The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-21
GEN. LIkEV|TCH
DIRECTS RETREAT.
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do you still think. gntiemen cauvin-
lists, of doubtful Victories?
Conclude peace and allow agriculture
and industry to revive and set to work
and regenerate the people That IL the
victory Russia needs Glory be TO him
who leads"
DISORDERLY RETREAT.
Kaopontze. March l9-Evening via
Tien Tsin. March 2O.--(Delsyed in trans
mission A Norwegian trader accom-
panied the Russian retreat TO Tie Pass
and with a single companion crossed over
10 Fakoman following the water course
70 avoid the Russian patrols from
HunEhutse
The Russians left Mukden with Ave
columns OF infantry in the center of
which ware two lines OF commissariat.
with artillery fankine the body and
cavalry acting as screens farther afeld.
The demoralized troops discarded their
boots and equipments and abandoned
their transport carts, left guns and car
riaees. using the horses to save as many
as possible.
All the last day AT Tie Pass the cos
sacks looted the booths OF traders, sold
champagne at a rouble bottle and
salable. They caught a japanese spy,
who upon resisting, was killed. The
guilty cossacks were shot quarter OF
an hour later.
Lieut.. Gen. Mistchcnke, with 500 Ural
Cossacks. some European cavalry and
two batteries OF ertillery. is now operab-
ing on the Russian extreme left.
Major Gen. Fuqishima has visited
Hsimintun and perfected arrangements
e. 81. a.-ms H. Tar ,r-yy
son there. and IL Is probable that in the
future that town vii he considered with
I'm the war zone and all persons arriving
there will be required 10 have pass.
fsRfT1fstf STEAMER SEIZED. -
Toxic. March 21.-The British steamer
Esrbarton carrying coal to Vlad4vostok,
was seized on Saturday by the Japanese
JAPs OCCUPY KAIYUAN.
The following announcement has been
made:
"Our detachment entered and occupied
kaiyan Sunday morning at 4 o'clock.
On the same day ar 1870 o'clock, the
enemy's cavalry. about 60 strong. with
three companies Of infantry, attempted
a counter attack but was repulsed. To-
wards the northeast the bridges on ths
main road south OF Kaiyuan have been
burned by the enemy. The railway bridges
nave peen ueftfpyeu.
1.-The number OF guns captured near
Mukden is increasing, owing TO discov-
cries OF those buried by the enemy be-
fore retreating"
DOCTORS IN DEMAND.
ST. Petersburg, March 2l-In view Of the
Increasing number OF doctors at the front,
an official order was published today per-
mitting during the war the appointment
Of students to medical posts and allowing
foreigners 10 join the service.
A RUSSIAN ESTIMATE.
Gunshu Pass dOs miles north OF TIE
Pass, Manchuris, March n.-The Japan
ESQ losses are estimated at the Russian
headquarters to be 10000.
some OF the troops employed 10 cover
the retreat from Mulcden were badly de-
noralized. losing their way in the hills
eastwards and only now retoining their
own divisions.
So certain was General Kuropatkin Of
being able 10 hold Mukden that maps OF
the country northward were not even dis
tributed.
I.uropatkin however, resolved to ac-
c.1t battle against his better Judgment
owing to the inpauence OF ST. Petersburg
for Victory and he was connned In this
decision by false calculations OF Field
Martial Oyama's strength.
one OF the main factors OF the success
Of the Japanese was their violation Of
Chinese neutrality IN the use OF the Sim
nIntin road.
I.INEvTTCHs REPORTS.
st Petersburg. March 2l.--Two brief
kilograms from General IAnevttch dated
March 10 were given today. They merely
saw that the troops continued TO retreat
northward March IL, that he had allowed
Inc men to rest March % and that he had
inspected more new arrivals from Russia
and had found the troops 10 be in excel