The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-03-17

army 0fncerS.
On the whole the conference prom
ises to be fraught with the most mo-
mentous consequences to the entire
Russian nation.
TO SUE FOR PEACE.
London, March 14.-Renewed re-
ports we're current in diplomatic cir
cles here last night that Russia was
| about to sue for peace and that the
first evidence of this was the state
ment that Admiral Rojestvensky's
squadron had been recalled. The re-
ports, however, we're absolutely with
out confirmation and were believed to
reflect the hopes of European diplo-
mats, rather than the views of the
Russian government. While the peace
party in Russia numbers in it's ranks
thousands of intellectual men they are
greatly outnumbered by the advocates
of a continuance or the war and
among the latter are many who have
the ear of the czar and whose wishes
have great weight with him.
KOREA LOST.
It must not be forgotten that Russia
considers Korea gone from her for all
time and believes that even though
Japan drives her out Of Manchuria
she will be compelled by the powers
to live UP to her promises made at
the beginning of the war and turn
Manchuria back to China as a part of
the tiowery kingdom. This being
true many Russians argue that If the
nation keeps up the show of resis-
tence until Japan is tired out and her
resources exhausted even though Rus
sia should not win a single victory,
she would benefit fully as much as
Japan would despite the latter's un-
known line of successes.
Still from Berlin, Paris and even
from certain diplomatic channels here
in London come persistent reports that
Russia
WILL ASK FOR PEACE
and that the request will follow the |
war council which is to be held in
st. Petersburg today. While it is |
impossible to locate the sources of
these rumors they are being credited
in high diplomatic circles because of !,
the admissions from the Russian capi-
tai that General Kuropatkin will hard
ly be able to save but small percent
age of his army.
The dispatches sent from St. Peters
burg giving the substance of General
reports OF the happenings
after the fall of Mukden are being
eagerly discussed by the military ex-
perts. The fact that General Kuropat-
kin admitted that the Japanese were
receiving reinforcements
owing to the ease with which they
are able to transport troops from Jap
an Is considered here to be a just
of the methods of the Russian
war Office and strong argument a
gainst the recall of the Russian fleets
that were supposed to be enroute to
Vladevostok. Had Rojestvensky been
able to make Vladivostok with his
squadron he would bave been able to
seriously interfere with the Japanese
transport service. AS it is the Japan
ese have
NOTHING TO FEAR
on the sea and are able TO land all
Of their available fighting men within
striking distance of the railway along
which they are rapidly transporting to
the front. BY this means the Japanese
divisions can always be KEEP. up to
their full lighting strength, while the
Russians, being compelled to rely on
only troops but for all ammunition and
supplies, have been placed at a most
material disadvantage. Military ex-
perts here contend that General Kuro-
patkin has done all that man could
do with the resources at his disposal
and that any other officer who is sent
TO replace him will meet with sim
liar fate. This fact, the military men
declare must inevitably be forced
home to the Russian leaders and 1t Is
because of this that the peace talk is
given credence at the clubs.
TROPHIES CAPTURED.
Washington, d. c.. March 13.-The
dispatch received at the Jap
anese legation, from Toxic, dated
March 18th, was made public late this
"Our army in the Hingking quarter
reported March 18th the following
figures:
Trophies, rifles, 1900; machine
guns 6; shots of rifles 10000; mater
als of light railway for 33 miles and
wagons therefor, 45O. Russian corpses
afeld, 1900; prisoners 80. Russian
In this quarter estimated
over 100000"
A HARD RETREAT.
st. Petersburg, March 14.-A dis.
patch from General Kuropatkin states
that the retreat of the Russians is
being carried on amid extraordinary
difficulties.