Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-03-17

St Petersburg, March 10, 2:10 a. m.
The immediate answer of the Rus
sian government to the defeat at Muk-
den, is the announcement that new
army will be raised and the forces in
the far east reorganized; that Vice
Admiral Rosestvensky will be ordered
to sail on and try conclusions with To-
go and that the war will be prose-
cuted to the bitter end.
The Temper of Russian AutOcracy.
This is the present temper of EN-
per Nicholas and his dominant ad-
visers, voiced in firm official an
nouncement that the position of Rus
STA is unchanged, and that THE I'M
TIATIVE FOR PEACE CAN ONLY
COME FROM JAPAN. SHOULD THE
ISLAND EMPIRE CHOOSE TO TEN
DER MODERATE" TERMS AND
RECOGNIZE IT'S ADVERSARY AS
THE POWER. IN THE FAR EAST,
PEACE COULD BE EASILY AR
RANGED; but the voice Of her diplo-
macy in various parts of the world
indicates that she is not ready to do
this, and the Russian government,
with the full magnitude of the disas-
tire at Mukden still undetermined, but
with the 1905 campaign seemingly al
ready hopelessly compromised, re-
treat to Hardin inevitable and Vladi-
yostok practically lost, declares that
the time has not yet come when Rus
STA can be forced to humble herself.
Discussing Fresh Mobilization.
It Is reported that the dispatch of
two new army corps, including the
Fourteenth, from Poland, and several
smaller units, has already been de-
termined upon, and that plans for fur
Their mobilization are under discus
sion
But while this Is the official atti.
tude. nothing but peace talk is heard
in st. Petersburg. The difficulties OF
another mobilization on larger scale
will be enormous; in fact, it is stated In
some quarters that it will be impos-
sible. Nevertheless it might be &C.
complished.
Hopes to Exhaust Japan.
The real hope, however, for any.
thing like successful termination oil
the war is admitted to rest upon the
prospects of the financial exhaustion
of Japan. Russian resources, it is fig
ured, can stand the drain better thar
those of Japan, and protracted cam
paign, 1T IS HOPED, WILL BRING
ABOUT JAPAN'S FINANCIAL RUIN
Financial Minister Kokovsoff, at thu
conclusion of protracted con
ference on the national finances few
days ago, is said to have tapped tn,
table before him and exclaimed: "WI
CAN WIN THE WAR AT THIS
DESK
The People Don't Know Yet.
The Russian capital is still in ig
norance of the nature and extent of tn
reverse in Manchuria. The only in
formation of its magnitude is tina
which has beeen derived from the few
Toxic kilograms that have been al
lowed to be published here. To tn
censor at Tie Pass the word prisoner
does not exist, and not the slightes
intimation of what, If any, units an
organizations have been cut off an
captured has reached this city eithe
in Gen Kuropatkin's official dispatche
or reports from correspondents at tn
front.
The Truth is Concealed.
Aside from the reports given OF
by the war Office there is PRACTICAL
no further information of the progres
of events, the newspaper dispatche
received yesterday being principal
those filed before the retreat bega
and transported to Tie Pass anon
the papers OF the telegraph office.
is declared that at the moment ths
Gen. Kurollis wedge, aided by th
dust storm and taking advantage {
the failure of several Russian organ
cations to occupy appointed position
drove itself deep into the Russia
flank, it disaranged all the plans {
Gen Kuropatkin, who was on IL
point of launching momentous cou
ter stroke, but where or how it was
be accomplished is not stated.
Kuropntlxin Shoulders the Blame.
Gen. Kuropatkin has telegraphed