Deseret Evening News | 1904-02-11 | Page 8 | Russian Army

RUSSIAN ARMY AILt In Manchuria Not Nut Over OCI u n nII Hundred II Thousand Men I Feb 11 The bekin corre correspondent correspondent of ot tho tue London times ascribes the lie habitual overestImation over of ot lie tho Hu lun forces In III the tho he far east to tho ho claim from the tho lie Boxer loxer troubles roubles put 1111 lU by II M do lie then thell hue nu minister nt fit during the j lenee ence nt at In III 1900 mo for or an In III of ot 0 on the tho ground that thai had hati put Hilt men In the tho field It Is its I now known however hoever that the lie real number of ot if lIC men inca will bo Ito bounder under Continuing the tho corro orro I Cals an ItU American military of or officer Iker who haa hlll just returned to Co from rein a 1 trip trill through Manchuria tactic made for tor tho time purpose of ot reporting the situa situation tion lou declare that all nil limo tho 1111 I c r ho he met Inet III In Manchuria professed to bellevo war would be bo averted ho lie at II Port lorl Arthur on Jon Jan 31 the tho Hulun nU fleet iloe wan IvaN hurriedly hurried ordered to toson son sen but In iii getting out OUI two so vessels stitch fast In the ha mud of ot tim the th shallow basin anti were compelled to remain behind