Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-03-30
Wars Fearful Cost.

Since the beginning OF Cno war, diiu
M to the 10Th of this month, the War
Department Of the Russian government
had dispatched 761, ,467 men, 1S,0s7 Of
ficers. 146, 40S horses, 1881 field guns,
and lie, ,321 tons of ammunition and food
to Manchuria; which with the garrison
Of Port Arthur made an army OF over
900. 900 men. fully equipped and supplied.
Now Russia's whole effective force
there is believed to be less than 100000.
Half million Russians have been kill
ed, wounded. made prisoners or become
sick in war lasting little over a year
"a terrible record
On the water their entire Eastern
fieet, including some Of the finest battle
ships afioat, has been destroyed, except
ing two Cruisers in the harbor of Vladi-
vostock, and a few battle ships and
torpedo boats. which ran into neutral
harbors and were dismantled. The
Baltic fleet is somewhere on the Indian
ocean: and the last heard Of the Jap
feet, It was IN the straits Of Maiacca-a
part Of the usual water route between
the West aud the East-though the
Russians may perfer going via the
strait Of Sunda, or they might reach
vIadivostock by circling around
Australia.
On Thursday last the Russian govern
ment ordered Gen. Linevitch to make q
stand on the Sungari river at all
hazards, the line to extend from the
railroad crossing to the mountains west
Of Kirin. distance of about fifty miles;
and about a hundred miles south Of
Harbin, Reinforcements at the rate of
regiment day were arriving at Har-
bin. The Jap. column was continuing
its advance on the road to the west Of
the railroad, and they were said to be
q ling up their ranks with Mongols and
Lamas, and receiving reinforcements
from Japan. Another Jap column was
headed for Kirin, and are due there
April 10th.
The country to the north of the posi-
tion designated by the Russian govern
ment is, a level plain. on which the
Russians would have no advantage; and
II they cannot make q successful stand
there. Harbin and Vladivostock, and
practically all of Manchuria will be in
the possession of the Japanese.
On Monday the Japs seemed to have
relaxed their pursuit, and Gen. Line
vitch's scouts reported no Japs within
thirty miles, but the Russians were
fearing wide turning movement, and
were wondering what had become Of
Kawamura's army.
Yesterday it was reported that the
Russian government had asked Minis
ter Delcasse of France to secure terms
Of peace from Japan.
Richard II. Little Of the Chicago
Daily News, Francis McCullagh of the
New York Herald. MI. Nadeau of the
Journal de Paris, and Baron Kriegistein
Of the Berlin Kokal Anzeiger arrived at
Kobe, Japan, as prisoners of war on
the Ava Maru, last Friday, having been
captured by the Japs at Mukden. They
say the battle of Mukden was splendid
affair on the Russian side, as well as on
the Japanese. Several villages were
taken and retaken four times.
The newspaper men were surprised to
learn the Russians had not asked for an
armistice or made peace proposals. They
say Russias position in the field is hope
less; that Kuropatkin lost all his heavy
guns and the railway line.
This morning dispatches indicate that
both armies in the far East are prepar
ing for another battle 1t is reported
from st. Petersburg that the Gar at
tempted suicide.