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Show tH PECULIAR POSITION. K(irpatkln Feara Chines Htbl May Cut Off His Communications. In tho ansenco of actual news from tho seat of war in tho far eaat, the London nowspnpors comment on "what In believed to bo tho prrcnrlous position posi-tion of floneral Kuropatkln, who Is tnenneed by tho possibility of tho Chinese Chi-nese rebels cutting his communications, communica-tions, as well as by the, difficulty ot divining tho Japanese plan ot campaign. cam-paign. Tho Standard, which Is rather Inclined In-clined to bo pro-Russian In Its views, admits that Kuropatkln 1ms at his disposal almost 100,000 troops of Inferior In-ferior quality, only 75,000 of Thoni aro valuable for active operations, while General Kurokl has 140,000 first-class troops, tho equal of thoso In European armies. "Under such conditions," tho Standard snys, "tho lmiuo ot battlo Is very seldom doubtful." |