The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-13
RUSSIANS
LOST 10000
But Kuropatkin Got Away
With the Leavinss
WILL STAND AT TIE PASS
Marshal Oyama's Strap WasSprung
Too Late To Bag the Whole
Army.
WILL STAND AT TIE PASS

LONDON. March 13--ln special
dispatch to Tokyo Field Marshal Oya-
ma says:
Prisoners, spols and the enemys
estimated casualties in the battle Of
Mukden follow. but the prisoners. guns
and spoils are increasing momentarily.
The prisoners number over 10000, in
Guiding General Nakhimoff. The killed
and wounded are estimated at 10000
The enemy's dead left on the field
number 26,500 The spoils include 2
flags, about 60 guns. 10000 rifles, 100
ammunition wagons, 1000 carts, 300
900 shells, 25,000,000 rounds of small
arms ammunition, 10000 bushels of
cereals. 275,000 bushels of fodder, -
miles of light railway outfit, 1000
horses, % cart loads Of maps, 1000
cart loads of clothing and accouter.
ments 100000 rations of bread, 90
600 tons of fuel and 60 tons of hay,
besides tools, tents and other stores.
"Our various detachments are hotly
pursuing the enemy from all directions
and inhicting considerable damage
upon him everywhere. We have occu-
pied a line extending thirteen miles to
the north Of TIunho and are still CON
tiuung the pursuit
our detachments which proceeded
northward from the neighborhood OF
Puho met large column of the enc
my retreating northward, and after
hand to hand fighting we enveoped
the column, and it finally surrendered
Near Mukden we are now engaged
In clearing remnants OF the routed en-
envy, some of whom still continue re-
sistance, while the others come in and
surrender.
Our casualties are estimated at A.
222.
Heaps OF corpses are found every
where"
The battle has been officially named
the battle of Mukden.
Late advlces from st. Petersburg
say:
Russia still has an army In the far
east and its line of retreat is not cut.
Field Marshal Oyamas trap was
again sprung too late to bag the prey
he desired and though pounded in the
rear and on both TANKS by artillery
and losing heavily in killed, wounded
and prisoners General Kuropatkin
with the main portion of his forces
intact, is falling back slowly and sui
lenly to Tie pass, whittier consdera
BILE part of his army already has ar
rived, and has joined hands with the
reserves in preparing a position behind
which the beaten army may find shell
ter"
A dispatch from General Kuropatkin
says:
The retreat of the army was very
dangerous and especially trying for
those corps which were some distance
from the Mandarin road
'The japanese penetrated far into
the mountains in the direction of Ia
wan. They threatened our troops, but
thanks to extraordinary efforts our
armies are out of danger.
"1he 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.
"Our troops are fighting bravely.
THE reason the japanese advanced
SO easily from the south is that the
Hun river, which covered our position
at Mukden. was frozen over.
General Zerpitsky is wounded, but
remains at the front"
General Kuropatkln himself, with the |
rear guard, Is reported in the vicinity |
Of Syanzyasa, twenty-five miles below
Tie pass, having accomplished some
ffteen miles Of the retreat~and being
already beyond the jaws OF the trap |
RI originally set.
A late report nom lie pass says:
"The Japanese have ceased their
pursuit Of the Russian army at least |
Some Of the Japanese
are twenty-five miles below Tie pass.
A resumption OF their advance is ex.
pected. Rumors are in circulation that |
the Japanese already are attempting
another turning movement to drive
the Russians from Tie pass