Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-03-02
MUST He RETREAT?
81. Petersburg Believes Gen. KurO-
patkin Is Hard Pressed.
FIGHTING ALONG The ENTIRE LINE.
Runior That JaPS Met with Tempo
"a rnFy Cheek When Russians Cap
taFed Bridges Across shaIxhe-
I Strike News sHII Alarming.

y st. Petersburg, March 1.-The news
from Manchuria Is OF the most i'm
p0rtant nature, the Associated press
dispatches from Mukden indicating
that a general battle was beginning
along the whole Of the 100 miles OF
front occupied by the two armies.
Gen. Kurapatkin appears to have
taken a leaf out of Field Marshal
Oyama's book and replied to Gen.
Kurokis stack on the Russian left BY
"a counter attack on the Japanese left
In which Gen. Kaulbar's initial sue
acess Is better for the Russians than
the success Of Gen. Grippenberg, the
Russian vanguard being established
ut the outskirts Of Sandipau. At the
same time, Gen. Kuropatkin delivered
. blow against the Japanese center,
selling o railroad bridge across the
Shake river. These reports, there
Tore, give q more hopeful aspect to the
situation, as the Russian army, though
driven out Of Da pass, appears to have
succeeded in stopping, at least for the
moment, the further advance Of the
Japanese eastward and beaten off the
attack on the center.
The effect Of developments on Gen.
Kuropatkin's reported intention TO
withdraw from the Shakhe is proble-
NAUTICAL. Retirement In the face of
an enemy, which is extremely hazard
Gus under any circumstances, is doub-
ay dangerous when the armies are
graphing in general engagement;
but II Gen. Kuroki succeeds in rolling
up the Russian left much further, the
perilous expedient may become neces-
gary. The counter strokes on the
right and center may possibly be In
tended to cover the Withdrawing
trains and stores.
Warsaw, March 1.-The strike situa-
ton In Poland Is far from encourag-
Ing. A general strike of shop assist
ants In Warsaw Is expected unless the
demands Of the men are conceded.
Beventy-hve per cent Of the employers
nre willing to give In, but the re-
inainder refuse to do 80. The dOmes-
Nc servants also threaten to strike.
The coal supply In Warsaw is d.
diminishing and prices are rapidly adj
vancing owing to the situation at
HOsnovice, where few mines are be-
hg operated. Negotiations between
the employers and strikers are con-
tlnuing but there appears to be little
hope Of q successful outcome. All
the coal received here now Is coming
from Silesia. The situation was fur
ther complicated by strike Of the
coal cart drivers.
The owners Of the great cotton mills
at Zyrardof notified $4,000 strikers
that unless they returned to work i'm
mediately the mills would be closed
TOR six months.
There is some evidence Of recrud- |
Dscence Of the LODI strike, The Wis
tula railway strike still continues and
e costing the companies S37,500 daily.
The fact that the line has been placed
under martial law appears to have
had no effect. The chief obstacle to
. settlement Of the dispute seems to
ba the strikers demands for the aboli-
lion Of the rule restricting the employ
ment OF Poles to a small percentage
The directors are awaiting the de-
riBion Of the st. Petersburg authori-
Ties on this point,
Moscow, March 1.-Gen. Stoessel,
s ahD t eGs EestsESsx To- 81 Peters
dOff monastery with his wife Grand
Duchess Sergius. who also was pres
mt, invited Gen. Stoessel and Mrs.
BtOessel to breakfast with her Great
crowds besieged Gen, Seoessel's hotel
throughout the day and he was
obliged to use the side doors In order
70 avoid popular demonstrations. The
mayor Of Moscow accompanied by Of
ilcials Of the municipality, presented
hin with bread and salt. Gen, Stoes-
vi, IN replying to the mayors speech
81 welcome; spoke feelingly Of the ne
bsBsity that had forced him to surren-
ner Port Arthur, which he said he had
nnly done as last resort and In order {
lu avoid the slaughter that would have
resulted from the taking Of the city
~ assault. He said that until the
lat moment they had hoped for relief
from Gen. Kuropatkin and Vice Ad-
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