Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-26
STARTLING.
Statistics Regarding Manchuria Army
Are Given Out.
TREMENDOUS LOSSES.
Five Hundred thousand Russians Are
shown 20 Have Been Killed or
Wounded, Taken Prison.
ers or SICK.

81. Petersburg. March 25.-stung by
wholesale criticism lately heapA upon
the war ONCE for its unpreparedness
and incapacity IN providing the Man
churian army with men. guns and mu-
nitions the army organ lays bare what
has been done since the opening of
hostilltles. giving the exact figures.
From these II appears that up TO March
~ the war ONCE dispatched i3.0s7 Of
lcers 7sl.is7 men. lls40s horses 1891
guns and 3is.32i tons of munitions and
supplies 10 the front. declaring their
transportation strained the Siberian
railroad TO its utmost capacity. The
army organ admits the army IN the
far east when the war opened was hard
~ worth the name (no figures given.
but Il is known troops did not exceed
10000 mem. This Is defended on the
ground that Emperor Nicholas desired
20 avoid the war and therefore refrain
ed from sending reinforcements. which
surely would have provoked II. criti-
,cism OF the war ofhce's failure 10 ade-
quately supply Port Arthur Is met by
the statement that Il was provisioned
for a garrison Of twelve battalions. the
decision 20 put thirty battallons there
being taken 80 late that original cal
culations could not be remedled.
NfFENf.
guns and field guns OF the Russians
were superior 20 those Of the japanese.
war ONCE explains misfortune In in
sufilciency of mountain guns IL due 20
the fact that when the war broke out
Russia was Just adopting a new pat
tern
II is denied that the war ofice was
deceived IN regard TO the available
strength of the japanese army or or
ganization OF japanese reserves. but
the army organ frankly admits the tall
ents ~ officers and wonderful spirit
OF soldiers were miscalculated
The publication Of this article hos
created sensation among military
men ana IN public circles many % the
former are censuring the general star
for disclosing valuable military reports
and later finding from the figures the
practical admission that the war has
cost almost 100000 men killed. wound
ed. prisoners and sick. az the whole
effective army IN the far east now. IL
Il believed. will not exceed 100000
men
Preliminary press censorship on
books In Russian as well as foreign
languages has been removed Books
now printed go 10 the censor by whom
their sale must be authorized within
seven days. or. n u is alleged they
violate criminal law. the question Of
must Immediately be sub |
mitted to and be decided by the courts |
Heretofore manuscripts sent 20 the |
censor sometimes We're held months /
and years. He had the arbitrary right /
20 prohibit publication without any
of his decision by courts /
General Linevitch continues the re-
tirement ~ the bulk OF his army north 4
ward The general stan no wdeclares 4
Il is certain Field Marshal Oyama has 1
been compelled 20 relinquish the idea /
OF pursuit for the present japanese
forces on the Russian hanks are too
light to constitute serious danger. and /
a lull ot heavy fighting for several
weeks, II not months. Is predicted by
some captains.
A Russian correspondent warns ST
Petersburg authorities of the danger OF
japanese activity In Mongolia where.
he says. their emissaries are eniisting
I.lamas and arouslng their old warlike
spirit