Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-03-15
RUSSIAN CAUSEDESPERA7E
Only Their Well rirected Fht Has Saved Entire
Army From Exthination
Made a Good Run.

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siaiadquarters in the field, suppls-
mel By dispatches from CORES
ports with the army of the Rus
s;ahperor. show that General XII
roph. after suffering by far tie
mqevere defeat of the war, has
sufed. as he did after the battle
OF \ Yang. in extricating the ren-
natof his army from u position
VIII military experts "a hours be-
foIelieved would result in its ami
hilh or surrender. The retreat
froLiao Yang has been considered
thhost mastery ever execu ed. but
it'far oversha6owed Ly this latest
fPf tht Russian general, who has
ts personal command of the
t7s. After fShting for nearly
{ weeks, losing in killed, wound
c1nd missing, probably a thlro of
Birmy, or nearly 100000 men, and
a rth of his artillery. Kuropak i'm
gnred what was left together nrth
o ikden and is taking them towrdis
I Pass through a rain of shra MEL
wa is being thrown on them fol IN
DQl right and left. This he seems
tG3ve been able to accomplish by re-
sohg to the same tactics wliGh
sal his army at Lao Yang.
heral kuropatkin has sent in his
relation to the Emperor.
heral Kuropatkin has telegrnphcd
Nicholas assuming him
sehll the responsibility for his de-
fe; making no excuses except that
th'trefagth of the Japanese was mis-
ca lat ed and refusing to place any
ofe blame upon the council Of gen
er;up'on whose advice he determined
10 re ibattle. His reputation as IN
on'ivte strategist is gone, ard,
Lhohh the Emperor's military advis-
orsloyw not where to look for a bet
-e 'en1eral, his resignation will be
lcGedA.
los.ing General Kuropatkin, the
lrnwrll lose the idol OF the priv;te
'olrs! an officer who. in spite of
he tr {igues of his generals and lis
ailG TO win a battle, has won their
onfiIce and affection.
ThUight of the Russian army Of
lpwaS of quarter of a million men
nd ii 1000 pieces of artillery with
Vhicatt was expected confidently
ienefalKuropatkin and his lieutn-
nts cod prevent the advance of he
apanes beyond the Shakhe and Rin
lvers. still in the balance. Tley
"a ben drawn from those positions,
no 'art now rushing northward to-
ard, Tie Pass. around which ire
Ugh nils. which were prepared or
efense after the battle of Lao Ymg.
Septmber. there being no hope at
lat tine that the Japanese would AL
w tht defeated army to rest so,th
the Tie Pass. That the Russi,ns
ave lot many guns and large qmn-
tles ammunition and supplies is
,rtaln, for with but a single trsck
railway to the north, it would be
,possl'le to remove the large sto,es
hich had been gathered together at
ukden These. it seems certain.
I'VE bsen destroyed. The Japanese
i've not yet reported the capture of
ms which they generally do almost
inediateiy; but it seems harily
lel! that KuroDatkin could have re-
oved all Of his artillery. On he
u January, according to CORES
hdents who have just returned fnm
ukten, the Russians had in position
ohs the Shakhe and Hun rivers 100
ms
me losses in the operations preced.
8 me battle and those in the battle
op9r must reach enormous prour-
ms Dut up TO the present tine.
itler side has attempted an sti.
lte. They will exceed the Shathe
'seS' IN which the Russians aIone
u IN killed and wounded and miss
: $1,000 men.