Show kuropatkin IN TRAP japanese are steadily drawing bord around russian general A tomo dispatch says that field marshal oyama Is continuing his great drives around both flanks of the rus blan army his front Is now a huge bow the base on the biyer the right arm reaching point east ot fushun and the left arm extending to a point west of mukden he is stead lly tightening the great cord of men and steel general kuropatkin la striving des pera tely to check the japanese ad manees contesting the flank encroach ments and hammering the center the japanese are making heavy gains of ground west of th railway and 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 |