General Europatkin Engaged in Mukden Standstill
A stark report describes General Europatkin in a difficult Mukden situation. Russian forces face retreat or surrender as Japanese bombardment intensifies the campaign.
03 Mar 1905
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1905
Page
1
A stark report describes General Europatkin in a difficult Mukden situation. Russian forces face retreat or surrender as Japanese bombardment intensifies the campaign.
In Petersburg March 3 an Imperial Manifesto appeals for national unity and support for autocracy amid the catastrophic war with Japan. The report notes Mukden defense being abandoned and Kuropatkin retreating toward Harbin as Japanese forces press in Manchuria.
The article reports that Kuropatkin’s forces are driven back by Kuroki’s flank, the Russian left enveloped, and parts of the army cut off in the Mukden area. It warns retreat is likely with heavy casualties and loss of stores and artillery as Japanese forces close in.
TORIO report says the Japanese unleashed a ferocious bombardment with a hundred guns along the field, overwhelming Russian defenses as the Russian response fell silent. The Japanese halted a Russian turning movement while Kuropatkin confirms ongoing heavy shelling near St. Petersburg.
A St Petersburg dispatch warns Russia faces its most serious industrial and anti imperial unrest yet with open revolt possible any moment. Moscow strike renews, southern and western provinces push for independence, and Workmen demand immediate reforms. Anarchy grows as the imperial family fears upheaval across Europe.
An old managing corporation tried to foreclose on Mother Ryther over a $39 bill tied to Wilson & Foy. Attorney Whitlock acted against the home, but the plan unraveled when Officer Kelly and grocer J. H. Wilson intervened. The execution was withdrawn and Wilson pledged to pay debts. Teary children watched as relief arrived.
The second scene of the assault and battery case against traveling man Adolph E. Bass was postponed then dismissed in police court. The case centered on an alleged attack on Esther Bass amid a dispute over diamonds valued at about $1,100 and a civil claim against tailor David Goldfarb.
In San Francisco on March 3 police and private detectives tighten surveillance around all Stanford mansion staff and associates. They pursue leads from Honolulu autopsy results and the will filing, while denying arrests of Ah Wing or any servant. Detectives expect a high ranking suspect to be named as the inquiry persists.
The Capital Hill Improvement Club endorses James A. Moore's proposals to improve Seattle. The resolutions promise better car service, lighter general taxes, easier street work and maintenance costs, influx of capital, and growth of material wealth for taxpayers and the public.
The 1903 Garfield commission findings name Armour Swift Morris National Packing Schwarzschild & Sulzberger and Cudahy as the big six. They slaughtered 45 percent of US cattle and earned narrow profits per head while some months showed losses. The report notes competition outside large centers and links profits to car lines and refrigerator costs.
Saturday forecast notes fair conditions with a weather spotter device showing temperature at 2:30 pm today. The system tracks a hand moving to indicate the temperature reading.
The forecast from the weatherman says the warm spell continues for a while. Residents should expect unseasonably mild days and comfortable evenings with no immediate cooling trend on the horizon.
The town of Arab Yerim in Yemen province has fallen to insurgents. Government forces have sent reinforcements to retake the area.
Dr Alfred Martin delivers a tonight lecture in Denny hall on Michael Angelo with stereopticon reproductions of Loewe paintings. Adolf Loewe editor of the Washington Statts Zeitung speaks to the German club Saturday evening in the women's dormitory on a subject of his choosing.
All persons along this line of work are come to attend in Berlin. The gathering centers on industry participants and related professionals.
The Northwestern Steamship Company's steamer Santa Clara arrived in port from Valdez and Cook Inlet country this morning. The vessel carried 14 passengers and 650 tons of ore. Heavy weather was experienced crossing the Gulf of Alaska. Reports from gulf coast sections note preparations for the spring and summer bustle.
Frank H. Pratt was elected yesterday by the senior class as editor for the senior department of the high school annual Sealth. Young ladies fought for Miss Lulu Ross. Principal BE Stafford of the Pacific school and W G M of the South school visited yesterday. The Boys Glee Club is active for the concert in the auditorium.
President Roosevelt signs into law a bill creating Eastern and Western judicial districts in Washington state. The new judge will be nominated and sent to the Senate next week. Also noted is a proposed appointment for a consul general at Sanghal.
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