The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-14
GATHERING All TIE PASS S..
Terrible Slaughter Of Russians us ans
Kuropatkins Soon 10 }R''. elii1-
NJ 5uuis1i Command.
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IN atRussia' s grand army, VIII lHe IN ,,
ceptlon Of the thoassamas ~ Maintains
around Mukolcn, Is Eat herring q. sioWly 4, III,
mind Tic Qualifications Of TIC TnssW,,n w ~
We're built az ref'ge psiehei i tn ensased ii
.thn work of reorganization and furth \. !
Strengthening It's lines According to-, TO- th 8,
general staff, the main body has alrH ,nr1
southwark is failing back slow y, keepin "
III touch with the pursuing columns lIS'. 9
Japanese. 49, .,,,,,ta Ia
now vililnble ind the foot-sorrc and dls-
lcartencd de:nci,ments have been eel . giv s nt
scarcely an rest before beng 81.
Il wG a}en wtf iSs a pass p'cf may Be-
however, That even now they are being
turned out ofthosc =, z, m,e
current that a5vde eastWarh fn rs
6hattlc,is still @in progress. and On INC ne
other side It is feared that columns arc nlr
moving north of 1Talsomali TO, take q ro--
Sitiun in the Russian rear. .
General lSurapatkln still holds SOM 81 y
!rnand an offioers,of tho general sta ar
said to-day Int he probably III. not re
ueci, restored. The question OF his sue
sSeessor Is still %unrletertnined
There are ind cations hat the food SUP
aa aNti les ' haxins been burned at aiuk
den: and Russian correspondents telc-j
graph that they llavc had nothinr to cat
1 nobS a1sa ss 4hs
arrangements worked admirably during
the battle. and even mt the height Of tho
firl,,lnE the soldiers RECEIVED warm food;
though inadequate .as O. basis for any do
tailed estimate Of tsie Russian losses
show that they have .. been extremely
stions for many months General Kuro-
%patkili admits that $4,000 wounded were
carried off but says nothing rs to how
iert behind and from Bis picture Of Il
little handful Of Two officers and 100
men Of the,3 imperial rifles marching off,
1fd by !, thsir gallant colonel clinging tel
of 4 he losses sustained by the regiments
that bore %, the brnnt of the fighting. The
seSnlol of the SIX hundred al Balalslava3
3loody Angle" of 4 the Wilderness and
in the battle Of Antietain arc scarcely
com raible AZ 81 SsS, 81 5p9sIs''s 4
Fifty Thousand Wounded.
Gener;l 1uropat kin IN a dispatcn dated
March March 18th. says $4,000 RUSSIANS were
wounded during theSlnst few days fight
Ing, General Kuropatkn says: 81
According to reports from the rear
guard. ~ Japanese force, consisting
SEs50 OF division and a half are within
a} guard u ia 4
The second army is marching coz
tinually under the fire OF the enemy,
N who is advancing from the cnst ana
& IA west 5yB 5yg
ai.S General Kuropatkna adds that tho rear
guard advanced IN perfect order, but that
"a he movement of tho transport along the
sB Mandarin road was very difficult, owing
AZ 10 the Japanese Ecannonadc. The country
\ etween; Tie Pass and Mukden is inter-
sected by rivers and steep banks, and
4 i he Russian agoEs were ablged to halt
and wait their turn, causing much de-
lay.
General Kuropatkin compliments the
Il japanese Intelligence department. He
ii says: 55 ~.
8fs Thanks to the organization Of their
intelligence deFart aent and sthelr rc-
commissioners. the Japanese always
knew the positions occupied by our
army.
8S 'rhe First Regiment OF Siberian
II rifles had the most serious Fighting.
They marched under the Japanese fire
5 from east and west, almost continu-
7a Ously. Colonel Loesel succeeded in en-
Treating three officers ana $50 mon d
with It's colors and one battery. In
the battle OF March 6, the regiment
lost over. 900 men. q
Reports are coming In of heavy
losses by 'tther divisions. notably the
Yurief Reslment of the Twenty-fifth
Divisions Of which only two officers
and 6l9 Of the rank and file are left"