Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-16
KURoPATK1Ns FINAL ATTEMPT.

The Russians slowly forced the
Japanese back at this point, but the
Japanese were reinforced, and General
Kuropatkin. determining TO stake all
on decisive blow, collected the re-
maindcr OF the strategic reserves.
strengthened by several other units.
and led them personally on March 0 to
the north front and threw them on the
nank OF the japanese, who were at
lacking Santaitse and endeavoring to
cut the railway. THE Japanese retired.
abandoning battery of eight guns.
At this moment II was reported that
a column of Japanese was moving fur
Their north around the right flank and
that the Japanese on the Hun river had
thrust a column through at Flu Pass
and Kyouzan on the instep OF the boot.
Here the fords were defended by only
four companies. which retired before
Japanese cavalry and four companies,
which retired before Japanese cavalry
and four mountain guns. With the en-
tire Russian strategic reserves already
engaged it became impossible to meet
the danger in these two sources. which
was Immediately and critical, and at
p. m. the order to retire to Tie pass
was given. Through the narrow boot
leg passage. scarcely five miles wide.
denseiy packed mass of transports
pressed northward. coming under the
! fire of Japanese cavalry and four
mountain guns. which earlier had DART
cd across the Russian line of communi-
cation and concealed themselves in the
mountains. General Tscrpitsky began
an orderly retirement from the boot
toe, and during March 10. Europatkin
successfully held at bay the Japanese,
who were trying to reach the railroad.
EVACUATION OF MIkDEN.
/ The nisht of March . came the order to
,Nacuate Muk len station and city. with
dare ction that the movement OF trans
! uOrthward must b completed by ! 4. IN
'rhc enormous task was completed IN
nine hours. including the hasty emtarka
ton OF the wounded. who crowded the
station platform and occupied the hos
i)iials. Many had alreedy laft in the
morning, Nhcu the private trains OF kur
cpAtkin i<aultars. Sakharcff i5ldcrlng
and Zatelin departed. hut thousands re-
( hiancd. Al $40 p. m. eieht trains were
H. spat"hod and "lll W1s sont to lie
l0ss for l2 locomotives. At } n. m. the
second string was started northward, and
at 945 a. m. the last train of the third
string OF l6 departed. All tho trains had
., To 81 cars. Three trains contained the
communion of the park Of artillery which
had been despatched the evening before
IN $40 cars: another train carried warm
clothirg. enc was coal laden. and one WIS
loaded with Red Cross supplies one Will
engineers depot supplies three with com.
miNIria. frcights and the remainder Will
wounded. The last train out was the
scrvic" train with all tho employees oil
tho railway, property and station papers
This party saved thousands Of wCusicc
soldiers. m immense amount of ar'muni.
ton and millions Of dollars worth o
property and cash. 1t must be remember
cd that tive miles north Of Iiulden al
unceasing fight was in progress. Train.
earlier had been hombarIcd with shiuos.
shells and the railroad was twice dam
aged. rho trains Travelled unlIfhtad aMt
without whistling, under eight minute!
Roadway All about fires blzed in
gigantic ring. burning straw. coal. wood
corn and biscuit. Occasionally boxes o
cartridges exploded or rockets burst
Dyer $3.50 car loads of corn and biscu
and over 1884, rD cubic feet of coal, straw
and miIlet were destroyed. The wounded
crowded the station filled every vacan
place in the cars. and the brake beams
suffers and rooms were occuncd while
others were hanging to- the steps.
The last train pulled out as Genera
Tzerp'zky's troops began to pass before
the explosion which wrecked the HUI
river bridge.
On the platform remained eight teie
sraph"rs who had volunteered to stay n
their keys until the Japanese arrived. Il
the hospitals of the Lvonian division o
the Red Cross and medical staff were los
severely wounded, including S6i Japanese
the Chinese governor of Mukden givin
: his word to defend them until Mukdc
was occupied by the Japanese