Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-17
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yond Tie pass are harassed by the Jap anese, who are declared this time to be bent on fight for the extermination of the foe. The military attaches and correspondents with the Russian stan have lost their entire baggage. The former have hurried back to Harbin.
 Prince Mestchersky in an article in the Grashdanin advises the govern ment to promptly conclude peace and says Let us have the heroic strength to confess defeat before the world. Better conditions will be Obtainable now than later, when Vladivostok and Sakhalin have fallen into the hands of the Japanese. and the conclusion Of peace will prove the salvation of the country by averting internal ship wreck"
 These words from such an influential reactionary as Prince Mestchersky have caused sensation.
 Tokyo dispatches say that the Japa- nese armies are engaged in hot pur- suit of the Russians north of Tie pass, who are fleeing toward Harbin.
 It is learned on high authority tbat when the Japanese vanguard reached Tie pass only about one division of Russians was found holding the forti- fications. After slight resistance they retired northward, having set fire to the principal buildings of the town, the railway station and the stores left behind by the main army.
 Dispatches from the Japanese left armies. via Yinkow. say that the Jap anese occupation of Tie pass completes the serious defeat of General KLr0- patkin's armies. It is as yet impos- sible to say whether the victory is decisive enough to end the war. but the general belief prevailing in thesa armies is that it will hasten the con- clusion of peace. The Russian losses have been very heavy. Although the figures have not been reported. it is believed that the total Russian loss will reach nearly 100000 The Japanese also lost heavily. perhaps half as many as the Russians.
 The tlanking movement of the left armies was successful in every detail.
 The resistance of the Russians in the villages northwest of the angle formed by the railroad and the Hun river was most determined to the very last. and many of the Japanese attacks were unsuccessful. The villages were strongly defended. the Russians having at some places three lines of trenches and several ditches. while they used many machine guns. Hundreds of lives were sacrificed in attempts to capture them.
 Thousands of dead were left on the field. and last night great fires were burning in all directions where the cremations are going on.
 The Japanese take the long expected occupation of the Russian positions phllosophically. They are delighted over the successful. outcome of the operations. but they have too much hard work ahead to give them time for celebration. .:: :: .sH.",@ :" ""y T" "yyg:'
 The Russians in all directions fought splendidly. making desperate stands and holding their positions until forced out by the thanking movement.
 The holding of the villages in the an- gle against General Oku's army was particularly valuable. as it allowed the main force along the Shakhe time to retire in good order.
 The destruction of the railroad bridge across the Hun river probably will interfere greatly with the Japa- nese use of the railway to bring mp supplies. This is the first time the Russians have attempted to destroy the railroad.
 The Japanese captured enormous quantities of supplies and ammunition at various places. and it is believed that the retreating Russians carried off only small quantity.
 A conservative estimate places the forces actually engaged in the fighting at 350.000 on. each side and the total number of men on both sides at more than 1.O0O.OOO.
 The whole movement was 90 exten- sive and so quietly carried out that de- tails cannot be obtained
 The surrounding and capture of Muk- den was the best strategical move ac-