Show KUROPATKIN IS STILL AT HAND For Commander Comander Accepts a Sub Subordinate Subordinate ordinate Position WILL LEAD FIRST ARMY LITTLE NEWS REGARDING RE RETREAT RETREAT RETREAT TREAT TOWARD HARBIN s ST C T PETERSBURG Mari March Mah 22 2 I a a tn The Russian Rusia amy my in Man Manchuria an churia churla churia Is still to have harve hae the te services of ot General ner who is consid considered considered ered er by many In spite sie of o his series of reverses reveres the th best general genera and foremost strategist of the te Russian Rusian army arm Sink Sinking lug ing ig all a feeling of personal bitterness be because b cause cue of his hi and nd all aJ the theold theold theold old time enmity eniy between himself and General Gner Linevitch In a 3 patriotic desire to be of o service to the fatherland the former commander in chief cief volunteered to remain in any capacity with the army which he had ha so long commanded The tender has ha been accepted by Em Emperor Emperor Nicholas Nichola and gratefully received by b the te new leaders leacer of the grand army The change cae exactly reverses Jeres the old 01 order of affairs when Kuropatkin was the supreme leader and Linevitch di directed direct the first army arm Authoritative news of this remark remarkable remarkable able step ste was known in Manchuria much earlier ealer than in St 81 Petersburg General Generl Kuropatkin Kuropatkin having paused on 01 ons his s homeward Journey at Harbin started southward the afternoon of March 20 amid a most remarkable fare farewell fe farewell well weB from residents of Harbin and sol sel soldiers diets diers dier who are on 01 the way to till fill fl out the ranks of the depleted army The he sendoff was wa a mere mer foretaste forett of what awaits General Kuropatkin at the front and anti his determination and the equally patriotic course CUNe of Gen General Gener Genera eral er era Linevitch in accepting the th services tendered are a bound to t do wonders wonder for forthe forthe I Ithe the of the te emperors le be legions I gions giom and give promise of union and aud I harmony at nt the council table which hh h I that army has hitherto lacked The retreat Is Js apparently pr re I uneventfully No dispatches of moment were received yesterday esterday Believe Safe Little weight is placed here on the de deduction deduction deduction drawn at certain European capitals from the dispatch announcing that cannonading had been heard south so th of Tie pass that General corps endeavoring to rejoin the th main army had been Intercepted south Muth of Tie Tip pass AH As stated yester yesterday yesterday day morning the dispatch in question undoubtedly was erroneous and aud be pointed out that several correspond correspondents eats at the front have hae mentioned the orderly retreat of General army and asserted thai it effected a concentration at Tie Tip pass with scarce scarcely 8 scarcely OICe ly h a straggler missing but made no mention of or the absence of so well known a fighter as In addition the Associated Press corre 11 who was as with General command dur Our during during ing the battle has arrived at general headquarters slightly wounded Preparations are now making for mobilization of or a number of detach ments not however on a general en scale the preliminary orders rd n affecting but districts in the govern government government government ment of Odessa Warsaw and Moscow The grenadiers have not received or orders orders orders ders to proceed to Manchuria but many officers of that organization drafted to command units now no bound I Ifor for the front left Moscow yesterday I GIVEN GREAT SENDOFF I Soldiers and Civilians Cheer Kuro Kuropatkin Kuropatkin Kuropatkin as He Starts For South Harbin March 21 l 1 3 a n in mAt mA At t th the thu de departure departure departure south of General Kuropatkin Kurop crowds of thousands of civilians civIl hUts and soldiers gathered at the station and gave ae him a great ovation Above Aboe thun thundering dering d ring hurrahs were heard cries of God send you happiness Good bye brother Good bye father As the train started soldiers rushed forward in a surging crowd and grasped the handrails of the generals ener rs car throw throwing throwIng ing lug their ups cups in the air tir and running some seine distance with the car The scene made a n flee leep leop impression ott on General Kuropatkin down whose face tears tealS streamed Removing his cap he saluted saluted 1 ed again and again agn in and stood bare bale bonded bended on oil the platform as long lont as sa the train was in sight Residents of Harbin Harbia are uneasy and many man of them are KIP departing Chinese are arl withdrawing their deposits Its from Chinese bunks here RACE TO BRIDGE I Its Protection Essential to Safety of Russians St SL Petersburg Pet March 21 11 p m rn General hs headquarters has been established for the present pr nt at Chen Cheit Chia situated Situa ted at the cross crossing lug ing of the river r whence hence he is directing the retreat of the three ar armies armies armica mies mica and disposing of the fresh troops 01 of the Fourth corps just arriving from European Russia RUia The protection of bridge is i I vital to the salvation of the army arm as the river is not fordable below belo Karin J and once he the line of the river is passed and the bridge blown up the Japanese pursuit will be effectually checked At Atthe Atthe Atthe the same time the Second l army is L fall fallIng falling fallIng Ing back of the line of the railroad rl while the First and Third and trans transports transports transports ports are arc retreating along the Manda Mandarin rin tin road to Kirin both destroying bridges and roads and denuding the country behind them and making it i Impossible for the Japanese to live in inthe inthe Inthe the Immediate wake of the retreat without their own commissariats ts The Japanese are advancing over ver the grand trade route twenty miles west of the railroad However they could probably live ne on the country count the road Just before the opening o of the navigation navigation navigation tion of the Liao Llao river being bein crowded crowd with Chinese provisions on the way to lo market southward There is a question as to which army anny will outmarch outmatch the theother theother theother other although the general staff seri seriously zen doubts the ability of Field Mar Marshal Marsha Marthai thai sha fatigued soldiers with the difficulties of getting guns ammunition and provisions over the ruined raIned roads to continue the pursuit Indefinitely No Information Is obtainable regarding the strength of the Japanese column ad advancing advancing along the grand trade route but the war office says S it is hardly large enough to constitute a menace with the dispositions General Linevitch Is able to make of fresh troops Nevertheless St Petersburg is In the dark as to the exact situation and considering the re resourcefulness of the Japanese there is constant fear that they may manage to get astride of the railroad and bar barthe barthe barthe the Russians retreat The Trade World in an article re reviewing reviewing viewing ng the suspension of Industry in Russia directly or indirectly produced by the war nar ar the immense losses suffered s as a result of the tons tans of grain left le heft rotting in the t th Volga districts ow o oI I Continue t on Pase Fe Fa c 2 K KIIN IS STILL SJ AT H HA ND Continued on Pare Pac 2 I f ing lug to th lack of transportation on and d the hardships imposed on the peasants by bythe bythe the sending of many young and able I bodied men to the front trant makes make an ear earnest earnest earnest nest appeal for peace sayin saying Do you think still gentlemen Chau Chauvinists inlets of or doubtful victory Conclude I peace and allow a grand industry to revive ve and get to work and regenerate the time people That is the victory victo Russia needs heeds I Glory Gior be to Mm hint Who ho 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