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says, that although Russia
in the end could exhaust and crush
Japan, yet Japan could hold out long
enough to place an intolerable and use
less strain upon Russia. Russia. there
fore, was confronted with the alterna-
tive Of either Japan's ruin purchased by
Euinous sacrifices, or Of q treaty Of
cordial friendship, followed in the full
ness of time by that offensive and de-
fensive alliance which for years consti-
tuted the ideal of the Japanese govern
ment.
oyamA to Resume Offensive.
London, Sept. 1.-THE Toxic corre-
spondent Of the Express says Field Mar
shall Oyama has received the most rigid
instructions to resume the offensive as
soon as his troops are recuperated, as
the roads will permit an attack upon
Gen. Kuropatkin before winter begins.
Should the Russians retire to Hardin to
avoid battle Field Marshal Oyama will
pursue them with his three armies. The
collapse of Oyama's scheme to surround
Gen. Kuropatkin at Liaoyang caused
this order, which, 1t is stated, is inspired
by the emperor.
Must Retrieve Loss.
The general staff is bitterly disap-
pointed by the escape Of Gen. Kuropat-
kin, and Oyama must retrieve himself
for. according to the japanese view, Ats
stately failed. Consequently desper=
ate attack may be expected, which, II
directed against Telling instead of Muk-
den, must be accompanied by terrible
slaughter.
The entire force now Is suffering from
absolute exhaustion and needs sleep
equally with food. It may be several
weeks before Oyama Is ready TO advance.
It Is certain, however. that the Japanese
do not intend to close the present cans
paign until they make another desperate
effort to crush the Russian army.
Transports now are loading troops
and supplies at Kobe and Hiroshima.
These are to be landed ut Yinkow and
sent north by railroad. It il understood
at least 100, 900 men and 100 guns will be
added to the japanese army befofe o.
tober 1. The majority Of these are sea-
seaed troops from northern Japan who
are able to Withstand the Manchurian
winter
japanese Attacks Rspplsed.
st. Petersburg. Sept. ia dispatch
from Mukden says the Russian patrols,
up to the present time, have repulsed
all Japanese outpost attacks and that
communications with Sinmintin have
not been interrupted. Practically all
the Russian stragglers, according to
this dispatch, have arrived at Mukden.
Japs Move on Russians.
st. Petersburg, Sept ia dispatch
from M4kden, announcing that, accord
ing to information from Chinese
sources. the Japanese are leaving gar
rison at Liaoyang and their maia forces
are moving out on the Russian TANKS,
is partially confirmed by the dispatch
fram Gen. Kuropatkin reporting that
the Japaasse are massing ON the Rus
sian TANKS, that g large force is con-
centrating at Bentsiaputze, 20 miles
southeast of Mukden, and that another
force, whose strength has not been
established, Is moving up the Lao val
icy. The greater part Of Field Marshal
Oyama's army, however, is still near
Yentat. encamped along the heights be-
tween the mines and the railroad.
While the war Office does not expect an
immediate advance, the preliminary
dispositions Of the Japanese forces are
taken to indicate that the Japanese In
tend when they advance to strike from
the eastward. They seem to be avoiding
the territory west of the Lao river, pos
sibly because It is fiat and would give
the Russians the advantage of their SUI
periority In cavalry, Chinese residents
fleeing to Mukden complaia that the
Japanese are pillaging Liaoyang
dive Kuropatkin Credit
The Russian military critics, analyx-
ing Gen, Kuropatkin's extended report
Of the battle OF Liaoyang, seem to unite
in considering that Field Marshal Oya-
mas purpose having failed, the hppore
belong rather to Kuropatkin than to the
Japanese commander in chief The
Novoe Vrema draws a parallel between
Liaoyang and Borodino, where Gen.
Kutusoff's abandonment of Moscow ia
Napoleon was followed by the disas.
trous retreat Of the French.
May Strike at vladivostok.
News from the front is exceedingly
meager, and the present lull in the OPP
erations in ManehuEia is expected to
continue for several weeks. Eyer since
Gen. Kuropatkin's retreat was deanite-
ly accomplished the best informed mill.
tary circles were convinced that Field
Marshal Oyama could not Immediate
jy renew his aggressive tactics. All
the information sinGe received regard
Ing the condition of the Japanese armies
has strengthened the conviction thai
Oyama will require Q considerable time
to organize new advance, and 1t IL now
believed that he will probably await re.
endorsements Of men and guns, to make
good his losses at Liaoyang. These, II
Is reported, will be ready to leave japan
at the end OF the month. Moreover, Il
would create no surprise here II a Jap
anese diversion Is attempted In the DR.
rection OF Vladivostok, to prepare tbs
way for renewal OF aggressive opera
lions against Mukden. In the meantime
Kuropatkin is also obtaining reinforce.
ments. A large number Of guns and
some independent troops ara on theil
way to the front. and The arat astasA'