The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-26

Prince SviatoDoIk- AIirslsy-'- recommend
alton did great deal in that 5;reo-
eoh Prince SHatopolk- Mirskv and
sse'iiere'f- e4rippenberg served several
Esois m wilma, the former as governor
se'fefdt and the latter as commander
nl-cnret OF the troops there. The ap-
Eo'peineit is none the less a surprise
ne flfst- rGmOr that -itswas islRendins,
'edcned the Associated Press ON Saf-
uIoay- Until thenzit was senerallV be-
Nefed that General Linevitch would be
Seiected to command the Second army
%eIierals Grippenberg VIII leave for the
'iOiit the middle of October II is now
eNleent that General Linevitch viii re-
i iIaslul IN charge of the Amur district
'ie'uulpg the defenses f@Vladivostok.
New Phase of War.
Russfa,s recognition or the fact. that
me forces now IN the far east cannot
successfully prosecute the war against
me men Japan is able 10 put I'm the
helu' and the knowledge that the lat
Ter power is now modifying 100 600 more
men Tor the front, and the decision to
feorganize the Russian army upon a
gigantic scale i'm order TO be able to
assume the offensive quickly. marks a
nlstincuy new phase OF the war. The
physical difficulties to be reckoned with
IN promptly getting out such large re-
inlorcements over a single line of rail-
way more than 5000 miles long are full
u realized, but the Circum- BaikaI
railway completed. the authorities ex-
peet to practically double the present
eapacity for the transportation OF men.
munitions and provisions and send out
two corps instead OF one. monthly.
within three months three CORPS are
expected 10 reach Hardin, swelling the
total number Of Russian soldiers in
Mahchuria TO considerably over half a
mlllon-i In the meantime the armies
NJ the 'front.', continually augmented by
fresh troops, win act as a buffer to
hold i'm check the Japanese until the
army VIII he able to assume the az
gressive through sheer weight of num-
5ers.
IN the reorganization special plans
nave been made 10 overcome the de-
hclency in guns under which the Rus
siaas have been laboring. over 600 ad-
aitionalrfiel and rapid fire guns are
10 be sent 10 the front
The great struggle for mastery i'm the
iar east now seems destined 70 assume
Titanic proportions.
Won't Fight at Mukden.
The reiteration of the now familiar
'ficial statement that the military sit
hation is unchanged is believed to in.
lcate merely that in view Of the
fhifting of the forces the probability
et fresh important developments there
Is not imminent.
General kuropatkin deems il wise to
make public unofficial advices which
indicate that Marquis Oyama is slowly
continuing TO advance. His tendency
teens TO be TO the northeast. This
may he prompted by recognition OF
shina's suQerstitiOus reverence for
Hukden. the japanese being anxious 10
Temain on the best terms with the Chi
nese. II is also likely that the pres
snce OF the Hun river i'm front of Muk.
sen has convinced the Japanese of the
mpOSsibility from a strategic point of
view OF making a frontal attack. while
they succeed I'm gaining a footing at
ia Pass or some other point on the
aorth side Of the river north OF Muk-
len they will render Kuropatkin's DO
htlon practically untenable and force
ann TO evacuste without fighting. re-
IRE northward and give battle else
Nhere should he decide To- contest the
japanese advance. The emperor is 90
ug 10 odessa on Sept. 81.