The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-10
IS TIME TO
ADVANCE
Kuropatkin Says Russia's
Hour Has Come.
ARMY IS NOW READY
Cars Troops Will Take the Of.
fensive and Relieve Port
Arthur.
ARMY IS NOW READY

| LONDON, oct. l0.--A Mukden spe-
cial cablegram says the following is
the text of an order Of the day issued
| by General Kuropatkn at his head
| quarters:
More than seven months ago the
| enemy treacherously fell upon us at
Port Arthur before war had been de-
clared, Since then, by land and sea,
Russian troops have performed many
heroic deeds of which the fatherland
may justly be proud. The enemy how
ever, Is not only not overthrown. but IN
his arrogance continues to dream of
complete victory.
The troops of the Manchurian ar
my, in unvarying good spirits, hitherto
have not been numerically strong
enough 10 defeat the japanese army.
Much time is necessary for overcOm-
ing all the difficulties of Strengthening
the active army so as TO enable it to
accomplish with complete success the
arduouS but honorable task imposed
upon IT, 1t is for this reason that in
spite of repeated repulso ni Japanese
attacks upon our positions at Tashi-
chao, Liandiansian and Liaoyang | did
not consider that the time had arrived
10 take advantage of these successes
and 10 begin forward movement, and
II therefore gave the order to retreat.
You left the positions you had so
heroically defended covered with piles
of the enemy's dead and without al
lowing yourselves to be disturbed by
tue foe and In full preparedness foe
fresh fight After n i've days battle ut
Liaorapg YOU retired on new positions
vhieb tad been pr pared previously.
After successfully defending all adj
vanced and main positions You with
drew TO Mukden under most difficult
conditions.
I'm the course Of seven months hun
dredS of thousands of men and tens of
lions of pools of stores have been COM
ing uninterruptedly by rail from Euro
pean Russia and Siberia to Mnnchuria.
"If the regiments which already have
been sent out prove insufficient fresh
troops will arrive. for the inheXible
wish OF the emperor that we should
vanQuish the foe will be inheXibly full
filled. Heretofore the enemy i'll OPP
Grating has relied on his great forces
and. disposing his armies so as TO sur
his time for attack, but now the mo-
ment To 90 TO meet the enemy, for
which the whole army has been long
ing, has come and the time has arrived
for us to compel the Japanese to do
our will. for the forces of the Man
churian army are strong enough TO be-
gin forward movement. Neverthe-
less you must be increasingly mindful
of the victory To he gained over our
strong and gallant foe In addition TO
from the lowest to the highest. the firm
must be to prevail, to
gain victory. Whatever be the sacri-
flee necessary to this end, bear in
mind the Importance Of victory to Rus |
STA, and above all remember how nee
essary victory is the more speedily to |
relieve our brothers at Port Arthur, |
who for seven months have herocally |
the defense of the fortress
intrusted to their care.
The illustrious head OF the Russian |
land, together with the whole of Rus
STA, prays for you. blesses you for your |
heroic deeds. Strengthened 10y this
prayer and the small consciousness of |
the Importance of the task that has |
fallen TO us, we must go forward fear
lessly with a firm determination to do |
our duty TO the end without sparing |
our lives.
THE will of God he with MS ALL"