Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-09
RUSSIAN CENTER FALLING BACK
Vail Drawn Over Progress Of Hero ic
Effort to Extricate the
Beaten Army.
THERE HAS BEEN NO DISASTER.
soeb IL Claim of Cars General staff
Peril of the Whole Army
Admitted

Toxic March Q, 4 p. m.-The japanese
have cut the railway north Of Mukden.
RUSSIANS IN RETREAT.
with the japanese Left Army We'd
nesday March s. Noon, via Fusan
March g.--The left armies have cut and
destroyed the railroad between Muk-
den and Tie pass. Details are not OBJ
tanabe at present. The Russians are
IN retreat over the northern roads.
The lef, column of these armies is at
Lkampu, seven miles north Of the Hun
river and five miles west Of the rail-
road and has had fierce fight with a
Russian force thrice its numbers. The
Russian casualties number 10000. The
Russian center is retreating in great
confusion.
RUSSIANS ABANDON VILLAGES.
Mukden, March o. $3.50 a. m.-The
japanese yesterday attacked the VII
lage Of Pudiasa, northwest Of the inn
perlal tombs, and stubborn fight fol-
lowed, put the RUSSIAN advance guard
was obliged 10 abandon the village
During the night the japanese at
tackled the village Of Santaitse north OF
the Imperial tombs. The fighting con-
tinues as this dispatch is filed. The
japanese outposts have reached Hiram
lehan on the south front, and heavy
eannonade is in progress there.
WHOLE ARMY IN PERIL.
st. Petersburg March 0. $3.50 p. NJ.
A veil Is drawn over the progress Of
Cen kuropatkin's heroic effort 20 ex-
lreate his beaten army. but the gener-
n stan inaists that while he has been
defeated, yet there has been no dis
aster The peril of the whole army.
especially OF the rear guard, is admit
ted and Mukden may have been evac-
lated during last night, although MOTH
ing definite has been received on this
point Yesterday Cen Chickering's
army which held the center, fell back
upon the Hun river, clinglng all the
gay desperately to Madyapu at the
apex southwest OF the city. one of
zen ldnevitchs corps was hurriedly
WITHDRAWN during Wednesday night
and dispatched to the support OF Gen
haulhars hard pressed forces who
were fighting of Gen NooPs thanking
leglons west and northwest of the city,
AZ the same time the remainder of Gen.
Llnevtch's army fell back TO the north
BANK OF the Hun river. where It checked
temporarily the pursuing column of
zen knroki who hemmed him I'm west,
south and east. All day yesterday and
Iasl night wounded, munitions. bag
Eake ana stories streamed northward
Inc railroad and the Mandarin road
were almost blocked at the last mos
menl Notwithstanding the fact that nm
immense amount Of stores, etc. was
removed last week.
The Russo Chinese bank removed 70
Tie pass Sunday The trains were run
under the Japanese guns westward.
some proiectles reaching the railroad
Cen Nogi according to the latest
huthentlc Russian reports has already
reached a point opposite the station OF
honshatai, half way between Mukden
sna ne pass but It Is believed that
hls lelt IS swinging still further north
i9r blow. at the line OF communica-
uons which would realize Field Mar
snal Oyamas plan for closing the iron
me Toxic report that the railroad Is
aV.ualy cut Is not confirmed here. the
,b that communication with Gen
huropatkln is sim omen.
Ihe losses win exceed those OF any
pstte Of the war The fanatlcism dis
played by the Japanese is shown in
wv instance mentioned by a Russian
correspondent who describes how a cap
luItu Japanese broke away from his
,sap1ors ana threw himself headfore-
W1st INTO a Chinese well.
VINE the defeat OF Europatkin has
,e.,Yel the talk OF peace, Il is too
tslly Set 10 measure It's fun effect. II
huropdtkin succeeds i'm drawing Off his
army no matter how badly shattered
, ne war office insists that The situation
WIN be unchanged
III automatic circles, unless Oyl1na
nas crushed the Russian army. little
hLupe Is held out that the imperial reso-
,uoI 20 continue the war will be al
u w,eu Much, II Is agreed will DEPEND
t SI3yn tne internal developments which
, re,o When the full magnitude OF the
i 4, ST II known, Naturally the clty
y, , LUZ OF rumors, the most persistent
,rh Ehleh Is that the Russian west front
,ont h practically extends north and
MA" 20 protect the line Of retreat has
~ oroken' and that the bulk of tho
N ~ arlny mas been forced eastward
ib,s' , I'll. direction Of Fushun. Should
~ ~ 'fNNf htll bliucfllnEH part
be ,n Lineyitoh's army is certain TO
FROM GEN sAKHARoFF.
~; Petersburg March 9.--The genera,
no mas received the followine dis
noNIn rom Gen, Sakharoff. Gen. Kuro-
Ign chief Of STAFF. dated today.
y,,no.eFeral herce attacks on our north
M. were made during the night
, rnty were all repulsed. In other al,
' CO me night was quiet"
pno uE sakharoff's reference 10 the
irddI,slan north front" would seem 10
t ynca mat a japanese force Is he
tbo mukden and Tie pass. Though
prs, S'pahese may have cut the tele-
no "pn INES along the railroad n a.
been g, mat Held telegraph lines have
ne tth run between Fushan' where K,iroe
Tls % m may have his headquarters and
inc 49, 49, mus accounting for the SEEM
an9 e1 q. IN the advices from Toxic
Snoo u; Petersburg recording the severy
ton, 'n i'ne OF communica-
FROM KURoPATnN.
froDn, petersburg, March "a dlspatoh
says. 'P"'Aill aateu March 3,
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