The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-10


ever. resisted stubbornly. They brought
10 frc4h columns, which charged repeatedly
m an effort 10 recover the lost positions
The Japanese pressed steadily forward
and the Russian battalions we're rolled
back. with terrible losses. toward Mukden
one report states that the Russians on
"Wednesday Gercely shelled the japanese
ambulances and strrtchers while they were
carrying away the wounded from this
portion of the field.
GES NoGI SEAH TiEllSU.
NrwcHwANo March o It il reported
tina, Gen Nogi hy making forced marches
of twenty-five miles daily and cooperating
with Cen Oku's left surrounded large
force Of Russians near Telling and cut Of
supplies that were being fastened 10 Gen
Kuropatdn Gen. Nogi passed Russian
division in the course of his march, but
ignored it until his enveloping movement
was cotapete, when he made crushing
attack on the enemy
II IS asserted here that Gen. kuropatkln
has not received any reenforoements from
Hardin since March I. Refugees say that
the Russian front north Of Mukden is honey
oonbed with mines The Japanese handed
over the Russian stores captured at Pen
chiaun TO the chunohuses
The Japanese have requested the Chinese
Railway to transport $50 tons Of rice TO
Sinninting. II the request Ia not granted
they threaten TO seize the line 1t is be-
leved that this ia intended test case
II is known that there has been constant
unchecked transportation Of coal and wheat
for the Russians 10y the railway.
KuBoPArKIN REPORTS HIS RETREAT
ST PETERSBURG. March o.-Under date
Of Yesterday. Gen. Kuropatkin reports
that his centre and left had retired, with
out fighting. upon an entrenched position
on the right bank Of the Hun River. The
attacks Of the Japanese to the northward
near Mukden had been repulsed, the enemy
losing heavily. He continues
The enemy to-day Wednesday, attacked
us on our north front, driving n small de-
tachment Of outposts from Padiasa An
attack upon our west front, near Ntnsitsan,
wa. repulsed. Our troops captured many
prisoners during the Japanese attack upon
our centre.
FIGHTISd NEAR IMPERIAL ToMBA
MuKDEN. March 9-The Japanese yes
north Of Muklen. stubbon fight took
place at Padasa. northwest OF the Inn
perial tombs The Russian advance guard
finally abandoned the village
The Japanese made an attack at night on
santaitsu north Of the tombs. The fighting
Is still going on.
MUKpEN, March delayed In trans
mission) The battle west Of this city has
now lasted three daya The Russian troops
have retired from the line OF the Sha River.
and their left wing Ia concentrating against
the Japanese, who are nearing Mukden
The Japanese are advancing on Ung,mg,n
tYuanchentun? which Is north of Mukden
and only two miles from the railway
station
RUSSIAN cAvALRY's DARING.
LoNDoN. March "a despatch 70 tho
Central News from Mukden, describing
the heh, at Tashichiao. north Of Mukden
says that Gen Kuropatkin was present and
saw the Russian infantry advance after tho
Japanese had captured the village.
They advanced if on parade although
heavy artillery was showering shells upon
them. Their advance prevented the Jap
anese from continuing the pursuit. When
Gen. Kuropatkin left the scene the Japa-
nese shells were exploding right and left
PARIS, March "a despatch 10 the Matn
from st. Petersburg says that there has
been no Geographic communication between
St Petersburg and Mukden for eleven
hours
The Petit Pdrisien says that the Japanese
have mounted two batteries Of siege artil-
lery seven yersts -four and one-half miles)
northwest OF Mukden and others on the
southwest. Gen. Kuropatbin's headquar-
tiers are nine versts (less than seven miesj
due north of Mukden
ROME March "a despatch received
Dtfe from lbhlo SAWS lldt MI -rtNtll guns
are among the booty captured 10y the
japanese.
RUMoRs or DISASTER REACH RUSSIA
LONDON, March lO-From what is known
here with certainty of the situation in
Manchuria. the present position of the
Russians and their chances OF escape can
only be conjectured. 1t is impossible 10
rely entirely upon the unofficial reports
from Toxic and far less upon those from
Eewchwang
Correspondents at st. Petersburg men-
ton rlmors that Mukden has been taken
and that the japanese control the railway,
but the Russian newspapers are not yet
allowed TO print anything implying dis
aster Indeed. the JourHol de 81. Peters
burg and other newspapers continue to
write Of Russian victory. All the news
Of the real happenings reaches St. Peters
burg from foreign sources and is spread
verbally.
TALK or cAPrTULArIoS
According to the Standards correspond-