The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-15
ARMY
STANDS AT BAY

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fer of General Reunenkampff's first
( Siberian corps and several other or
CARNATIONS to the left flank, which
was being pressed heavily by large
! force of Japanese From that time
y forward the Japanese, who We're well
! informed as to all the Russian move
ments. began heavy attacks along the
| whole front. The Russians generally
I held their ground, doing we'll until Feb.
! IS, when an unexpected attack devel-
/ Oped in the southwest, before which
| the Russian right, weakened by the
! withdrawal of almost two corps, yield
ed.
Became Badly Mixed.
By March l it became evident that
| the Japanese were moving around the
| Russian right in FIVE heavy columns,
/ and it became imperative to withdraw
! the thin line from the southwest and
/ form a new one from the bridge across
I the Shakhe river parallel with the rail-
/ way The change of front was accom-
! piished with remarkable CELEBRITY. but
! the various organizations became badly
, mixed
The Russians on March 1 occupied
| their former positions on the Shakhe
! river as far as the bridge, thence to
Madyapu. on the Hun river. and thence
! parallel with the railway, six miles dis
| tant. the right resting on the Sinmin-
tin road. The japanese on March 3
/ beginning to turn even this position
| with n view of cutting off the retreat,
| the Russian right was extended east
! ward from the Sinmintin road to the
| railway
Held Their Ground.
On March Z both sides began most
| vigorous offensive operations, the Jap
| anese attacking with energy the forces
OF General Teerpitzl6y, which were hold
| ing the position from Madyapu as far
| as the heights east of Mukden station.
! while the Russians, under General
! GeTngrOsS assumed an attack in the
! direction OF Tatchekiao, and on the
| northern front of General Launitz' S
! command. beat back all the attacks.
On the whole the outcome OF the hight
ing on March z was favorable to the
/ Russians, who repuised several ATTACKS
| on their southern front and assumed
the offensive. On the left Cen
| eral Linevitch's army, occupying east
| ern hill positions, repulsed numerous
| attacks and took several hundred prIS-
oners and several machine guns
Withdrew From Shakhe.
The continued extension. however.
| of the Japanese lines northWard and
! the concentration which their superior
| ity in numbers enabled them to effect
/ against the northern and northwestern
! fronts, rendered adViSa BILE a cOntrac-
/ ton of the Russian lines and with
! drawaI from the Shakre river to posi-
| lions on the Hun river was determined
| upon. This was in no sense the begin
ming of the general retreat and kurO-
/ patkin and the generals commanding
| the armies were far from regarding
the battle as lost. The first army to re-
tire from the fortified positions east
| and southeast of Mukden was the
Third army, which fell back to POSI-
lions similarly fortified in advance
on the north bank of the Hun river
/ The burning of abandoned stores. pro-
visions and forage disclosed the Rus
sian retirement, and the Japanese fol
lowed closely. A confusion in orders
! and retirement in impenetrabIe dark
| ness across the country were reSpon-
sible for failure of some organizations
to occupy the positions to which they
had been assigned and a remarka bic
dust storm the following day made il
| impossible to verify the alignment anC
! fill the breaches, which the japanese
| however, were lucky enough to fine
| and sIilful enough TO turn to their ad-
vantage
Shaped Like Boot.
The Russian positions now formed
a boot the toe at MadyaDu, and the
heel on the Hun river at FuSan. about
five miles wide: ard to meet the APP
| parent danger that the Japanese might
plug the top of the boot. kuropatkin
| sent thftEer forty battaliOnS from the
command of General MilOff, which were
rendered aVaila BILE by the shortening oil
/ the line The Russians began TO SloWl,
force the Japanese back at this criti-
cal point. but the Japanese in turn
were reinforced OH their extreme right
and General KurOpatkin. seeing all ap-
parentIy going well at the other posi-
, tons and determining to stake all on d
decisive blow. collected the remainder
Of the strategic reserves, strengthened
| bv several other units, and led then
personally on March to the north
front and threw them on the flank o
I, the Japanese, who We're attacking san
tatitze and endeaVOrinS TO cut the rail-
| way. The scale Of weight was on the
Russian side
Japanese Retired.
The japanese then retired. abandon'
/ ing a battery Of eight guns, success ap-
parentIy browning the Russian arms
At this moment two sets Of reports
were received. the first that a column
of japanese was moving further nortt
around the right flank and the SECOND
2 that the Japanese on the Hun rive
= had taken advantage of the storm
, winch was DlOAllS IIle aust III Ii'
: Russians faces, and Of the breaches II
. the positions on the Hun river TO thrus
I a column through at Flu pass and Ky
2 Ouzan, on the instep Of the boot. Her
: Ouzan. on the inStep of IN 9 boot Her
7 the fOrds were defended by only tire
= companies of the Barnaul regiment AM
[ a company of the Irkutsk regiment
- which were forced to retire before tn
which were forced to retire before tn
Japanese cavalry and four mountai
! guns
Danger Became Critical.
With the entire Russian strategic re
6 serves already engaged it became i'm
possible to meet the danger in thes
] two sources. which was imminent an
2 | critical, and at o'clock in the even
7 ! ing the order to retire to Tie pass wa
I | given Through the narrow Pootlei
[ passage, scarcely five miles wide,
I densely packed mass of transport
. pressed northward, coming under tn
! fire of a small squadron of Japanes