Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-11
The ARMY IS STILL IN DANGER.
c.s,,Ities and Losses In Guns aad
Munitions Of War Are
Enormous.
PRISONERS MAY NUMBER $4,000.
Not improbable That but a Small
Fraction Of Kuropatkin's Army VIII
Emerge frem the Disaster

--
Toxic. March II, 2 p. m.-The Rus
,.r forces are now retiring from Muk-
den, northward
They are nanked on both sides by
,he Japanese troops in pursuit and are
suffering heavy losses.
HARAssING KuRoPATK1Ns
FLANKS,
e. petersburg, March II, $40 p. M
The Associated Press learns that the
dlspatch received by Emperor Nicho-
las from Gen, Kuropatkln last night,
IN addition to announcing tho retreat Of
me Russian armies, added
"our retreat is being conducted with
the enemy harassing both our tanks
1.-THE Second army under Bilderllng
has suffered the heaviest, both In killed,
wounded and prisoners. How many
are surrounded Is unknown. The ar
my is still IN danger
Tho army was still In danger when
Kuropatkln telegraphed, but the situa-
ton Is better that the public believes.
EXTENT OF DISASTER UNKNOWN.
Toxic, March II, s a. m.-The full ex-
tent Of the Russian disaster is still
unknown here. II is known however,
that the casualties and losses I'm guns
and munitions Of war are enormous.
Even approximate figures are unobtain-
able as yet, II IL expected that the
prisoners viii number many thousands.
Local estimates OF the number taken
vary from 10000 TO $4,000,
It Is not clear yet whether Gen. Ku-
ropatkln planned TO stand and hold his
line north Of the Hun river or retire,
until he found IL was too late to accom-
plIsh his plan with the forces at his
command. owing to his confidence In
the ability OF the Russian army to with
stand assault His action in heavily
reinforcing his right IN the neighbour
hood OF Mukden, incline many to the
belief that he planned TO hold the line
on the Hun river and attempted TO
check flank attacks
BY desperate onslaught the Japa-
nese drove a wedge through the line OF
the Hun river and then pressing north
ward practically created "a giant cor
don about Mukden, bagging a tremend-
Gus force OF the Russians completed
yesterday Desperate fighting contln-
ued during yesterday, the Russians
striving to break the enclrcling bar
Tier.
II Is evident that the losses on both
sides yesterday are swelling the already
tremendous total involved in the cap
nte Of Fushan and the continuous
heavy fighting.
II ls now known that as a result of
The operations yesterday. II the Japa-
nese army succeeds I'm obstructing tile
line OF retreat between Fushan and Tie
pass, but a small fraction of Ruropat-
kln's army win emerge from the dis
aster.
THE JAPANESE WEDGE
Toxic, March II. noon,-The japanese
wedge driven through the Russian cen-
Ter on the Hun river continues to adj
vance north. IL has already arrived
az Hampu, some distance northeast OF
MuRden.
II Is reported that the Russians are
retiring north along the railway, evil
IDENTIFY very badly confused, being
caught between the wedge and the ex-
IRENE Japanese left, northwest of Muk-
den
They have been heavily punished dur
ing their retreat along the described
route the Japanese Smelling the dis
ordered masses Of the Russians.
Minister of War Teraoutchl has tole.
Haphed his congratulations to Field
MaIshal oyama, the officers and men OF
MS army, IN their victory.
Field Marshal Oyama in reply as
GTlDps liu HupnngQ ha "a
INC gallantry and bravery Of his officers
and men.
PURSUING RUSSIANS vIGoR-
OUSLY
TOXIC, March II, 6 D. m.--Later I'm
me DAY the following dispatch was re-
SeNed from the headquarters OF the
'apenese armies In the field.
-. pul Ioroe In the Singking direction.
mer carrying the enemy's position on
.he northern heights OF Fushan pur.
sueu MN as far as Huiyuagpao, five
,uues north OF Fushan and at II o'clock
Of him O''' PU''O'
"a Today we captured a few hundred
nsat railway wagons and other spells
"i,lSh are under investigations"
,Aunlral Ito chief of the general
s"ll ana Admiral Yamamoto, minister
~ tne navy have telegraphed their
Gubratulatlons TO Field Marshal
'AFs ATTACK SUPERIOR FORCE.
TOXIC, March II, Z p. m. The follow
,Hs dispatch from the Headquarters OF
1e Japanese armies IN the field was
maze public today.
ID the Slngklng Lenden) direction
o' FORCES are now attacking superb
NJ no FORCE Of the enemy, occupying the
"U,inern height near Fushan.
aAu our forces In the shakhe river
NV Iyvon entirely dlslodged the enemy
Az tne right bank OF the Hun river Fri
ea una surrounded the enemy on the
ahd north OF Mukden.
,aaeucoialng to several reports from
AVN March 10, the Russians filled me
SE,uII.ct between the railroad and Inc
IN I'uNlen road In great confusion. and
nv STATE OF utter exhaustion. Thous-
~ upon thousands OF Russians are
ouSne district between sanwa. eight
rs, 'es north Of Mukden, and Mukden,
ttoe'lihs north on miserable condl-
tba our artillery and Infantry In
mo. iolhity are pouring a fierce f,re
os mem lnllctlng heavy damage.
hny,. brlday our detachment made
''su ADVANCE from singllngtlen, on