The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-09-30
BIG SECOND ARMY
BEING Modified
The Division and Reorganiza.
ton of the Manchurian
Corps to Occur.
ALSO A NEW

General Grippenbere Has Been Ap.
pointed by the Gar as Commander
in Chief of the Russian Army
Marks New Energy.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 27.-The divi-
sion and reorganization of the Man.
churian army, regarding which there
ave beer rumor ever since the battle
Of Lao Yang, was officially announced
today in an imperial rescript appoint
ing Gen. Grippenberg, now commander
of the Third army corps in the prov
ince of Wilma. as commander OF the
Second army corps now being mobil-
ICED for immediate dispatch to the far
east, leaving Gen. kuropatkin in COM
mand of the First army. The en-
peror is personally convinced that the
political, as we'll as the military pres
tige of the empire, is at stake, and that
every other consideration must give
Way before the eNigencies of war. The
of the empire in men II
money must be drained, ii necessary.
in order 10 turn the scale n Vlndi-
cate the power of Russia.
The reorganization amounts to for
NAL notice to the world, as the en-
liC!oI H. G.A - iIlS . ~
that he intends to vastly increase the
number of troops at the heater of war
In order to force the struggle to a sue
cessful issue in the least possible time.
1t is intended to silence definitely all
talk of foreign intervention by the an
nouncement hat Russia means to fight
out the issue with Japan on the field Of
battle.
Probably 300, 900 men will be placed
in the field. Five corps, the Third,
Fourth, Fifth, Eighth and Sixteenth.
are already destined for the front. and
it is expected that five more corps will
be sent forward.
Will Need Commander in Chief.
Eventually the creation of this sec
cnd army involves the selection of a
commander in chief. Not only is there
no animation in the rescript that Cen
eral Kuropatkin will have command of
both armies. but he is placed on the
In the best Informed. circles there is
little idea that Niceroy AleXieff, the
present nominal commander in chief.
will exercise the actual functions of
commander of the 100000 or roo 600
meh that Russia has resolved TO put
in the field.
1t is the best opinion that Grand
Duk Nicholas Michaelovitch. inspector
general of cavalry, will attain the high
command. Occupying in the war with
Japan the position held by his father
in the war with Turkey. There are
various reports regarding Viceroy
AleXieff's destiny. 1t is claimed in
some quarters that he will be recalled
n Grand Duk Nicholas become vice.
roy as well as commander in chief.
1t is also said on apparent equal au-
thority that AleXieff will return as
chancellor OF the empire, succeeding
Count Lamsdorff. None of these re-
ports is definitely confirmed.
Would Favor Winters Campaign.
Grand Duke Nicholas is still a young
man. not yet As, with much of his
fathers rush, energy and resolution.
There Is reason to believe that even
with the memories Of the horrors of
the Shipka campaign against the Turks
of which he was the witness as a young
captain of cavalry he would favor a
winter campaign against the Japanese.
The dispatch of the grand duke as
commander OF both armies would ac-
cord with the traditions of.the Roman
off dynasty, q member of Which i'm
perial family has always beer in COM
mand in all of Russia's great wars.
1t is agreed by the ablest military
men here that should Nicholas be APP
pointed, despite the fact tina his ex-
perience has been as a cavalry COM
mander, the selection Of his chief Of
staff will become a matter of supreme
Importance. A counselor Of wide actual
experience in general command will be-
come an imperative necessity. Cen
erals pragomiroff Vorentzoff and Sou
gareffsky. veterans and heroes Of the
Turkish war. are mentioned for the
post.
General Grippenberg commander of
the Second army, was born January 81,
1879. He Is ten wears older than CO..
eral Kuropatkin. but ranks three MN
bers lower in the list of generals Cen
icral G~rippenberg is a Lutheran in ra-
,ligion. He is married and has three
children. One son. a captain Of artil-
lery, was wounded In the battle of LAO
Yang. General Grippenbere yyau edu-
Gated at nome. and passed thro,,gh no
military school. He won his first com
mission while fighting in defense of Sc
vastopol. and then came into MON
inence In the campaigns in T1,rfestan
in 1861 and 1865. He went into the