Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-10
COT THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS.
Enormous Quantities Of Stores and
Guns Have Been Cap
tured.
xuRopATKIaS FATE UNCERTAIN
|, St Petersburg It is Believed That
Oyama Has Succeeded In Closing
Iron Ring Around Hin.

HON hluE hANNhN
rokIo. March TO- p. m.-Field Mar
.bsi oyama telegraphs as follows un-
der toiays date
owe occupied Mukden at 10 O'CLOCK
this morning
oOur surrounding movement IN
which we have been engaged for some
6ays past, has now completely sue
ceeded.
1.-THE Aercest flghting continues at
several places IN the vicinity Of Muk-
den.
eve captured q great number OF
nrlsoners, enormous quantities OF arms
ammunition, provisions and other war
applies. There IS at present no time
N investigate the number Of the
slain"
Ymkow March 10-Mukden fell at
10 o'clock this Friday morning. The
Russians are panic stricken. Thousa nds
Of prisoners and enormous quantities
Of stores and guns have been captured.
EXTENT OF DISASTER UNKNOWN.
81. Petersburg, March 10, 10 p. m.--
The extent Of the disaster to Gen,
Kuropatkins army is. as yet, unknown
here but the most sinister reports re-
ceiye credence and the public believes
that Field Marshal Oyama has succeed
ed in closing the iron ring around at
least large portion of the army, Com
munication with Mukden apparently
Is cut as no word has arrived dated
later than yesterday at o'clock in the
afternoon, when the situation OF Gen.
Bilderng, who commands the rear
guard and the thousands who were
fighting of the Japanese assaults al
most al the walls of the city, west and
north OF Mukden, was desperate. Even
from the east Gen, Kuroki pushed
through until Fu pass, less than eight
miles east where the Hun bends
sharply to the northward. was under
the Japanese guns.
OPENING IN THE NET.
The opening in the net was then only
y miles wide and nothing but a miraclo
IN the opinion OF many experts could
then have saved the situation.
To make matters worse, Gen. Nogi's
left west Of the railroad and Gen,
Kawamuras army on the east, were
reported by forced marching north
ward to be ready to throw themselves
across the Russian line Of retreat.
All accounts agree the battle yester-
day morning must have been fought
under dreadful conditions. A dust storm
Of hurricane violence was blowing, con-
oeallng friend and foe, while through
the opaque yellow veil the streams Of
wounded and camp followers plodded
northward
The war office this morning had little
consolation to offer the pitlful inquiries
for news. The papers are filled with
long lists Of those killed In the earlier
days OF the lighting and the churches
are crowded with wives, mothers and
sisters praying that their loved ones be
spared
AT last all classes seem to have Joined
IN the common grief
HOPE FOR KUROPATKIN GONE.
All hope Of Kuropatkin waiting for
an opportune moment TO strike and
convert defeat into victory has been
abandoned even by the military critics
and the papers in a dolorous strain
chronicle the last and worst reverse
70 the Russian arms The only conso-
iauon they find II that the Russian
troops nave been conquered by a Won
u.eIIul Zoe, declaring there In some
u'lns uncanny about the desperate ex-
pvuleht which the Japanese successfully
.ulployed at Diushantun when, during
,ne storm the Japanese lines actually
1aVeu ABOUT, apparently firing into their
uNn reserves, deceiving the Russians
alu backing into the Russian wire en-
easements before the ruse was dis
Ssovered. History, military men say.
voes not parallel such desperate fana-
.ueal Nalor. The papers at the same
''''e are hlled with recriminatIon.
RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY BLAMED.
:, hnssian diplomacy is blamed for not
,eiuaing In the theater OF operations
me territory west OF the SlnmIntn
,oaa, which Field Marshal oyama ussi
~ ateommodate his bold turning move.
Rr rnt. ana criticism is heaped upon
Inc Russ, however while admitting
siuIopatkin's failure as strateTist. m,
s's mat the responsibility should not
~ shouldered by him alone.
JAPANESE OCCUPY FusHAN.
Toxic March 10. 10 p. m.-Fushan
night 'he japanese last
north Of Fushan. VIZ '"' "e's''''
RUSSIANS pEMoRALIzEp.
r,Ni,eevWehwang, March tO.--Accordlne To
puaple information received here the
,nrIahs having been driven out OF
,a essuen and Fushan and, with the rail-
go cut, are retreating In a demoroI-