Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-03-23

Gen. Iineyitch had assumed command
ard that Gen. Kuropatkin was de.
parting for ST. Petersburg and the AS
sociated Press - gtufu dispatch
I filed NE morning of March . ana writ
ten al the station Of Kaiyuan, which
was then held BY the Russians I'M
this correspondents opinion no pause
~ the Japanese advance IN probable
for some time The Russians
Are Losing Heavily
ii the rear guard actions, and Japan
csc columns are reported to be push
ing northward Ats fast as possible to
complete the development of the rms
sian forces. Gen Linevitch. however,
will have considerable accession Of
fresh troops In day 0r' two, the
Fourth European corps being now at
Hardin and departing southwark.
Military officials here declare that
there are now 26s. 900 men at Gen. Lin
eyitch's disposal In Manchuria, and IL
Is believed that this force viii be suf-
ficient to cause the Japanese to exer-
else greater caution in their pursuit.
Although Cen. Kuropatkins down
fall was inevitable from the military
Istandpoint, nevertheless
II Arouses sympathy
HI circles familiar with the long cam.
paign that has been waged against
him BY the general star.
Gen. Linevitch is distinctiveIy a line
officer with long record ali fighter.
He Is almost as cordially eIisliked by
the general STAN ais lii his predecessor,
and there also IL bad blood between
Kuropatkin and Lineyitch dating
from personal quarrel III the days
when Knroratkin was commander in
| the trans Baikal army. which led
Lineyitch to demand satisfaction.
Kuropatirn assumed the position that
he could not fight Bn officer OF inferior
rank me succession of this officer
viii naturally increase Gen, Kuropst-
kin's discontinue.
Jap Column Is RepuIsed
Meager reports have beer received
from Russian source of a fight eight
miles south Of Tie pass between b
Russian force under Gen. Mistchenlso
and Japanese column. the identity
of which ~ unknown. The japanese
were repuIsed, it lis said, with a loss III
1000 killed.
The rnmor that after the evacuation
"a Mukden eighty foreigners inciudins
AZ American newspaper correspond
emit, had been murdered BIZ Chinese is.
I discredited BY the fact that the cor-I
respondent In question. Richard III
Little OF the Chicago Daily News, re-.
ported to his paper on March III that
be had been captured by the Japanese
and was leaving Ylnkow for Kobe.
a steamer arriving BIT Singapore re
ports having passed squadron Of
twenty-five Japanese warships about
twenty miles east of the entrance to-
the Straits OF MaIacea. Two Japanese
cruisers and two auxiliary cruisers
previously arrived ait Singapore Pre-.
sumabIy these vessels are oil the way
westward ii search of the Russian.
second paciic squadron. last reported
Ia Madagascar waters.
Make Victory Complete.
The Russian general stan reports
THAT s'the main body has already com
| pleted Its retreat and the rear guard
southwark are falling back slowly
| What either the main body Or the
rear guard consists of has not been
| definitely hxed, but from the dis
patches from the Associated Press
correspondents with the Japanese and
| Russians. the two combined must be
] but d small portion of the army which
/ Gen. Kuropatlin had gathered along
| the banks of the Shake and Hum
/ rivers. And yet those who have reached
| Tie Pass. worn out from days of fight.
Inc AMI retreating. are not yet out of
/ danger the Japanese, It is reported,
I having already started
Ancthsr Turning Movement
I which will force tho Russians onto the
plains north 81 the pass. where, III
! their disofganized state. they would
10 easy prey for the victory. pushed
! soldiers of the MIkado. The men who
escaped are strengthening the fortifl-
cations in Tie pass. but It IS hardly
\ possible that the pass can lie held in
/ the face az the overwhelming forces
\ opposed to the Russians, and Il is not
likely that Oyama viii rest satisfied
/ with his Victory at Mnkden as he did
after hiNc'yans There will be no
nsleasiIsess as to the food supply as
1 Inn& 81 communications ara mains
/ tanned 20 the northward. as large