The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-27
Army Of Gar Has Retreated
Another 90 Miles
OYAMA INTERVIEWED
Field Marshal Says the Soldiers
of the MikadO Have Fulfilled
Every Expectation

LONDON, March 27.-Reports from
the japanese army in the field say that
the enemy has retreated from Sing
king toward Huntingdon. ninety miles
northeast of the former place. Anoth-
er report is that one squadron of the
enemy's cavalry halted at Mlenhua-
chieh, on the Kirin road, in the dis
trict between Piyuanpomen and Chang
tn and in the vicinity OF Taiseiyei. AT
Kankoshi few Of the enemy's troops
are appearing. Natives report 200 Of
the enemy's cavalry posted at Aishen-
kou. nine miles north Of Wanmasai.
and 600 infantry and cavalry at Taolu.
fifteen miles east of Wanmasai.
A dispatch from Suez says that the
whole of Vice Admiral Negobatoffs
squadron has sailed southwark.
\ Hardin report says that an inn
peHal order has relieved General Grip
enberg from the command Of the See
ond Manchurlan army. but permits him
10 remain as aid-de-camp to the en-
peror.
1t was stated in diplomatic quarters
that among the conditions Of peace
which Japan might ask would be that
Russia give pledge to build no more
warships for a term of years.
A ST. Petersburg report says that on
the invitation of Finance Minister
Kokovsof a correspondent has inspect
ed the reserves of gold in the State
bank. He says, "The bank officials
made much ceremony of unlocking the
gates Of the strong rooms and giving
me therein an actual view of $325, 000.-
600 of gold coin
A Yinkow dispatch says that Field
Marshal Marquis Oyama gave his first
interview since coming into the field.
He refused to discuss the probability
of peace.
Il am only soldier" he said, mot
a politician. The Japanese govern
ment will arrange terms of peace when
the time comes. We were forced TO
fight this war in the interests of in
ternatonal peace and for the safety of
our country.
Personally | have a high regard for
Russians. They are soldiers. The of
ficers and men are brave and able and
have fought well. During the war be-
tween China and Japan was the com
mander of the army which captured
rtl a nd n
half Of troops we took the city in five
hours. The result this time shows the
wonderful difference between the Rus
slams and the Chinese, with whom we
had previous experience.
But our army. both soldiers and of
fcers, performed their duty as Japan
knew they would. / was minister of
war for Japan for sixteen years, dur
ing which time CONSUMPTION laws were
passed. l have closely watched the
making of the Japanese army which
has proved what | say-that the Of
ficers and the men have fulfilled every
hope, as believed they would in the
older days, when the Japanese army
was composed Of the samuri profess
sional fighting men. The modern army
was drafted from all classes, yet all
our hopes have been fully realized by
the work this army has done in actual
war;
Field Marshal Oyama declined to dis
cuss the future movements or plans of
the japanese army. He intimated that
he was ready to continue the war as
long as necessary.
Despite the reports to the contrary,
Field Marshal Oyama's health is ex-
cellent. With his staff he is comforta-
bly, quartered in five Chinese houses,
placed at his disposal by the Chinese
viceroy.