The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-11

The night Of March 0and Is now attacking
the enemy who Is posted at the corner Of
the heights north Of Fushun'
kunopArKtS's ADMISSION
81. PETERSBURG March l0.-under date
of today Gen. Kuropatk.n says;
AN our armle. began to retrea' last
night There was no fighting, but the rife
and cannon fire lasted throughout the
night
RUSSIAN LOSSES 100000.
LoSuoN March 1.-THE Toxic corre-
epondent Of the Standard says that tho
development Of the battle OF Mukden sur
passes the most sanguine anticipation.
The Russians have beer outgeneralled at
every point Several corps south and
east of Mutden arc completely surrounded
hy the Jalu.c-e whose centre, by bold
dash. pushed straight to the hills midway
between Mukdcn and Fushun
The Ru-sians everywhere are burning
their stores Their losses including prison
ers viii probably exceed 700 600
Accor lqr to the Toxic correspondent
Of the Ylhgraph the japanese are now
within fifteen miles Of Telling. He says
that the Russian disaster was partly due to
the inenironcy Of the Intelligence depart
nent. which was not aware Of the Japanese
march to Sinminfing until II was too late
to make Il counter move. Tho japanese
cavalry worked srlendidly throughout the
battle They made series Of forced
marches, capturing supplies and tearing
up the railway
The heights northeast Of Mukden were
captured on Tueetay The japanese now
bar the roadS from Fushun to Telling
It is rumorcd, apparently without founda-
ton, that Gen, Kuropatkin Is a prisoner.
i AN SURROUNDED
A despatch TO the Times from st. Peters
burg says that Geographic and railway
communication with Mukden was finally
severed late Thursday.
The latest telegram from Gen Kuropat-
kin, which was presumably sent by mes
sengor 10 Telling, reached Tsarskoe-Selo
on Friday /, said laconicslly'
Il am surrounded 1t is believed the
message was despatched early Friday
morning It inspires the worst fears in
view Of the previous news Of the approach
Of an eastern thanking force.
According to an account of the fna
operations furnished by an officer Of the
General stan Gen. Kaulbars. re enforced
by several corps belonging to Gen. LIME
vitchs and Gen. Bilderling's commands,
has been wthstanding Gen. Oku's on
slaughts Gen. huropatkin has been per
eonally directing the battle
Gen. Dembovsky's corps was engaged
the whole of Wednesday night north OF
fuling and sustained terrible losses. The
Seventeenth Corps was sent to support
Ism and succeeded in repulsng the enemy
This it was hoped would enable Gen
kuropatkin to extricate his army under
cover Of terrific sandstorm
which prevailed on Thursday. but
Gen. Oku resumed tho battle a few
hours later and Gen. Kuropatkn was again
compelled to send his best troops to engage
the foe.
The fercest fighting was at Santaitse,
six miles northeast, and at Wanchentun,
seven miles north OF Mukden. The prox-
unity Of the latter point to the railway en-
abled the Japanese to destroy the track and
to shell the Mandarin road.
An official report puts the Russian losses
10 Thursday morning at 5000. The Off
cers Of tho General Stan refuse TO consider
Gen. Kuropatkin's position hopeless. They
believe that a decisive engagement is still
in progress, but whatever the result Gen.
Kuropatldn will extrioate his army even at
the sacrifice OF several CORPS.
It is persistently reported that the Fourth
Corps has reached Telling, whence II will
make a diversion TO relieve the pressure
on Gen. Kuropatkn.
The plan Of sending another half million
troops to Manchuria encounters the great
est obstacles The Siberian railway re-
Gently has been transporting 5000 tons
Of stores and ammunition daily How, 1t
Is asked, can the line continue 20 cope with
this task II II has to convey more troops7
Nevertheless. the Government has fully
decided to send new army hoping to
transport some Of its supplies by water as
soon as the rivers are navigabe
There are numerous reports Of the diff
ficuities Of transportation. 1t Is stated
that the roadbed OF the middle portion OF
the siberian Railway Ia sunk in many places
in some 70 seriously that the line must
he entirely constructed This work will
be- b gun Immediately. An important
stretch Of the line between Samara and
Slatoust is completely blocked Two thou
sand cars mostly loaded, choke the side
tracks.
KUHoPATKIN como TO HARDIN.
news agency despatch from st. Peters
burg states that news from military source
has been received saying that Cen Kuro-
patkin will transfer his headquarters TO !
Hardin His last despatch was filed at !
Telling, where he does not intend 10 stay