Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-23
WAR
NEWS
THE REMNANTS OF KURO-
PATKIN'S ARMY MAY
BE WIPED OUT.
SAND MEN On both SIDES
IL CLAIMED.
ONAMA, TBE GREAT FIGHTER, kJ.
HOPAT>IN, THE MAsTERLN,
ON RETREAT.

Field Marshal Oyama, reporting
Sunday. says:
Prisoners, sDoilS and the cnemy'S
estimated casualties against all our
/ forces In the Shakhe direction follow,
+ but the prisoners. guns and Spoils are
increasing momcntarily. The prisoners
number over 10000 including Gen.
/ NakhimOff. The killed and wounded
/ are estimated at 10000. The enemy'S
dead LETT on the field number 26.5O0
/ The SpOilS include two flags, about 90
I guns. 10000 rifles. 100 ammunition
/ wagons LOCO carts. 100000 shells,
25.O0O,OOO rounds Of small arms ammu-
! milton. 10000 bushels of cereals, DO
600 bushels of fodder, - miles of light
railway outfit, 1000 horses. % carloads
/ OF maps, 1000 carloads OF clothing and
! Announcements. 100000 rations Of
+ bread, 10000 tons OF fuel and 10000 Of
hay, besides tools, tents, bullocks, tele-
graph wires and poles, beds, stoves
and numerous other property.
mo report from the Singking direc-
! ton has been received"
Gen Kuropatkin, in IA dispatch TO
the ear dated shortly before midnight
Saturday, says:
From February 2S TO March II, in
! elusive. 1880 officers ana 1891 men
are missing from roll call"
4 dispatch from Gen. kuropatllin
/ dated March II says:
The enemy is receiving considerable
/ reinforcements. Examination Of the
wounded and prisoners shows Gen.
NGgi had almost entirely fresh forces
The Japanese are always able to keep
their forces up 60 full lighting strength
because of the ease with which they
are able TO transport troops from ia
! pan.
The Retreat Described.
Kuropatkins dispatches 10 81. Pc
tershurg say:
The retreat of the army was very
dangerous and especially trying for
those corps which were some distance
from the Mandarin road our troops
are very brave.
The Japanese penetrated far into
the mountains in the direction of Ia
wan. They threatened orr troops but
thanks TO extraordinary efforts our
armies are out of danger.
The enemy cannonaded the route OF
/ our retreat from the east and west
The eastern Mandarin road was bonn
barded at two points near Tawan and
/ the Pu river.
The reason the Japanese advanced
so easily from the south is that the
Hun river. which covered our position
al Mukden, was frozen over.
Gen. Zerpitsky is wounded but re-
mains at the front
The losses ut the defeat al Mukdcn
are moderately placed ut 100000 men
on both sides.
Most Bitter Defeat.
For many miles all the approaches
10 Tie Pass arc covered with troops,
artillery and baggage transports press
ing northward and twenty-five miles
away the strong rear guard of troops.
which is personally commanded by
Gen. Kuropatllin, Is retiring slowly,
dCggedly disputing with the pursuing
enemy every foot of ground in order
10 cover the retreat OF The remainder of
tho Amy.
The losses i'm this defeat. which is
the most bitter yet experienced by the
Russian army. by Il moderate conpu-
tation is not less than 100000 men
on both sides.
The Russians. in addition. sacrificed
enormous quantities of munitions and
stores tho greater part OF which were
set OH fire before leaving Mukden.
a Brilliant Campaign.
Field Marshal Oyama's brilliant cam
paign against Fushan and Muidcn. at
once the greatest and the bloodiest in
modern warfare. which egaged a round
million Of men in twelve days Of con.
ttrhf fter In ittt al Il a.
feat of the Russian forces and their
dissemination into widely scattered
! bands that are still fighting desperate
w against complete humiliation as
they retreat i'm disorder into the Man
churian wilds, is regarded as stamping
the Japanese commander as the pre-
mier military genius of the age,
KuropatIin's skill.
The retreat from Lao Yang has been
considered the most mastery ever exc
cuted. but il is far overshadOwed by
this latest feat Of the Russian general,
who has taken personal command Of
the troops. After lighting for nearly
three weeks, losing in killed. wounded
and missing. probably a third of his
army. or nearly 100000 men and a
/ fourth OF his artillery. Kuropatkin
gathered together what was left north
of Mukden and took them towards Tie
Pass through n rain of shrapnel which
was thrown on them from both right
and left. This he seems to have been
able 10 accomplish by resorting 10 the
same tactics which saved his army at
| Lao Yang.
Nevada is now the haven Of gamb-