Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-09
OYAMA MASTER OF OFFENSIVE STRATEGY
Japanese Field rlarsa Again Proves Himself
Greatest Master of tile Art Since the DAYS
OF Napoleon-State Department Re-
ceves Official Notification
of Russian Retreat

he Associated Press dis raicE from;
Gen. kuroii'S headquarters. the cou
tents Of which was quickly lclc.raphcl
to many liberals from friends abroad
The report probably will not be print;
e:t in this Mornings papers. the COY.
ernm"nt true to lis policy Of b,nakiun
bad nawS gently. only preparing tie
way by authorizing the qualifications Of
number of prcr,oiitory kilograms
The news. however, is only what waY
expected. ultimate defeat having bccn
! discounted from The moment Oyama
inau guratcd his brilliant move west
/. werd.
| Did Not Want to Fight.
,, From information in the POSSESSION
of the Associated Press ii is known
that Gen. Knropailiin contemplated rr-
tiremcnt before the beginning of the
battle and that he had hoped tn accom-
plish i without a serious combat. Tho
Japanese, however, forced him to &C
ccDt battle.
The double turning movement com.
PEELED him to send the major part nf
his reserves in the fighting line and
jrcndcrcd al effective commensurate
cat of the question and The decision e.
retro was Immediately taken on March
| $. as was stated by the Associated
Press on that day
Withdrawal was actually begun dui.
ing the night. Tho great question now
anu the one on which the general staff
burned its lights late into the night il
whether Field Marshal Oyama has en-,
tangled the Russians i'll his stra::cl.',
met sufficiently to prevent successful!
retreat to ri" Pass.
May Cut OF RenneaampH.
! General Rcnnckamplf's force To liz:
east "aid admittedly is in great danger
of bcin" cut off and Il considerable
ttsce OF japanese appears to be urrr
atinG OH the Russian right well toward
Tic Pass. II tho Japanese succeed H.
reaching The railroad and interrupt ing
traffic only for few hours it may hay..
the greatest consequences for Genera,
/; knropatkin who is now engaged in
lace with the Japanese ia reach thu.
naturally dcfcnsihlc position 10 miles
nurlhWard.
Thus far he has stood off all attacks;
directly against the Hanks Of his army
and holds the way Of retreat open. IIr
undoubtedly was forced To- abandon a
b,pT nf I, III I'll
POSITION. but If he succeeds: in turning
Gvcr the army intact with the princi.
lal Ecrtion of its artillery train to h:
successor the Russian case will he by
no means desperate, for Oyama will
again have missed his quarry aEu {,
comparatively barren victory will har..
! been purchased at enormous cost uf
life.
| Reckless Sacrifice of Life.
MI reports Indicate that the la,p;i-
ncsc were utterly reckless of sacrl.
fees. making attack after attack rs.
{. pccialiy ON the center and westward
against machine guns aud infantr" Ere
which literally moved down The nd
| iHahlIIS nu1.liln hIS.l
so cheap that the survivors coGld has.
ton themselves behind piles OF corpscs.
After thi; action General kuropn..
hi:t's deposition may BE- regarded az
certain. War Minister SakharDf Is
picked as his probable, succcss":
though Grand Duke Nicholas Nich:ri;,r.
witch Or loaid If StraGCliSts may uc
entrusted with the dirct ion q! affairs
y strong faction Of III" army. thosc
high In influence about tic emf 2r,r
I0pposch General kurupalkin from first
amd though his carly defeats were con.
hOncd, because Il was realized thai
jGeneral kuropatkin was doing all thai
man could To with tn" forces ut his
command. after twice having had til;,
lopD0r,umity to show what h. could ,lu
with Il powerful army and having fail.