Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-21
COMMUNICATION IS
ENTIRELY CUT OFF
No News at St. Petersburg From Army
for Twenty.Four Hours-Rear Guard
engagements are Being Fought Con-
= acknowledgements at Toxic Say 10000
More Prisoners are Captured.

st. Petersburg, March 10. = Tele-
graphic communication with the re-
treating Russian army has been cut for
over twenty -four hours and the war
ONCE naturally is the prey of the direst
forsbodlngs.
The last word from the front was
contained In telegram from one Asso-
ciAted Press Russian correspondent,
tho only correspondent with the re-
treating army. 1t presaged an attack
from The rear. The telegram although
dated Chang Tuftu (forty miles north
of Tie Pass) at 4 o'clock Thursday
afternoon, only reached ST. Petersburg
this morning. It was very brief, saying
simply that the army was retiring in
good order. destroying the railroad as
It went but was constantly pressed by
the Japanese, the rear guard action be-
ing continuous.
Fsar New Japanese Trap.
There were ominous words in the
concluding sentence as follows: 1--WE
believe the Japanese are making a
wide turning movement to the north
and arc ready to fail upon us when we
get out Of the ringlike group OF noun
tsins which surround Tie Pass.
More Russian Prisoners.
Toxic, March 18-Beyond the retire
ment OF the Russians along the rail-
way northward. little is known here Of
the details OF the past three days
events in Manchuria. Various reports
that number of additional Russian
prisoners have been captureds are in
circulation. One estimate is 10000.
It Is impossible to confirm the reports.
Rear Guard Engagements.
Yinkow, March 49, It is reported
that the Russian rear guard is fighting
a heavy action in the vicinity of Kai
Yuan.
Troops to Guard Railway.
Warsaw. March 1S.-The directors
OF the Vistula railroad have asked for
troops to guard the bridges between
S1edlce and Maxim because of the re-
ceipt Of letters threatening their de-
struction. There has been revival
OF. the strike agitation in the LODI dis
trict.
Asltators Killed.
"A party Of strike leaders tried to
force the workmen at the mills at Pa.
banianic to leave their work but the
men refused and fight followed. The
agitatoTs were killed and others were
wounded.
kuropatkln Had Enemies.
Although General Kuropatkin's
downfall was inevitable from the mill
tary standpoint, nevertheless it arouses
sympathy in circles familiar with the
long campaign that has been waged
against him by the general staff. Cen
eral Sakharoff was his open enemy
and General Dragomiroff his most Sc
we're critic and many of his own sub
ordinates were jealous and grudg-
ingly obedient. Many epigrams about
General Kuropatllin's short comings
are being attributed to General Drago-
miroff, and the suppression OF the
former at such critical moment is
directly attributed to Dragomiroff's ad-
vice. Emperor Nicholas now giving ear
to the veteran strategist in military
matters
General Linevitch is distinctly line
officer, with a long record as fighter.
He Is almost as cordially disliked by
the general staff as is his predecessor,
and Their Is also bad blood between
Kuropatkin and Linevitch dating from
q personal quarrel in the days when
Kuropatkin was commander of the
trans-BAkal army. which led Linevitch
to demand satisfaction. Kuropatkin
assumed the position that he could not
fight an officer Of inferior rank. The
succession Of this officer will naturally
increase Kuropatkin's discontinue.
Mrs. q. F. Marsh Dead.