The evening world. Newspaper, March 9, 1905, Page 3

- DETAILS OF KUROPATKIN'S ROUT AND RETREAT Overwhelmed by the ' Japanese, Great Army Breaks in Disorder and Runs, While the Victorious Foe Gives Hot Pursuit and In- flicts Further Losses— St, Petersburg, Admit- ting Disaster, Still Afopes Czar’s Men May Escape from Trap —Not Ready to Talk Peace. (Continued from First Page.) miles northwest of the village of ‘Troutsam,"” The General Staff has received the following despatch from Gen, Sakharofft (Gen. Kuropatiin’s Chief of Staff), dated to-day: “Beveral fierce attacks on our north front were made during the night. They ‘were ail repulsed, In other directions quiet,’” “During the fight Staff Col, Sapolsic, @ Knight of the Order of St. George, was “Killed. He had distinguished himself by his gallantry, “The attacks of the enemy on one of the Russian positions in the north near Mukden have been repulsed with heavy Japanese losses. “On the west front the enemy attacked our positions near ithe village of Niusit- gan, but was driven back. "In the attack on our centre we cap- tured @ large number of prisoners, “There was no fighting elesewhere during the day.” Fighting at Mukden, NMUKDDN, March 9-280 A, M.—The Japanese yesterday attacked the village of Piidinsa, northwest of the imperial tombs, and stubborn fight followed, The Russian advance guard was obliged to abandon tho city, During the night the Japanese at- tacked the village of Santaltse, north of the imperial tombe, The fight con- Unues as this despatch fs filed, The Japanese outposts have reached Hirantchan, on the gouth front, and a heavy cannonade ts in progress there, The great battle in Manchuria raged @li Gay yesterday along the entire enor- mous front, The Japanese were gen: erally victortous and they drove the Russlans from a series of important poattions. By nightfall it seemed imperative that Gen. Kuropatkin would have to ‘withdraw ‘his shattered legions to avold @oomplete disaster, Indeed, it appeared impossible for him to effect a retreat whhout heavy losses of prisoners, guns and stores, ‘The continuous battle 1s already the Dlootiiewt of the war. On the route travermed by Gen, Oku there were 8,000 Russian dead. ‘The reports of the other armies are expected ito triple this figure. I¢ ts estimated that the Japanese have Foat 60,00, making the joint slaughter far exceed one hundred thousand men, Cut the Raliway. MUKDEN, March 8 noon,—The Jap- nese during the night broke through the Russtan ines, reached the railroad and alightly damaged the line. The Russians later drove thom away, the Une was repaired and traffic was ro- gumed, Early this morning heavy fighting ‘was in progress against the Russian ( right flank division, and a report was received of the presence of columns of Jepanese far northward and marching westward, Throughout yesterday the Japanese @ttacked from the west and northeast, The Russian division on the extreme right was shard preased and during the night ‘the pressure of the Japanese, who wens reinforced, and who placed an ad- @tional battery in position, became 890 great that the division had to retire, ‘he adjoining division on Its left also potired, The night did not pass quietly, Bandages Give Out, "here was heavy rifle fire, and the Japanose duning the night blew up the hhute in that part of the village of ‘Ushuntun occupled by them at nightfall, ‘They then retired. ‘This morning matters generally were quiet in that quarter, ‘The fighting on the right flank was wo wovere that yosterday the supply of pandages was exhausted and the sur- igeons were so fatigued that they were [goarcely able to hold their Instruments, TOKIO, March ¥.—4 B, M.—The head- quarters of the Japanese armies in the ‘Meld reported to-day as follows: mn the Singking(Yenden) direc- ‘4 onr force after defeating the gmemy at Maghuntan fn still pur- suing him in the Shake River dl- weotion, § "Bast of the railroad, the enemy show- ng signs of retreat, our whole Ine opened a genera! attack from midnight aMrch 7, and dislodged the enemy from ‘his position, pressing his force toward Xhe Hun River. “The whole distritt west of the rail- foad and south of the Hun River fs In our hands. “On the right bank of the Hun River the operations continue, "The enemy In the neighborhood of Yangshihtun and Likuanpao still makes ® stubborn resistance, The enemy the night was A TERRIBLE SIGHT! is (® see a young boy miss- ing his first shots at the bull's-eye of success, AVOID FAILURE-~ by stopping to realize that 439 good