Show RUSSIANS ROUTED Fall Fal MUkden of Declared De lared to Be Imminent Imminent Imminent nent New Chwang March 4 upon via Tien Arrivals from the Mukden road report that the Japanese are arc en enveloping enveloping enveloping the city and that Kb its Is fall fal i is imminent imminent A strong force is i moving southeast from General Nogi is advancing north along the Liao river The Japanese on Friday cut oft off offa of a Russian division four of Cossacks and twentysix guns endear endeavorIng oring to regain Mukden The Russians were vere routed and they retreated toward Tie pass abandoning their wounded The Japanese raid on drew reinforcements from the Russian eta sta stations t tons on the Mukden trail to the city which is threatened and all al the out outposts outpOSts outposts posts had been ben recalled to strengthen its is defense At 10 this morn morning mornIng morning ing a 1 Russian division encountered Japanese scouts SCOUt near twelve miles from Mukden The Russians slowly advanced two miles mies over a a scrub covered plain They then encountered an increasing force of Japanese advancing in the thc face of ofa ofa a 3 driving dust storm At close co e range thirty guns gns began be an discharging nel nd at the Russians who becoming demoralized were ordered to retire to Tie pass pass The Russian retreat which began at 5 In the te afternoon developed Into a rout rut The wounded were left lef on the field feld The Japanese were not in sufficient force fOfe to envelop the Russians and a running running fight toward the te north followed The Rus Russians Russian siane sian It i Is reported lost five officers and men killed The he Japanese loss lossIs Is unknown |