The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-03-14
kURoPArkIN SURROUNDED.


kuropstkin reads as follows:
"a am surrounded"
London, March 11-5 a. m.--Ev-
erything available to the present hour
indicates that Field Marshal Oyama
has delivered to General Kuropatkin's
army succession Of blows in the past
three days that leave the Russian
forces in Manchuria torn asunder and
completely dissipated as military
unit.
The nights latest dispatches from
st. Petersburg Include Kuropatkin's
Confession first that all his columns
pre- in retreat, and later dispatch
said TO have been received from him
hdmitting that he is surrounded.
FROM Toxic the past "a Hours has
furnished the news of Mukden's fall,
the Wholesale capture of Russians and
reports of terrific casualties, together
with the story Of the utterly dis0rgan-
ICED retreat of the enemy northward,
casting aside artillery and stores in
the precIpitous flight.
This morning all expert opinion in
the London papers enlarges on the
sweeping character of the Japanese
victory and the completeness Of the
soon to result from recent operations
are generously INDUCED in.
The feature of the nights news
seems to lie in Kuropatkin's confess
sion of defeat, so readily published
by the Russian general staff. This
would indicate that the st. Petersburg
authorities are willing to let the sit
uation In Manchuria go to the world
at its face value, and since this is an
mean that Russia is about to sue for
peace.
ENORMOUS LOSSES.
Toxic, March 11.-All news reach.
ing Japan, both official, semi-official
and from other sources emphasize
what has been patent TO military
students for the past week-that the
present movement about Mukden is
the chiefest strategy of the war and
as such is being attended by what
is really a series of stupendous bat
ties that will go down in history as
one of the bloodiest and most terri
fic military conflicts OF ancient or
modern times.
I From most closely informed quar-
ters it is learned that conservative
estimates of the Russian casualties
exceed 100000, while $4,000 Russians
were taken prisoners at the culmina'
tion of Field Marshal Oyama's great
flanking strategy. While no figures
are obtainable here on the Japanese
losses. there is no reason to believe
that they were much less than the
casualties suffered by the enemy, al
though, of course, no Japanese have
been captured. The armies nave
neither spared men in the supreme
encounter.
While the present distribution of
General Kuropatkins army other than
that part of the main body being ha'
rassed in retreat to the north OF Muk-
den is difficult to determine, II was
semi officially reported yesterday that
two army corps were still west OF
Mukden in an isolated position, prac.
tically without supplies. They have
small chance of cutting through tne
Japanese Gordon, and will In all
probability be added to the great
mass of prisoners, and taken when
Muhden falls.
The Russians are attempting to
sodtheast Of Mukden, with the Japan
ese occupying the city threatening
their rear In the vicinity, however,
where the Russians are massing in
front of the Japanese right, is expect
ed the fercest fighting Of the next
few days.
CUTTING OFF RETREAT.
So far In the Russian retreat, Ku-
ropatkin has lost 100 guns. General
Nogi is still marching to the east
Ward, completing the circle and cut
ting of every loophole of escape. The
disorderly character of the retreat
indicates the rapid movement of the
Japanese columns caught General Ku-
fopatkin entirely unprepared.
The latest news Is that a portion.
Of the Japanese center is pressing the
Russians main body northward along
the Mukden road and they are now
engaged six miles north of Hunho.
LIBERALS REJOICE.
st. Petersburg March list. Pet.
ersburg newspapers were unable TO
publish yesterdays kilograms from
the front. as the general star head
quarters were closed.
The liberals are openly rejoicing
over the disastrous news. y
They are Convinced that the result