Show SLEPT IN THE MUD japanese Jap ancee haie hard time in endeavor to round up forca fames it seems to bo definitely established that field Al marshal arshal tired troops abandoned on wednes day tho the attempt to bead head at oaf general kuropatkin whose army rived safely at mukden mulden f frightful rightful experiences in floundering through mud and mire over tho the roads some descriptions io of the 6 tenes t enes along the line of retreat are almost incredible they tell how the men lay down in the mud r nd slept ept in a drenching rain it Is evident that tho the last determined effort of the japanese to bring kuropatkin to bay hay was made on tuesday but the russian commander in climet faced about and two corps with artil lery beat off the japanese while the remainder of the troops continued to march to mukden alter after that the japanese could ony only hang on to the flanks and try to shell tho the retreating columns from tho the bills hills the outposts are still in contact but they are not even ex changing rha ging nging shots |