Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-08
JAPS PRESSING THEM CLOSELY.
Before Retreating They Set Fire to
Great Heaps Of Supplies Which
Burned Through the Night.
FALL OF MUKOEN is IMMINENT.
Kurokl is Nearing Fushan--0miuous
Silence Relgns la ST.
Petersburg.

Gen. Kuroh's Headquarters in the
Field, Via Fusan March S, Morning
The Russians last night under cover
of the darkness, evacuated the whole
line along the Shakhe river and are
now IN full retreat northward, The
japanese infantry is pressing them
closely.
Before retreating the musicians set
IRE to great heaps Of supplies which
burned through the night.
The fall OF Mukden appears immin-
ent.
The japanese are pushing the Rus
SLAMS hard on the east
NEWS OF DEFEAT REACHES
RUSSIA.
st, Petersburg, March s, $ p. n,,--The
dispatch Of the Associated Press from
It's correspondent with the army OF
Gen. Kurokl announcing the With
drawal Of the Russians from their po-
ssons on the Shakhe river and that
the Russians were In fun retreat was
the effect that the battle was ended
and that Gen Kuropatkin was making
the best OF his way northward II does
not come unexpectedly.
The defeat OF Gen, kuropatkin has
been expected since Field Marshal
Oyama made his brilliant stroke
against the Russian right
PURSUING THE RUSSIANS.
Toxic, March s, p. m.--The follow
ing dispatch has just been received
from the headquarters OF the Japanese
armies In Manchuria.
our force which has been engaging
n superior force OF the enemy In the
neghborhood OF Machuntan, (southeast
OF Mukden), dislodged the enemy from
his positions at o'clock this morning
ana Is now pursuing him northward.
KUROKI MAKING PROGRESS.
81. Petersburg, March 8, 1850 D. m.--
Toxic dispatches announcing that Gen.
Kuroki Is making progress and had al
ready approached point IA miles south
OF Fushan yesterday showing that
Lieut. Gen. LineVitch, commander OF
the First Manchuran army, is again
I giving way, ia the latest and worst
| word which reached st. Petersburg this
morning regarding the situation at the
| front Win the fate OF the gigantic
| struggle between Gen Kuropatkin and
| Field Marshal Oyama probably already
| decided, as Il Is now O'clock at night
| I'm Mukden, and ST. Petersburg is wait
/ ing breathless for news, ominous sill
ence regns. No private or press dis
| patches giving news Of today's battle
| have yet arrived here and the mere
| fact that the curtain Is run down,
| taking a leaf out of the past
| experiences. IL pesslmlstlCally inter-
| preled, There are ugly rumors cir
| culatlng IN the streets that the day
| is lost and that the Russian army Is In
| fun and disordorly retreat, with only
| the gallant rear guard lighting on tho
| victorious Japanese
According 70 other runlors the lack
| OF news is accounted for By the report
| that the japanese have cut the Russian
| line OF communications. But there
are still rumors. All the military
| critics this morning, however, agree
| that Kuropatku's position IL extreme
| ~ critical ana that today should de-
| eide tho issue. Moreover, the majority
are OF the opinion that EUROPA kin has
| held his ground AZ long as possible ana
4 that they are unable TO see how, II
| beaten, he can escape utter ruin, at the
same time all dwell on Huropatkins
| excessive prudence his refusal to take
tho risks OF war at an opportune mo.
| ment, being indeed the cause OF much
censure, and the fact that he has stuck
| to his positions, therefore encourages
| the hope that he IL preparing for a
| great counter-strOke, such as he plan
ned at Lao Yang but flnched before
when Gen, Orloffs corps was crushed
The situation at Lao Yang is now
duplicated with the turning movement
| reversed. Kuropatkin behind strong
| ia ha
and right while concentrating for a
blow at the japanese turning column
| on the plain west OF Mukden Those
who still pin their faith 10 Kuropatkin
| declare he must have concentrated all
his reserves on his right flank and that
| he has been waiting for a moment when
the herculean efforts Of the Japanese
To crush ana enyelop the wing will be
| exhausted IN order to launch n blow
which will determine whether he Is the
| victor or the Yanqulshed IL IL signi-
Hcaut that Gen. Dragomiroff Russia's
greatest strateglst, now an old man
whom the emperor has called upon TO
act as his military adviser
has openly Joined the ranks
| OF kuropatslns critics going
10 the extent OF defending Gen. Grip
penbergs course In an article In the
military organ This Is interpreted as
scaling Kuronatiins fate II the battle
has gone against him. ON the other
hand a victory would oonfound the de-
tractors OF the COMMUNICATIVE
and give him an unassa liable position
The public interest Is az n higher pitch
than an any time during the war.
From different motives every class IL
most eager 10 learn the result OF the
battle Groups surround the bulletin
boards and the evening editlous OF tho
newspapers arc snatched from the
hands OF the newsboys.
LINES or COMMUNICATION NOT
CUT.
ST, Petersburg, March S, 2:45 p. M
The Associated Press is now In a POSI-
ton to positively deny tina current ru-