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Show DEAD AT MU LIEIN HEAPS Bnroki's Victory Cost fay Lives. Battle Is Said to' Be One of the Bloodiest In History. r Desperate Bayonet Charge of Hus-sian Hus-sian Hegiment Loaves Awful Trail of Death. ST. PETERSBURG, May , S. The Russian losses at the battle of Klu Lien Cheng were 2000 men and 40 officers far greater than previously reported. This is the official offi-cial estimate of MaJ.-Gen. Ivashtallnsky who directly commanded thc division that suffered tho brunt of tho attack and whoso report was received yesterday yester-day by the Emperor. Many are inclined in-clined to place the Russian losses even higher. Gen. Kashtallnsky mentions also thai more than 700 wounded had arrived at Feng AVang Cheng and these may not be Included In his calculation.'). He made no attempt to estimate the Japanese losses, merely stating that they must have been colossal. The magnitude of the Russian louses had an almost stunning effect on the authorities and around general grief, mitigated only by the satisfaction at the bravery displayed by the- Russian troops. Sassalitch Will Remain. Not for a moment Avas there any Intention In-tention to pay such a terrible price for delaying the enemy's crossing of tho Yalu, This fact was known 'throughout the city and gave rise to renewed reports, re-ports, attributed to ofllclal sources, that Gen. Kuropatkln had officially cenmierd Lieut-Gen. Zassalltch. If this was so Gen. Kuronatkln's telonraDhed criticism of Zassalltch was carefully cut out of tho dlBpatches which havo been published, pub-lished, and the general Impression now-held now-held Is that he will remain In Manchuria. Man-churia. Kashtallnyky's report establishes the fact that tho Russians sustained the greatest loss In order to save the two regiments which were occupying An-tung. An-tung. The Eleventh regiment was given the post of honor at tho rear, with Instructions Instruc-tions to hold back the oncoming Japanese. Japa-nese. Thc Twelfth regiment nnd tho Third battery's quick-firing detachment were directed to retire. Then a priest led tlu troops and they began" the terrible ter-rible march across the valley. "Klu Lien Cheng is history, and wo must now deal with impending evento," said an officer of the general staff. It is now plain that not more than 8000 Russians wero uctually cngagod in tho fight at the Yalu against the Japanese Japan-ese army, of a total strength of between 30,000 and 40.000. The losses 'on both sides make it one of the bloodiest flghtB In history. At the river crossing the Japanese dead lie plled up literally In heaps, and Gen. Kurokl'a success was purchased at such a heavy cost that the Russians are disposed to regard It as rather a defeat than a victory for him. Bulldog Tenacity Shown. Gen. Kuropatkln's dispatch shows that tho Russians fought with r.uch bulldog tenacity and bravery against the overwhelming superiority of the enemy that tho latter's nominal victory was eclipsed by the prowess of the Czar's soldiers. Gen. Kuropatkln also served to restore re-store Gen. Zassuilltch to public favor. Those who wen; disposed tr criticise him, even at thu headquarters of tho general staff, where It Is considered that he made a tactical blunder, now say thut he redeemed himself by his gallantry In action and the damage he inflicted upon the enemy. About bulletin boards thc pcoplo are especially Impressed with. the desperate bayonet chargo of the Eleventh regiment. regi-ment. T,in mental picture of tho regiment regi-ment advancing against the enemy, with bands and bugles blaring and the priests with cross uiloft at the head, appealed lo the dramatic sense of the Russian jopi.!.L'ryi ns nothing else could. The surviTCS of this heroic regiment reg-iment which cut its way out declare that the position was surrounded by ' moro than a thousand dead. Japanese, i |