Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-11
RUSSIAN PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
Il is Directed from a Railway Car Ia
Which Gen. kurOpatkin's Works,
Eats and Sleeps,
kUR0Kl VAlNLY TRIES TO LURE HIN
General staff Does Not Believe That
He is Strong Enough Yet to Risk
A Real Advance,

Toxic Juno l1.--(Noon) town
Of Siuyen. now occupied by the Japan.
ese army Is Of great strategioal import.
ance being situated about 40 miles east
by south Of Kaipng and 40 miles
southeast OF Hai-Cheng. II commands
perfectly the roads to both places.
siamat2a is also an important point
as it controls the roads to l.lao yang
and Mukden, BY following this route
the Mao Tien Ling pass, a strongly
fortified and almost impregnablc Rus.
sian stronghold Will be avoided on the
advance OF the Japanese army north
ward.
RUSSIAN PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
Lao Yang, June 1.-THE entire Rus
sian plan of campaign is directed from
railway carriage here In which Gen.
kuropatkln works Eats and sleeps
The car Is divided into saloon. a
study and bedroom. The commander
in-chief passes the most Of his time
In the study at work, surrounded by
his aides. Although small of stature,
Kuropatkin is at once distingulshable
among his encourage however bril-
liant may be their uniforms, by his
| determined gestures aud sturdy figure.
lie has the reputation OF being Just
ana his word IS law His officers ex-
I press the fullest confidence in him and
he Is the idol of the common soldier,
and the foreign attaches find him mos
pleasant. He takes little or no rest ex-
cept a half hours siesta after lunch,
when the heat is excessive and he oc-
caslonally INDUCES IN the distraction
OF reading literary works Dispatches
from the scene OF operations are
brought % him at any hour Of the day
or night. The general eats well, OF sim.
pic dishes, but he seldom remains az
the table more than q half hour. He
drinks wine, smokes a cigar or two
after breakfast and sets general ex.
ample Of abstemlousness to his Of.
iicers. He rises az Z o'clock and retire
at midnight.
After drawing up a daily dispatch to
the emperor, summarizing the situa-
ton. his mornings are engaged In the
consideration OF correspondence and
tactical questions lilo often mounts a
horse and makes tour of inspection
OF the camps and military works
around Lao Yang sees visitors during
the afternoon ami subsequently reviews
the troops Of the generals at the thea
ter OF operations
Gen. kuropatkin is much Interested
In the Red Cross work visits the hospi-
tails and speaks encouragingly TO the
patients He never misses going 10 the
station at time Of the trains bringing
wounded men and out Of the funds sent
from st. Petersburg gives them money
according go their rank, one dollar and
half TO an unmarried. two dollars and
half To a married man, and as much
as $3.50 90 officers.
He also distributes medals to tho
wounded who have performed acts Of
special bravery.
JAPANESE STRENGTH,
st. Petersburg. June II (2:l5 p MD
The View Of the general STAFF is thst
VI the Japanese column which reached
Stu Yuen was not followed by either OF
tho main armies in southern Manchurla.
the Japanese have no present intention
OF advancing on Hal Cheng, nut have
sent forward a force as q felnt, 10 men
ace and discourage as much as possible
the dispatch Of heavy Russian force
down the Lao Tung Peninsula Meth
er does the general stan believe that
the enemy's column al SaimatsZa, even
should II go so Tar north as Djiand
ian, Is OF serious character, the i'm
preston being that.Gsu. KuroH contin-
ues "a donsle before Kuroputkins eyes
double objcctive but that he IL not
yet strong enough 10 risk real sd-
vance. This belief Is based on calcula-
tions that the enemy has not more than
1870 600 men all told In Southern Man
Churia and that only I'm the event OF the
Japanese attaining strength greatly In
excess of these figures wlu they be cap
able Of genuine forward movement
No fresh news has been received ina
regard 10 the situation around Port Ar
thur,
Private adyices from Lao Yang indi-
cate that the Russian force az Fafan-
dian Is prepared to retire southwark II
seriously threatened.
FIGHTING AT PORT ARTHUR.
ST. Petersburg, June 1.-THE Russky
Invalid, concluding an article on the
military situation IN the far east In
clincs TO the belief that lighting has AL
ready occurred In front Of Port Arthu
and that the japanese sustained a IT,
verse
The Viedomostl OF which Prime
Oukhtomslty, who is now sojournlng iH
the United States is the editor, has re-
ceived second warning for ''gratui
tously disturbing public opinion" by
printing report that some Moscow
merchants had subscribed to a Japan
est loan A third warning viii result
I'm the suspension OF the publication of
the paper
The Noyoe Vremya. discussing the re-
port that the submarine boat Protector
had been shipped from Newport News,
Va, for Japan expresses the hope tina
the United states government Will
make a detailed explanation OF why the
boat was allowed TO leave the United
States
RUSSIANS REPORTED MOVING.
Newchwang, Friday, June 10 Delay,
ed In transmission), Messengers sen
TO ascertain the truth OF reports tha.
the Russians are moving large force
In an attempt To relieve Port Arthur,
returned here last night without hav-
ms learned anything,