The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-13


Put the Number O,cr 100. OO0-In,.
mcnsc Quantities Of valuable stores
900 Casualties In the Last TWO Weeks
MnJor-Gcncral Nashmon Among tho
Thousands or Prisoners Captured
Special Cdble DfspIt-he' 70 Tug SrS,
TOXIC. March r. Every official repor.
from the front adds to the magnitude Of
the Russian disaster. and the indications
are that the whole truth Of the crushing
blow delivered by Field Marshal Oyama
10 the Russian arms will not be known for
some days. owing to tho fact that the casu.
alties are 80 great and the spoils so largo
that It is impossible as yet to get accurate
figures
AZ an indication OF the losses inflicted
on the enemy, despatch received at head
quarters this afternoon states that the
Russian losses in front Of the armies in tho
Sha River direction alone were 10000 pris-
oners. including Maior-Gen. NashinoT.
uiAN sD'NN WV 'A'tANA va A' li'iH' II II tNNl'
mated that the total killed and wounded
number about 5000.
The spoils taken by the japanese com
prise a number OF colors sixty guns. 0o.oOl
rifles 900 shells, p 900 oo0 rounds Of
small ammunition, 1850 horses. twenty
three carloads Of maps, a vast supply u
provisions, fodder. fuel and clothing, rail.
way and telegraph materials. accout rements
and supplies Of all kinds Every despatch
received adds to tho number of prisoner,
taken and guns captured
The official dispatches state that the
pursuing detachments which started from
the right bank Of the Hun River reached
line thirteen miles north Of the river on
Friday night. on Saturday the pursuit
Of the rctroating Russians was vigorously
continued
A detachment which left the Pu River.
thirteen miles from Mukden on the Telling
road, that forenoon had an engagement
with large column Of tho enemy which
was making its way nurthward as rapidly
as possible The Japanese charged the
Russinus and hand 10 hand fight occurred
Ultimately most of the column was sur.
rounded and captured Those Of the
column who succeeded in escaping continued
to fight hopeles-lv for a while and finally
surrendered The whole field was covered
with Russian dead The Japanese ana
now engaged in burying their own dead
and those Of the enemy
The Japanese casualties reported sinoe
Feb 20 number a 90
No report has been received from the
japanese operating in tho direction Of
Reliable unofficial reports state that
detachment Of the extreme Japanese lef.
has reached Sintun, on tho Mukden road
ten miles south Of Telling detachment.
from Fushun has occupied Lanniwo. ten
miles north, having repulsed several flank
attacks by Russian forces from the noun
famous district 10 the northeast in the dlrec-
ion Of the Kaiyuan and Talin road
TIE RETREAT TO TELLING.
ST PETERSBURG, March IA despatch
rom Gen. Kuropatkin dated March II
says
The night passed without fighting on
he front Of our Second Army. which I am
This army's rearguard.
Inder Gen. GuershelmAn held its posi-
ions in the neighborhood Of the Chuchitai
tauon until O'Clock this morning ! have
eoeived no reports from the Third Army
'arts OF the First Army are this morning
rom % 10 80 versts south and southeast
I Telling"
Another despatch from the Commander
l-Chief, dated March II. 1910 p. NJ. says
The enemy to-day only attacked our
earguard, consisting Of the Third Siberian
lie Corps. The First Army. echelonned
! front Of the other armies ia stin re-
eating on the positions appointed for oil
re armies The commander Of the Third
rIny reports that his rearguard to-day tx
a position on the Mandarin
lad twenty-five versts from Telling. and
confronted by only small force Of the
iemy, mostly cavalry.
From Feb % to March II the numbers
issing from roll call have been 100 on
rs and 40 ,39l men"
The General stan admits that Gen Kuro-
stkin has been defeated. but ia sanguine
at tho setback can be- retrieved later in
e campaign. The Ministers are almost
in hoping for peace, but all the
idence indicates that they do not count
T much. The Imperial court maintains
at honor requires tho prosecution Of the
ar. and fresh notifications will be ordered.
wh,at.na /, food for the roninrman. !,