The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-14
CARS COUNCIL :.
VOTES FOR WAR
Discusses Ways and Means for
Prosecuting Struggle in
the Far East.
KUROPATKIN BLAMES
TWO OF GENERALS
Says They Failed to Obey Orders
-Courtmartialed Soldiers
Are Shot.
Special to The Journal.

FarlS, Marcn IA SI. Sbcl nput
correspondent of the Echo de Paris tel
egraphs that the Russian rmy exists in
name only. being at the mercy of the
slightest japanese attack. There rs
ground for fearing that not man OF
the present fighting force will reach
Hardin if the Japanese follow up their
success. The situation in Manchurla is
art-breaking.
A dispatcvh from Moscow says that
fifteen soldiers who refused to go to
war were courtmartialed and shot there
today within two hours after their
trial.
BY Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, March 14.-Accord-
ing to the information received by the
war Office the remnants of General
Kuropatkin g army have made good
their retreat and are now out of the
immediate danger of new turning
movement north of Tie pass.
Japs Worn Out.
The Japanese are reported to be com.
pletely exhausted by their long hard
fight, and are compelled to rest and UNI
dertake the tasks Of burying their dead,
and looking after their wounded, pris-
ouers and plumber.
The war office admits, however, that
Kuropatkin has not furnished specific
information as to the whereabouts of
General Kawamura, who has been re-
ported to be northeast of Tie pass, or
of the Japanese columns reported to be
pushing north by forced marches west
of the railroad.
Kuropatkin has also left the war Of
fee in the dark in regard to the num-
Der Of prisoners captured by the Japan
ese having made no detailed report
about the separate units. Therefore
the general staff is in no position to con-
tradict the Toxic dispatches detailing
the Russian losses.
Kuropatkin Shifts Blame. ....-,
- While Kuropatkin has assumed full
. responsibility for accepting a battle at
Mukden, he has compa ined to the en-
peror that his plans miscarried largely
thru the failure of two generals, whose
names cannot be learned, to execute
his orders. He also throws the blame
on some of the troops which failed to
respond properly at the critical moment
Council Votes for War.
The war council held at Tsarskoe Selc
today at which War Minister Sakharoff
General Dragemiroff and others were
present, is understood to have decided
the question of continuing the war ir
the affirmative. Ways and means were
discussed. but decisions on some points
it is understood, wer reserved. Th'
question of Kuropatkin s successor wa
also discussed, but the emperor ha
made no final decision.
Grand Duke Nicholaevitch, SECOND
cousin of the emperor, and inspector
general Of cavalry, is again mentioned
and General Gripenberg is said to be
candidate together with General erode
koff but the weight of opinion of tn
emporer's advisers now favor Genera
Sukhomlimoff, governor general o
Kieff, who formerly was General Drag
omiroff 8 aide-decamp.
No Peace Offer Expected.
The foreign office adopts very fri
categorical1y insisting that Russia ha
not the slightest idea of peace.
There is nothing to confirm the re
ports that Japan intends to make
formal proposition Of peace within
week, and such reports are receive
with great skepticism.
An official Of the foreign office, wit
whom the correspondent of the Asst
ciated Press talked, expressed grea
for negotiation acceptable to Russia.
Nevertheless diplomatic circles b.
heve that when the ice is once broke
the belligerents viii find way, withol
Intermediates, to conclude peace.
Until Field Marshal Oyama has e:
hausted his last effort to secure til
fruits of his Mukden victory it
pointed out that Japan will not NOV
as naturally any proposed emanatin
from either side would be accompanle
by an arrangement for an armlstice.
Japs Make Reconnaissance.
General Kuropatkin in a dispatt
dated March Is says he has received I
further report of any fighting betwee
organized bodies of troops and annou
ces that the japanese are making reco
instances.