Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-02
JAPANESE DRIVE
IN RUSSIAN LEFT
Win Advantage in Action OF
No Mean Proper
tons.
LOSSES HAVE BEEN HEAVY
Not Known How Far Movement VIII
Be Pressed--Japanese Check kuro-
patkin's Plan of Widely Sweeping
Movements On Both Flanks.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 27.--An action
of no mean proportions Is In progress
on the Russian left flank. The ad-
vantage thus far is on the side OF the
Japanese, though at heavy cost. From
advices from the front 1t is difficult
to say how severe the losses have
been, or how decisive the reverse, and
whether the Japanese are likely to
attempt to drive in the Russian left
much further. General Kuropatkin
evidently has been trying to establish
his left flank far in advance, to COM
mand the crossings of the Taitse
river, the operation being counter.
part of General Gripenberg's move
ment on the right flank to secure the
fords of the Hun river, preparatory
to the breaking up OF the Ice In the
spring. The scene of the operations
Is fifty miles southeast Of Mukden, be-
yond Da pass, an important defile
commanding the road to Fushan. both
armies occupying apparently impreg-
nable positions on the centers, Gen.
eral Kuropatkin evidently planned to
begin widely sweeping operations on
both TANKS, but the japanese coun'
tered hard.
Associated Press dispatches from
the front indicate that the weather
is fine and favorable for operations,
and that all is quiet on the Russian
right wing.
According to a Vladivostok dis
patch to the Associated Press the en-
trance to that harbor Is open, and
the squadron, which is seaworthy, is
apparently taking no risks, but is say.
ing it's strength for cooperation with
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's squad
ron.
Mukden, Feb. 27.-Fighting con.
tinues in front and west of Tie pass.
On the extreme east the Japanese
have taken the outlying positions, and
they now threaten the main defense.
Owing to their formidable attack it
is thought the Japanese artillerymeD
are veterans from Port Arthur, com.
manded by General Nogi. Forty
wounded Russians arrived at Mukden
yesterday, and 400 are expected to-
day. Other indications point to ar
unusual struggle.
A clustering snow storm all day
is ending in bitter wind, which may
modify the threatened conflicts. The
region of the Japanese attack is in
lightly wooded and high mountains
favorable to the Russian operations.
The force Of Japanese, with unknown
strength, joined with Chinese bri-
gaads west of Kungchiaiin, Is still
menacing the Russians in that region.
The cannonade along the Russian cen.
ter diminished in intensity yesterday.
There is no evidence of activity on
the part of the Japanese who were
strongly strengthening the site OF the
Russian operations toward Lao Yang
in the latter part Of January.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 27.-General
Kuropatkin has telegraphed to the
emperor, under date OF February rs,
as follows:
"At 5 o'clock this morning the
enemy occupied Tsinkhetchen.
Exact reports of our yesterdays
losses have not yet been received.
There are IL officers and about 500
men wounded in the hospital at San
tun Yu. The percentage of killed is
very large. The commander Of the
detachment reports acts of bravery
by many detached bodies Of troops"
General Kuropatkin instances many
cases of close fighting and bayonet
charges and concludes:
"This morning battalion of the
enemy advanced in the direction of
Papin pass, six miles southwest Of
Santun Yu, and this evening the enc
my's outposts commenced to approach
passes occupied by u.s."