Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-16

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Russians Well Located.
However, the Russians strategical
position is very good. They occupy,
with Liao Yang as the center, forti-
fed semi-cfrcle and their work can be
concentrated easily and moved along
the inside lines. The Japanese on the
other hand are outside and therefore
much dispersed.
$50 Russians Rescued.
Toxic, Aug. 15.-A dispatch to the
admiralty from Takeshiki says Admir-
al Kamimura met the Vladivostok
squadron twenty miles from Ulsan,
Corea, at 5 o'clock Sunday morning.
The battle ended at 10:30.
The Rurik sank from the stern, the
bow standing up perpendicularly. The
Japanese rescued $50 of the Rurik's
crew.
One Jap Ship Hit.
The Russia and the Gromoboi
caught fire several times and were
heavily damaged. Only one Japanese
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ed and seven wounded.
Story Of Big Battle.
Toxic, Aug. is. - Sunday mornings
naval fight in the straits of Corea re-
suited in a complete victory for the
Japanese, the Russian armored cruis-
er Rurik of the Vladivostok fleet be-
ing sunk by Admiral Kamimura's s
squadron and the cruisers Rossia and
Gromobi put to flight heavily damag.
ed. The defeat of the Vladiyostok
squadron in connection with the shat
tering Of the Port Arthur feet, gives
Japan complete mastery of the sea
and restores commerce in the far
east
On to Port Arthur.
Upon Port Arthur the, Japanese will
next concentrate all their forces. The
mikado has ordered that the town
must be taken even though the at.
tack involves the temporary abandon.
ment Of operations in Manchuria. AL
ready the Japanese army of beseig-
ers has been strongly REINFORCED, TAX
ing positions in two large bodies, one
on the heights between Lungwungtao
and Pigeon bay and the other on the
hills near Louisa bay. Twelve JAP
anese regiments have been detached
from the forces in Manchuria to aid in
the assault and it is quite possible
that the main Japanese body opposing
General Kuropatkin may follow with.
in few days.
Battle Lasts Five Hours.
OF the desperate nature of the fight.
ing between Admiral Kamimura's fleet
and the three armored cruisers Of the
Russian Vladivostok squadron the
Japanese naval commanders report
gives ample testimony. Meeting at
dawn yesterday morning north of Tsu
island, the opposing naval forces
poured perfect hail of shot upon one
another for five hours.
Two Russian Ships Flee.
Toward the end of the fight the Rus
sian fire grew steadily weaker as gun
after gun was disabled, and the dam
age to the ships rendered their maneu-
vers more and more difficult. With the
loss of the Rurik the other two aban.
doned the fight and fed to the north
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storm of Japanese shells.
have consisted of the Adsuma, Idsuma,
Iwate, Takashiho, and other light
cruisers.
Togo Gives Report of Losses.
That the victory of Admiral Togo's
fleet over the fleeing Port Arthur
squadron last Wednesday was not en-.
tirely bloodless is proved by the re.
port of the losses just received here
On board the battleship Mikasa, Ad-
miral Togo's flagship, there were four
officers and twenty-nine men slightly
wounded. The armored cruiser va
kumo had one officer and eleven men
killed and ten wounded. On board the
armored cruiser Nishin seven officers
and nine men were killed and two off.
GERS and fifteen men were wounded.
Ten men were wounded on the ar
mored cruiser Kasuga The torpedo.
boat destroyer Asagiri had two men
killed. On board torpedo boat No. SO
one man was killed and eight others
wounded.
Fleet Practically AnnihiIated.
The practical annihilation of the
Russian naval force in the far east dis
poses Of what was for the japanese
a desperately serious problem of the
war. The Russian squadron which
confronted Admiral Togos squadron
in battleships and armored cruisers
and had it, elected to fight the result
might have altered the fortunes OF
the war. The strength of the squad
ron which opposed Admiral Togo com
PEELED him to draw vessels from the
squadron under Vice Admiral Kamim