Show kuropatkin id IN TRAP japanese ar are e steadily drawing oord around russian general A tomo dispatch says that field marshal oyama is 1 continuing his great drives around both flanks of the rus elan army his front is now a huge bow the base on the river the right arm reaching a point east cast ol 01 fushun and the left arm extending to a point west of mukden he la is stead lly fly tightening the great cord of men v and steel general kuropatkin Kuro pathin Is striving dee des pera tely to check the japanese ad vances contesting the flank encroach e ments and hammering the japanese Ja panes center the japanese are malting making heavy gains of ground west of or th railway and hay have captured great quan titles of stores and other spoils there has already been bloody fighting and heavy losses and this will be in creased when the masses of infantry meet |