The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-17


before believed would result in it's an
Inhalation or surrender. The retreat
from Liaoyang has been considered the
most mastery ever executed, but it is
far overshadowed by this latest feat
of the Russian general, who has taken
personal command of the troops. After
fighting for nearly three weeks. losing
in killed, wounded and missing prob
ably third of his army, or nearly
lOO, 900 men, and a fourth OF his ar
tillery, Kuropatl1in gathered what was
left together north of Mukden and is
taking them towards Tie Pass through
rain of shrapnel, which is being
left.
Their Fate Unknown.
What part of his army the Russian
general has saved is apparently not
known at the Russian headquarters.
All dispatches indicate that part of
his force has been cut off. Gen. Kaul-
bars. seems to have extricated his
corps, likewise Bilderling, but not so
Lnevitch. A correspondent says the
Japanese separated the first and fourth
Russian corps, and adds that help
could not be sent them. Their fate
is not recorded and the inference IS
that they have suffered defeat with
capture. The censor no doubt took
out of the dispatch what really hap
pened to these corps. The first is
Stackleberg's old corps, which has
borne the brunt of every battle since
Vafaagow, and the fourth, under Gen.
Zaroubaieff, has also been in the thick
Of all the battles. Remenkampff's fate
Is still in the balance.
Gen. Kuropatkin admits that 1,190
officers and 1891 men are not re-
spending to roll calls. This is rather
vague. It may or may not include
the thousands of wounded who have
been sent north and again it may not
include the losses suffered by tie third
army, with which the commander-in
chief was not in communication for
some time. The figures given by the
Japanese war Office appear more rea-
sonable, namely, 10000 prisoners, 1855
dead left on the field and 10000 killed
or wounded, the latter figure of course
including the dead found by the Jap
anese. The Russian losses, therefore,
total over 100000 men, or more than
one-third of the whole army. The fact
that the Japanese report the capture
of only GO guns indicates that Kuro-
patkin at the last moment succeeded
in sending a considerable portion of
his artillery northward on the railway.
The Japanese losses up to this morn
ing were reported as 41,222, not in
Guiding the army which pushed north
between Mukden and Fushun.
May Fall Back to Hardin.
While a small portion of Kuropat-
kin's army has reached Tie Pass, the
greater part of those who escaped from
the battle of Mukden are still! strug-
Cling onward, being at last accounts
between u and IS miles from their
goal, with the Japanese, flushed with
victory and reinforced by fresh men,
harassing them from all sides. Even
should the remnant Of the army reach
Tie Pass it is hardly possible for it to
make a stand there against the over
whelming force opposing it, especially
as the Russians must be worn out and
weakened by the loss of men, guns and
ammunition. 1t is more likely that
Kuropatkin will fall right back to Har-
bin with what he can save and wait
there for the reenforcements that st.
Petersburg already has promised him.
Will Raise New Army.
St. Petersburg, March 13.-The i'm
mediate answer of the Russian govern
ment to the defeat at Mukden is the an
nouncement that new army will be
raised and the forces in the far east re-
organized; that Vice Admiral Rojest-
vensky will be ordered to sail on and try
conclusions with Togo, and that the
war will be prosecuted to the bitter end.
Kuropatkin Must Go.
Gen. Kuropatkin has telegraphed to
Emperor Nicholas, assuming himself all
the responsibility for his defeat, MAX
ing no excuses except that the strength