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Show RUSSIA HORE OHEERFUD, Semi-Panic Produced, by Kuropatkin's Reverse Has Disappeared. 8T. PETERSBURG, OcL 22, 11;05 p. m. With the closing of tho week tho soinl-panlo produced by the heavy re-verso re-verso sustained by Gen. Kuropntkin's army last week has in a great measure disappeared, and thoro is a much more cheerful feeling pervading the war office. The general disaster which threatened to engulf the Mnnchurlan army has been averted by the i-eaults of tho ten days of almost continuous fighting, which tonight is practically a draw. Gigantic Task Accomplished. Gen. Kuropatkin has again displayed consummate skill in preventing Field Marshal Oyama from reaping the fruits of victory. By withdrawing his shattered shat-tered left wing under shelter of the right center he succeeded In tho , gigantic task of taking 3000 wounded off the field of battle and more than this, according to all Indications, he reorganized re-organized and reformed hia broken legions and again confronts tho Japanese Jap-anese across tho Shakhe river. Wonderful Military Feat. That Kuropatkin, after losing close to 40,000 men, was ablo to resume tho offensive of-fensive within a fortnight constitutes a feat In military history. There way an impression early in the week that Gen. Kuropatkin was concentrating his forces on his right and center to avoid being driven off the line of the railroad, whioh might have embarrassed the retirement re-tirement of his left, but now ho has had ample time to withdraw, and tho situation situ-ation shows more determination than L I ever to Becure strong advanced positions posi-tions across the Shakhe. It is known that the loft has actually pushed forward for-ward Hllghtly and the idea that operations opera-tions contemplate only roar guard actions ac-tions osems negatived. |