Show BATTLE BATT E AT M Rear Rea Guard Guar Action Actio as the Russians 0 I Fell Back Ba k Ii March 3 J D 6 mission mi ion The beginning of or the of the Russian right rl ht flank on i March 1 1 precipitated a battle at Chan tan west of when the right flank was wa ordered orl d to fall faU back fighting to near nOar On March Marchi 3 i the tho Russians captured some machine guns guna and took a number of prisoners of ot General Port Arthur Ar hUl army ann The Russians lost extensively although they destroyed an entire Japanese regiment before with shrapnel and burned all the forage in th the vii vil villages lages lagos north of the Hun river The Japanese attacked from simultaneously with an astounding advance from the impression being that the railway was VatS being employed by them themas as a line of ot communication The combatants confront each other now for a distance of or six and a half halt miles mUes west the Japanese it is believed having three divisions and the most theatrical and bold event of ot the war Avar is imminent The Russians Russi n consider the Situation as very favorable to them on account of the great extension of ot the Japanese line There is the greatest activity at Muk Mukden Mukden Mukden den All the streets and outlying roads are crowded with transports of the army arm which has been assembled to oppose General Nogi The events of ot the last three days das have electrified the entire em tire army |