Eureka Reporter | 1904-10-14 | Page 2 | For Victory at Any Cost

FOR VICTORY AT ANY COST kuropatkin s move believed to be forced upon him by czar the new phase ol 01 the war involved in general stirring ad drees to his army in which he ex plains why his aimy retreated I 1 keenly discussed by inglish military critics in the light of the probable motives underlying kuropatkin s de casion to take the offensive it Is not forgotten how recently the russian plan of campaign was reported to be to lead the japanese northward litif der to attenuate their communications and hence there is a greater sur at what Is considered a remarkable order various reasons are advanced by the critics as having possibly actuated kuropatkin first that japanese inac led him to suppose that he was stronger numerically second that in angues connected with the appoint ment of a new commander in calel may have determined kuropatkin to precipitate matters and third and ao cording to the inglish critics by tai the most acceptable explanation thai he again has been overruled from st petersburg and Is acting on imperia orders