positions were offered “Boys” last week through Morning World Help Wants, Through the as many or more work offers this week boys can START RIGHT. . YS ATCT eet erlnhntnth THURSDAY PYTNING, MARCH TO THE NORTH mare several counter attacks, It we repulsed them, infilcting heavy loss. Our force is now pressing the enemy toward Mukden, "In the district north of Mukden de- spite the enemy's obstinate resistance we h&ve occupled Siaochitun, five miles northwest of Mukden; Pachiatsu, two miles northeast of Slaochitun, and San- taltse, five miles north of Mukden, Our fores destroyed the raiiroad north of Mukden,"’ “Russians Shell Wounded, A second despatch received from headquarters to-day says: “since yesterday the enemy has frequently and fiercely shelled our killed and wounded who were heing removed on airetchers and in carriages west of Ningkuan- tun, near Yangehihtun,” The detalls of operations against Fu- shun are not yet at hand, but it ts un- deratood that, following the capture of Machuntan, the Japaneso renewed the assault on Tleta and dislodged the Rus. slang, Varlous reports are In circulation con- cerning prisoners of war, but it is im- possible to obtain reliable information as to the number taken, Tokio: 1s already celebrating the vice tory, Flags are going up ail over the city and crowds are'on the streets cagerly buying the extra editions of the local papers, and congratulations are Pouring into the office of the Minister of War and to the army staff head. | Mi quarters, It 18 rumored that Gen, Kuropatiin's retreat has been partly out off, insur- ing heavy losses of supplies and the capture of many prisoners, but this {t 49 impossible to confirm, An official announcememat of the re- sult of Field Marshal Oyama's pursult of the Russians 1s expected here later to-day, Respect for Chinese Tombs, Field Marshal Oyama, tn an ordor directing the pursult of the retreating Russians yesterday, prohibited his troops from entering Mukden in masses in order to preserve the respect of the tombs and sacred places of the imperial Chinese honsohold and to protect tho welfare of the inhabitants, Japanese General Killed. GEN, RENNENKAMPFF'S HRAD- QUARTERS, MADYADANI, Manchuria, March 7--Morning.—In pursuance of or- ders to retake ut any cost the positions at Oubenepisa, lost at nightfall, the Russiins at midnight stormed and re- captured tho hill {n 'the centro, \ weird review preceded the attack as tho regimonts selected for thls ser- vice filed past Gen, Rennenkampft in dead silence, with pale set faces illumi- nated by the rays of the moon, As the last sot of fowns passed the General turned his horse and departed, saying: "Send me word when you succeed,” Hig confidence was justified, for with- out a shot or firing a shot the storming column swept like a tidal wave over the sucenssive Hnes of Japanese cover- ing the hills, Amung the lussian and Japanese dead on the Nils was a Japanese goneral dn full uniform, Si’, PETERSBURG, March 9,--After- noon—A veil {s drawn over the progress of Gen, Kuropatkin's herole effort to ex- trieate hig beaten army, but the Gen- eral Staff Insists that while he has been defented yet there has been no disaster. ‘The peril of the whole army, espe- clally the rearguard, i admitted, and “|Mukden may have been evacuated dur- Ing last night, although nothing definite his been recetved on this point. Yesterday Gen. Hilderling's army, which held the centre, fell back upon the Hun River, clinging all the day des perately to Madyapu at the apex south- west of the city, Pushing to the North, One of Gen, Linoyiteh's vorps wis hurriedly withdrawn during Wednesday | night and despatched to the support of Gen, Kantbars's had-pressed forces who | were fighting off Gen, Nogi's flank legions west and northwest of the cl At the same time ‘the remainder of Gen, Lineyitch's army fell back to the north bank of the Hun River, where ft checked temporarily the pursuing columns of Gen, Kuroki, who hemmed him in west, south and enst, f ‘ ‘ovday they wounded, munitions, baggage and stores streamed northward, The railroad and the Mandarin road were almost blocked at the last moment, notwithetandin, the fact that an immense amount of wtores, d&o,, was removed last week. The Russo-Chinese Eank removed to Tle Pass Sunday, The trains were run under the Japan- ese guns westward, some projeciiles reaching the railroad, Gen. Nogi, according to the latest au- thentic Russian reports, has already reached a point opposite the station of Souhatai, half way between Mukuen and Tie