Evening journal., 1904-09-26
JRDERS SECOND ARMY
Gar, Realizing Danger, to Re-
organize the Manchu-
rian Forces.
GRlPPENBERe TO COMMAND

hepcl Japan - Three Corps Due IN
Harbin Within Three Months-Moro
Guns Ordered.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 26.-The divi-
sion and reorganization Of the Man
churian army, regarding which there
I have been rumors ever since the bat
I tie Of Liaoyang, was officially an
nounced today in an imperial rescript
appointing Major General Grlppen-
berg, commander Of the Third army
corps in the province OF Wilma, as COM
mander of the Second army now being
mobilized for immediate dispatch TO
the far east, leaving General Kuropat-
kin I'm command of the First army.
The emperor is personally convinced
that the political as well as the mill
tary prestige Of the empire is at stake
and that every other consideration
must give way before the exigencies
of war; The resources Of the empire
in men and money must be drained If
necessary in order to turn the scale
and vindicate the power Of the en-
pire.
Emperor Nicholas has sent the fol-
lowing autograph letter to General
Grippenberg:
"Ihe Intense energy with which ia
pan is conducting the war and the
stubbomness and high warlike quail
ties displayed by the Japanese impel
me to considerably strengthen the
forces at the front in order to attain
decisive success in the shortest possi-
bic time.
czar Appoints orippenhers.
\ "Since by this increase the units will
reach a figure making their continu-
ance in one army impossible without
prejudice to the proper direction,
maneuvering and mobility of the
troops. I have found it necessary to di-
vide the active forces in Manchuria
into two armies leaving one in the
hands Of General Kuropatkin. I ap-
point you to command the second.
! Your many years service in warlixe
4 exploits and your wide experience in
4 training troops assure me that you,
following the general directions of the
commander in chief, will successfully
lead 10 the attainment Of the objects
Of the war the army intrusted to you.
God bless you for your great and
glorious services to me and to Rus
sia."
Russia's recognition of the fact that
the forces now I'm the far east cannot
successfully prosecute the war against
the men japan Is able TO put in the
field and the knowledge that the lat
ter power is now mobilizing 100000
! more men for the front and the deci.
sion 10 reorganize the Russian army
! upon a gigantic scale In order to be
able 20 assume the offensive quickly
marks a distinctly new phase of the
war The physical difficulties TO bt
reckoned with promptly in getting out
such large re-enforcements over a sin
gle line Of railway more than 5,O0C
miles long are fully realized, but with
the Circumbaiznl railway completed
the authorities expect to practically
double the present capacity for the
transportation of men. munitions and
provisions and send out two corps in
stead of one monthly. Within threl
months three corps are expected t
reach Harbin. swelling the total mum
, Der of Russian soldiers in Manchuris
2 to considerably over half a million
) In the meantime the armies at thu
front, continually augmented by fresl
troops. will act as a buffer to hold il
check the Japnnese until the army viii
be able to assume the aggressive witt
< sheer weight Of numbers.
4 More Guns to Be Sent.
? In the reorganization special plan
have been made to overcome the def
cheney in guns under which the Rus
SLAMS have been laborlng. over 60
:. additional field and rapid fire guns ar
e to be sent to the front.
l. The great struggle for the master.
in the far east now seems destined t
assume titanic proportions.
The relteratlon Of the now famllia
official statement that the military sill
uation at the front is unchanged is be
lieved to indicate merely that in vieN
r of the shifting OF forces the probabil
Il ~ Of fresh important development
s there is not immediate. General Ku
Z ropatkin deems 1t wise to make publ
unofficial advices which indicate tina
!, Marquis Oyama is slowly continuin
! 70 advance. His tendency seems to b
! to the northeast. This may be prompt
! ed by recognition OF China's superst
S tious reverence for Mukden, the JapG
n nese being anxious to remain on tn
g best Of terms with the Chinese. 1t /
also likely that the presence Of III
n Hun river I'm front of Mukden has col
Q vinced the Japanese of the imposs
! bility. from a strategic point Of view
! Of making a frontal attack, while
!, they succeed in gaining a footing a
. Flu pass or some other point on tn
y north side Of the river and north o
Mukden they will render Kuropatkin'
+ position in the city untenable an
= force him to evacuate without fightin
e and retire northward and give battl
e elsewhere should he decide TO contes
y the japanese advance.
The emperor is going to Odessa o
4 Sept. 81.
The Halt at Mukdsn.
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