The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-05-22
ANOTHER MANIFESTO
Marquis oyama Is Advancing
His Whole Battle Line.
LISEyITCH READY At CUSSHU PASS
~, retershuFE Espiaia- Advance by
sasinE That Japanese Position
MiEht neeome Critical ~ Hus-
sia Coald naie on sea.

LONDON. May -. oniclal dis.
patches from ~. Petersburg say that
the nrst step toward the institution of
ihc long contemplated council of nn'
llunnl drfouse a. coordinate ihc aciiyl,
tics of the military and naval admins
imtious has been taken ln nn imperial
manifesto creating special pul.m.
mary commission under the presidency
Of Grand Duke Nicholas Nlcholaic'
Witch.
The manifesto IN preceded hy a ~.
script which Emperor Nleholns has nd.
dressed 10 the grand duke. iu which hls
majesty says
Il have Deemed Il necessary 10 e.
iahlIsh permanent state dcfcuse
council. charge the special commits.
Fion. consisting of mrmlen, appointed
hy mo. under the presidency ~ your
imperial hlghnoss. a. draw up accord
lux 60 my dlrrvi suggestion law r'
Ht.ng 60 thI. institution"
Tie existing council of war; which
has proved unsatisfactory. VIII ho -n.
por.oyl.l hy ihe new hniy The step
il au extremely Important one. for
which the events of tho war ln ihc fnr
east have shown the noc's-iiy. if Al.
miral golcsnoushy uDotsls Boz reach.
ing Nludlyosiok and shaking iho Jap.
unr,r mastery of thc sea the council
viii play very wr.shiy role.
u is understood ihc formation ~ the
new council mean. the definite uhnn
Comment 81 the plan OF sending Grand
Duke Nicholas NlrholaloNltch 10 the
lar enst o. assume supreme command
on land aud sea General l.Incv.irh
nud Vice Admiral iiir.icn viii boz lcft
mhampcrcd except us 20 thc grand
outlines of strategy
The commission Investigating the
surrender of Port Arthur has finished
The first bali ~ lts hhor- The ln
Vcsiigntion ~ the documentary evil
dcnco presented by General Sfocssel in
his own defense tended 90 show that
the fortress 81 the outbreak Of the war
was nearly dcfcu-clcss. without sup
plies or cash,
Special dispatches from Gunshu pass
say that a general engagement Is inn
mincnt. Field Marshal Oyama Il de.
ploying heavy forces against General
Llnevitch's left and Il contracting his
troops along the center. but his base Is
opposite the Russian right II Is not
yet clear which wing Is making = dem
onstration and which will deliver the
main blow.
II Is evident f.lm General Line
vitch's preparations that hc intends 10
accept a decisive battle near this point.
St Petersburg reports say that Field
Marshal Oyama Is ON the eve Of taking
the offensive along his whole line. and
mo- doubt Is entertained here that Gem
erul Linevltch will accept battle in his
present positions The general stan
believes Oynma's advance was prccipi.
tatcd 10y the doubt regarding the issue
II the coming naval battle. With an
unheaten army in front of him. Oya-
mas position might bc critical If his
communications with Japan were In
terrupted even temporarily.
\ Saigon correspondent says that the
entire Russian feet after leaving Port
Dayot made for the island OF Hanan.
where ID anchored taking ON coal. and
that on the night of May 1920 a por-
ton of the Russian feet comprising
eleven ships. returned 20 the Anam
coast anchorIng at port Dayot but
outside territorial waters.