Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-05
svsRyINC TROOPS FORWARD.
Con. KurOpatkin is Preparing to Give
Battle to Gen. Kurokps
Army
OErEAT ACCEPTED IN MANLY WAY
The yidemOsti Says: "lt is japanese
Victory. Do Not Let Us Seek tor
scapegoat 1t is Fortune OF VAR

G. Petersburg, May Sd p. ND
nor Kuropatkin has gone to the front
s.or, Lao Yang TO inspect the sltua-
~. - rorsonally. Troops are being hur-
80 forvard from the Lao Yang ana
,,, line to o. position near Feng
wang Cheng.
an ,ho Russian wounded have been
AN, hack toward Lao Yang In order
,ot 70 cucumber the operations OF the
Russian army ~,
Il apnears evident that Cen Kuro-
cotkn is preparing to give battle TO
Com Kurokis army If circumstances
warrant.
private reports are to the eiiect tru'
me lighting blood Of the RUSSIAN SOL
Alters is up, and that they are thirs'lhg
for an opportunity to revenge lhe
daughter on the Yalu, but although
,bo commander Is greatly cha
crired at the miscarriage of his plans
on tbe Yalu there is no idea here that
10 will act rashly on that account. HIS
decision as TO the extent Of the opposl-
,i,n no VIII make at Feng Wang Cheng
dopends upon the location and success
NJ Japanese landings in Mahchuild'
Descents or attempted landings are
rov. n,omentarily anticipated near
WoochwanR and the head OF Korea
tav Occupvlng an interior line ana
nursuing the tactics OF Napoleon, ku-
ronatkln's problem will be TO prevent
iuncturo Of the enemys forces III II
necessary FOR him TO await the develop
ments of the Japanese plans ana as
certain the direction, strength ana
whence the other column Will come pc
fore deciding how to fight his adVer-
sary IN detail.
JAPANESE PLANS.
II Is believed here that the japanese
rlans for concerted action have been
embarrassed by their failure to BLOCK
the entrance TO Port Arthur Iuesday
and a repetition Of the attack on the
Russian Gibraltar Is momentarlly eN-
pected.
Vice Admiral Togo's fleet was sighted
of Port Arthur last night and indeed
unconhrmed rumors say he attacked AT
daylight this morning and that flgnt-
ing Is now in progress there AT least
the cutting off of Port Arthur, il not
4 the fate of the fortress, depends, IN the
op!nion of the general staff, upon Gen,
Kuropatkins preventing a juncture OF
the Japanese forces,
It is understood here that Gen Ias-
II salitch has already been relieved OF his
\ command for disobedience of orders and
Y that his action Is under investigation
a 2AssALITCH is OBSTINATE
4 In connection with the obstinate stand
"A made by the Russians at the Halu
n against instructions, and in face OF an
a overwhelming superiority Of men and
especially of guns, an interesting bit OF
7 the history of what occurred durinH
the maneuvers near ST. Petersburg last
y summer Is being recounted, which H.
"A lustratos this trait I'm Gen. Zassalitch 5
81 character. He commanded an infantry
~ division and insisted on stormini
n heights commanded by artillery and III
the face of a fire which theoretically
n wiped out his command The Judges
were so disguised that they rewarded
n the blunder with zero mark against
ii The generals name.
BATTERIES NOT PUNISHED,
n Under the old rules and traditions Of
~ the Russian army the second and thir,
en- batteries Of the Third artillery brigade
"A which lost their guns at the pat
tle of Kiu Lien Cheng would b.
81 stricken from the army list forever
81 The names of batteries losing guns an.
"a those Of regiments losing their color'
IA or otherwise disgracing themselves
IN formerly disappeared from the list TIM
VA was the case of the celebrated immorta
N lluzzars, in 1926, which participated II
"a the conspiracy against Emperor Nicho
M las, only a few years ago the regula
IA ton was rescinded, owing to a realiZa
w ton Of the fact that Il would work gred
Isl injustice In the case of batteries an
III regiments forced by circumstances Il
"A sacrifice themselves, as was the case Of
III Sunday.
NJ No further officials news has been re
N. oelyed regarding the Russian losses, bu
IA Gen. Kashtalinskys estimate, 1000 mel
M Is accepted as representing PRACTICAL
HI their full extent.
ri 1t Is generally believed that the Jap
anese lose between 5000 and 1000 men
,.4 Ihis Is based upon reports of eye-wit
IA nesses There has been absolutely n
FL statement Of the number OF prisoner
captured by the Japanese, but the gen
Ia eral statf is inclined 90 admit that 30
III men We're captured, though the stan as
IA serts that It has no actual means O
III knowing deinitev how many prisoner
are in the hands OF the Japanese.
|M Not single newspaper dispatch ho
YET been received beyond the severe
II Solorless kilograms from the Russia
neadquarters at Lao Yang. which sim
|H ply repeat the official news,
| correspondent OF the Novost, VIII
Nj was at tho front, was killed.
NJ DEFEAT ACKNOWLEDGED.
81 Petersburg, May 8, 2,1s p. m.--Ti
russian papers are rather sparing
III 1nelr comment on the battle OF Isl
lien Cheng, evidently awaiting MOI
complete details but what they 80
pntalns no trace of Encouragement
NJ me Novoe Vremya says the days
tauence announced by Gen. EUROPA
nj IN nave now begun and declares thu
ue Japanese difficulties viii lncrea
4 Ks they advance The paper beliey
wy chlet danger now Is In the attitut
VI me Chinese and says,
our diplomats must make Pekln r
Snze me danger OF Chinese violation
neutrality, Russia must win, but wi