New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-14
TALE OF LOSSES GROWING.
Fifty Thousand Russians U7ounded
IN Last Fe1C Days.

an Last FeIC Days.
St Petersburg March 12-GeneraI Kuropat-
kin in a dispatch dated March r. saws $1,000
Russians were wounded in the last few days
fighting. The dispatch adds:
According 10 reports from the rear guard. a
japanese force. consisting of a division and A
half. IS within short distance Of the Russian
The Second Army is marching continually un-
der the nre OF the enemy. who is advancing
from the east and west
General Kuropatkin SAYS that the rear guard
advanced in perfect order but that the move
ment Of the transport along the Mandarin road
was very difficult, owing to the japanese cam
nonade. The country between Tie Pass and
Moukden is intersected by rivers and steep
banks, and the Russian wagons were obliged to
hals and await their turn. causing much delay
General Kuropatkin compliments the japanese
Intelligence Department He says:
Thanks to the organization Of their InteIli-
gence Department and their reconnaissance.
the japanese always knew the positions occupied
by our army.
The 1st Regiment of Siberian Rifles had the
most serious fighting. They marched under the
Japanese fire from east and west almost con-
tinuously. Colonel Loesel succeeded in extriea-
ting three officers and 100 men of the Regiments.
with it's Colors and one battery IN the battle
of March 6 the regiment lost over one thousand
men.
Reports are con ing in of heavy losses in other
divisions, notably the YurisT Regiment OF the
Twenty-ffth Division, Of which only two officers
and 619 of the rank and file are LEFT.
dispatch from General Kuropatkin. dated
March II. says:
The enemy is receiving considerable reinforce
ments
Examination of the wounded and prisoners
shows that General Nogi rad almost entirely
fresh forces.
The Japanese are alwavs able to keep their
forces up TO full fghting strength because OF
the ease with which they able to transport
troops from Japan.
March 1+-Russia's grand army" with
the exception of the tens of thousands killed or
taken prisoners on the plains and mountains
around Moukden. is gathering slowly behind the
fortifcations Of Tie Pass and is feverishly en-
gagged in the work of reorganization and
Strengthening it's lines. According to the gen
erai staff, the main body has already COM
pleted its retreat. and the rear guard southwark
is falling back slowly, in touch with the pursu-
ing columns OF Japanese. In the compIste alb
sence of further information yesterday II Is
difficult to say whether the pursuit has slack
ened or is being conducted by only portion OF
the japanese forces.
To the Russian army every minute is now
valuable. and the footsore and dIsheartened d.
tachments have had scarcely an hours rest be-
fore being set at work with spade and pick i'm
proving the defences of the pass. It may BE-
however, that even now they are being turned
out of those positions Runors are current
that a wide eastward fanlliug movement. begun
before the battle. is stiH in progress. and on the
other side it is feared that columns are moving
Eorth Of Fakomen to take a position in the Rus
sian rear
General Kuropatkin still holds command An
officer of the general staff said to-day that he
probably would not retire until some sennbIanee
Of order had been restored. The question OF his
successor is still undetermined
There e~e Indications that the food supply at
Tie Pass is none too large immense quantities
having been burned at Moukdeu. ana Russian
correspondents telegraph that thew have had
nothing to eat for two days The troops. how
ever. probably are farms better. The eomu1Is-
sariat arrangements worked admirably durins,
the battle, and even at the height Of the aghting
the soldiers received warm food.
TeIesrams from the Russian SIDE though IN
adequate basis for any detailed estimate
Of the Russian losses show thar they have been
extremely heavy. enough 10 cripple offensive CD
erations for many months. General Kuropatkin
admits that 5aOOO wounded were carried OF
but says nothing as TO how many killed wound
ed and prisoners were left behind. and frou,
his picture Of little handful Of two officers and
15a men OF the Imperial Rises marching OF. led
by their gallant colonel. cIinsins to their stand
ard. can be derived some idea OF the losses sus-
tanned by the regiments that bore ths brunt OF
the hghting.
Another tragic story OF the retreat Is related IN
connection with the retirement OF General Rem
nenkampf's detachment from oubenepusa with
barely one-third OF its original strength the SOL