Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-02
IUR0PATKIN'S ARMY
FACES UTTER RUIN.
Now Nearly Certain Russians
Will Have to Evacuate
Mukden.
SUssIA's BIG DISASTER
Cars Forces Must Give Up the Posi-,
tons on the Shakhe River and
VIII Retire to the Stronghold
at Tie Pass.
7UssIA's BIG DISASTER


at Tie Pass.
81 Petersburg. March .. The .asso-
dated Press hears from a high source
that kuropatkin considers his posi-
tion on the Shakhe river to be menaced
To such an extent by kuroki's success
immediate withdrawal of his army to
Tie pass. aud so has advised the ems
peror,
Would Mean a Great Disaster.
No confirmation of this is obtanable
in military circles here. where it is
pointed out that With the Japanese
pressing the Whole Russian line such
an operation must almost inevitably
end in u disaster of the first magni-
tlde
Russia Expects Great Disaster
81 Petershurs March -Fragmentary
otiei;el and press reports of the fresh
reverse sustained kuroaatkin are
in; iequlte To draw amy conclusion OF
the magnitude OF Kurolli's success
against the Russian left: but the pub
lie as usual is ready To believe the
worst ana he city is already fun of re-
ports that a big disaster has again
oVertallen the Russian army. according
to when Mukien has been outilanked
and is umtenaple and kuropatkn is
WithdraWing from his strong position
ON tie Shdkhe river.
Nav Be Esaooerated
nay sueh reports are exaggerated Il.
ai'd seeking I" n'lnlnli%e ne operations
OF the litSt lew days, ne oiilcEtls OF The
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tr..,,,,, lao, NJ ,,,,i,.a ,,,,,,,,,s ''.,,,.,I
IL. ,',nssj,,,. NJ sI,,,'l.
n
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II Is auiHlttei the iiShtlng was Gcs-
perate ~ several "i the passes on
sunday ANA Monday While the front
was helils Involved, the purpose of
oF 4 eNldeiliiy being 10 keep the cen
YER "l!i li' %.is'St" a1i,i mus preNel'
- .a1ts ,n MA nff Enrn,,i sb,,,,,i i,
roili ~, Nm ~, i,i,,,, 80
"a rie mss forty miles nn,tb Of Nil.
d.,, wn,IlJ no o,,.n ina I;nr,r,,i,i,,,,
re-, ,,,ar rbra,ts5ad r,,,., ha, i.'
q waited with great lINletS Anything
.ihs i, usglSiNe ''l,'' ilese victory now
N'''' $1,000. .n n 80
osps"e nepo' ECU hcPu'seo'
Nur"i'a'klil 'eleSraphs the emperor
'o .!,l,:', a,,a,,, ,,.. - ,
zen d'l'ckS We're nllde by TWO
j" i',itlest u'itttiioiiS ana , some cavalry
pl ,i'e '.,as' oi t"'iSilllo''s, ana
nt.ya,j me atitrk Monday ,nn,ni,,o M
were agai,, ra,,,Isad rbn, laf, 100
eorps,as Tho I,ussi.,,, las. u,.,s e.,
men
- W" 'oN'o
oisio' AtIftn 'Naiha reports he
ea,a p",, , re- a, ma.,i'oe ioul,'aI
shell his lines small hodies of pus,
siam infantry .,,t,nl,ad FAN, 1,,,,,,l'.a
posf,io,1s wet Of tbe N1,,l,,ian r,.,, ~,
Sunday night. They were an renulsed
The Russians have resumed constr,,r-
ton of defense works in the vicinifv or
Lite jentun.
|.eou"' % 'ne oae''e.
.'hio' W. "a - 'liiolal reports OF the
ptl'ie "l isiiikiietrheh Indicate that Sc
,', go ~ e' , Inc ia ioailese
points on tha ,nf, ha,,,, of ~, ~, ~,
river February - b,lt Tho ,nno,ra,h,
Of the country. the steen hiIls the 49, n.a,
and The heavy SNOW ,el,yed ,ha ~,
tack nh. firs, i'm. .,tt,,,i..i ,rr;,,,
hetchen at noon Inc o3d .es,ult,n.,
Iiercetv. %
ueId c+ p.;..
M,
ne itussli'IS nero strongly fortified
"'sLlioilss WIN obstacles protecting
a the a 9~@ 9e w s',h lines c i" ef s%s