Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-03-23
'KUROPATKIN IS OUT.
General tinevitch to Command the
Russian Army In Manchuria.
SITUATION STILL DESPERATE.
Only Hope II In Flight-Heavy
Loss OF Gums and stores Re
ported as the Russians
Retreat.

Japanese hanging on the heels and
tanks OF the remnants Of the broken,
defeated Russian army, Gen. Kuropat-
kin, the old idol of the private soldier
has been dismissed and disgraced and
Gen. Linevitch, commander Of the first
army, is appointed to succeed him In
command OF all the Russian land and
sea forces operating against Japan.
The word disgrace Is written In large
letters in the laconic imperial order
gazetted which contains not Q single
word of praise and also disposes OF the
rumor that Kuropatkin had asked to be
relieved. The Russian military annals
contain on more bitter imperial re-
buke. While 1t was known that the
war council had already decided to sup
plant Kuropatkin after the Mukden
disaster the decision to confer the task
of saving the remainder Of the army
on Llnevitch in the very midst of its
flight. although bruited Thursday night
came as surprise.
It transpires that Emperor Nicholas
upon the advice of Gen. Dragomiroff
and War Minister Sakharoff deter
mined that the step was necessary
when II became apparent Thursday
morning that Kuropatktin while con-
centrating for a stand at Tie pass
seemed unaware that the Japanese had
worked around westward again and
practically allowed himself to be sur
nrisod Old reports brought by Gen.
crinenbere regarding Kuropatkin's
Vo,Ijr0 mentality also had influence.
Under the circumstances therefore It
was considered imperative in view of
tho ovooodinoIv neriIous nosItion of the
ormv IN turn over its command to
Linevitch who alone had been able to
hring off HIS army in order after the
hattie of Mukden His record during
The Chinese. war had also demonstrated
Mic canoritv as commander. Kuro-
natkin will return to st. Petersburg
forthwith
Tba task conflded to Linevitch Of
v,tbdrawin0 what Ia left of the great
ormv NJ 35O 900 men to Hardin is q
deunerate one He ia hemmed in on
oil s,dos Cen Kawamura presumably
e. Tross,ro uorthward through the
n,orrto,ns eastward ready to swoop
dowr Gan Noei and Oku are on the
wo., ~ tha Rnssian forces. the whole
line If the railroad is threatened II
not slreadv cut and Chinese bandits
arc avon reported to be in the rear
NJ Harbin A cousummation of the
Mutden disaster is feared. Napoleon's
rl,gbt In the retreat from Moscow with
w,'t,,soT,s Cossacks harassing the
iN"'''so ,,., hord,,, &c nod
starving rrenonn'eh was
OF uanserous' .,,oa from, tho
No'hlns in s.o.o1.hot thod scimated
front but 1t is reared tnat sneu 'oaanoreS
battallons wnlcn mau na'u 40 MuE
from the oemora''1a.ion saon tbrown
den retreat nave asaiu r,a,d Marshal
into CONFUSION W ora,,sss nursu,t
Oyama re.en',es oo.,,, saors that more
Ihe war ONE s al onns which Ku-
OF inc siese au 80 ~ save a. Mukdep
IopaeHin .as,sood In tho hurried
nave Deen ~ noss Tba question of
nlsn. n,.,on ana food IL also vital as
- =, ,,nan,n tho+ the Russians were
.'....,,aS a. hurn further stores at
NJ 80 rhsra the commissariat was
al, havinnInT to feed the half-fam-
,"S.A trocns when the new retreat
mas ordaraA But even in the face Of
,ho possibility of the complete loss OF
.ho armv and the admitted fact that
vladiyostok is already possibly lost
me emperor SHOWS ~ s'e.e0
Ing. Preparations Ior cCnunns ~
war on larger scale IMAM e''' ~"
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M. kirilon' wa D..sS,.r
continuing MS oisciosules " -. 1 81,
army conoluon S.'rluu.ss " 80 -
ure Of the general S'An " %sv Po
erly the region DetWeen Also 80 - -
Mukden the RUSSIAN lOss ~ NV - ~
south OF muKden IN oc.oUet' "nen sno
troops were ordered 10 mAAS : .ne
movement against q nStuTAils inapiee
nable position. hirilon asserts SuA'