Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-03-24
CARS men Fleeing
OYAMA TRYING TO SURROUND
RUSSIAN RETREATING ARMY.
In Another Week 1t is Expected Line
witch and His Army viii Have to
urrender-Russlans Making Mast
erly Get Away-5rltish Experts
Think Cars Forces viii Escape.

Toxic, March 21.-Despite the opti-
mistic advices that have been received
from Russian sources during the last
few days to the effect that the Russian
army in northern Manchuria will sue
coed in escaping the forces of Oyama,
it can be stated upon exceptional au-
thority that the Japanese forces
operating against the Russians have
succeeded in carrying all points de-
cided as necessary by the commander
in chief and that within a week news
of a momentous character will be re-
ported in the front. A dispatch from
Marshal Oyama, received early this
morning, states that the Japanese have
occupied Kaiyuen, after a stubborn
heavily.
Linevitch Reports to Gar.
st. Petersburg.-Comman in
Chief Linevitch, in a telegram dated
Sunday, says:
ION March II Japanese batteries
bombarded our divisions in the valleys
of Tavanpun and lanpu. The enemy
appeared near Kaotaitse Ton the rail-
road, about % miles north of Tie pass)
and their cavalry had occupied Kako-
man. Our armies continue their con-
centration."
General Linevtch Has Chance.
London.--The military experts of
the British empire, despite their pro-
Japanese leanings, admit that there is
still a chance that General Lineyitch
: will succeed in extricating his army
D from its present perilous position
: They base their opinions on the re
!, ports that have come from the front
d by both Japanese and Russian soldiers
a to the effect that the Japanese were
l. so badly pressed at the battle of Muk
den that for "a hours the fate of the
l. Japanese army hung in the balance.
e But for the fact that General Oku
h despite the knowledge that his las
IL reserves were engaged, detached di
g vision to the aid of Nogi's veterans
Kuropatkin might have secured com
pete victory Had the Russian CON
mander possessed sufficient initiativ
he would have drawn his last reserve
> into the battle and must surely hav
10 checked the desperate Japanese &C
vance.
IL 1t is believed here that the Japanes
's and Russians are now engaged in
4, race for Hardin, and that neither hav
Il any decided advantage. There is res
son to believe that the Japanese r.
o ports to the erect that a Japanes
q army had succeeded in getting to tn
70 northwestward of the retreating Ru
~ slams is not true and that the mos
~ that has been done is to send a scou
:, ing party in so far as the railroa
~ without any supports or supplies an
~ absolutely unable to hold their line
: intact against any large force of Ru
SLAMS.
The reason for this belief is thu
II numerous press dispatches, filed ;
the stations Immediately north of Mu
den, were delivered in st. PetersbuI
U on Sunday. While they covered mos
~ ly accounts of the fighting from Marc
~ to IS, the mere fact that they hay
-. reached the Russian capital would /
~, dictate that the Manchurian railws
% lines of retreat are stin open.
III That the Japanese will try to tai
10 Hardin is sure, but the result of Il
Russian resistance must remain pro
lematic until such time as it is learn'
just how large a quantity of Supple
General Kuropatkin lost.