Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-12
GRUELLlNG REAR=6UARD Fight PROGRESSES
Rear and Both Fianks Being Farassed by Victorious
Legions of Field Marshal Oyama-Line-
vitch's Corps Left to Its Fate-North-
ward Russians Co. Amid
Storm Of Shrapnel.

Official Information frcn the Rvs
sian Headquarters in the field. supple
mcntcd by dispatches from the ASST
ciatei Press correspondents with tic
army Of the Russian emperor. shows
that General kuropatkin. after suffer-
ing Ly far the most severe defeat Of
The war; has succeeded. as he did after
the l:attlc or Lao Yang. in extricatin.
the remnants &C his army from posi-
lion which military experts twenty-fuur
hours before believed would result III
its annihila:ion or surrender.
!'hc retreat from Lao Wang ha,!
hcen considered the most mastery
ever executed. bur it is far ovcrsnado,.-
Cd by this latest feat Of the Russian
general. who has taken personal con-
mand Of the troops.
Through Rain OF Shrapnel.
After fighting for nearly three weeks
losing in killed. wounded and missing.
probably third Of his army. or near
" 100000 men and a fourth CT his ar
ilery kuropatllin gathered what Mas
left together north Of Mnkden, ans is
akin. them towards Tic Pass through
rain of shrapEol. which is being
thrown on them tcCm both right and
lcft This he seems TO have Eecn allie
10 accomplish by resertin" 10 tho sans,
tactics which saved his army ut Lilac
Yang. AS recently as Th,lrsav las, he
commenced *nn'linS his artillery north
by Tail and road. that night he destroy
81 by fire what lie realized could nnc
be removed.
Friday morning. tue retreat waS> or
dcred. strong forces protecting the
car and flanks
Japs Were Day Late.
This movement commenced On Fri.
tlay morning and as the Japanese fore
es on the east which were L. ;ou,
hands with the western army and ,.llt
eft the retreat, did not crrss the t'r
shun-Mukden read until Saturday
morning. the Russians had full days
start Of their pnrsuers and having nc
guns or baggage 70 delay t}1eln. seem
tC have made good their escape
There il still. however. chance OF
General Kawamura's arn,y taking :,
land in the battle. ana SHOULD they
strike the Russians at Tic Pass or GU:
their communications to the north the
disaster TO General Kuropatkins cnre
fine army would he complete What
art OF mis- army the Russian genera;
has s:.vc,! apparently is not known III
the Russian headquarters
Linevi:c!7's Corps is Gone.
MI dispatches Indicate that parl Of
lis force has been cut OH General
NaulEar's seems to have c,trItut,,,I ms
corps likewise Billerlin.. but not St.
ijncvitch. The Associated Press cot .
respondent says the ,Iapancse separat.
Cd the First.ard Fourth Russian corps
and adds all could not be sent them
! heir fate is not recorded and Tic il
ference s1hat they have suffered other
dtfeat or capture. The censor no
DOUBT took out Of the djSratcl. wE:.t
really happened TO these corps The
l'ir:t is Stackelbergs OLD Corps. w,!;c;,
las borne the brunt Of every battle
since Nafan.cw and the Fourth IN
der General Zarcubieft has also been
4 IN thick CT ali the battles RENE.
kampff'ss tate is still in the balance.
The Russian government ana people
are as Jetcr:nired as ever to cont;nuo
the war. 'rhc reigning family.
through Grind Duke Vladimir, has spck-
en- ana will be backed by The official
ard miltary- classes. while the feeling
Of the people even the advanced lii
erals is expressed By the Russ, the or
gan Ct tic liberal party. While man.
. were opposed to the war. he Russian
PEOPLE would resent a surrcrier to 81,