The Washington times., 1905-07-17
GENERAL LINEVTCH
CZAR'S LAST HOPE
Head of Russian Army in Far East Is Hated by the Japs
Man of Courage But of Small Cahber

Kuropatkin. when he was given com
mand OF the Russian army against Ja-
pan. had at least one enemy in his own
ranks General Iinevitch, it is said, re-
fused to serve under the new command
er and was given a separate command
at VIadivostok. Today his enemy has
succeeded him, and General LneVitch
commands the Russian forces.
General IAnevitch ((ikolai Petrovitch)
is an infantry officer, who has seen none
Of the big campaigns of the last half
Of the nineteenth century. but has had
a great deal of experience corresponding
to that which British officers get on the
frontier of India IN their smaller exDe-
ditions.
In height about five feet six inches, his
fun face. were his chin shaYen, has OF
ten been compared to that of Lord ROD
erts, but in profile his distinctly Mus
coyite-tiDDed nose spoiIs the TeSem-
blance. He is in no way a powerful man
to lock at, but lean and or Slght Dulid,
and apparently he has led a less rapid
life than most Russian officers. he was,
In fact, one of the few officers OF MS
force who could be said by a sportsman
TO be in good training.
His Conduct in China.
That he is dashing and brave is IN
doubted. General StoesseI could not be
Induced to advance toward Pekin in July
1900. but Linevitch, when he arrived,
was dlsgusted at the delay, and concur
red al once in the views of the British,
American. and Japanese generals then
at Tientsin.
or the behavior of the troops under
Linevitch's command en- route to PeHin
it is needless to say more than that they
rlf
war. That Linevitch in his dispatches
is as little worthy of confidence as Kuro-
patkin is shown by the fact that, after
the battle of Yang-Tsung, where the
Russian casualties, all told. did not eX-
ceced fifty, he telegraphed 30 the Gar
saying that he had lost 800 killed ana
wounded and much exaggerated the al
together minor part played by his forces
on hat day.
H. 1860, as his troops filed past him TO
the attack, he made an amazing speech
TO them, giving them license to behave
like saVages. 1t was LineVitch, TOO,
who after having, at a conference of the
allied generals. decided that the 18th OF
August should he devoted to reconnois-
saHce. the 14th to concentration, and the
18th TO the assault on Pekin tried 10
steal 4 march on his colleagues, and. BY
a rapid coupe de main on the early
morning OF the 18th. force his way into
Pekin and snatch the -laureis from
those WIlOnl he UdO allowed 10 pear the
heat and burden of the day on the march
up from Tien-Tsin: but he found the
Chinese on the lookout for him, and
was rather severely handled
Other Deceit.
When the triumphal march through
the Forbidden City took place on Au-
gust %. 1880 General Lnevitch. having
previously agreed with the other gen
erals that no war correspondents We're
to accompany the forces. gave them per
mission 20 do so after they had. in ac-
cordance with his own instructions, been
refused this permission by the staff Of
their own countrys forces. and his act
gave rise 70 much unmerlted complaint
against the British general and his in
terna tionaI colleagues.
A memOra ble incident took place about
this time. At conference Of the allied
generals General Linevitch stated that
he mad 1900 men in and around Peking.
Whereup0n bluff Old General Chaffee, the
gallant commander OF the American
forces, slapped the table with his fist
and said: We'll, that's a darned lie.