Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1905 — WAR LOSSES IN THE “MANCHURIAN ADVENTURE.” [ARTICLE]

WAR LOSSES IN THE “MANCHURIAN ADVENTURE.”

Appended are the appalling fii/ures of the fighting from the Sluikhe river to Tie pass, the outcome of which was the capture of Mukden by the Japanese, the resignation of Kuropatkin, and the accession of Liuevifch to the position of Commander-in-chief. Incidentally the battle showed the utter inability of Russia to stem the tide of defeat: Number of days ouimplrd In battles arouml Mukden (Japanese attacked Ilaba Pass Feb. It) ami the fleeing KUttia'lM"reach Tie Pass March VJI. , 22 Russians killed In the fighting 27.000 Russians wounded in bill tie 92,000 Russians taken prisoners ~... i? 50,000 Japanese Spoils. Field guns raptured 120 Rifles 03,000Aniniunitloil wagons 200 Armv wagons 1.200 She] is 250,000 Small ann ammunition, rounds... .23_.00n.000 Cereals, bushels 75,000 Vnl lie of Russian Store Lost, $ 1,750.000 Light mil wav materials: miles ... 40 Light railway, wagons ............ 300 Horses 2.300 Clothing- (Chinese cart loads! 1.000 Bread rations 1,000,000 Fuel, pounds .... . .... .130.000,000 ICorse at low aners, bushel s 223,000 Hay, pounds . 5,000,000 Japanese Losses. Killed 20.000 Wounded 35,000 Russia’s Pecuniary Loss. The Son of the Fatherland, a Russian newspaper, recently declare 1 that what it called the “Manchurian adventure” had cost' the nation as follows: Chinese Eastern Railroad $250,000,000 Port Arthur and Dalny 250.000.000 Cost of the war 3U0.000.000The paper added that if this total of 1? 1,000,000,000 had been expended ijt home for schools, sanitation and lighting, it would have given to each province approximately $10,000,000.