Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-09
PORT DALNY is INVESTED.
While Not Affirmed Officially it is Not
Denied and Undoubtedly is
True
ADVANCED POSITIONS ABANDONED
Alonp the Manchurian LittOral--Gen'
eral staff Places Blame for Battle of
The yalu Upon Gen, zassalitch.

St Petersburg, May 9-(4;3O p.m)-'
The Russian authorities are completely
IN the dark as to what is happening IN
the territory occupied by the enemy,
evcept such news as comes from the
newspapers abroad and originating
fror Japanese sources. The reports Of
a Japanese landing at Taku Shan and
the investment Of Port Dalny' etc.
while not conhrmable here, officially
are not denied,
The Novoe Vremya this morning Is
greatly excited over the action of the
swedish authorities in mining the en-
trance OF the harbor Of Site Oh the
island of Gothland, IN me Baltic sea,
demanding that the foreign office as
certain the cause, seemingly forgetting
that site was occupied as a base by
the British feet operating against ST.
Petersburg at me lime OF the Crimean
war
ylceroy Alexleff refuses to receive
my more foreign war correspondents
ne khllI UluiNlA " ''N'ANf -
theater of war--the virtual abandon
ment by the Russians of all their ad-
yanced positions along the Manchurian
lttoral. has created deep impression
among the people and feeling Of APP
prehenslon which the authorities con-
tend is unwarranted by a calm consd-
Grafton of the situation. While not at
tempting to minimize the importance
of the advantages gained by the enemy
IN the occupation of the Lao Tung
PENINSULA and the advance from the
Yalu river, the general staI
nevertheless declares that II It had not
been for Gen. Zassnltch's rash stand at
the Yalu the retreat and concentration
of Gen. Kuropatkins army upon It's
normal line of defense would have been
regarded as a mastery piece OF strate-
nv. The equanimity Of the govern
ment is shown by the free publication
of all news kilograms from abroad,
some being of a most sensational char
acter. At the general STAFF the one
dominant idea is that the developments
of the last few days make it certain
that the war will be bitter and long.
There II is said that half a million men
would have been required 70 hold
southern Manchuria. The real truth
seems to be that Gen, Kuropatkln has
not much over 100000 men south OF
Hardin, and he is determined to pur-
sue the plan which he mapped at first
to allow the enemy to follow nm
back into the heart of Manchuria un-
I'll strong enough to assume the Of
fensive.
NEwCHwANG UNTENABLE.
The Associated Press Is informed
that while the Russian garrison is stu
at Newchwang, the untenability OF the
position Is fully realized and prepare
tons for dsmantling the forts and re-
moving the garrison have been COM
pleted, The Russian gunboat SlVouch
here win be destroyed. The same
thin applies TO Hal Cheng, 20 miles
southeast of Newchwang. The Ques-
ton Of holding the Russian
position at Lao Yang depends
upon circumstances. The RUS
SLAMS hold the pass which commands
the westerly approaches, but II is rea'
lied that the position there also VIII be
rendered untenable II the enemy sue
Ceeds I'm bringing up superior force
along the northern road to Mukdcd,
An ultimate retirement TO Hardin
might possibly incur the danger Of q
Chinese uprising, which Increases Win
the Japanese successes and must be
taken into consideration. Should the
news Of the enemy's victories inname
the Chinese residents in Manchuria
against the Russians, the latter's With
drawal north of the zone of their hos
tility might become imperative. The
possibility of active operations against
Nladlvostock also has TO be reckoned
with.
PATIENCE, PATIENCE! PA
TIENCEl"
The general STAFF inveighs against q
zoo pessimistic view II the situation
pointing out that the japanese must
land another army before they car
hope to make q strong advance move
ment, which will require time In tn
meantime the strength Of Gen. kuro'
patkln's army and his position VIII dat
ly Increase. The general stan repeats
the words Of the commander-in-c chief
Patience, patience, patience They
also insist that the full extent OF th'
Russian LOSSES on the Yalu river have
been published.
1T ~ no guess work Of our losses.
said a member OF the general stan
Ever man has been accounted Tor
Let the enemy publish theirs"