Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-10
FIGHTING mot SEVERE
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| announcement, which had been awaited pa
| tlently through the long, weary months of
| announcement and defeat, had an 1nstan-
| tareous effect. The public bulletin boards
at the street corners upon which were post
/ ed copies of Kuropatkins order of the day
| were surrounded by crowds, really cheerful
/ for the first time since the war began. Last
| night at Russian club where General
| Velitchko. the engineer who fortified Lao
yang, was delivering lecture in defense
| OF kuropatkin's abandonment of that place.
| the reading of the order created scene of
| enthusiasm, and telegram was sent to
| kuropatkin expressing the deepest satisfac-
| ton and mistaken confidence in his leader
| ship and praising his chivalrous act, say
| ing:
| Like the Russian warriors of old you
| have warned the enemy that you are adj
vancing against him."
| The Newspapers Pleased.
All the papers acclaim the tidings with
| intense satisfaction. at the same time warn
| ing the public not to harbor illusions, and
saying they must be prepared for the
heavy sacrifices involved in attacking so
| powerful and determined foe.
| Commenting upon the recent order of
| Gen. kuropatkn, the Novosti expresses
| unqualified confidence in that commander,
! and says:
This is the man who at the beginning of
| the said: Patience, patience, and
again patience We have awaited in obedi-
| ence for his words. Now the time has come
| to turn southwark Advance now will be
! no idle word. Kuropatkin is going through
| to his comrades at Port Arthur,
| though he may have to defeat four oppos-
| ing armies to do so. But our soldiers are
| happy. 1t is not nature to desire Russian
| troops to retire.
The NOvoe Vremya terms it "Kuropat-
! kin's reply to the pigmy squeaks of the
| little Napoleons who have criticised him.
| adding
God grant that the Russian eagles,
which long have been preparing their
| wings, may successfully make long
| flight to the relief of the heroes who have
| been so bravely defending Port Arthur
If kuropatkin is now successful, the post
| of supreme commander in-chief. his friends
] believe. is sure to be his reward.
Merely Advance Guard Successes.
MUKDEN, October 1O.-At last the cor
respondents permitted to telegraph the
| news that the Russian army is moving upon
the Japanese. They have waited a long
| time for this moment, the turning point In
| the campaign. The advance actually be-
gan October 5, and the preparations were
| envelOped in the greatest secrecy. Last
| night "a correspondent of the Associated
| Press telegraphed the first news that the
| forward march had begun auspiciously for
| the Russians. the Japanese having lost a
most important fortified position Bentria-
| putze, the key of the Bensihu roads and the
| ford of the Taitse river, and having ex
posed their right flank. This morning came
the news that the Japanese were being dr1v-
| en- back along the whole front.
But these only advance guard sue
cesses. The heavy work is still ahead and
| Russian victory will be certain only when
| the Russians re-enter I4aoyang. 1t is neces-
| sary to study the Japanese dispositions,
| telegraphed to the Associated Press last
| night, in order to appreciate Gen. Kuro-
patkinS task The Japanese armies are
prepared to meet the Russians and the ad-
of the latter is eXDpcte0 to devotion
quickly. The decisive moment of the cam
| paign is close a hand.