The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-08-19
JAPANESE VICTORY.
Russian Wladivos.ok Fleet Encountered
and Cruiser Rurik Sunk-Other
Vessels DAMAGED.

washington, AuS. le.-lne JaIhauese
legation has received a ca.blegram from
Toxic. saying that Admiral kamimura
reports:
Our squadron after five hours Sc
we're fighting with the three ships of the
Vladivostok squadron on the morning
of the 18th in the mouth of Tsushima
island, sank the Rurik. The other two
ships. which appeared TO have suf-
fered heavily, fled northward. our dam
ages are slight"
Another c%ablegram from Toxic to the
legatiOn says:
The commander of the Takashini
laval station states that IL fleet re-
ported by wireless telegraph that the
N~1adivostok squadron was silenced on
sequently reported that a naval battle
is being fought"
Toxic, Aug. 16.-Flags are flying,
lanterns are Glimmering and cries OF
."Banzai" are ringing in the streets of
Toxic in honor of the victories gained
at sea by Admiral Togo and Vice Adj
miral Kamimura.
The Russian squadron which con-
fronted Admiral Togo refused battle.
1t was stronger than Admiral Togo's
squadron in battleships and armored
cruisers, and had it elected to fight
the result might have altered the for
tunes of war. The strength of the
SQuddIoi WIFI OppoSSo LoSO
compelled him to draw vessels from
the squadron under Vice Admiral
kamimura, and this left the Japanese
navy powerless to operate against the
Russian V~ladivostok squadron II un-
able to prevent the raids of those YES
sells.
The navy, however, firmly refused to
make a diversion, and stuck to Port
Arthur. 1t was confident that h har-
Dor soon would be ~untenable for the
Russian warships. that it would event
ually get a fair fight in the open sea
away from the Russian land batteries.
Vice Admiral kamimura, after
months Of weary and patient waiting,
finally got his chance, at dawn off the
Tsu island. He sunk the Russian
cruiser Rurik and sent the cruisers
Gromoboi and Rossia fleeing back from
the fight.
Japanese guns dominate the dock
yards at Port Arthur. and in view OF
this fact it. would seem impossible
the Russian battleships which have re-
turned to Port Arthur. 1t is probable
that the Russian battleship Czarevitch
will disarm at Using Chou.
The best possible naval force that
Russia can possibly concentrate at
Nladivostok is four cruisers.
In the fight of August 10 the squad
ron under Admiral Togo was practical
ly uninjured. The battleship Mikasa
suffered the most, but h continues on
the fighting line.
The cruisers Yakumo. Nishpin and
Kasauga also were hit, out temporary
repairs already have been made, and
they r fully serviceable. Eleven
wounded officers and sixty-siX wounded
men arrived at Sazebo tonight. The
imperial prince Hiroyasukwacho, who
holds the rank of commander in the
Japanese army, was hit in the region
of the heart. His wound, however. is
slight.
The steamer Gaelic, bound for shang-
hal, at 10 o'clock this morning sighted
a Russian cruiser, evidently the Novik.
steering southeast by east. This course
showed her to be heading for Van Die
men strait.
Van Diemen strait is about 100 miles
south Of Nagasaki and 1T would be pre-
sumed that the Novik's going this di-
rection that h purposes to try and
reach Vladivostok via the east coast of
Japan.