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Show : Proa th adrkes from the Far East it wocld seen that the decisive battle of the war has txien fought asd that "the Eussian forces have been thor-' ougily defeated. The dispatches from St Peters-burs, Peters-burs, which seek to put a favorable construction upcra the! saroation, are ridiculous. The fact that Gen. KuTopattin haf retreated from his strongest position Is . -sufficient Indication of defeat There may be other engagements, but they . will. probably result in the. same toanner. There is nothing to do for the Russian: commander "but re-, s treat or 4taad and fight It out i He cannot retreat mueh farther. It is doubtful if he can reach Muk-, Muk-, den, and as for fighting, he has shown that he cannot can-not withstand the furious onslaughts of the Japan- ese. ; v'' ' ' .' -; -" .While the' Japs have been pursuing a systematic - and scientific campaign, the victory does not indicate indi-cate superior ability so much"as It doe stupidity on the part of the Russians. From the outset Kuropat- . kin has acted as if he were in a daze. He has done nothin but' wait until the Japanese were ready to attack fiim and he has retreated after every attack. . He failed to prevent them from crossing the Yalu and he failed to go to the relief of Port Arthur. He has done nothing that entitles him, to recognition as a commander. The Japanese have outgeneraled him at every point' j '-- The duration of the war is problematical. It njay drag on for. months, but It is -apparently as ! good as won for the Japv The fall of Port Arthur must come, as it will be impossible for rescue to come either by sea or land. The Russian navy has been practically wiped out and the Russian army is successful only at retreatingfr j ; It is the beginning of the end. |