The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-18
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ST. PDTERSBUfSlJ,t}Nl Nlar Ie.---l 81 ~ n
l.-Decided an x xletys is felt here regarding
the fate OF the army tn innner
It's new CON mand len. no news OF militia w fS
developments the last Two days having
been received llere.A General / Lineytte tehssSs
however, will u hayeg a. cons derable access
sion al fresh troops II, IA lay or o.SEi
the fourth european corps Rbeing n iowa
sIIarbin and departing southwar ard NJ
stary officials here declare hat here are
now 2ss 900 men at General LIN eyitclh l1ss ssSs NJ
disposal lin Manchurla, and Stt sis believed Il
that this force will be sui to cause
the Japanese to exercise Rrea ter ca ution u
Iii their pursuit. MI
s Prince Hilkoff, who n Eli leave NJ
Petersburg soon to- prepn the g tberf an VI
railway for forwarding the new ieYtesa5 s5l
which have Eeen deterinire ed III pon, 81 said
Yesterday that there had been no Sbrea NJ
down as yet. and at he oped as - soon
as naXIga lon pensd ulo be ptnasSs
|Sble to transpoTt 9t he otstT
|tieye the railroad Y to- I hat xtent
A commission has been ap nted 3ltIisl hr
tile presidency Of Gen. iRoop, q M ember OF;
tile council Of the empire /, to ainvess:gate
the surrender of Port Art hur and & act
"a a court to d determine The responslb bill
Sty Of General stoessel,
X uropatkin Disgraced
81 March :o6 II. NJ the Ja pa
1nese hanging on the heels and flallks Of
the remnants OF tile broken and d defeated
Russian army General Europa TIKI tbs 1,
old Idol Of the private 80 Id ier.. has a been
dismissed and dlsgraced. and " General
EI.inevtch, commandor8 of the fir army
Is appointed to succeed him in command a
~ ali the Russian land and i sea forces 4
operating against il pal Il he ord dis-s
grace z is written In large letters 4 the,
lnconic Imperial order. gazetted, which
contains not n sing word @ q prais SO and I
also disposes of the rumor that II kuro--ss q
patkin had asked 10 be- rel elieved ~
The Russian mitary q nnals &contai ains III na
more bitter imperial re b,lk e.
1t transpires that Emperor n icholAs.
upon the advice of General Dragomiroffg ~
and War Minister sakharof #. determined h
that the step; wal necessar ~ Wlle ~ be-;
came apparent yesetrday morning tha KS
Kuropatkln,6 while concentrating fora6a
stand a Tie Pass seemed una ware that
the ] apanesel had worked around 5west.a
ward aga In and practical llya allowed Ehinl-@
self to be surprised. IS 5 g
II Old reports brought by Gen IRA y aGirl pens
berg rega riding Knropatkin's IS failing snel,-&
tally also had Influence. Under The cir
cumstances therefore it was considered !!
Imperative In view Of the exceedingly
perilous position of the army to turn
over It's command to sI4inevitch. who alone q
had been able to bring off his army In
order after the battleEof Mukden. X
| His record during tho Chinese war had 4
also demonstrated his capacity as a com ~
mander. S4ai Nh
KuropatkIn will8return to ST Peters,
rlrg forthwith Tho task ,confded to
Iinevitch Of withdraw wing what is left OF
tho great arnly&of $4,000 men to Harbln 4
is a desperate one. TIe Is hemmed In OIL 4
all Sides General Ka:manura presumably
is pressing northward through the mouli-993
5tains ready. to swoop down, Generals 4
Nogi and Oku are on the west OF the
Russian forces, the whole line Of the 4
railroad Is threatened IL not already cut
and Chinese bandits are even reported
to be In the rear of Harbin.
But even In the face Of the possibility
of the complete loss Of the army and
tho admitted fact that Yladivistok is all
ready possibly lost tho emperor Sstll 5l
shows no signs OF yielding, 81,
Preparations forSCpntinuing the war on 4
a larger scale than ever are proceedings.
The dctum has gone forth that another
army OF 10000 men Is to be dispat tened to 4
the Far East, and In order to avoid de- (
lay,sit has uaenS decided, instead ofssend-
Ing only reserve men, men, TO form new
armies largely &of regular ,inites lc.lN-5$
Ing the reserves 10 replace the regulars
In garrison duty at home.
Adivislon of llnserial Guar will be sem
to the front. Heparat armies are To- be
organized under General Grodehofk Grip
enberg and Kamaroff
The. war council. 1t is understood. also
has definitely decided that Vice-.Adnniral
| Rotestyensky shall continue his voyage Z
and give battle to the Japanese In the 4
forlorn hope of Wrestling control OF the
sea from Admiral Togo.