Eureka Reporter | 1905-02-03 | Page 2 | Kuropatkin Again Defeated

kuropatkin AGAIN DEFEATED oyama frustrates general generals s attempts to break through his lines in st petersburg it Is admitted that general kuropatkin s attempt to break through the japanese left wing and outflank field marshal oyama s alon n the river seems to have failed entirely few details however are available beyond the in formation contained in the official dispatch field marshal oyama as at the bat tie tle of river appears to have answered the russian advance with a counter offensive movement but no great disposition was shown to carry the warfare into the territory held by the russians at the war office there Is an inclima tion to lay the chief blame blain e tor for the thet failure of the movement to a sudden change of the weather to intense cold 20 degrees below zero with a high nand which drifted the snow and ren dared it hazardous to expose the troops to camping in the open plain and also impeded the transportation of guns supplies and tha the wounded