Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-03-18
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SOMETHING ABOUT CAREER or
OF GEN. kURoPATkM's :uc.
cEssoR IN COMMAND OF
RUSSIAN FORCES.
FEAR THAT GEN. LiNEWTcH
WILL NOT DE ABLE TO Ex.
TRlcATE THE REMNANTS
OF THE ARMY.

WILL NOT BE ABLE TO Ex.
TRlcATE THE REMNANTS
or THE ARMY.
ct. Petersburg, March 18.-With
the Japanese hanging on the heels and
hanks Of the remnants of the broken,
defeated Russian army, General Kuro-
,patkin, the old idol Of the private SOL
dier, has been dismissed and disgraced
and General Iinevitch, commander of
the First army, is appointed to suc-
coed him in command of all the Rus
sian land and sea forces operating
against Japan. The word disgrace is
written in large letters in the laconic|
imperial order gazetted, which con.
tains not single word of praise, and
also disposes of the rumor that Kuro-
patkin had asked to be relieved. The
Russian military annals contain no
more bitter imperial rebuke. While
It was known that the war council had
already decided to supplant Kuropat-
kin after the Mukden disaster the de-
,cision to confer the task Of saving the
remainder Of the army on Linevitch
in the very midst of Its fight, although
brulted the previous night, came as a
surprise. It transpires that Emperor
Nicholas, upon the advice of General
sDragomiroft and War Minister SAX
:haroff, determined that the step was
necessary when it became apparent
that Kuropatkin, while concentrating
for a stand at Tie pass, seemed un-
aware that the Japanese had worked
around westward again and practically
Allowed Himself to Be Surprised.
Old reports. brought by General Grip
enberg, regarding kuropatkin's failing
mentality also had influence. Under
the circumstances, therefore, it was
considered imperative, in view of the!
exceedingly perilous position of the
army, to turn over it's command to-
Iinevitch, who alone had been able
to bring off his army in order after the
battle of Mukden. His record during
the Chinese war had ALSO demon
strated his capacity as commander.
Kuropatkin will return to st. Peters
burg forthwith.
K. The task confided to Lineyitch of
Withdrawing what is left of the great
army of $4,000 men to Hardin is a
desperate one. He is hemmed in on
all sides. General Kawamura presum-
ably is pressing northward through
the mountains eastward ready to
sWoop down, Generals Nogi and Oku
are on the west of the Russian forces,
the whole line Of the railroad is threat
ened- If not already cut and Chinese
bandits are even reported to be in the
rear of Hardin. A consummation OF
the Mukden disaster is feared. Ma
poleon's plight In the retreat from
Moscow, with Kutusoffs Cossacks har-
RAISING the starving, freezing French
men, was hardly as bad or dangerous. 4
Nothing further has arrived from
the front, but it is feared that the
decimated battalions which had hard
ly recovered from the decentralization
of the Mukden retreat have again been
thrown into confusion by Field Mar
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Relentless, MerciIess Pursuit.
The war Office greatly fears that more
of the siege and field guns which lKu
ropatkin managed to save at Mukden
have been sacrificed in the hurried
flight from Tie pass. The question of
and food is also vital, as
1t is known that the Russians were
compelled to burn further stores AT
Tie pass, where the commissariat was
only beginning to feed the half fam
lshed troops when the new retreat was
But even in the face of the POSSIBLE
lty of the complete loss Of the army
and the admitted fact that vladivostok
Is already possibly lost the emperor
still shows no signs OF yielding. Prep
arations for continuing the war on
larger scale than ever are proceeding.
The dictnm has gone forth that an
other army OF 100000 men is to be
to the Far East and In or.
der to avoid delay It has been decided
Instead OF sending only reserve men
to- form new Armies largely OF regular
units. leaving the reserves to replace
The regulars In garrison duty at home.
Separate armies are to be organized
lnder Generals Grodekoff. Gripenberg
ind Kamar0K.
The war council, It ID also under.
stood, has definitely decided that Vice
Admiral Ro1estvensky shall continue
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