The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-03-17
MUKDEN FALLS
TO THE JAPS
City Captured by Oyama's
Troops, Afte rForcing
Russians TO Evac-
= uate Place. @
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN
KaEopsikia Notifies st. Petersburg IhSt
HE Whole ARMY 10 n FuIi Retreat
Toward Tie Psss.

NSh an hOH IA the MINUS VI INV
japanese and Field Marshal oyama's
hrst great objective has been accom-
plished after a prolonged and desper
ate battle. A single terse sentence
from Toxic saying that the japanese
entered the ancient capital at IL
o'clock Friday and a confirmation dis
patch from Yinkow, was the extent
OF the information.
Kuropatkln is in full retreat, but the
fate CT his army Is still in doubt
With Tie Pass his point of refuge, be
IL endeavorlng to extricate his forces,
but from the meager information IN.
Fridays dispatches it is apparent that
his position is extremely critical BIZ.
hind the Japanese screen that has
been gradually thrown to the west
and north of Mukden, columns of in.
fantry and guns are reported to be
moving northward.
The Russians have been driven from
their positions, and now are rushing
northward towards Tie Pass, around
which are high hills which were pre-.
pared for defenses after the battle of
Lao Yang in September,
That the Russians, have lost many
guns and large quantities of ammun..
ton and supplies il certain. Immense
stores, 1t seems certain. have been de-
EtToyed. The japanese have not yet
reported the capture of guns, but 1t
seems hardly likely that Kuropatkin
could have removed all Of his artiI.
lery.
The result Of Oyama's great turning
movement Is said to depend on Gen.
eral Kawamurs's army, which Is sup.
posed to be moving from the east to.
ward Kuropatkin's line of retreat.
Should he reach the military road,
which runs almost In a direct lina
from Fushun TO Tie Pass. before the
passage of the Russian army, the cir.
Gle will be complete, as Nogi's guns
already command the railway and
should soon control the Mandarin road,
which is a short distance east OF the
railway and runs parallel with it.
Even should Kuropatkin extricate
his army, 1t is believed in some En-.
ropean capitals that peace will fol.
low this latest Japanese victory. The
calling to st. Petersburg OF Mr.. Is.
wOlsky, Russian minister to Denmark.
who formerly was in Toxic, is regard.
ed as significant
The losses In the operations proceed.
ing the battle proper mast have.
reached enormous proportions, but up
to the present neither side has az
tempted an estimate. They will ex.
coed the shakhe losses, IN which the
Russians alone lost in killed, wound
ed and missing $1,000 men. Field Mar
shall Oyama arranged his attack 50 |
that the Chinese city, of MuRden
should not. come Withiff tie range Of
battle, rather an easy tasf, ~, the RIA.
SLAMS, hAd no petitions llipsdEateiy
around the city, as was the case al
Lao Yang, and the Russian town Is
Two miles from the outer walls of
the old city.
'oyana's Telegram.
A Toxic special says: Field Marshal
oyama toegraphs as follows, under
date: I'VE occupied Mukden
At 10 O'Clock this morning. Our sur.
movement. in which We have
been engaged for some days past. has
now completely succeeded. The nerc.
est fighting at several places in the
vicinity Of Mukden took place.
We captured 4 great number OF
prisoners, enormous quantities OF
lrIns, ammunition. provisions and oth.
sr war supplies. There Is at pRas.
mt no time to investigate the nun,
Der Of these" 5000. ~
General Knropatlziu sent the ssh
owing dispatch TO Emperor Nichoiaa.
lnder Fridays date: Last night be- 1
san the retreat Of all our armies. Dur.
ng the night there was. no 'nEatol I
'ut heavy Cannonaae."
m the abeve eight wordt g,he xNeat.l !
ct defear = IRE hiStorS a the Far
EASTERN war was made known n ST.
petersburg. This BRIEF message vas I
ung over the streets n noWapa0eri
xpaa snd u ~asf pasSst fFOr noaah 1