The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-10
BUGLE CALL
 TO. RUSSIANS KurOpatkin'S Address to
 His Army. TELLS OF HIS RETREATS Time Now at Hand to Take
 Offensive. MindfuI of GaIIantry and Ardor of the Enemy But Trusts the Crar's Army to Gain Ultimate
 Victory.
TELLS OF HIS RETREATS


 is the text of an order of the day is- sued by General Kuropatkin and dated Mukden, October 2:
 More than seven months ago the enemy treacherously fell upon us at Port Arthur before war had been de- clared. Since then, by land and sea. Russian troops have performed many heroic deeds. of which the Fatherland however, is not only not overthrown, but in his arrogance continues to dream of complete victory.
 The troops of the Manchurfan army. in unvarying good spirits. hitherto have not been numerically strong enough to defeat the Japanese army. Much time is necessary for overcoming all the difficulties of strengthening the active army so as to enable 1t to &C., scomplish with complete success the ar duous but honorable task imposed upon 1t. It is for this reason that, In spite of the repeated repulse of the Japanese attacks upon our positions at Tatche Kiao, Liandiansian and Liaoyang, I did not consider that the time had arr rived to take advantage of these suc- cesses and to begin a forward move ment, and I therefore gave the order to retreat
 Retired in Geod Order.
 You left the positions you had so heroically defended, covered with piles of the enemy's dead, and without al- lowing yourself to be disturbed by the foe. and in full preparedness for d great fight. After five days battle at Lfaoyang. you retired on new posi- tiSns which had been prepared pre- viously. After successfully defending all advanced and main positions, you withdrew to Mukden under most dfffi- cult conditions.
 Attacked by General Kurolxfs army. you marched through almost impassa-. ble mud, fighting throughout the day and extricatins 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 train entirely intact.
 T ordered the retreat with a sorrow full heart. but with unshaken confidence that 1t was necessary to gain com plete victory over the enemy when the time came.
 "The Emperor has assigned for the conflict with Japan forces sufficient to assure us victory. All difficulties in transporting these forces over a dis tance of ten thousand 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 po- sition to whom has been entrusted this work, which for difficulty Is unprece- dented in the history of warfare.
 Tn the course of seven months. hun dreds of thousands of men and tens of thousands of horses and carts, a million rail from European Russia and Siberia to Manchuria.
 .. Numbers Will Be Furnished.
 "If the regiments which already have been sent out prove insufficient, fresh troops will arrive, for the inflexible wish of the Emperor that we should vanquish the foe will be inhexibly full filled. Heretofore the enemy, in oper- ating has relied on his great forces. disposing his armies so as to surround us, has chosen, as he deemed fit. the time for action; 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 us to compel the Japanese to do our will, for the forces of the Manchurian army are strong to begin a forward move ment.
 Nevertheless, you must be unceas- ingly mimndful of the victory to be gained over our strong and gallant foe. In addition to numerical strength in all commands, from the lowest to the highest, the firm determination must be to prevail, to gain a victory. Whatever be the sacrifice necessary to this end, bear in mind the importance of victory to Russia; and above all, remember how important 1t is, the more speedily to re- lieve our brothers at Port Arthur who for seven months have heroically main tained the defense of the fortresses en- trusted to their care.
 our army, strong in its union with the Emperor and all Russia. performed great deeds of heroism for the Fath- erland in all our wars. and has gained for itself we'll merited renown amongst all nations Think at. every hour of the defence of Russias dignity and rights in the Far East, which have been entrusted to you by the Emperor s wish. Think at every hour that to you the defense of the honor and fame of the whole Russian army has been con fded.
 The illustrious head of the Russian land. together with the whole of Rus sia, prays for you; blesses you for your heroic deeds. Strengthened by this prayer and the consciousness of the importance of the task that has fallen to us. we must go forward fearlessly with a firm determination to do our duty to the end. without sparing our lives
 ''The will of God be with us all ."