Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-10
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Kuropatkin Issues State
ment to Russian Troops
Telling Why He Retreated and
How He's Licked the laps.
Excuses fer Reverses Which onou'o
Renew Russians Hope.

St Petersburg, Oct. 9.-Following is
the text Of an order, To-Day ls@uti ~
Gen. Kuropatkin, AID dated Muhie"'
oct 2:
More than seven months ago w
enemy threacherously fell upon US ~
Port Arthur before war had beeh W.
,Iared. Since then. BY land ana set
nussian tronps hav. performed many
heroic deeds of which The fatheiidli'
NAV Justly be proud. The enemy
however. i: not only overthro"h' pdt y.
his arrogance continues 10 dream "1
complete victory
..Tha ,roops of the Manrhurlan army
i'm unyarying good spirits hi'i''i''
have not been num"rlcitlly 9H""''
..no,,gb ;, defeat the JAPANESE ARMY.
1,uch time is neccs= lry for overcoming
an n. d;f6cuItfrs Of strengthening tn
.ctiy. army 50 as ~ enable II TO ar-
,onnIish with complete success the
.,rd,,nus but HONORABLE" task imposed
unon IT, It is for this reason thit' IN
site of the repeated repuls- of Jap
anese attacks upon our positions 1T
T,tcbc<io I.aindiansian ana Lao
Yang I did not consider that the tim"
had arrived to TAX. advantag" OF th'S'.
successes ANA to begin a forward
movement. and | therefore gave the
order to retreat.
you left the positions you had :"
heroic ally defended, covered with pll"'
Of the crtmys deal and without allow
ir,- Yourselves to be disturbed by th@
foe and in full preparedness Tor " lF"Sh
fight. After a five days hdttI" IT Lao
Yang YOU retired Oh nrN POSITIONS.
which bad been prepared previously.
After successfully defending al az
vance ANA main positions you Wlthir""
to Mukden under most difficult r"ndl-
tons
"Attaoknd bv cen kurokiS army,
Won marched through dlmps. inIhSS-
able mud. fighting throughout the dag
and cxtricating guns and carts with
your hands at night ANA returned -
Nuhdnn without abandoning singh"
eun. prisoner or wounded man. ana
with th.. baggage train Entirely intact.
Il ordered the retreat with 4 s"rrnW-
tuI heart. but with m@hak'u conf
,dnc" that it VAS necessary in order to
gum complete and d"Cisiv" victory "v"r
the enemy when IN" tim" can".
n'' fIllltt'l''i mas ''''~l-~ll''t A''i ~
conflict with Japan forces. sufficient tn
assure uS victory. All difficulties ~
transporting these forces over dis
tanrc Of lO00n N"rStl are beng oN''r-
come III i spirit Of Sef-sacriilce ana
with indOmitable energy and skill 10y
Russians of every branch and rank o
the service, ana every social position
to wrnm mas been entrusted this work
which for difrulty Is unprecedented il
thr history Of Warfare.
In thu. cuurs,, Of seven months hun
lr.,lS of thousands of men ana tens -
uusande Of horses AMI carts and mil
us Of pounds Of stores hay" h"'.'
ming unutcrrurt"lly by rail fr"G
E,uroprar Russia ana siberia to Man
thuriL
eff tn. +, gimcnts which already hav
been sent out prov" Insufficient res
troops will arrive. for the inl"Nlhl
wish of the Emperor that we Shnul
yauuuish the Toe will be intlrNibly ful
filled Heretofore the enemy in op"r
ntiug has relied on his great fore
aud dispoSnE his armi' : 50 rs To- sur
round Us has chosen rs ne deemed III
his time for attack. hut now the mo
rncut to go and t. meet the enemy f"
which III, who'll. army has beer long
ing has come, and the time has ar
rived for us to compel the Japanese T.
do our will. for tn" forces of the Man
churian army are strong enough t.
begin a forward movement. NcNrf,he
less YOU must be INCREASINGLY mindful
Of the victory t. be gained over on
strong ana gallant foe. In addition I
\, ;,,, a. M
lowest to the highest. the firm determ:
nation must be to- gain victory
Whatever he the sacrifice necessary I
this end bear in mind the importanc
of victory to Russia. and above a
remember how necessary victory is tn
more speedily To relieve our brother
at Port Arthur. who fot seven month
have hcroiCally maint liurd the dc
fence of the fortress entrusted to thri
cure.
our army. strong in it's union Wit
the Emperor and al Russia. prrfur.nt
great deeds of h.roiSm for the father
land in Ill our wars and gained f,
itself we'll -mcrit"d Ten, Wn amongst Il
nations. Think IT every hour at Il
defence of Russians dignity and right
in the Far Fast, which have been ~
trusted to you ny the E,mpernr's Wis
Think ut every hour that to you Il
defence Of the hrror ana fame Of IL
whole Russian tny has been Cnuiii,
The illustrious head If the Russia
empire. together with the whole
Russia. praHS for YOU ana bIcsscS \,
for Your heroic deeds. Strengthened |
this PRAYER ana III. small cnnsciu,l.
ness OF the Importance Of the task tn,