The San Francisco call., 1905-03-11
Russians Abandon
Big Guns and
Munitions.
In Mad Flight to
the Hills Back
Of Mukden.

WITH THE WESTERN JAPANESE
ARMIES, March 10. y. m. via Fusan
delayed in fransmission) During
the night General Oku's army adj
vanced almost 10 the railway, despite a
desperate resistance, occupied Sujaton
Station, the main Russian supply
depot, and captured enormous guam
titles of supplies. including 6,000,000
rifle cartridges and other supplies in
proportion. The Japanese are not
hurrying their movements, being de-
terInined TO lose no chance to make
victory certain and decisive. They are
confident of the success of their plans.
NEWCHWANG, March 10.-Accord-
ing to reliable Information received
here, the Russians, having been driven
out of Mukden and Fushun and with
the railroad cut. are retreating in a
demoralized condition TO the hill coun-
try towards the northeast
Detached bodies of Russians are
roughly entrenching with view to
checking the pursuit, but no great rear
guard action is being fought.
1t will be impossible for the Russians
to keep any sort of resistance for many
days, as there are no means of provis-
ioning in the rough country to which
they are retreating.
1t is believed that the Russians may
attempt to reach Kirin, 225 miles north
east of Mukden, through the valleys,
but a special Japanese corps from the
direction of the Yalu River (probably
General Kawamura's forces) threatens
to cut them off.
General Kuroki is advancing north
west and is forcing the Russians
against General Nogi's army.
The casualties on both sides have
been enormous. The Russian Sixteenth
Army Corps was practically annihil-
ated at Tatchekiao. Eight thousand
Russians fell at Leukuanpao.
TOXIC, March 10, noon.-It is un-
officially reported that the Russian
strength west of Mukden consists of
two corps. The Japanese, who de-
Stroyed the railroads, are pressing the
Russians northward, and the portion
of the Japanese center pressing the
Russians northward along the Mukden
road is now engaged six miles north of
the Hun River.
Nearly ali the Russian heavy guns
and many field guns have been cap
tured.
RUSH FOR TIE PASS.
The defeated army is now rushing
northward toward Tie Pass, around
which are high hills, which were pre-
pared for defense after the battle of
Liaoyang in September, there being no
hope at that time that the Japanese
would allow the defeated army to rest
south of the Tie Pass. That the Rus
slams have lost many men and large
quantities of ammunition and supplies
is certain, for with a single track rail-
way to the north it would be impos
sible to remove the large stores which
had been gathered together at Muk-
den. These. 1t seems certain. have been
destroyed. The japanese have not yet
reported the capture of guns, which
they generally do almost Immediately,
but it seems hardly likely that Kuro-
patkin could have removed all of his
artillery.
Or the 1st of January, according to
correspondents who have just returned
from Mukden, the Russians had In po-
sition along the Shakhe and the Hun
rivers 1900 guns, including a number
of six and eight inch guns on cement
foundations, straddling the railway
just north of Shakhe station. In addi-
ton, many guns arrived in Mukden
during January and February, so that
the Russian artillery, when the big
battle started, must have numbered
nearly 1000 pieces. 1t is likely that
Kuropatkin has sacrificed some of
these and is bending all his energies to
extricating his army. That his task is
difficult one all the dispatches indi-
cate, but Russian sympathizers point
to his retreat from Liaoyang. where
conditions were opposed to him.
ROADS ARE FROZEN.
The retreat from Liaoyang was ac-
complished during a terrific rainstorm,
over roads hub deep in mud, while at