The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03
RUSSIAN ARMY IN DANGER.
KUROPATkIN REPORTS FIGHTING
ALONG MS WHOLE FRONT.
Japs Press On Toward NTukden After
Their Victory AT Tslnkhcchen-N Now
Seek 10 Take Fushun-Rald Town
and cut or Russian SuppIy Source.

Seek 10 Take Fushun-Itaid Town
and cut or Russian supply Source.
Special Cable Dejpafches 10 THE sux.
| LONDON. March "A series OF dispatches
received in 81. Petersburg from Gen. Huro-
patkn, reporting constant fighting at many
| points, seems to show that great battle,
OF which the fighting at Tsnkhechen was
preliminary. has begun along the whos
| line.
Important inferenoes can be drawn from
! Gen. kuropatkin's mention OF fighting
in the neighborhood Of Tanagushan, which
the maps show Is fifteen or twenty miles
north OF the main pass In the falling Noun
| tains and fifteen miles in n Decline from
/ Fushun, the centre of the Russian left
This confirms the japanese reports Of
the progress of the turning movement
east of Mukden and shows that the victors
at Tsinkhechen advanced rapidly for five
days leaving falling behind them. Further
west, but still in the mountains, the Japan
csc are at Gautuling, on another road lead
Ing to Fushun.
They have evidently driven the Russians
from their main position in the pass, and
they are also within about fifteen miles OF
Fushun II Gen. Linievitch is obliged to
abandon Fushun 1t IL believed that the
whole Russian army viii be in most pro-
carious position.
NRwCHwANu. March -Four hundred
japanese cavalry have ra.ded the town OF
Sinminting, west of the Liao River They
ransacked the railway buildings and Chinese
inns 1t is well known that Sinminting
has been for months the headquarters Of
persons supplying contraband OF war TO
the Russians
The Japanese found train OF laden carts
in the town waiting for night to start on the
journey To Mukden. Numbers OF Greek
and German traders experimenting tho
contraband business were greatly alarmed
The Japanese, however, did not harm
them Neither did they NEEDLE with the
Chinese. who fled into the streets and hid
One OF three Cossacks who We're In the
town was killed The two others escaped
1t * reported that the. Japanese pre-
viously captured fifteen Russian scouts
outside the place The japanese eventu-
ally withdrew u Pauchiatun where an
engagement IL expected IL is known
that rival forces are in that neighborhood
The Japanese hold all the roads 1t is
believed that they intend 10 seize the mil
way frorA Siuminhng, which has been
used for months for the con We vance OF
Russian stores and material. For this
reason the line which is in Chinese territory,
cannot be regarded az neutral
TOXIC. March 2.-The Japanese right Is
pushing forward and the Russians are re-
treating northward from several positions
The japanese left is holding positions as
far west as the Lao River against repeated
attacks. The Russians have brought many
fresh field and siege guns into action on both
sides OF the railway. The most importa
news is expected here shortly. Many p.
sons are confident that the battle now going
on will prove the final japanese victory Of
the war
An official report of the operations OF
Field Marshal Oyamas army in Manchuria
was given out at military headquarters
here this evening From this report it is
evident that the forces on tho extreme
right of the Japanese line. under command
OF Gen. Kuroki are steadily driving the
Russians northward in the general direction
Of Fushun,
As the Russians retreat the Japanese arc
taking large quantities OF stores and pro-
visions.
Prisoners captured during the fighting at
the centre Of the line say that Gen. Kuro-
patkin ordered general attack on Feb rs,
each soldier receiving 800 rounds Of ammu-
milton but that the attack was abandoned
owing TO the Generalization that prevailed
in the Russian forces.
Sf. PETERSBURG, March 2.-Cen. Kuro-
pathn reports that the japanese have
occupied the heights OF Ubenepaotse,
JBeniapitzeN. where Gen. Rennenkampf
made a stand on his retreat from Tsink-
hechen, and have also taken the intrench-
ments at kudiatse