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Show MUKDEN HAS FALLEN; KUROPATKIN KU-ROPATKIN IS CORNERED (Salt Lake Special to Uki'uiilicak) Tokio, Friday. The Japanese soldiers sold-iers occupied Mukden today at 10 a.m. The Russians arc panic stricken. Thousands are Prisoners. "Thousands of pilsoncis were captured cap-tured and immense quantities of stores, ammunitions and provisions. The people have left Fushan and those who escaped from Mudken have joined them. The ralhoad north has been cut, there are no provisions and scenes of wildest panic prevail. The suffering Is Intense. A Fierce Battle. In the battle before Mukden, tho smoke was so dense that the sun was darkened. The loss of life Is enormous. enor-mous. The Japanese won their victory by strategy as well as by force. When they came to the barbed wire entanglements entang-lements before Mukden, they donned Russian attire and apparently fired at (the Japanese army. The Russian flic was .suspended in their direction and they cut the wires, getting Irfslde the Intrcnchmcnts. v Kuropatkin Surrounded. The opening In the circle around Kuropatkin Is but tvvclvo miles across at ptcscnt. Generals Nogl Kowamuras aic making forced matches to close this gap. All hope of Kuropatkln's escape is gone. Communication with St. Petcrsbutg has been cut. They have received no word ftom East since 5 o'clock jester-day jester-day evening. |