Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-03 | Page 2 | Land Operations Over

LAND OPERATIONS OVER, j jflfj fi Outcome of Naval Engagements Off i( Port Arthur Monopolizing S Public Interest. J ST. PETERSBURG. July 2.Tn9 out-A JJi'1 como of tho naval engagements off Portl Arthur and T3U Island Is monopolbdag , publio intcrost. Tho land operations la,; jl Manchuria aro bellovcd to havo beri f practically adjourned for sir "weeks, until j tho ralna shall bo over. . Tologroms from Llao Yang agree that 2 tho Japaneno aro Withdrawing from their 91 positions, tho capturo of which entailed I K tho expondituro of bo much blocd ao$lj ammunition. Tho same telegrams Bhoirn' that tho Russians are promptly taking aa-m t vantage of tho withdrawal of tho Japa-'JPL; ncsc and nro assuming tho offensive, hwjii dieting considerable losses upon tha Jw-aRf! anose. I-. Tho closo of actlvo operations In BUak1 circumstances has greatly restored- cbn--Vr fldence. Russian today rose lo above (S Vic, tho hlgheat price for many weeks, flfj; Tho real causo of this ohanso la that the ygj outlook gives rlso to considerable epeou- jpt latlon. Somo porcons aro inclined to at- !f tributo tho Japanese retreat to the ar Vf rival of heavy reinforcements and sup- M1 piles, Including K.OOO tents for the army l , corps at Llao Yang Othora bclleivo that "5 iFe Field Marshal Oyama, tho newly ap- . i,t pointed commander-ln-calcf of tho Japa- noso forces in Manchuria, hao decided i not to venture farthor until the ralna ara ft over. Others, again, seo a connection be- f ift tween the Japaneso retreat and the ap- f t pcaranco of a Russian aquadron threat- i enlng tho Japanese UncE of communlca- l A' tion. 4 if! Tho Lino Yang correspondent of tha Bourso Gazotto declares that tho cntlrq & (! credit for tho Japanese retreat belongs ti to Gen.' Kuropatkin, who at last rewarded. ? -tho patience of tho Russian people. Un- 2 W. less qulto on unforeseen chango in tha S , situation occurs, tho romaindcr of tha j campaign, It is believed hero, will be dls- 3 tlnctly favorablo to the Russians, owing f Z to tho failure of tho Japanese to cstab- 1 L Hsh a base at Inkow, whero they could f , havo enjoyed unrivaled facilities for har- 1 assing Gen. Kuropatkin. 1