The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-03-22
LINEVITCH IN COMMAND
General Kuropatkin Recalled to
St. Petersburg.

Won and esigned-American Pol
icy In ppines-Death Of General
Hawley - Mrs. Chadwick's Effects
Sold-lnternationa Checker Match.
General Linevitch, who has assumed
command of the Russian army in Man.
churia in place of Kuropatkin, who
has been recalled to st. Petersburg,
is distinctly line officer, with a long
and splendid record as a fighter
He is almost as cordially disliked by
the general staff as is his predecessor
and there also is bad blood between
Kuropatkin and Linevitch dating from
a personal quarrel In the days when
Kuropatkin was commander of the
Trans-Baikal army, which led Line
witch to demand satisfaction. Kuro-
patkin assumed the position that he
could not fight an officer Of inferior
rank The succession of this officer
will naturally increase General Kuro-
patkin's discontinue.
The Russians are losing heavily in
the rearguard actions, end Japanese
are reported to be pushing northward
as fast as possible to complete the en-
velopment of the Russian forces.
General Linevitch, however, will
have a considerable accession OF fresh
troops in a day or two, the Fourth
European corps being now at Harbin
and departing southwark
The military officials declare there
are now 2GSOOO men at General Line
vitch's disposal in Manchuria, and 1t
is believed that this force will be suffl-
cient to cause the Japanese to exercise
greater caution in their pursuit.
Abandon Southern Manchuria.
With evacuation of Tie pass Wadnes-
day night the Russian army aban-
doned the last stronghold in Southern
Manchuria and definitely turned over
the section to the Japanese for the
campaign of 1905.
General Kuropatkin and the rem
nants of the army which was defeated
by the Japanese on the Shakhe and
Hun rivers and again around Mukden
and Tie pass, are now in the noun
tains a few miles north of the south
ern entrance to the pass, trying to
shake off their pursuers, who appar-
emily are not going to repeat the mis-
take of Lao Yang and allow the Rus
sian army to escape.
Kuropatkin has been reinforced by
the garrison of Telling and other
northern towns and few new troops,
who were on their way from Russia
when the battle of Mukden began.
But even with these there seems little
hope for him.
Japs Take Fakoman and kaiyuan.
The Russian army continues its
northern retreat, the Japanese follow
ing. The latter have occupied Fabo-
man, to the northwest of Tie pass, and
Kaiyuan, 20 miles to the northeast.
The Russian retreat became more
disorganized daily after the storm
During the first day the Russians
buried their dead but since then they
have left the dead wherever they fell.
Tuesday the Russians made an at
tempt at resistance in entertainments
north of the Hun river but abandoned
them after they had been shelled for
two hours.
General Kuroki's army captured the
colors Of the Fifth regiment of rifles.
The colors were inscribed as having
been presented to the regiment by the
emperor in 1884. Most of the cap
tured organizations succeeded in
burning their standards before sur
rendering. A few prisoners are Sc
cured daily.
Cars Ministers Urge Peace.
While Emperor Nicholas, whose word
is final, declines to abandon the
prosecution of the war and the gov
ernment maintains it's ability to con-
tinue the conflict, there is authority
for stating that powerful influences,
including several of the emperor's
own ministers, are now strongly urg-
ing that the time has come TO indi-
cate to Japan Russia's desire for
peace upon a reasonable basis.
Should Japan then attempt to i'm
pose too onerous conditions these in
fuences argue that in view of the
universal wish to see the bloody con-
fliet ended Russia's position will be
abroad by the alienation
of sympathy from Japan and the sit
nation at home improved when the
nation is made to understand that the
pacific proposals have been
met with impossible terms.
Admiral Togo's Fleet.
The appearance of Vice Admiral To
go's fleet in the track that would be
used in any attempt by Vice Admiral |
Rojestvensky to make for Vladivos-
tok is reported.
So far as known at present Rojest-
vensky's squadron is still off the coast
of Madagascar, but as the ice in the
harbor of Vladivostok is probably be-
ginning to give, the Russian admiral
must soon make a decision whether |
to dasa for VladivostoR or return to
Russia. Naval experts here believe
that Togo will not come much further
in quest of the second Pacific squad
ron, on the ground that he cannot af.
ford 10 run unnecessary risks.
Gopon Appeals to Peasantry.
Father Gopon, the leader of the st. !
Petersburg workmen in the denonstra-
tion of Jan. %, who, according to the |