Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-06
yuROPATKIN READY TO RETREAT
B,s Made Every Preparation to Cover
II by Removing Accumulated
Stores aud Munitions.
oyAMA'S STRATEGY NOW CLEAR.
AOolust His Left Center the Russian
General Has Launched What is
Meant to be a Decisive Blow

81 Petersburg, March 6, 25O p. M
The result OF the greatest battle Of
modern times Is expected to be deter
mined today or tomorrow, Two of the
largest armies Of recent times, both in
men and guns, are now locked in a
death struggle and although Gen. Ku-
ropatkin has eyldenely made every pre-
narration to cover his retreat by re-
moving his accumulated stores and
munitions northward It Is now the
opinion Of military men here that one
side or the other cannot escape an over
whelming disaster. With both wings
backward Kuropatkin's position APP
pears to to be desperate but the issue
Is sul in the balance. News Of VIC
tory for him Is only regarded as posi-
BE by his breaking through the EN-
yeloping lines and news of concern
uated offensive is hourly awaited, I'm
less Kuropatkln can strike and strike
hard It is realized that he must lose.
OlARlA , ~ IVA Ell l.
Field Marshal oyama's strategy In
this battle Is now clear. He startled
and amazed the war office by the mar
yelous daring OF Gen. Kuroki's advance
against the extreme Russian left and
the series Of blows delivered at the
center were no less than l3 separate
attacks have been launched by the i'm
perial guards 10 miles east OF PoutiloR
bill. But Il Is now realized that the
heavy blows al the left were intended
TO mask the real turning movement
which came like a bolt from q clear
sky out OF the west. Kuropatkin fell
into the trap. The situation seemed an
exact duplicate Of that at Lao Yang
and the Russian commander in chief
fastened TO mass forces TO meet Kuro-
h. Friday the whole situation was
suddenly reversed when with lightning
rapldlty the Japanese turning opera
ton began on the plain between the
Hun and Lao rivers. In order TO sue
coed Oyama threw the neutrality Of
China TO the winds, Gen Nogl with his
Port Arthur veterans moved up the
right bank Of the Hun and fell like an
avalanche upon the weakened Russian
right, doubling II back In confusion,
the Japanese advance being co-ordinat-
cd with the advance straight from the
west Of a Japanese column, 10000 men
which circulated around or through
Chinese neutral territory
Although rumors OF the presence Of
the latter column westward of Muk-
den We're circulated as long ago as
Tuesday, Kuropatkin evidently was
taken by surprise positively refusing
10 believe that the Japanese would thus
openly fling Chinese neutrality to the
winds, At any rate, It was not until
Saturday night, that he was able to
shlft sufficient achievements west
10 stem the tide when the Japanese
were within sight Of Mukden. But the
latest adVices are 10 the effect that the
Japanese, exhausted by their tremend-
Gus efforts, have everywhere stopped
come.
The japanese lines are extended over
% miles, while Kuropatkins are con-
SANITY contracting. Besides, he has
lhe advantage for the offensive of oper-
ullhg IN the interior Of his lines.
WHAT MILITARY MEN SAY.
Military critics declare oyama has
noi got enough superiority TO take
IsNS According 10 the war office,
oyama has NOT over 10000 men in ex-
uess or kuropatkin, whose forces total
ABOUT $4,000, Should Oyama succeed
we critics declare that he will prove
HlIlseu TO be a master OF military sci
eIiGe and establish reputation for
inllhry genius Of the first magnitude.
but unless he can completely crush
huropatSln's right they say Oyama
IN imminent danger of having his
u"n leit cut of and destroyed, Kuro-
pa'kns chance, the war office saws, is
~ opportune offensive, as passive re-
Ns'ance would be useless.
BLOW AT oYAMA's CENTER.
,,eI Petersburg, March G. 2.sO D. M
,t XIV Associated Press has lust learned
al zen. Kuropatkln has launched n
w.. AT Field Marshal Oyama's lett
oelt.er' Just west OF the railroad. The
nB Is desperate along almost the
pniHpIS lne' kuropatkln's losses In
nsn eu ana wounded up to last night
N pta-eu AZ $500. Oyama is thought
sso "aVe lost almost 10000, The Japan
graft SeVorGipg to the prisoners, are
s,atnIy exhausted They repeat the
wtn h mat some of Gen, Nogi's
days ' any ioou lot Two
BATTLE RACED cEAsELEssIY.
Az Nukden' March s, Sunday. 6 n M
i,s n uay long the battle RACED cease
~ me japanese have concentrat.
ross .nslr energies ON Machiapu for the
s, ron OF which they have been
boGIss,l1g Tor two days, but with ali
KIT gallantry the Japanese were I'M
slin u 20 alslodge the Russians who are
S nnS,ns 20 their works with bull
,rSapanese shrapnel has been burs, =
US, "lthlh mile and n half OF the
m" lYer bridge, Which evidently Is
N Japanese objective. The canture
Iu onat position would render tho can
NJ ~ No., or me Hun river positions soutb
ukden incentive. A fierce ana
sh out artillery fire liz taking Mace
Fro,, iour miles north OF Mlaehnu.
pf h a ~, the Hun bridge along the line
M f pe'tle stretched in both directions
~ AZ The eye can see.
ear,,Onrsnwest toward Tatcheklao ana
nsMald along the ShaRhe river IL is
M W. N oy line OF bursting shells
con ng RUSSIAN losses are not excessive
dsvs LING the severity OF the Ave
ate nshtlng The Japanese AZ The
~ yrhers have suffered heav,er ,han
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