Pass, but It Is believed that his left is swinging stil further norvn for a blow at the line of communica- tions which would realize Hied-Mar- shai Oyama's plan for olosing the trun ng. Deny Mukden Road Is Cut. The Toklo report that the raliroad Is actually cut Is not confirmed here, the telegraph office on the conuary declaning that communication wivh Gen, Kuropatkin js still open, The dosses already exceed those of any battle of the war, ‘The fanaticism displayed by the Japanese ts shown in an instance mea- toned by a Russian corraspondent, who describes how a captured Japanese broke away from his capbans, amd threw himself head foremost into a Qhinese well, Peace Talk Yet. No Witte the defeat of Kuropaticin has revived the talk of peace, tt is boo oarly yet lo measure bis full effect, it Kuropatkin succeeds in drawing off his army no matter how badly shautered, the War Office insists that the station will be uncnanged, i i The old argument 1s repeated that Kuroatidn with ‘it army sull intact will again awalt relnforcemenis while the Japanese will suffer under the dia- advantage of lengthened communica- thons, In diplomatic circles unless Oyama has crushed the Russian army little hope is held out that the Imperial reso- lution to continue the war will be altered, WITH THE JAPANESE LEFT ARMINS, Tuesilay, March 7, 8 P. via. Pusan, March 9§—The’ Japinose made two atticks to-day on tho vil Jaze at the anele of the raflroid and the Hun River, The Ruesinns are making a strong resistance In a dozen villazes {n this vicinity and are burn- Ing large quantities of supplies, A movement of the Russtans north: ward was visible this afternoon, [t 1s uncertain whether It Is a rotreat or a reinforcement of the right wing, The Javanese left armies. advanced pereantibly across the plain In the di- rection of Mukden during the after: noon, A heavy artillery fire cortinues this evening, —— RUSSIAN MINERS SHOT BY TROOPS IN FIGHT, 8T, PETERSBURG, March 9—A tele- gram from Ekaterinosjav (South Russia) says that five miners have been killed and fifteen wounded In a confilet be- tween strikers of the Sheerbinof! mines and the Auerbach quicksilver mines and soldiers In the District of Rakhmut (125/Men on Bront Platform Injured on! ! nites teetqinaay UN | Se Avenne Line, te ah pane Charles Mum, of No, 884 Rast 4 and also threw stone: Nineiy-frst 1 nd David Dolat » troops flred g of No, 84 Bast Wighty-first sirect, wer o Ot orders have broken | msured to-day In a collision between a | out at Smolensk (Middle Ruseia), Bands | Second avenue trolley cat and a truck | of demonstrators yar « through | at the corner of Dalrty-ninth street i} th streets carryir | mney were vidiag on the front plate form of the car, No arrests were made JAP DEMAND IS A as the acchlent was unavoldable. TEST IN MANCHURIA Laer cae | ais | © WROTE TMNIEIN, ok ook acre, GOES WEST FOR FUGITIVE, N, March 9 Mis oe The | . [aoe ee eee NAD DES he aa et Op t nan | Detective-Sergt, Vachris, of Brooklyn | ation o ons of rlee to Slamintn ean Unlosy the requoxt 4 complied with. the | Headquarters, started today for Ka Japaneso threaten to selze the railroad, | sag Clty for Andrea Trapont, under ars | It Is believed to be a teat case, Tho Ruséans’ constant shipment of wheat and oal to Sinmintin was not interfered with, and the Japanese de- 1d Impartiality. at Slnmintta, ARAN Abit CENTRAL FIGURES 1N LARGEST BATTLE O in gelaed the telegraph [ws wee old car was groaning and writhing un- | the outworks Therineg, GROWD BREAKS. CAR PLATFORM Jammed with Passengers, Rear| Bold Attempt at Robbery Frus- End of Lexington Avenue Trol- HOLD-UPMEN ON CROWDED CAR trated by Brother of Col, ley Drops Off with a Crash) Abe Gruber, Who Goes to In- Into Street. tended Viotim’s istance. ‘That there Is a limit to the carrying | Surrounded by a car filled with pas- capacity of some of the amolent cars the Metropolitan Company has taken out of its barns to accommodate the crush of surface traffic was shown to- day when the platform snapped off a Lexington avenue trolley car and the bottom caved in, ‘The car had stopped at Righty-firth street, and only the fact that It was not in motion prevented serious injuries to the passengers. The car had 'Jeft One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street jammed to the last square inch, The rear platform was packed and a dozen men and boys were clinging to the rear railings Ike fies. By the time the car reached Kighty- fifth street It bulged fore and aft with passengors, all In good humor