The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-18
WILD JUB|LAT|oN IN TOXIC
Admiral kamimura Gets in a Telling
Blow on Russian "Raiders" After
Months Of Waiting and
Watching - One Arnored
Cruiser Sunk and 9th -,
ers Put to Flight 80.
in Straits of
Korea.

A Toxic special says: Vice Admi.
raj Kamimura encountered the Rus
sian Vladivostok squadron at dawn
Sunday north of Tsu Island in the
strait of Korea and attacked the ene-s
my at once. The battle lasted for five
hours and resulted in a complete Jap
anese victory. The Russian cruiser
Rurik was sunk and cruisers RossiS
and Gromoboi fed northward after
having sustained serious damage. Vice
Admiral Kamimura cables the navy
department that the injuries inflicted
upon his vessels were slight.
JAPs-ExTREMELY HAPPY.
Flags were flying, lanterns glimmer-g
ing and cries of "Banzai' were ringing
in the streets of the Japanese capital
Sunday night in honor Of the victories
gained at sea by Admiral Togo and
Vice Admiral Kaminrra.
Underneath the joll;ty of the popu-
lace is feeling of deep satisfaction
and qualification at the disposal Of a
desperately serious problem Of the.
war
The Russian squadron. which CON-
fronted Admiral Togo, refused battle
It was stronger than Admiral Togo's
squadron in battle ships and armorei
cruisers and had it elected to fight, the
result might have altered the fortunes
of war. The strength of the squadron
which opposed Admiral Togo compeI-
ed him to draw vessels from the
squadron under Vice Admiral Kami.
mura and this left the japanese navy
powerless to operate against the Rug.
sian Vladivostok squadron and unable;
to prevent the raids Of these vessels; "a
The raid conducted by the V1adivos-
tok squadron in July was extremely
expensive and not only was retaliation:
tempting, but it was demanded by.
commercial interests.
The navy, however, grimly refused
to make diversion and stuck to PORT
Arthur. It was confident that the har-.
Dor soon would be untenable for the
Russian warships, that it eventually
would get fair fight in the open sea
away from the Russian land batteries
and that the Japanese would win.
These calculations of the navy were
correct, and the Russians with the
chances even have been hopelessly de-
feated.
Admiral Kamimura, after many
months of waiting, finally got els.
chance at dawn Sunday off Tsu islani
He sunk the Russian cruiser Rurik
and sent the cruisers Gromboboi and
Rossia fleeing back from the fight.
The best possible naval force tha.
Russia can now concentrate at Vladt
vostok is four cruisers.
In the fight of August 10 the squad
ron under Admiral Togo was practical
ly uninjured The battle ship Mikasa
suffered the most, but she continues
on the fighting line.
The cruisers Yakumo, Nisshin and
Kasaga also were hit, but temporary
repairs already have ben made and
they are fully serviceable.
The following casualties have been
reported on the Japanese side during.
the action of August 10th: -
The battle ship Kikassa had four of.
ficiers killed and twenty-nine men Sc.
riously wounded. Six officers and
twenty.nine men were slightly wound
ed. IS
The armored cruiser Yakumo had
one officer and forty-nine men killed
and one officer and eleven men
wounded.
The ar1nored cruiser Kasuga had
two officers and fifteen men wounded.
Torpedo boat No. S had one man
killed and eight wounded.