The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-09-26

in this campaign. He went into the
Turkish war Is colonel and as re-
ward for his services was appointed
aide-de-eamp to the emperor. He again
won the ST. Georges cross and was
promoted to the rank Of major gener-
al. He became lieutenant general in
1880. general Of infantry in 1901, and
recently was appointed general aide
de-camp 10 the emperor.
While General Grippenberg's dis
tinguished war record is sufficient 10
Ievplain the appointment, it Is believed
Prince Svlatopolk- Mirsky's recomnen-
dalton did great deal in that direc-
ton. Mirsky and Grippenberg served
several years in Wilma, the former as
governor general and the latter as
commander-in-cilief Of the troops
there. The appointment is none the
less a surprise. The first rumor that
it was was impending reached The As
ISOLATED Press on Saturday. Until then
1T was generally believed that General
Linevitch would be selected to COM
mand the second army. General Grip
penberg will leave for the far east
the mlQdle or October.
1t is now evident that General Line
witch will remain in charge Of the
Amur district, including the defences
of Vladivostok.
New Phase Of the War.
Russia's recognition Of the fact that
the war against the men Japane is able
/ to put in the field, and the knowledge
that the latter power is now mobilizing
100000 more men for the front, and the
decision to reorganize the Russian
army upon gigantic scale in order 20
lbe able to assume the offensive quick
Iy, marks a distinctly new phase of the
war. The physical difficulties to be
lreckoned with promptly in getting out
such large reinforcements over a single
lline Of railway more than 5000 miles
long are fully realized, but with the
circum- Baikal railway completed, the
authorities expect to practically double
the present capacity for the transport
tation of men, munitions and provi-
sions and send out two corps instead
! of one monthly. Within three months
three corps are expected to. reach Har-
bin, swelling the total number Of Rus,
sian soldiers in Manchuria to consid-
erably over half million. In the
meantime the armies at the front. con-
4 tinually augmented by fresh troops will
act as buffer to hold In check the
Japanese until the army will be able
TO assume the aggressive with sheer
weight of numbers.
In the reorganization special plans
\ have been made to overcome the def
| cheney in guns under which the Rus
slams have been laboring. Over 600 adj
ditional field and rapid-fire guns are to
be sent to the front
| Assumes TetanIc Proportions.
The great struggle for the mastery in
1.-THE far east now seems destined to as
sumo titanic proportions. The reitera-
\ tion Of the now familiar official state
ment that the military situation at the
front is unchanged is believed to indi-
cate merely that, in view of the shift.
| ing of forces, the probability of fresh
| important developments there is not
immediate. General Kuropatlxin deems
Iitwiseto make public unofficial advices
which indicate that Marquis Oyama is
slowly continuing to advance. His ten
dency seems to be to the northeast.
This may be prompted by recognition
| Of China's superstitious reverence for
Mukden, the Japanese being anxious to.
Iremain on the best terms with the
Chinese. It is. also likely that the
presence of the Hun river in front of
Mukden has convinced the Japanese Of
the iInpossibility, from a strategic
point of view, of making frontal at
tack, while If they succeed in gaining
a footing at Ed pass or some other
point on the north side of the river and
north Of Mukderf they will render Ku-
ropatkin's position In the city unten-
liable and force him to evacuate with
Tout fighting and retire northward ana
give battle elsewhere should he decide
to contest the japanese advance.
The emperor is going to Odessa on
Septenber q.
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