The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-25
RUSSIAN Retreat
CUT OFF BY JAPS
LINEvITCH REPORTS ENEMY IN
FRONT OF HIS ADVANCE
POSTS.
CARS FORCES IN A
SERIOUS PREDlCAMENT
Troops Short of Supplies and Face
Annihilation OF Surrender-Belief
at st. Petersburg That oyama's
Main Army Remains at Tie Pass.

| Main Army Remains at Tie Pass.
! ST. Petersburg March ga dispatch
from Gen. Linevtch. dated March 81,
! says: yesterday japanese cavalry de-
tachments appeared in front of our ad-
vance posts. Behind the cavalry were
infantry who halted at the village of
| Machantzy."
Liuevitch in q Trap.
London, March 23.-That the Russian
| retreat toward Hardin has been blocked
( is the official announcement made by
Linevitch, who in message to St.
Petersburg announces the appearance
tof Japanese cavalry and infantry in
front OF the advances posts Ct the retlr-
ing liusslanA.
This japanese eeece 10 undoubtedly.
IN the optn1on Il sxpsrts. the army of
(which KAwanuea IL commander. aaA
which left 0yaRaa the day bscsse ~
great battle Of Aukden. At that time 4
was reported kAwamura woal1 eaAsAs.
or by fsrosd marches to ct = ~ ssar
OF the russians and oomptseo ~ o.
velopiAg movement Which was A1s11sl
to comSS ~ s1zrsader q Kars0s1hA.
The movs0sats Ct this army AAvs bese
carefully seaesalsd 80 ~ ~A
strength u Ast kaewa. It y bsllssol,to
be formidable easxGh 10 aose00l1nA ~
mission On vAtaa It was seat.
Faces Serious Frsblsa.
Gen. Linsvitch rev faces . Osn6pe
problem than wss ever presented
tKuropatkin, because he 10 between tWo
forces OF the enemy, and will have -
cut his way out or surrender. That Ae
can make any effectual resistance =
doubtful, Is. according to latest reports,
he is short OF ammunition, guns and
supplies, besides having only the
dispiritcd remnants OF struggling aud
| disorganzed army to face the untirinx
Japanese.
The appearance Of KAwamuras army
sheds new light On the report from
Gunshu pass that Oyama's main army 10
resting at Tie pass. This apparent In
activity is doubtless due to the fact that
| the Japanese tield-marshal is practically
In touch with all the movements at
kawamura and will wait at Tie pass un-
til the Russians are driven back Thea
surrender or humiliation OF the Rus
ean army will have been accomplished,
III the belief OF military experts in Lon
don.
Skirmish Fighting Reported.
1t. Petersburg, March 23.-The Ee-
treat of the Russian army, from the lat
est reports, evidently is being conducted
in a splendid fashion. In four days
actual marching after leaving Tie pass
the rear guard has fallen back 70 miles
and the heads of the columns are al
ready entering Gunshu pass, 40 miles
further north, keeping up with the Jap
anese column marching north over the
Grand Trade route. With the bridges
I and railroad destroyed behind the RUS
slams the japanese are unable to press
the rear, and according to information
received from the front it is believed
that the bulk of Field Marshal Oyama's
army is still at Tie pass, the thanking
column being comparatively weak.
This news may, however, prove incor-
rect. For two days there has been some
Diminishing accompanied by artillery
exchanges between the Japanese on the
Grand Trade route and the Russians
screening the retreat showing that they
are in constant contact.
Kuropatkin to Remain.
The cars army in Manchuria is still
to have the services Of Gen. Kuropatkin.
1Iis annpintmopt nc oomoopdor 80 +l,o
First Manchurian army has been
gazetted. He is considered by many. in
spite Of his series of reverses, the best
general and foremost strategist of the
Russian army. Sinking all feeling OF
personal bitterness because of his super
session and all the old-time enmity be-
tween himself and Gen. Linevitch in a
patriotic desire to be Of service to the
fatherland, the former commander-in-
chief volunteered to remain in any ca
pacity with the army which he had SO
long commanded. The tender has been
accepted by Emperor Nicholas and
gratefully received by the new leader
of the army. The change exactly re-
verses the old order of affairs, when
AAuA opa1hiA Hdo tuc supreme leaQeE ana
Linevitch directed the first army.
Sea Battle Probably Near.
At the admiralty it is strongly init
mated that Admiral Rojestvensky will
effect juncture with Admiral Neboga-
toff within ten days and then proceed to
meet Admiral Togo. The third division
of the Russian Second Pacific squadron,
commanded by Rear Admiral Neboga-
tolf, left Suda bay, Island of Crete, Tues
day for Port Said.
Japs in Close Pursuit.
Toxic. March 23-It is reported that
the rear guard of the retreating Rus
SLAMS was 20 miles north of Kaiyuan,
about 20 miles north of Tie pass, Tues
day, the japanese vanguard following
closely The Russians are retreating
along the three main roadways, their
destinations being Kirin and Chang
chun.
Wisconsin Centenarian Dead.
Baraboo, Wis, March 23.-Michael
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