The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-03-10
Now Nearly Certain Russians
Will Have to Evacuate
Mukden.
7USSlA'S EiG DISASTER
Cars Forces Must Give Up the Posi-,
items on the Shakhe River and
Will Retire to the Stronghold
at Tie Pass.

ton on the Shakhe river to be menaCed
to such an extent by kuroki's success
on the left flank as TO necessitate the
immediate withdrawal of his army to
Tie pass. and so has advised the en-
peror
Would Mean Great Disaster.
No confirmation of this is obtanable
in military circles here, where it is
pointed out that with the Japanese
pressing the Whole Russian line such
an operation must almost inevitably
end in a disaster OF the first magni-
tude.
Russia Expects Great Disaster
ST Petersburg March . -Fragmenlary
official and press reports of the fresh
reverse sustained kuropatkin are
Inadequate to draw any conclusion of
the magnitude Of kurokis success
against the Russian left: but the pub
lie as usual is ready to believe the
worst, and the city is already full of re-
ports that Il big disaster has again
oNertaken the Russian army, according
to which Mukden has been outtianked
and is untenaDle and Kuropatkin is
withdrawing from his strong position
Oh the Shakhe river.
May Be Exaggerated.
That such reports are exaggerated *
beyond question, but although reticent
and seeking to minimize the operations.
OF the last few days, the officials of the
war office are plainly discouraged at
the fashion in which Kuroki was able
TO drive in and turn the Russian eX-
IRENE left, his advance columns actual
ly crossing the Shakhe river
Has Been Desperate Fighting.
1t is admitted the fighting was des-
perate at several Of the passes on
Sunday and Monday while the front
was being involved, the purpose of
Oya.:.a evidently being TO keep the CEN
ter and right engaged and thus prevent
kuropatkin from sending reinforce
ments to head off Kuroki. Should ku-
rOki cross the Hun river, the high road
to Tie pass. forty miles north of Muk-
den, would be open and kuropatkins
retreat threatened. Further news is
awaited with great anxiety. Anything
like decisive japanese victory now
would probably end the war.
Japanese Reported RepuIsed.
kuropatkin telegraphs the emperor
today:
Ten attacks were made by two
Japanese battalons and some cavalry
w., w.. " ny ,i'ines VI 'o'is' anu
,,a,a, 49, 81 .ion,, ns oala,,ese re-
were again repulsed. They left 100
colpSes. Inc husslan loss was SIX
men,"
Report from Toxic.
Toxic. March 2.-Oyama reports the
Russian batteries at Manpoc mountain.
Shahapao and Sufangtai occasionally
. sii.i i.ls LILIES sinai poules Oh rus
SC, ni,,n ,ri.',. at'atheo io9l japanese
S,'Io'" " ~, .ie nuhuei' loau on
,rl,a D,,. aiS,, 10y VIZ az REFUSED.
,;n, - eu ssra ''aNN itsu.i!eu collstruc
1'U a.. -, "orhs III 'ie vicinity OF
80. nm
,r,Lio No., ona,a,
Irdie,l -.Oiliciil reports OF the
, na.e'e e o, islnkne,chen INDICATE that Sc
ottso,,i S ,,'1 foso 49, e. ne japanese
1919 ,ls ~ 81 oesan .ile Occupation Oh
po..'.' w we ieit sdiih Oh the laitZe
of the country ,i,e steen hil,s he r ,i,,a,.
and the heavy snow DELAYED the a.
tack The first line attacked ,rsink-
hetchen at noon the 23d assaultinp
fierceIy
Held st-ono poe;+;ons
Tho p,,as,an, Snis, 'oo'
po'sitions viii obsta,.,eu ra aoaa,iieo
the. and resisted determinedlv The
| IEnllnE continued the 23d and WAS ra
sumed at dawn the oath. At 10 o'rlock
in the morning the two lines closed and
attackers and defenders exchangej
hand grenades.
FIank Movement mo.
While CONTINUING thei, front", .,-
the Japanese executed flank attocll
with the result that the Russians ah,n
doned and burned the town and 1ad
northward in confusion.
The Russians left 150 dead IN Tho
field The Japanese cantured 90
machine guns. MANY rifles a uu 10
Of ammunition, a number OF mans an,
twenly-rour prisoners
R,se;,,e oooo
ro,,io No. 90 -,ooo'
when the Jnnanese daea,taa ~. ~ 1Lal
slams February 90 at Tsinkhetchen ~ !.
Russians numbered 10000 men ,rbeir
losses are estimated at 1000 The Ianl
anese losses were slight.
Desner.+. EHort. s
| >-ah ~
o;,'l,a 49, a'is' I'D. zo-AdVlces re-
y, 49,, n a. SOY ma, over Two Russian
rar,.;,. ~, 80 az puilullls elaporate de-
! iaf. ~ ,h No VI .ne extreme Japanese
nre n'nta, ,iia. , ,1,a nolees OF cavalry