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Show RUSSIA'S HOPES VANISHING. Position of Kuroaptkln is Regarded as Extremely Desperate. A dispatch ifrom St. Petersburg, under un-der date ot March 7, snys: All hopo that General Kuiopatklu will bo nblo to turn defeat Into victory Is rnpldly vanishing. Tho position of tho Russian Rus-sian army bus been growing Increasingly Increas-ingly despernto during tho lost twen ty-four hours Tho gravest danger is from tho Jupancso left, which hns been pushed northwnrd on tho Sin mlntin road to n point eight miles northwest of Mukden, where it bus joined a flanking column from tho west around tho IIIugo of Tatchcklao, which is located nt this point. Tho battle raged with terrible bit-ternoss bit-ternoss throughout yesterday, with all tho reserves hurried to tho sceno to, block tho stioko nt the Russian lino of communications. Daron Knulbnrs, who Is dcfcndlnp this wing. Is only nblo to hold Ills own. On account of tho despcrato Bit nation thero General Kuropatkln has not attempted to drive homo his coun ter-stroko nt the Japaneso center, nnd his offonslve, which was abortive, has been abandoned. It Is rumored that Kuropatkln baa already given the order to retreat, and thnt ho Is gradually withdrawing forces from the center, but oxperta are inclined to bcllove thnt ho has waited too long; thnt ho must dght -it out In his present position, and that It Is lm possible to extrlcnto more than tho remnants of his army. |