The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-10
RUSSIANS PIERCE LINE
OF JAPANESE ARMY.
Continued From Page One.

not overthrown. but In his arrogance con-
| tinues to dream of complete victory.
"The troops Of the Manchurian army. in
| unvarying good spirits, hitherto have not
| been numerically strong enough TO defeat
| the japanese army. Much time is neces-
| sary for overcoming all the difficulties OF
| strengthening the active army so as to
| enable It to accomplish, with complete
| success, the arduous but honorable task
| imposed upon 1t. 1t is for this reason
| that, in spite of the repeated repulse of
| japanese attacks upon our positions at
| Tatchekiao. Liandiansian and Liao-4ang,
| l did not consider that the time had ar
| rived to take advantage of these successes
| and to begin a forward movement, and /,
| therefore gave the order to retreat.
| ABANDON POSITION
| AFTER POSITION.
You left the positions you had so he
| roically defended covered with piles of
the enemys dead and without allowing
yourselves to be disturbed by the foe and
| in full preparedness for fresh fSh'.
After a five days battle at Liao-Yang you
| retired on new positions, which had been
prepared previously. After successfully
defending all advance and main positions
YOU withdrew TO Mukden under most dlI-
ficult conditions.
ATTACKED by General kurokfs army
YOU marched through almost impassaoie
mud fighting throughout the day and ex-
,ricating guns and carts with your hands
at night. and returned to Mukden without
abandoning a single gun. prisoner or
wounded man and with the baggage tram
entirely intact
II ordered the retreat with a sorrowful
heart but with mistaken confidence that
1t was necessary in order TO gain com
plete and decisive victory over the enemy
when the time came.
THE Emperor has assigned for the con-
flict with Japan forces sufficient to assure
US victory. All difficulties in transport
ing these forces over a distance of l0.tG0
verSts are being overcome in a spirit of
self-sacrifice and with indomitable energy
and skill by Russian men of every branch
and rank of the service and every social
position. to whom has been intrusted this
work. which for difficulty is unprecedented
in the history of warfare.
In the course of seven months hundreds
of thousands Of men and tens of thousands
Of horses and carts and millions of pools
of stores have been coming uninterrupted
" By rail from European Russia and Si-
IBERIA to Manchuria.
TIME HAS ARRIVED
TO MEET THE ENEMY.
IF the regiments which already have
been sent out prove insufficient fresh
troops will arrive. for the infiexible wish
of the Emperor that We should vanauisb
the foe will be infiexib.y fulfilled Hereto
fore the enemy. in operating. has relied on
his great forces and disposinn his arr,iaS
so as to surround US. has chosen as he
deemed fit his time for attack: but now
the moment to go to meet the enemy for
which the whole army has been longing,
has come. and the time has arrived for ne
to compel the japanese to do our viii for
the forces OF the Manchurian army are
strong enough to begin a forward move
ment. '''
Nevertheless. you must be unceas asineI,,
mindful of the victory to be gained ov.r
our strong and gallant foe. In addition
to numerical strength in all commands
from the lowest to the highest the tirni
determination must be TO prevail to gain
victory. Whatever be the sacrifice neSes-
sary to this end, bear in mind the inn
portance of victory to Russia: and. above
all. remember how necessary victory IS.
the more speedily TO relieve our brothers
at Port Arthur. who for seven months
have heroically maintained the defense
of the fortress intrusted TO their care.