The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-23
Russians are Dislodged from
Their Last Stronghold and
Given Another Jolt.
RETREAT TOWARDS HARDIN
Tho Capture Of Many Prisoners, Stores
and Ammunition is Reported by
Iapanese-Detals of Oyama's
Flanking Movement Arc
Yet to Come In.

Tie Pass is now in the hands Of the
Japanese and the broken Russian
army continues it's retreat to the north.
Another successful fanking movement
on the part Of the Japanese will prob
ably seal it's fate, but it may be that
the Japanese are not in condition
to accomplish such a feat after then
exhausting efforts of the past two
weeks General Kuropatkin reported
10 st. Petersburg that his army is
falling back in good condition. The
next town Of Importance in the line
OF the Russian retreat is Kai Yuan,
some twenty miles from Tie Pass, but
its strategic view is not known.
The following dispatch from Toxic,
under Thursdays date, gives meager
news of the occupation of Tie Pass:
'Tie Pass, which was held by d.
vision of Russian troops, is now in
possession o. the Japanese After i
slight resistance the Russians evacuat-
ed at midnight the strong position
they had prepared months ago, setting
fire to the railroad station and other
buildings. The Japanese troops, ,whica
had occupied Yingpao and East Flu
shun, are in hot pursuit Of the re-
treating Muscovites along the Kirin
road. 1t is predicted that the Rus
SLAMS will retreat to Hardin. The
Japanese captured many prisoners and
the Russians destroyed vast stores.
The japanese have cut the railroad
north Of Chang Tufu, forty miles
above Tie Pass"
Was Kuropatkin's Last Chance.
A st. Petersburg special says: The
news from the front is again very Sc
rious- Field Marshal Oyama is strik.
ing another blow at the defeated Rus.
sian army. In spite Of the exhaus'
ton OF his forces after the twelve
days struggle for Mukden, he has
been able to organize fresh turning
movement in the hope Of completing
the victory won under the walls OF
Mukden. Tuesdays attack on the
Russian advance line at the Fan river,
: It is now evident, was only a feint
while Japanese columns were being
worked around to get in position to
fail upon the Russian rear, and Wed
nesday the blow was struck, a dis
patch to the Associated Press from
Santoapou bringing to st. Petersburg
the first news that a battle was IN
progress north Of Tie Pass. That
General Kuropatkin was taken by sur.
prise is q fair inference from the man.
ner in which Tuesday night he aban.
doned the Fan river positions, leaving
80 hurriedly that he again was obliged
to burn his stores to prevent them
from falling into the hands OF the
Japanese. 1t is evident that the Jap
anese struck in from west Of the Lao
river. The pass is practically the
gate where the mountains and Lao
river meet, and it commands the whole
country northward. With the Japan
ese in behind the Russian army at
Tie Pass General Kuropatkin's posi-
ton is extremely critical.
With the evacuation OF Tie Pass
Wednesday night the Russian army
abandoned the last stronghold IN
southern Manchuria, and definitely
turned over the section to the Japan'
ese for the campaign Of 1905. At
least no other strategy is possible for
General Kuropatkin, in view OF his
scanty supplies Of ammunition and
stores. the shattered condition OF his
army and the wide enveloping move
ments which the Japanese have con-
tinued almost without a stop since
the Russian defeat at Mhkden.