the mobilization of more troops. This
may prove a difficult task with the
temper of the Russian people III its
present condition. There is still hope
III 81. Petersburg that Russia can ex-
haust Japan financially, and for
months there has been talk OF the mo
Utilization OF an army on the Siberian
border which would compel Japan to-.
keep her vast army III Manchuria
The Japanese have not yet reported
the capture of guns, which they gen
orally 40 almost Immediately, but it
seems hardly likely that Kuropatkin
could have removed all OF his artil-
iery. On the 1st of January, accord
ing I'd correspondents who have just
returned from Mukden, the Russians
had la position along the Shakhe and
Hun rivers 800 guns, including d
number oil and S-inch guns OH CO.
ment foundations stradding the rail-
way just north OF Shalshe station. In
addition, many guns arrived III MulS-
den during January and February. SO
that the Russian artillery when the
big battle started must have num-
bered nearly 1000 pieces Ii ii likely
that Kuropatkin has sacrificed some
of these, and is bending all his aner-
giles til exfricating his army THAT his
task Ii difIieuIt one all the dis
patches Indicate, but Russian sympa.
thiaers point To bis retreat from Lao
yang, where conditions were opposed
ID him The retreat from Liao-y ang
was accomplished during terrific
rain storm over reads hub deep iii
mud while al the present time the
Afanehurian roads are frozen as hard
III stone and have been worn al
smooth as asphalt by the continual
passage of the PIC wiae-tirea commits.
sariat wagons. The result 81
oyara's Great Turning Movement
depends almost entirely upon Kawa-