The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-13
WAR TO END,
 SAYS CAR Many New Corps Will Be
 Raised. PEOPLE ARE SKEPTICAL Fleet Ordered to Try Con. clusions With Togo. Administration Contends That Japan Must Recognize Russia as supe- rior Eastern Power-General
 Kuropatkin Win Resign
 Command.
PEOPLE ARE SKEPTICAL

S.. Petersburg. March 13.--2:10 a. m. ~ihe immediate answer of the Russian government to the defeat at Mukden is the announcement that new army will pc raised and the forces in the Far East reorganized; that Vice Admiral roJestvensky will be ordered to sail on and try conclusions with Togo, and sna. the war will be prosecuted to the bitter end.
 This Is the present temper of Emne. TOT Nicholas and his dominant advisers. voiced in firm official announcement that the position of Russia is unchang- ca and that the initiative for peace can oniy come from Japan. Should the Isl- ana Empire choose to tender moderate terms and recognize its adversary as the power in the Far East. peace could De easily arranged; but the voice of her diplomacy in various parts of the world indicates that she is not ready to do this and the Russian government with the run magnitude of the disaster at Mukden still undetermined, but with the 1905 campaign seemingly already compromised. retreat to Harbin inevi- tapie, and Vladivostok practically lost. declares that the time has not vet come when Russia can be forced to humble herself.
 It is reported that the despatch of two new army corps including the 14th from Poland and several smaller units has already been determined upon and that plans for further mobilization are under discussion.
 But while this is the official attitude. nothing but peace talk is heard in St Petersburg. The difficulties of anoth- CT mobilization on a large scale will he enormous; in fact it is stated in some quarters that 1t will be impossible. New ertheless 1t might be accomplished. The real hope, however, for anything like successful termination of the war is admitted to rest until the prospects of the financial condition of Japan ia known. Russian resources, it is fie- ured, can stand the drain much better than those of Japan. and A protracted campaign 1t is hoped will bring about an embarrassment of Japan's financial fund. Financial Minister Kokysoff ot the conclusion of conference on the financial affairs few days ago is said 10 have tapped the table before him and exclaimed. We can win the war at this desk"
 "PrisOner'' Not a Word,
 The Russian capital Is still in ignor- ance of the nature and extent of the reverse In Manchuria The only infor- nation of its magnitude Is that which has been derived from the few Tokio teiegrams that Dave been allowed to be published here. To the censor at Tie Pass the word prisoner" does not exist and not the slightest intimation of what. If any. units and organizations nave been cut off and captured has reached this city either in General Kin rcpatkin's official dispatches or in re- ports from correspondents at the front
 Aside from the reports given out by the War Office there is practically no further information of the progress of events the newspaper dispatches re- ceived yesterday being principally filed before the retreat began and trans ported to Tie Pass among the papers or the telegraph office. It is declared that at the moment that General Kuro- kfs wedge, aided by the dust storm. and taking an advantage of the. fail- ure of several Russian organizations to occupy appointed position, drove it. self deep into the Russian flank, it dis arranged all the plans of General Ku- ropatkin. who was on the point of launching momentous counter stroke: but where or how 1t was to be accom- plished Is not stated.
 General Kuropatkin has teleeraphed Emperor Nicholas assuming himself all the responsibility for his defeat mak- ing no excuses, except that the strength of the Japanese was miscal- culated and refusing to place any of the blame upon the advice of the gem erals upon whose advice he determined to do battle.
 This manly course and the generals personal exertions in directing the re- treat, will. however. hardly save him, His reputation as an offensive strate- gist is gone and though the Emperor's military advisers know not where to look for a better general. his resigna- tion will be accepted.
 It will be difficult to find a capable successor, but 1t is said 1t will proba- bly, be General Grokedof, Governor of the Amur. although in looking about for another commander in chief, some military officials are turning to Gen. eral Dragmirofr. who is considered to be Russia's greatest strategist but he is feeble old man. suffering with a heart affection and it is highly im- propable that he would be able even to make the long trip to Manchurla.
 In losing General Kuropatkin the army will lose the idol of the private soldiers, an officer, who in spite of the intrigues of his generals and his fall ure to win a battle, has won the con- ddence of affection.