The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-03-09

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&C armies IN AaacaurEa Nunt>s
Kaasan rsposts state that # atstaHcv
st~ tide cg battle In th@, lfssmssflAsss
vicinity of Aukdsn sseEueti szs - e5sa=
lnx The nsoas that the var tFisksa
al 81 rss.Fshars sren 81 sol=s fss
Al present Is that Gea.Fal kurvssatksa
has succeeded IN II ~siatisshlna haa
linc Of retreat Ia the direction - liar
bin Word has reached Ma Ch~snK.
however. without confirmation lrofa
either sources. that the japanese afe
already north of Aukaea usth large
force and thai tbs Russians az fac
lng disastrous defeat There appesrs
to be- n possibility that keavfai kg-
roki has drawn on \ portion of hts
army from thc center ana evEi II 81
re inforce the divisions engaged n
fsnking movements. Gen,rai ksut
bars. the most trusted II Z snoFA3 IA.
kropatkins otr1sers. II personally IA
command If tn Russian f5rres in
the triangle between the railway ana
The Hun River. which vital position
the Japanes. have been aasasiluE foe
several days. Russia reports that =.
600 men have been snunde 1 hut MAX"
40 mention Of the number Killed ani NJ
the same time assert that the Jap
aness have lost 3uo40 in klllcf aa
wounded
Russian View OF Situation.
ST Petersburg. by cable--The -
suit Of the greatest battle ri modern
times Is expected io b. determined
soon. Although General kuTopaiEln
has evidently made every preparation
to cover his retreat by moving his
accumulated stores and munitions
northward. Ii IL now the opinl1n uf
military men here that one side or
the other cannot escape an oTcrwh.lm-
ing disaster.
Field Marshal Oyama'g strategy ia
this battle is now clear. lie stalled
and amazed the War OfIlee by the
marvellous daring of General kurokifs
advance against the extreme Russian
| left and the series Of blows delivered
at the center, where TO less than u
separate attacks have been launched
by the Imperial Guards ten miles east
of Poutilof Hill. but IL II now real
lied that the heavy blows at the loft
were intended To mask the real turn
ing movement. which came Ike bult
from q clear sky out Of the west ku-
ropatkin fell into the trap. The stu
alton seemed an exact duplicate OF
that at Llao Yang. and the Russian
..Ax Ersx Iaf Eaw e
forces 10 meet Kuroki. Friday the
whole situation was suddenly reversed
when. with lightning rapidity. the Jap
anese turning operation began on tho
plain between the Hun and the Lao
rivers. In order TO succeed. Oyama
threw the neutrality of China To the
winds. General Nogi with his Port
Arthur veterans moved upon the right
bank OF the Hun, and fell like an
avalanche upon the weakened Russian
right. doubling IL back In confusion.
the japanese advance being co-ordinat-
ed with the advance straight from the
west Of a japanese column of 10000
men. which circied around or through
Chinese neutral territory. But The Lat.
est advices are to the effect that the
Japanese. exhausted by that tremen-
dous efforts, have everywhere stop
ped: and COW. If ever. Kuropatkin's
hour has come. Military critics de-
clare Oyama has not great enough su-
periority TO take risks. According to
the War Once. Oyama has not over
10000 men In excess Of Kuropatktn.
whose forces total about $40 900 Ku-
ropatkin's chance. the War Once says
Is an opportune offensive. a. passiye
resistance would be fatal