Show RUSSIAN ARMY NOW SEEMS SAFE Japanese Pursuit Is Not So Fierce Pierce As It Was BOTH SIDES ARE RESTING PERIOD OF INACTIVITY IN Y IS S PROBABLE PROBABLE ABLE I Pass March 22 The Jap Japanese Japanese anese appear to t have hae given the Rus Rue Russians Russians a respite ro from put pur pursuit pur pursuit suit lot for or the purpose 1 of re lQ reforming reforming forming their forces as us they theO did after the pursuit of the Russians north from Liao Llao Yang The Russian front runs by northwest with the Rus nus Maii sian much nearer the railroad than the left while the Japanese e positions positions lions follow a u lint line intersecting Kia 1 3 uan The rhe impression here is lis that the Jap aKse aise e astern army is 15 marching on ott Kit Kir Kitin in Jn while hile the western army is continuing ing irig north between the Mongolian bor border borer border der er und and the lh railway o with the main line lirie from westward Its objective but a period of or inactivity is lB the outcome after alter the great exertions of r the Japanese on the at Muk Wa and at Tie pass Rumors Humors of a u probability o that Grand Duke Duk Nicholas will aa as sume command omm nd of the armies lately l tely at Mukden en have lac been revived lit litre re in the past two days das and are con COll continuing in spite ite of or the nomination of Little or nothing is known here of the happenings ha in the outside world since the army Is now cut oft ore from all aull com corn communication by way of or China tl but all un allare unare are arc Intensely interested in the rumored ru wae discussions dh |