The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-11
BATTERED TROOPS MowN DOWN
Japanese Pour Deadly Fire into Elk
hausted Russian Columns.

Toxic, March 1.-THE general staff
estimates the number Of Russians en-
gagged in the present battle at 30O,O OO
infantry, 10000 cavalry, and 1858 guns:
The infantry calculation allows tor $40
battalions with an average OF 500 men
each.
The following dispatch from the
the field was made public today:
"In the Sing-king (Yenden) direc-
ton, our force is now attacking su-
perior force of the enemy occupying the
northern height near F'u-shun.
:, ''All our forces in the Shak-he river
direction entirely dislodged the enemy
on the right bank Of the Hun river
Friday and surrounded the enemy east
and north Of Mukden. -
Russian Retreat Rout., 81
}. " According to several reports from
noon, March 10, the Russians filed the
district between the railroad and the
Mnkdeu road In great confusion and III
a state Of utter exhaustion,
9 Thousands upon thousands s0f Rus
SLAMS are in the district between San
wa, eight miles north Of: Mukden, and
Mukden, retreating north in a miserable
condition. We are unable, to ascertain
the number: Our artillery and infantry
in the vicinity are pouring a fierce fire
upon them, inficting heavy damage.
On Friday our detachment hurried
" advanced from Sing ling-tien, on the
Hun river, between Mukden and Flu
shun and reached the Pu river, thirteen
miles north Of .Mukden, and at. sunset
was inficting heavy damage to the rem
nants Of the enemy. : -.
laps Try to Annihilate Foe.
s'Our detachment is now irving to
annihilate them.
The full extent Of the Russian disas-
ter is still unknown here. It is known,
however, that the casualties and losses
in guns and ammunition and munitions
of war are enormous. Even ap-
proximate figures are unobtainable as
yet. It is expected that the prisoners
will number many thousands. Local es.
Inmates Of the number taken vary from
twenty to fifty thousand.
T. It is not clear yet whether General
Kuropatkin planned to stand and hold
his line north Of the Hun. river or re.
tire. His action in heavily reinforcing
his right in the neighborhood Of Mukden
inclines many to the belief that he
planned to hold the line on the Hun
river. and attempted to check flank at.
tacks.
Jap Wedge Driven Thru.
BY desperate onslaught, the Jap
anese drove a wedge thru the line Of
the Hun river and then pressing north
ward, practically created a giant Gordon
around Mqkden, bagging q tremendous
force Of the Russians s BY H the operator s4
ing continued during the night, the Rus
SLAMS striving to break the encirclins
barrier.
It is evident that the losses on boil
sides yesterday were heavy, swelling tn,
already tremendous total involved il
the capture Of Fu-shun and the continu
GUS heavy fighting.
It is now known that as q result Of
the operations yesterday, if the Jap
anese army succeeds in obstructing thu
| line Of retreat between Fu-shun and Til
pass. but a small fraction Of Kuropat
kin IS army will emerge from the dis
! The Russians Demoralized.
i The Japanese wedge driven thru tn
Russian center on the Hun river con
1 tinues to advance north. It has alread
; arrived at Hampu, some distance north
1 east Of Mukden. It is reported that til
q Russians are retiring north along tn
!: railway, evidently very badly confused
:lbeing caught between the wedge an
!; the extreme Japanese left, northwest
Mukden.
/ They have been severely punishe
j during their retreat along the describe
route, the Japanese Smelling the di'
ordered masses Of the Russians.
Minister Of War Teraoutchi and AZ
! mirals Ito and Yamanoto have tel.
!: graphed their congratulations to Fiel
q Marshal Oyama, the officers and me
!: Of his army on their victory.
] Field Marshal Oyama in reply a
!; cribes his success to the emperor and til
gallantry and bravery of his Officer
and men.