Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-03-29
THE EezAR YIELDS
Financial Matters Impress Russia's
Ruler More than Bayonets
LOAN is CONDITIONED ON PEACE
Understanding de: : That Their Influence
Has Finally Prevailed at St. Peters
/ burg and That Proceeds Will Not be
Used to Continue the War, Paris
Finaneiers Reopen Negotiations
Much aofs the Money to Remain in
France.

! Paris, By Cable.-The prospects OF
peace between Russia and Japan as
sumed a more definite and almost
tangible aspect-as the result of the an
nouncement of the resumption Of ne
gotiations for a Russian loan. The
postponement of the loan occurred
/ through the stand taken by the f.
nancial element against proceedings
while the uncertainties of war con-
inued, whilst a willingness to resume
negotiations was construed as meaning
that their influence finally has prevail
led with the authorities at st. Peters
burg. It seems to be the accepted
view Of financiers that the proceed
ings OF the loan will not be applied tc
the further continuance Of the war.
IL lis understood that of the chief
inducements to resumption of the
negotiations was that considerable
portion Of the proceeds shall remain
in France for the purpose of meeting
: the interest coupons of oth.ac loans,
and that the placing of contracts for
government supplies, will be required
even after the conclusion Of the hos
tilities.
Coupled with the announcement OF
resumption of the loan negotiations
came strong intimation from Off
ciaI and diplomatic quarters that steps
looking towards peace had been def
nitely taken by Russia. The Foreign
Office declined to confirm a report that
France was likely to be intermed-
iary;; but diplomats, who are actively
interested, for the first time garc cred
it to the statement that Russia had
decided to seek peace. It was said
in these quarters that Russia would
deal directly with Toxic through the
French minister, who has charge OF
sRussia's interests there.
Needs 100000 More Men.
Gushu, BY Cable.-The Japanese are
following the Russian rear guard,
which is moving north from Santoupu
! at the rate of 1-2 miles day. On
both 1lanks the Japanese are operat-
Ing wide turning movement, but the
strength of the flanking forces has not
been definitely ascertained. A num-
,bers< Of places along the railroad be-
tween Santoupu and Gunshu, Pass
there are broken hills with steep sides
and gorges at, the bottom, where stub
Z born resistance might be made, but
y it is doubtful il General Linevitch
will make stand before he reaches
q the. Sungari river and Chantchiatu.
Unless he is able to hold the line OF
the river. the Russian position will
be sotweak stragetically that he may
be compelled to race back Of Harbin
into Siberia, owing to the fact that as
they approach Harbin the Russian
front parallels the railroad, rendering
the danger Of severance of the sole
line Of communication constantly
greater. The prospect of the isolation
Of VladivosIock must also be met, and
it is urgently necessary to supply the
garrison with provisions and ammuni-
years.
Two hundred thousand reinforce
ments from Russia are now necessary
to make it possible for the Russians
to meet the Japanese on anything like
equal terms.
st. Petersburg, BY Cable.-The pos
sibility that if the Russian army
should be unable to hold the lower
line of the Sungari river at Chaun-
chiatsu, it may be compelled to retreat
not only to Harbin, but also farther
westward along the railroad, abandon
ing to the Japanese northern Man
churia and the Russian maritime
Amur Siberian provinces, as well as
the vast territory already lost, is the
latest startling news from the front.
The strategic weakness of General
Iinevitch's position, as he falls back
northward, is made clear by a Gun
shu dispatch, in which it is pointed
out that unless Chunchiatsu and the
Sungari lines, scant hundred miles
below Harbin, can be held, it will be
difficult to maintain position farther
back before Harbin, where, with the
front of the army paralleling the rail
roads@ the practicability of turning
movement to completely sever COM
munications and isolate the army
six thousand miles from home
is too serious for Russian considera-
ton. That such a dispatch should
have been permitted to pass the CEN
sor at the front is significant; and, if
General Linevitch has communicated
q similar estimate OF the situation di-
rect to Emperor Nicholas, it may ac-+
count for his Majesty's increased dis
position to listen to peace counsels
and open negotiations before the Jap
anese establish themselves on Rus
sian soil.
It can now be definitely stated that
the decision to appoint Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholaivi ch to the supreme
command in the Far East was recon
sidered, because Of the opinion that
the outlook at the front does not war
rant the risk OF compromising the
prestige Of a member Of the imperial
family. ~
seAt the general staff, the view that
General Linevitch may be compelled
to abandon Harbin and retire towards
Lake Baikal, leaving Vladiyostock, to.
its fate, is regarded as almost un-
warranted by anything that is, official
" known there. it being pointed out
that Field Marshal Oyama may have
q long and laborious task to bring up
an army of 100000. or 100000 men.
Meanwhile Russian re-enfOrcementS