The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-03-16
japanese Soldiers Are Hard After Gen.
eral Kuropaikln.
OPPOSITE FORCES ON THE RUN.
In All the Speculation as to Peace,
the One Point That Is Coming to
the Front Is That Russia Would
Peter to Settle Directly With Japan.

Inc russian general Sldl TepOTJS
that the main body has already
completed Its retreat and the rear
guard southwark are falling back
slowly" What either "the main
body" or "'the rear guard" con.
sists of has not been definitely
fixed, but from the dispatches from
the Associated Press correspondents
with the Japanese and the Russians,
the two combined must be but small
portion or the army which General
Kuropatkin had gathered along the
banks of the Shakhe and Hun rivers.
And yet those who have reached Tie
Pass, worn out from days of fighting
and retreating, are not out Of danger,
the Japanese, it Is reported, having
already started another turning move
ment which will force the Russians on
the plain north of Tie Pass, where, in
their dis0rganized state, they would be
easy prey for the victory-hushed SOL
diers of the Mikado. The men who
escaped are Strengthening the fortif-
cations in Tie Pass, but it Is hardly
possible that the pass Can be held in
the face of the overwhelming forces
opposed to the Russians, and it is not :,
likely that Oyama will rest satisfied /,
with his victory at Mukden as be did .
after Lao Yang. There will be no :,
lneasiness as to the food supply as ;,
ong as communications are maintain !,
I'd TO the northward, as large bands of -
'attle roam the plains under CoSsack :.
lerders, and every station on the rail
way is huge commissariat depart -,
nent. The Russian soldiers are al ~,
rays well fed, the soup kitchen on o.
heels always keeping in touch with IT.
he men.
As to the Losses IN
As to the losses. General Kuropat to-
in now admits that 10000 wounded pc
ere carried off the field. This, with be
lie 2G.5O0 dead left on the field, the Wis
1000 prisoners and the wounded left fro
the hospitals, comes somewhat TIL
'arer the latest japanese estimate tin
at the total Russian losses were be
5000. AT this rate, Kuropatkin can
It have more than 100000 effective
hitting men with him. The army of ~
neral Lineyitch seems to have made
Q best retreat, but this no doubt was
e to the stubborn fight made by
neral Rennenkamplf on his eX- Uni
me left and the equally fierce re- wa
lance of General Kaulbar's on the pen
ht, the latter general losing 2S,OCU un'
H. Neither the army of Kaulbar III
: of Rennenkampff has yet been &C. SUI
Inted for by the dispatch After ms
defeat around the western tOmbS, tieo
llbars, finding his retreat directly Ing
Inward cut off, made detour to i
eastward. where he was still fight anu
al last accounts Rennenkampff iiooi
st also still be in the hills to the purS
Lward, as it took the Associated Sian
IS courier three days to reach Tie ueel
S. The Japanese report the cap arm
!, of "a more guns, &C in all, rath. hln'
;mall number, considering the de- sian
We defeat and the number of men W
ured. The Japanese losses have horS
| remarkably light, in view of the ed'
tn and severity of the fighting. otnel
le Associated Press correspond. treat
General Kurokis army tells how lie
battle of Mukden was won. The ihale
,ian general was deceived as to lne
re the blow was to be struck, and guns
; massing his forces on the Japan. co.
right found. when too late, that Ioi
light was the objective Of the Jap, oyah
o were
all the speculation as TO Deace 10000
=, H., Che IL
one point that is coming to the Shakl
is that Russia would prefer to Iof
} directly with Japan, without the oyam
If any third nation. This Is in hussl
with the dream of many leading ceed I
ians that the natural allies in the Inc
East are Japan and Russia, they maled
the only nations whose domains The
,r IN Korea and Mancburia both Russia
a irtoreste hesidos tboso of terday