The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-26
ALLEGED NOTE TO THE PowHEs.
RUSSIA MAY NAVE LOST 100000.
Has Had Nearly 1000, 900 Men In the
Field since the War Began.

-. Special Gable DsipateA 10 The SUN.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 25.-Ihe ON
cial figures Of men and supplies sent TO ths
front since the war began, which were
published here to-day make necessary a
complete revision Of the estimates OF the
Russian forces and opinions on the con-
duct Of the Russian campaign. II Is an
nounoed that the Siberian Railroad had
delivered at Hardin from the date OF the
beginning Of the war up 10 the present
7Gl ,4o7 soldiers, 1907 officers, l46,iOs horses,
1871 guns and s5l 900 tons Of stores
These astonishing figures, published by
Gen Sakarofi, who is 70 quit the Min
istry Of Var. are a defence apparently
against the charges that the home authori-
ties did not do all that was physically posi-
bic 70 help Gen. Kuropatkin, There is'
however, considerable indignation in St.
Petersburg at the indiscretion Of the War
once in thus disclosing the resources
in the field to Japan.
The Army Organ admits that the army IN
the Far East when the war opened was not
large, but defends this on the ground that
the Czaf desired TO avoid war and therefore
refrained from sending reenoTcements'
which surely would have provoked 1t,
Criticism Of the failure OF the War once
TO supply Port Arthur adequately Is met
by the statement that the fortress was
provisioned for a garrison Of twelve bat
talions, the decision TO put thirty battalions
there being taken so late that the original
calculations could not be remedied
The statement asserts that the quick
Airing and field guns of the Russians are
superior TO those Of the Japanese and ex-
plains that the insuficiency Of the noun
tain guns was due 20 the fact that when
war broke out Russia was adopting new
pattern. ... w.
It is denied that the War once was de-
ceived In regard TO the available strength
Of the Japanese Army or the organization
Of the japanese Reserves, but It Is admitted
that the talents OF the officers and the spirit
Of the soldiers were miscalculated.
It appears from the foregoing that, in
clilding the force in the Far East at the be-
ginning Of the war Russia had within year
nearly a million men In the field, and 1t
becomes exceedingly doubtful II the Rus
sian force was numerically inferior TO the
japanese in any enga gement, including the
battle Of Mukden. The Russian losses are
pretty well known to Japan, and 1t win be
possible, therefore, 10 make fairly accurate
estimats Of the forces which are still arrayed
against her in Manchuria and at Vladivostok.
Some estimates put the Russian losses
thus far at 1900 men.
Offers Of COX were made in the open mar
list to-day for the new internal loan. ondi-
nary 4s, however declined, partly owing TO
transfer TO the new issue and partly TO the
general depression which is steadily spread
ing. Great private industries are closing
one after the other throughout Russia.
The Hughes Company. an English owned
concern, whose works at Kharkon and
Ekaterinoslav employed 1900 men, has
closed the works Indefinitely. The news
papers acknowledge that private firms and
companies have made generous settlements
with the workmen, but foresee grave losses
and other dangers from the enormous
growth Of the idle proletariat.