Show WAY TO MUKDEN IS OPEN I 1 general oku reports that H a men are forcing russians backward A dispatch received from general oku a left army says that since sun day last the japanese left army has burled buried 4 russian dead it Is esti estl mated that the russian casualties are from 20 to 25 the japanese report their casualties at about 2000 early wednesday morning the jap anese continued to advance driving the russians before them and cap turing two guns and many rifles the russians attempted to recapture La muting but were repulsed with heavy loss the battle there is over the way to mukden Is apparently open the last remnant of the rus rua plan oan forces on the plain north of yen tal tat are being driven out of their post tion by bv a heavy shell fire the russians appear to have been utterly de at least on the right flank they are retiring hastily and it Is hardly likely that they will make an other stand south of mukden unless along the hun river |