The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-15
ORDER RESTORED.
Defeated Russian Army Again Fac
ing the Enemy.


Tie Pass. March 14-As after the
battle of Lao YanE the advance of the
japanese army against the new posi-
tiouS of the Russians at Tie pass IS
very slow. The leading columns are
eight or ten miles southwark and in
touch with the Russian van posts, but
the opera tions at present are not Sc
TOUs. Field Marshal Oyama shows
slight intention of pressing his advan-
taEe in an immediate attack on Tie
pass. It is possible, however, that d
wide turning movement. of which re-
ports are current, is in progress In
such operations the japanese have the
immense advantage of several bases
and lines of supplies, to which is now
added the Sinmintiu road, while the
RUSSIAN army necessarily is dependent
ON one base and ono line of COmmUni-
cation and therefore may easily be out
thanked.
Order Out of Chaos.
I'm the grand army order is being
brought out Of chaos with remarkable
celebrity. The plain in front of Tie
pass. which on March IL seethed like
q nest of ants. with the dense and con-
fused mass Of transport artillery and
troops, corps, divisions and regiments
being scattered and parties inextric-
q bly, mingled. has been cleared. the reg
fmentS feOrganized, stra gglers sent to
their respective commands, organlza-
lions have taken their assigned posi-
hDuS. and today the same soldiers who
on March 10 became a terror-stricken.
FuTginE. disOTganiZed mass of gray at
a few shots from little detachment
Of Japanese. or who even fled in panic,
firing unfortunately in all directions
as they ran. at the mere baseless cry
Of Japanese cavalry" are now gath
cred singing about the camp fires with
new courage, ready to oppose with
stubborn resistance an attack on Tie
pass.
Without a Struggle.
It is unfair to accuse the entire army
Of this panic. General Linevitch en-
tered the Tie pass with his regiment In
perfect order with music playing and
the men singing. and scarcely a stray
gler was lost in the long. difficult
march. other organizations made
equally praiseworthy retreats. and es-
peCially the rear guards Of all the ar
mics. who performed their difficult
tasks steadily and resoIuteIy. There is
much to be said also for the panic
stricken condition of the troops. They
were largely composed of undisCiplned
men and wagon drivers were mingled
with the soldiers, who for fifteen days
were under constant fire, crowded to-
Rether in a mass whence egress was
impossible.
Morale Restored.
II is one Of the odd facts Of warfare
that the morale of the beaten Russian
army has been largely restored, while
the Japanese, though the victors. APP
parently are SO broken and have in
CURED such heavy losses that they are
unable to press the advantage. Other
wise il is inexplicable why the Japan
csc have not followed up their victori-
Gus pursuit with an attack on Tie pass
when they might have taken the po-
Fition almost without a struggle It is
now too late for an easy success.
The struggle for the possession OF
Niukden cost both sides close upon
100000 men. The Russian loss Of Off
GERS included a large proportion of the
TegimentaI commanders and field Off
GERS.
Officers Are SurIy.
All the newspaper correspondents
with the exception OF three or four
have left for the north because there
IS here nowhere TO live and nothing
20 eat Hipped by defeat. many of
tho Russian officers are in d surly mood
and much of their grudginsIy given in
formation is colored with Jealousy and
the rampant spirit of cabaI II is
however. possible now to give q gen
ersl view of the battle. the connected
story emerging out of the confusion in
Cident to the evacuation of MuIxden
and the forced retreat to Tie pass.
Order Was Cancelled.
on Feb "a all was ready for an
attack on the westward. Various nor
tions of the army had been disnosed
for an advance on the right flank. Su6-
denly I'm the evening Of that day tbe
order to advance was cancelled and a
aa~0r1 order given 60