The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-10
Russians Look for the Worst.


Russians Look for the Worst.
St. Petersburg. March 1910 p. m
The extent of the disaster to General
Kuropatkin's army is as yet unknown
here. but the most sinister reports re-
ceive credence and the public believes
that Field Marshal Oyama has sue
ceeded in closing the iron ring around
at least large portion of the army.
Communication with Mukden appar-
emily is cut as no word has arrived
dated later than yesterday at o'clock
in the afternoon, when the situation Of
General BHdering who commands the
rear guard and the thousands who were
fighting off the japanese assaults. al
most at the walls of the city west and
north of Mukden, was desperate.
Even from the east General Kuroki
pushed through until Flu Pass, less than
eight miles east where the Hun bends
sharply to the northward, was under
the japanese guns. The opening in the
net was then only u miles wide and
nothing but a miracle in the opinion Of
many experts could then have saved
the situation.
Eushun Falls.
Toxic, March 100 p. m.-Fu-
shun was occupied by the japanese
last night. The lighting continues on
the heights north of Fushun.
Oyama Heard From.
Toxic, March 1O.-S p. na.-Tield
Marshal Oyama telegrGphs as follows
under today's date:
I'VE occupied AIukden at 10 o'clock
this morning.
''Our surrounding movement, in
which we have been engaged for some
days past has now completely sue
ceeded.
The hercest fighting continues at
several places in the vicinity Of eIuk-
I'VE captured a great number of
prisoners, enormous quantities of
arms, ammunition, provisions and
other war supplies. There is at pres
OF these.
Last Day of the Struggle.
Mukden. Thursday. March 9, mid
night--Filed at g. m, March 10
Nature today raised her hand against
the frightfuI slaughter west and north
west of N1ukden, the hurricane of wind
which has been raging since morning
having raised a binding dust storm
upon the broad fiat Lao river valley in
which it was impossible at times to
see at a distance Of 200 PAGES. Unable
to distinguish Objectives both armies
necessarily ceased to a large extent
their artillery and swift fire and a
strange boding of quiet reigned along
the western and northern fronts There
IS strong reason to believe however,
that the japanese columns spent the
day in an unintermittent movement
northward to occupy positions for a
still more vigorous attack on the rail-
road the minute the storm ceases. The
situation is too extremely serious to
discuss and owing to the censorship in
the mails can not be given, but in gen
eral the lines held by the japanese yes
terday west and north were as follows.
Beginning at the village of Shetun on
the Hun river and running north
through the village of Lifuyantun six
miles west of Nukden railroad station
to Tatchekio thence turning northeast
along the valley of the Pu river to the
village of Taudyatun nine miles north
northeast of DIukden and six miles west
of the railroad and thence continuing
generally nurthward toward Tie pass
In places the japanese bent their lines
sharply inward as at the imperial tombs
which their shells are reaching and
where the railroad turns eastward.
One small body of Japanese crossed
the railroad to the east Of the line.
Beyond this screen columns of Japa-
nese with artillery were moving north
one after another and the evacuation OF
Mukden became imperative All day
long military trains were departing
northwarG and the railroad line was
closed to civilian and passenger traf-