and jocu- larly inyiting others to get aboard and increase the density of the mass, All the ‘way down to the point where the timbers and iron work gave way the der the strain, jhe snappings and crunchings did not worry the passengers, Instead they afforded them amusement. At Hlghty- fifth street the motorman stopped ana Y throng did.jts hest to climb Bom the tacks of those clinging to the vehicle, Suddenly thore was a crash and the platform dropped to the street with a loud re- ort, ts human burden fell with It ina tangled mass, and for a time legs and arms shot about indiseriminately, eyes were blackened, faces were scratched fnd clothing ‘was torn Polleemen Handing nt the corner of Bighty-sixth atrect rushed to the scene and unwound the locked arms and involved legs, also separating: several lively belligeronts, his rescue work bad hardly been recomplished when screat shouts were heard from within The Hottom planking had given way and slowly. dropped dgwn on the trucks, he standevs and’ strap hangers col: in a heap, but as che tmbers bove the trucks no serious. in- asulted, the policemen drags roll aries {Uris eople out as fast ag they e reach thern. ————— 2 HURT iN TROLLEY CRASH.) | Janitor Sengers, Theodore Neas, an importer of ‘plees living at No, 301 Rast Ninety- second street, was held up by two men on @ crowded Second avenue electric Car at Sixty-third street toxlay, Would-be thieves wore captured after lively chase of two blocks and later ar- raignod In the Yorkville Court, where they sald they were Joseph Goodman, twenty-seven years old, of No, 116 Sec: ond street, and Morris Koch, twenty- two years old, of No, 206 Broome street, They were recognized in court as pro- fessional pickpockets and, according to Detectlyes Ratsky and Sappe, Who were In court, Rogues’ Gallery, The men were captured by Isaac Gruber, brother of Col, "Abe"! Gruber and a food inspector in the Board of Health, Gruber was ono of the paasen- Bers on the car when he heard a com- motlon, saw that Goodman and Koch had Neas pinned in among the crowd, He went to Neas's assistance and as he did so Goodman and Koch jumped from the cay and ran east through Sixty-third street, being chased one of them ‘threw away a The thelr pictures are in the Looking around he said he When the men saw they wero of what proved to be “stage” money, evidently supposing that Gruber would think it waa the money they were supposed Gruber, and when he drew his revolver men slackened ‘thelr speed and Gruber caught up both men tried to trip him, but the latter rapped Goodman oyer the head with the handle of his platol, At this: time a patrolman under arrest, are members of wha “Monk” to have taken from Neas, however, kept up the chase, the with them, As he did so Detective Maguire and me up and put the men ‘The police ay both men Is known as the Dastman gang, eg HELD FOR BOILER WRECK. Somers, of Greenwood Arrested, 342 ‘Thirteenth Bapttyt Char |street, Brooklyn, who had charge of the boiler In the Greenwood Baptist Chureh, Which exploded! and killed Richard Hall pebble sibs anatase) at there for murder, killed Antonio Finnichioro on Jan, at Sackett and) Van Brunt street: oorivn, Vachris traced him to Kia gy ‘and caused his arrest there la: ‘Traponi shot and AGH} 2 FOR 28 CENTS OLWETT, PEABODY & Co., MAKERS GP CLUETT AND WORARON aniRTO F WAR, WHERE RUSSIANS HAVE BEEN DEFEATED, HIS ARREST MAY clEA MYSTERY Hopatcong, Found on William Stevenson, on @ them at Lake' Hopatoong, On %8 he was found deat in a deserted, with @ bullet-hole in his ‘head. firat finger of his right hand was the trigger guard of o ob gn which one cartridge had been © charged, fi hae ‘Tho caso was regarded aso L olde, A feature of it that encited ment was the fact that « cheap wat ‘was found in. the pocket of the dead! man, when it was known that he. Wie the possessor of @ fine gold y Detoctivés of the Delaware, Laeine wanna and Western Railroad, who ii ‘ been looking for the man who has’ lage robbing atations all over Bi fern | New In the arrest of Williaa Stevenson, 6 vee ety astre fire ea pte » remarkable desperade, at Port Morris, | erty, Hnally, yh J N. J, leat night, It fo belteved that the | 200). hey arrested hin after @ mywtery of ‘the death of John F. Day i his poesession was found At Late Hopetoong tset October has} watch that had been the ‘po been solved, Bteveneon la Yooked up in| DAY, one of the most and mi a wana) ape the Morristown Jail, charged with kill- business of ing Day. 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