Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-11
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Ter SO0U Su0 PUBLIC OGtOV0os
BULLETIN.
ST. Petersburg, March 11.-lt is re-
ported in military clubs this evening
that kuropatkir has lost 800 guns and
about 60,oc0 prisoners, besides about
the same number Of killed or wounded.
BULLETIN.
81. Petersburg, March 1.-THE As
sociated Press learns dispatch re-
eoived BY the emperor from kuropatkin
last night in addition to announcing
tile retreat OF tho Russian armies,
added:
"our retreat 10 being continued with
tI,s enemy harrassins both our fanks,
n 1.-THE second army, under 6illderling
has suffered th,. heaviest both in killed
wounded and in pris0ners. How many
srs surrounded is unknown. The army
ID still il danger"
BULLETIN.
Washington, March H.. With
Mukdsn as his new base, oya:na has
determined TO push northWard in the
direction Of Harbin with large part
1t his army in an effort to follow up
his recent victory as rapidly as pos
sible and accomplish his one great
purpose OF administering really
crushing defe:,t to kuropatkin.
This information has reached Wash.
Ihston today from an authoritative
source and accurately sets forth the
present program Of the Toxic war
sffiee.
BULLETIN.
London, March 11.-A Toxic dis
patch to the Jap legation says: "The
Jap detachment has reached Pu river,
thirteen miles north OF Mukden. and is
lnflicting considerable damage on the
retreatiag enemy"
st. Petersburg, March 1.-THE cur
! tain which shrouds the extent OF the
Russian disaster at Mukden has not
been pierced. Nothing positive is
1 known Of the situation, not even Kuro-
patkin'.s own whereabouts. The COM
mander-in-cfief's message announcing
all armies were in full retreat is the
last definite word from the battlefield.
L Absence Of news gives fine play to
the ina agination and the city is filled
with the most pessimistic reports. The
public generally believes the situation
ID much worse than is officially ad-
mitted here. While military men do
not attempt to minimize the Russian
defeat, failure Of Toxic to report Off
cially the exact situation affords a
glimmer Of hope that the position of
Kuropatkin'ss army is not black as
painted. The fact that twelve hundred
cars loaded with artillery and carrying
wounded nolthward from Mukden DUR
ing the last two days is interpreted
as giving ground for hope that Oya-
mas plunder will not be as great as
reported But the main point, namely.
how large proportion of the army is
surrounded, and whether it has been
captured or still has chance to cut
its way out. is not elucidated. Every
thing indicates, however, Kuropatkin
has suffered catastrophe on the
first magnitude. While the air is full
of peace rllmors, following the Rus
sian defeat, there is undoubtedly ne
cessity for massing a new army at
Harbin is the war is to be contin-
ued. Neither the emperor nor govern
ment have taken any step in the di-
rection of peace and probably they
will require several days to reach
decision on this point. The report thai
France already has been a-ked to in
teryene, is, however, positively un-
true. The Associated Press is enabled
to make the following statement:
..The moment might prove oppor-
tune but the question of peace lies
with Japan not with Russia. Russia,
would welcome peace and peace could
be arranged, not thru a third power,
but by direct negotiations between thu.
two countries, If Japan would propose,
moderate terms. AS victor Japan is
in position! to take the first step. Rus
sia cannot and will not sue for peace..
Neither could she accept terms which