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Show NO PEACE, SAYS CASSINI, UNTIL RUSSIA IS WINNER WASHINGTON, March 11. "After Liao Tang there was talk of peace. Russia's answer was reinforcements. Like Llao Tang, Mukden Is the scene of another retreat and again Russia's answer will be large reinforcements, but of peace not a word." This was the emphatic statement of Count Casslnl, the Russian Embassador, Embassa-dor, today, in the light of the morning dispatches telling of the Russian retreat. re-treat. The only official news he has received In the last few days from his Government, regarding the operations, is contained in a brief cablegram which came' last night, saying that Gen. Kuropatkin was retreating after days of fierce fighting. The Embassador, however, was acquainted ac-quainted severed weeks ago with the final decision of the Emperor that Russia Rus-sia would continue the war until Russian Rus-sian arms were victorious regardless of the time it would require, and already al-ready preparations are being made for large reinforcements to Gen. Kuropatkin. |