Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-10
CAN kUROPATK;N ESCAPE?
All Russia Anxiously Watching the
Events IN Manchuria,

st Petersburg, March 5-A veil is
Drawn over the passage of Gen. Kuropat-
kin $ heroic attempt to eXtrIcatc his beat
en- army, but the general STAFF insists that
while he has been defeated, Yet there has
been no disaster The peril of the whole
army, especially of the rear guard is 1d-
mltted ana Mukden may have been cVdc-
uatcd during Wednesday night. although
nothing definite has been received on this
point Wednesday. Gen. Chickering's an
my, which hello the center. fell back upon
the Hun river, cllnging all the Gay dcs-
poratelH to Madiyapu at the apex, south
west of the city.
ricdly withdrawn during Wednesday night
and dispatched to the support of Gen.
kaulbar's hard-pressed forces Who were
lighting off Gen. Nogi's fiankinS lcgion5
west and northwest Of the city. At the
same time the remainder OF Gen. Lin
witches army fell back TO the north bank
pora,rily the pursuing columns Of Gen.
kurnki. who henimcd hum in west, south
and east.
All day Wednesday and ut night.
wounded men. munitions. baESaS" and
stores Strcdmcd northward The railroad
and the chief 'Mangarin road were al
most blocked at the last moment. not
wthstinding the fact that an imincns"
amount of stores. etc. were shipped last
week. The Russo-chinese Bank removed
to Tie pass. Sunday. Trains We're r'r
under the Japanese guns westward, some
proj"ctilcs reaching the railroad.
Gen. Nogi. according to the latest au-
theutic Russian reports, has already
reached a point opposite the station of
Souliatai. half way between Mukdcn ana
Tic pass. but it is believed that his left
is; swing ing still further north for a blow
world realize Field Marshal Oyama' 5
plan for closing the iron ring.
Tho Toxic report that the railroad IS
actually cIt is not confirmed here. TIL"
telegraph Office on the contrary declaring
that communication with Gen. kuropat
kin is still open.
The losses already exceed those ol any
battle Of the war.
''hc fan:rticism displayed by tn" Jap,
nncSc is shown in instance mentioned
Wv Il Russian correspondent. VINO ue-
scrihcS how captured Jaranes" brok"
away from his captors and threw liin-
self h. ;dforemost into Il Chinese Wei.
While The. defeat Of kuropatkln mas
revived the talk of peace. il * too early
vet to measure its tuli effect. If Nuro-
lttLin succeeds in drawing off his army
no matter how badly shattered. tn" w'ir
office insists that the situation he IN
changed. repeating the old argument that
Knropatkin with his army still intact VIII
again await rrlnfofC"m"iltS VIII" liic
Japanese will suffer under the d!SadN;tn-
tag" of heightened communications
IN DIPLOMATIC circles unless oVana has
crushed tn" Russian army httiC nope -
held out that the Imperial resolution 10
continue the war Will he altered. Much.
ii is agreed. will depend upon me m
ternal developments which follow when
the full magnitude of the reverse Is
known.
most persistent of which is that tho rus
sian west front which practically "Nt"ndS
north and south to protect the me oi
retreat has been broken and that thc
hulk of .he Russian army has been forced
eastward in the direction OF EuSnuh'
should this prov" to b" true. ecu. Slider
linc's part Of Gen. Linvitche's army IS
certain to be trapped.