The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-05-12
General Staff Says They A..
Conducting Mastery Re.
treat to interior.
JAP TO MAKE NO MlSTAKp.
Baron Hayashi Predicts That Mikad.,
Forces VIII Not obtige the Rus.
SLAMS by Following Too Far
Into the Interior.

telegraphs as follows:
General k%uropatkin has ordered {
general retreat, and no doubt intenas
to avoid Il battle until he has sufhcien, |
forces. He actually has at his disposa, /
not more than $50, 900 men. exclusive Of |
the garrison at Port Arthur, which con |
sists of 30,000, m the garrison at New
Chwang of 5000.
"A general who knows the secrets Of
the mobilization tells me that the last
900 men, making up the required 500.
coo. will leave kasan July y, adding.
1--WE VIII be very sick IL the railway
is not worked well. 1t is not likely tina,
General Kuropatkin will fatigue his
troops unnecessarily. If the japanese
! press him he will retire from Lac
Yang to Mukden. or even TO Hardin.
Retreat certainly is painful. but ii now
is Indispensable"
St. Petersburg, May 9.-Viceroy Alex
Jeff has telegraphed h emperor, an.
nouncing the transfer of his headQuar-
ters to Hardin. It is expected General
Kuropatkin will remove to Mukden.
The admiralty reports that Rear Ad,
miral Jessen's squadron is at Vladiyo-
StOk.
81. elblShulS 3, MAY ii ne Sblt-
march of events at the theater OF war
and the virtual abandonment by The
Russians of all their advanced posi-.
tions along the Manchurian ~littural,
a created a deep impression among
the people, n a feeling Of apprehen-
sion which the authorities contend is
unWarranted by calm consideration of
the situation.
While not attempting to minimize the
In, ~ ~ ,,,n Df I, "a we 4, rA1 ,i..l
by the enemy in the occupation OF The
Lao Tung peninsula, n the advance
from the Talu river the general staff
declares If it had not been for General
Sassalitch's rash stand al the YaIu the
retreat and concentration Of kuropat-
kin'S army Upon its normaF'iine of de-
Tense would haV been regarded as a
mastery piece of strategy.
The equaninity Of the government is
shown by the free publication of all
news kilograms from abroad, some be
ing Of the most sensational character.
At the general staff the one dominant
idea is that the developments of the last
few days make 1t certain the war viii
be long and bitter.
1t is said 500, 900 men would have been
required to hold southern Manchuria.
The real truth seems to be thai kuro-
patilin has not much over 100000 men
~ - Iif.l biiir III Iic Is dtlti lI!!llcu
TO pursue the plan which he mapped
out at first, to allow the enemy to fol-
low him back into the heart Of Man
churia until he is strong enough tc
assume the offensive.
Will Leave New chwane.
The Associated Press is Informed
that While q Russian garrison is still at
New Chwang, the untenabiIity 0 fthe
position is fully realized. and prepare
tions for dis1nantling the forts and re-
moving the garrison have been COM
pleted.
The same thing applies to Hal
Cheng, twenty-five miles southeast of
New chwang. The question of holding
the Russian position at Liao Yang de-
perds upon circumstances.
The Russians hold the pass which
commands the easterly approaches, but
it Is realized the position there also
Will be rendered untenable if the enc
my succeeds in bringing up a superior
force along the northern road to Muk-
den.
Chinese Uprising Feared.
Ultimate retirement to Hardin might
possibly incur the danger OF a Chinese
uprising, which increases with the Jap
anese successes, and much be taken
INTO consideration. Should news OF the
enemy's victories iniame the Chinese
residents of Manchuria against the
russians, the latter's withdrawal north
OF the zone OF their hostility might be-
come imperative.
Inc possibility of active operations
against ~Vladivostok will also have 10
De reckoned with. The general staff
lnNelshs against a too pessimistic view
OF the situation, pointing out that the
Japanese must land mother army be
lore they can hope to make a strong
nuNahce movement, which will require
lline. IN the meantime the strength
9l h~ufopatkin's army ana position will
Inc general staff repeats the words
the commander in chief: "Patience,
patience, patience" They also insist
that thr full extent of Russian losses
the 9alu river has been published.
1T is no guess work" said a mem
per or the general staff. Every man
mas been accounted for
Russia Is in the Dark.
ST. PETERSBURG Nav II --Thn Puasian