Eastern Utah Advocate | 1904-09-22 | Page 3 | Kuropatkin Will Defend Mukden

kuropatkin WILL DEFEND MUKDEN fifty thousand men stationed there to stop japanese according to a st petersburg dispatch the emperor has received a long report from general Huro kuropatkin outlining the military situation and tho the disposition of the russian forces and de bribing minutely the considerations it la Is also understood that general kuropatkin Kuro dealt length lly fly on the political aspect of the situation the contents of tho the report will not bo be published tho the authorities at st petersburg are of tho the opinion that general kuropatkin will not withdraw from muad mukden en without accepting battle it Is ox ex peati d that bo he will leave n men met to defend mukden while the ro remainder of hid his army retires to tie pass it la to believed that general kuroki has over men the general overal staff declares that since the battle of LILD yang general kuropatkin has ha boon been reinforced In b two army corps