The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-27
END OF WAR MOI IN SIGHT
Both BeIliuerents Preparing
for Prolonged Struggle

for Prolonged Struggle
Toxic. Sept. e5.-An increasing feeling
Of sobriety and seriousness marks the
popular attitude toward the war. 1t Is
doubtful II the masses appreciated In the
beginning the seriousness of the task o:
expeling Russia from Manchur'a. They
had an easy confidence in the ability OF
the army and navy to reduce the fortress
Of Port Arthur. destroy the Russian feet
and crush General Kuropatkin.
The prolongation Of the siege. the
losses before Port Arthur and General
Kuropatkin's escape at Lao Yang have
brought a general appreciation Of the
magnitude of the national task and dis
sipated the growing hopes of an early
peace based on the confidence OF sweep
ing victories. Events at Port Arthur
and Lao Yang have impressiveiy warned
the japanese people to prepare for a
long and trying war. Confidence In the
en-. and the nation has resoluteiy and de-
terminedly settled down, prepared To
make sacrifices and pay the price that
success demands.
The strain of war and the drain upon
the country's resources has not yet been
felt 10 any extent among the people.
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The aggregate foreign and domestic trade
excels that OF 1913. The crops. particu-
lariy rice. are The largest ever known.
Death from wounds and sickness has
overtaken thousands of soldiers. but their
vacant places nave been quickly filied.
The supply of aDie- bodied men anxious TO
nght equals all possible demands. Num-
,lons, supplies and money in hand indi-
cate the ability OF the country to wage
var without embarrassment ana vgor-
Jusly for another year.
Ine compIe,ioD curing the winter OF a
Yang will give the army three lines OF
supply. There Is general confidence in
The ability OF Field Marsnai Marquis
Uyama 10 drive General kuropalkin into
.aarp.n anu 10 successfully resist REIN
vasion UT Mancaura. Inc early posses
sion OF Port Arthur is also confidently ex-
.,ected. There Is no gloom among the
people. They are simply sobered in the
.ace of the great and unfinished task.
ST. Petersburg, Sept. 26.-The reorganiz-
alion of Russia forces in the far east by
,he appointment OF uenerai urlppenoerg
10 command the second army has been
received with much satisfaction by the
press. Even the Novoe vremya has
been urg ng the promotion or Generai
kuropatkin to the rank OF commander
in-chief recognizes the impossibility or
confiding the vast host now to be as
sembled 20 the commander of the forces
actually in the field. Other papers warm
iy indorse the motives for the formation
Of a second army and the evident deter
mination to prosecute the war with In
creased v-gor. The svie,. whose editor.
VI. Kamaroff. formerly was a colonel in
the army, and, therefore. peculiarly fit-
ted to appreciate the significance OF the
new departure says:
Hitherto General Kuropatkin has been
chief of all the land forces in the east.
Although enjoying the fullest independ-
ence, as matter of fact he was appoint
ed in the character Of the viceroy's as
sistart Nevertheless all the responsible
ity was his. Now he will share 1t with
General Grippenberg and both will be
under the guidance OF commander
chief"
The name of Grand Duke Nicholas
Nicholaevitch. Inspector general of cav
airy. early In the war was on everybody's s
lips as likely to be made commander-in-
chief and II continues to be reported that
he will be placed in command Of the
Russian forces In the far east but no
paper here ventures to publish the ru-
NOR pending an official announcement or
his appointment.
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