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Show REAL LbSS AT MUKDEN. Ruslsans Claim Japanese Report Greatly Exaggerated. Cunshu Pnss, Manchuria. An exnet stntcmout of tho losses In all categories cate-gories in tho bnttlo of Mukden from Fobruary 1 to Mnrch 14, compiled by tho genornl staff, shows that tho cas unities woro greatly overestimated In earlier reports. Stntements from Jnpnnoso sources Indicating wholesale captures of prisoners, enormous boot and cannon nro now denied. In reality It appears tho Russian losses amounted to two generals, who wero taken prisoners, nnd 87,777 men, of whom tho grentest pnrt, nboul C5.000, woro woundod. In ovncuatlng Mukden nnd retreating to tho north wnrd tho Russians lost thirty-two guns, of which thrco woro mortnw. throo old typo Hold guns with pistol notion and twenty-six quick llro guns Of tho slego nrtlllery every gun nnd all tho ammunition carts wero sent north two days beforo tho retreat bo-gau. bo-gau. Ooncrnl Karkovltch, tho chlof ot staff, calculates that other losses asldo from wounded woro as follows: 1C.000 killed, 7,000 to 8,000 known to havo bcon captured and 10.000 to 12,000 missing, of whom sovornl thousand woro drivers, sanitary nnd commls-Barlat commls-Barlat corps employees nnd othor non-combatants. |