The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-09
8(Byt Asso clnted Press I

ST'.5PETER SBURG III Mar. 9---s3 49, "A. M. -s
The battle OF M ukd en- has result ted
Russian defeat. n Field Marshal OyaIna{
has once more proved himself "A one Aofa
THE greatest ma sters of of ems We strategy
Since Napoleon, while Gene raj II 1kuropat-a
kin Is now engaged in end deay6rin 81 de-
$fend his title us d. ma ster Of succe fuls
retreats and bring OFF his army WI til 4 tsS
Immense train, safe ~ to Tie ass, here
"a \ position wtls long 4 agoS prep red wit ths
this contingency In low .f5 The 4pr roblems
before the Russian colnman dor -in- chief StsS
much more difficult than the one he met
successfully at 5Iyiao Ya ne, !, since N OWL eS
@is5threatcned on both tlnn nks hi eft wins g
being entangled ainSa mountainous region
far from railroad. 81. everth 81 ess. RUS
sian military men here express N a. I'M
5degreesof confdenceain General Kuropat--ss
jkln's ability once moro to extrl tes his
army and avoid q r sussian Sc dana Be-
sides his skill lin rear guard act Ion they
base their hopes ON the phys cal scondisS
3tion Of the Japanese q 353 old iers, llo,i
though they are conc cd cd to be the 81 eat
est fmarchors In fthe world, !, are well snigh d
exhausted by theil. strenuous end YCrsE
bof the last fortnight. 8
Forced to Fight. sf3s 3siss5
$ Only to the initiated Isl tho Ii ews &otSs
tho reverse positively known at this time.S
Emperor Nicholas and high mil itaryt Of
8tlcers. OF course. We're INF form ed by Gene
raj Ikuropat telegram 4 on II uesday..R
stating tersely that llkden 81 mus be !
abandoned and they receiYed detai ailsSsof$SSg
tho wthdrstwal "a hey ppeared Stn ex-s .,s,
scised portions OF tho official II dlspnt tchesSs
given out yesterday. Last evening g &
contained Il IN vague report ot 4
doubtful origin credl ted s to Chinese
sources, but a,Ae first positive stat tenn mt
was derived from tho Il Assoc ted Fress9
dispatch from General a Ilurok AZ s8 head -3S s}S
quarters. the contents Of which ns \
uuickly telegraphed to many liberals, from ,3
friends on the road. The report probably ne
will not abe printed iii this morning's pa 9s
5pers, tho government, true to Its policy
Of breaking bad news gently, only pre-
pairing the way. by authorizing the Spu uhr 10 Rsi1
5llcatlon OF a number Of preminit oryi 3tele-
grams. The news, iloWeye Is only VIM
was expected. ultimate retirement having
been discounted from the nlomant g OyalnaS
inaugurated his brilliant move vest
ward. II. i3t is5 8 n RSt gi
From Information In the possessto on OF
the Associated Press. It Is known that ~
General Kuropatkln contemplated retlr
ment before the beginning Of the bal tie
and that he had hoped to taccompll lstl 81 n
without a serious combat, The lapansse
however, forced him g accent ha at1le' Ins
double turning movement comp q led MI
to send the ma jor part OF his rese ryes Eto Y
tho tightlng line and rendered 8ar, effee--iss
tive counter stroke out of the question
and the decision to re Ire was lmmedtn tnte,BS
aly taken on March 9th, az was sta tefi Il
lby the Associated Press on that day
withdrawal was actually begu n Y dufils 81
tho night,
laps Reckless Of Sacrifices, s8ssA.
Z The great question now. and over hletss
the general staff burned Its lights latet &
into the night, is whether Field Marshal n
oyama has entangled the Russians ". ms 4
strategic net sufficiently to prevent & Y Y
suecessful retreat TO Tie Pass, General ~
Rennekampff's force to the fastWard Y y
ia admitted, is in great DANCER of being
cut Off and ii conslderaR Rla \ force of So
Japanese appears ia be operat ms an mo ii II
Russian Fight well toward Tie Easa / .is /,
railroad and intetriipting traffH,, only
FOR d few hours, II may l,ayo the sret.
est st'consequenGes. for GeneTal5 Ist,ro
who is now engaged IN. ~ race Nj tl,S tha
Japanese 10 reach the natural ~ l dafe
bls position forty miles mort NJ q .