Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-19
GEN. LINEvITCH TO COMMAND.
r.,,o,tkin VIII be the Chief Of Both
Armies Without Title Of Com
maudcrln.Chiet
SITUATION At FRONT UNCHANGED
Generals Rennenkampd aud Samson
og Are Concluding Some Import.
ant "Reminiscences,

ST. Petersburg, Sept. 10 Q;57 p. NIL
Acting upon the advice OF his military
advisers. Emperor Nicholas has decided
"a form a second Manchurian army. 1t
Mill be formed Of the corps which are
hing sent to the far east and Lieut.,
Cen. Llneyitch probably win be given
,bo command Of the second army Gen.
KuropatMn viii become chief Of both
armies. but probably without the title
If commander.In-chef II is this i'm
psndlng reorganization which seems 10
have led to the countless rumors and re.
,orts aaoat here Of Kuropatklns SUPER
session OF Vlceroy Alexlef as COM
mander.ln- Of the army, the lat
ters resignation, etc, but the Associat-
Oh Press Investigations indicate that
,hs above is the real situation. The As
ISOLATED Press is Informed that Alexieff
will continue 10 be viceroy and that
As such he could not be subordnated In
Inc to the commanding general, which
would happen II Kuropatkin was given
,he title Of commander-ln.chief, New
atheIess the Associated Press Is In
formed Kuropatkin viii virtually be In
complete untramelled command.
As has been heretofore stated on high
snihorty the stories Of Alexleff's intel
ference with Kuropatkin are entirely
Without foundation. on the contrary
Aoyien has always shown the utmost
appreciation Of the peculiar delicacy OF
Ms position as Kuropatkins superior.
qudlohsy avoiding even the semblance
Of interference with the operations OF
ihc Manchurian army
The Associated Press Is authorized
again to deny absolutely the story that
Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky has
been court martlaled. 1t Is positively
stated that he has never been under
arrest at Port Arthur and that there
has never been a question Of his trial by
court-martial He has simply been SUI
perseded by Rear Admiral Wren In
the temporary command of the Port
Arthur squadron which Ouktomsky
took over when the late Rear Admiral
Withoeft fell This does not necessarily
mean that the admiralty Is satisfied
with Rear Admial Ouktomsky. on the
contrary. his shortcomings are recog-
nized. Leading TO the decision to place
Rear Admiral Wren IN command
The latest dispatches received by the
war office here leave the situation at
the front practically unchanged, There
IS no truth IN the report cabled 10 the
Express Of London from Toxic that a
battle IS progressing at Mukden, There
Is nothing yet to show that Field Mar
shll Oyama has begun to move In force.
The reported fighting between Japa-
nese and Nal Gen. Mistchenko prob
ably refers to the sharp skirmishes
southeast Of Mukden, news Of which
has already been cabed to the Asso-
cl0ted Press
IMPORTANT CIRCUMSTANCES,
ST. Petersburg. Sept IA dispatch
was received today from Gen. Kuropat-
Kin announcing that Gems, Renneu-
lamp0 aud Samsonoff are conducting
important "Reminiscences which have
resulted In rather heavy fighting with
many casualties
From Gen, Kuropatkin's telegram
which was dispatched at o'clock yes
tnday evening, II appears that Cen
NeWenkamptf. had recovered from his
wound and had resumed command of
The troops The reconnaissance dis
closed a further Increase in the Japan
ese forces at Yen Tai and Bentslaputze.
The Russians have. occupied several
Villages nearer the Japanese lines,
Gen Kuropatkin yesterday reviewed
the Thlrty.sevcnth division OF the First
hlmy corps
TOWARD JAPANESE FRONT,
London. Sept. ia dispatch to a
news agency from 81. Petersburg today
says the "Reminiscences we're towards
the Japanese front and right flank. re.
stlng In the Japanese being driven
back The Russian losses. according TO |
mis- version, arc said to be slight and |
u y not clear whether the many
casualties, referred TO by Cen Kuro-
plkin, were inflicted or received.