Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-22
KEEPING UP WITH JAPANESE.
Rear Guard Has Fallen Back Seventy
Niles ia 4 Days, Heads of Columns
Entering Guushu Pass
THE ISOLATION OF vLADlv0sT0K.
Advance Of the Enemy to Rrln Would
Be Equivalent to it. Advocates OF
Continuing War Encouraged.


ST. Petersburg March 70, 1853 p. M
The retreat Of the Russian army, from
the latest reports evidently Is being
conducted IN a splendid fashion, In
four days actual marching after leav-
ing Tie pass the rear guard has fallen
back 10 miles and the heads Of the COLI
umns are already entering Gunshu
pass, 40 miles further north, keeping
up with the japanese column march,
ing north over the grand trade route.
With the bridges and railroad destroy
ed behind the Russians, the Japanese
are unable to press the rear, and ac-
oording to information received from
the front. Il is believed that the bulk OF
Field Marshal Oyama's army is stlf at
Tie pass, the Ranking colgmn being
comparatively weak. This news may.
however prove incorrect For two days
there has been some diminishing ac-
companied by artillery exchanges be-
tween the japanese on the grand trade
route and the Russians screening the
retreat, showing that they are In con-
slant contact.
with the crossing Of the Sungari
river. al Chhntihtu protected many
military men here believe that Gen.
Llnevltch. while prepared 10 withdraw
to Hardin, win attempt TO hold the line
from Kuanchangtse TO lSlrin, 80 as to
control the rich sungari valley as
source Of supply for the army. A Jap
anese advance 10 Klrin would be equiv
alent to the Isolation Of Vladivostok.
The war Office points to the fact that
Lineyitch was able TO give his troops
day of rest as being the best evil
dence that complete order has been re-
stored. and that the stories OF dem0r-
allied night ate untrue The Russian
press commends Gen Kuropatkin high
~ for the fine spirit which he displayed
In returning TO the army IN subordi-
nate capacity declaring that the de-
feated leader Is more to be pitied than
blamed.
The advocates Of continuance Of the
war are encouraged by the somewhat
better outlook for the Manchurian
army the success Of the internal loan
and the announced departure Of the
squadron commanded by Vice Admiral
Roiestvensky eastward
The Son OF the Fatherland, which
has again been revived at the expira-
ton Of it's three months suspension in
augurated its reappearance today with
plea for peace, declaring that the
Manchprian adventure has cost $1,000
eco 000. $3.50. 000. 900 for the Chinese east
ern railroad: $3.50 600, 900 for Port Dalny
and Port Arthur, and $500 900 for
the war-polntng out that II the money
had hean spent at home II would have
given approximately Si0000,00O TO each
province for schools roads, sanitation
and lighting, The paper adds;
Contrast the two pictures and then
say whether poor beggarded Russia
should continue the war"
JAPANESE CAVALRY APPEAR.
ST. Petersburg, March ga dispatch
from Gen. Llnevitch dated March Fl,
says.
yesterday japanese cavalry detach-
ments appeared IN front of our advance
posts Behind the cavalry were infan-
try who halted at the village Of Mach
uutay."
JAPANESE SLOWLY PURSUING.
Gunshu Pass, Manchuria, Jos miles
north of Tie Pass, Monday, March 10
The Russian rear guard is now at
Sipinghai. 20 miles north Of Tie pass.
The Japanese are slowly pursuing, but
are not theoretically pressing the rear.
Apparently Field Marshal Oyama Is
holding HIS main army at Tie pass.
When the Russians evacuated Tie
pass March Is, one span of the ive-
span bridge over the Tehai river, which
flows into the Lao river just north OF
the town. was destroyed by dynamite
Immediately after the last train had
been dispatched northward and as the
army moved northWard the bridges OF
the railroad were disabled and every-
thing in the shape Of stores etc, which
could not be- taken was burned.
Some dcsultory artillery fire was
heard ON the extreme right MS the res
treat progressed, but the japanese APP
pcarcd TO be indecislve. Their pursuit
lacked strength In spite OF four days
rest at Tie pass, which gave the RUS
slams q CHARGE to reform after the hard
ships they had suffered, ANA they took
up the march In orderly fashion press
ing forward however at such a pacs
that many horses and cattle IN the
transport train were exhausted and left
DYING by the roadside. Like an endless
serpent tho army trailed over the vast
rolling country, moving along during
the day over half dozen meanderins
roads parallel with the railroad. At
night the ncighhoring hillsldes Were
lighted by dead grass ignitod by the
Cnmphres.
lNIIlA Minus Nflt NANhAtu tue llHk
day, lNaiyuan being LETT behind March
49, The rear guard evacuated Chang
tuCu March 10,
Dispatch riders report that Col Mad
ridof, IN command Of an irregular forca
IN the mountains far eastward, found
himself cut on before he got news OF
the great battle OF Mukden and was
compelled TO retire northwest, probably
making his way towards kir'n.
on HEELS OF REAR GUARD.
Toxic, March 22.--It IL reported that
the rear guard OF the rctreating RUS
slams was % miles north OF Kaiyuan,
about 20 miles north OF Tie pass yes
tcrday the Japanese vanguard follow
ing closely The Russians are retreat
ing along tho three main roadways.
their destinations being Kirin and
Chcugchun,
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