| Show I RUSSIANS FAILED TD TO T TU TURN O OKUS U fL fLIn FLANKS In Future They Tile The Probably Will VIll Wi Await walt the Attacks or of the japa Japanese ii ese c REOCCUPATION OF bcd tic the Loss Lossa Was 1105 a A Hundred Thousand Men Hugged lula cd General Okus Headquarters Jan 30 80 Noon Thin Feb 3 De Delayed In transmission Thu Russian attempt It to 10 turn len Okus left lett Hank alk has hus proved n a failure Pot Fol Following ol lowing on the failure of ot tire thu recent cavalry raids rahl down tho railway this thin It I Is thought by hy the tho Japanese will wi probably induce the to 10 await In 11 the tho future the tho Japanese attacks Tha attempt even with wih hue tha bombard limit of ot other othor portions of ot the tha line lino Ile or orn ora n a 1 cavalry movement around the tho ank was l doomed to 10 failure from the start mart rite Tho Japanese e were cro ut ot but withdrew Us Its l small force Corce tO there and onil allowed the to occupy the until they thoy could move over enough nien lilen ten to 10 make Ilke Its Is recap tire turo certain Tho reoccupation of this Ihl position Wit easily accomplished 1 although tim tho tl Inca lota was WiS heavy helvy The Tho casualties have havo not lint yet been reported hut but It In is b boo bc levell that they will till wi to fully tul fuli The Thi had five divisions en engaged engaged ut at lt In that di direction direction They were driven back bock by less Ice than t to tito o Japanese divisions division i Over Olor men were Ore engaged In Inthe 11 the lie demonstration against tho Iho Japanese o positions east enst of et n it I force strong enough to 10 have hM been beell successful as n only about one me Ina Japanese division lon was Waft sent Kent against them The Russian loss IH la estimated at lt over although pris prisoners otters sty ay that ino one regiment Was ls practically caly annihilated Tho The Japanese o loss Is 18 only placed at lit duo due to lu tho ho tact fact that they re remained In their trenches while the tho Vete WOle forced to t cross open ollen ground gound solidly frozen where the tue con construction construction of at shelter elicitor sheler trenches was luas IS Impossible The ground being covered with wih snow was Wili naturally a I great dis disadvantage disadvantage advantage to the lie attacking force as UR It Il was IvaN plainly visible I against the tho white background for tor n a long distance The rue Japanese suffered the tho same disadvantages In tho Iho lie of ot The weather was wan very cold during tile the fighting lighting the minimum being heng six Ix degrees b belol below und and the tho maximum 14 H degrees above zero The Russians did 11 nut not re retreat retreat treat lr nt north but bul retired well wel out of ot range with no further sign of ot further activity nel vly During the tho fighting the tho left wing will of ot tho tim Japanese was heavily bombarded from the tho Russian positions along the lie whole front The Tho Japanese made n a I feeble reply NATIVES AT MUKDEN MUi N Mukden Feb I eb 1 viI nt Tien lon Feb 3 Delayed In transmission All the lie then natives n of ot anti and Mho ho were lot let through the lie lines Inell luring during tho Russian occupation arrived at nt lt Mukden on nit Jan 31 except n a 1 few tew who were ero killed In battle The rhe Impression Is II general among lie tho Russian troops on tho tim right Hunk Hank that hint Gen den Nod Nor zu or 01 Gout Gen was laB wn resent present i nt at lt Snail Sand Input lapu where the Russians Hu lans ascribe their losses to cleverly concealed batteries behind the main works works The Tho Japanese withdrew from foin trl their outworks at It San which at alone one time the Russians I occupied I Gen Cen wan wale advancing i carrying out a Hanking movement In Intending intending tending to cut the railway north of or Llao Lino Yang Vans and was taking outpost after out outpost outpost outpost post with prisoners when the th order to retire came tame Although the lie Infantry was wan more than Ihan successfully by the hue cavalry as has happened hereto heretofore heretofore fore for |
