Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-16
PORT ARTHUR SURELY DOOMED.
shells Of Japanese Land Batteries
Are Falling on the
Harbor
SHIPS CAN STAY NO LONGER.
admiralty Has Little News as to
Whereabouts of Five Russian Battle
ships and Three Cruisers.


q Petersburg, Aug l6, 3;iS p. NJ
The news Of the defeat OF the Vladiyos-
az squadron has added another crush
ns blow to the reverse before Port Ar
Nur. No public announcement has yet
been made Of the sinking of the Rurik'
The Chefoo report OF the sortie OF
Rpsslan warshps from Port Arthur
naturally cannot be confirmed. and the
admiralty is puzzled to know whether
Il refers to the ships which remained in
n, harbor, when the main squadron
vsD, out Aug. 10, or to ships of the late
admiral Withoefts original squadron.
Ia either event, however, It il construed
a. evidence that the shells Of the Jap
Aaese land batteries are falling on the
b,rbor rendering Il impossible for the
ships 10 remain there any longer. IL
b also Interpreted In some quarters as
Indicating the eve ofthe storming of the
fortress.
NO NEWS OF BATTLESHIPS.
The admiralty has little information
today regarding the sea fight of Aug.
10 OF the whereabouts Of FIVE Russian
laileships and three cruisers unac-
counted for Hope IS still cherished
hat theyescaped and have reached an
apIoInted rendezvous,
LOWERING or CZAREVITCHS
FLAG.
Russia has been officially Informed OF
lh' lowering Of the flags over the bat
thshlp Czarcvitch aud the two destroy
tH at Using Tau, and acquiesces with
Gimany's position that the ships must
remain there until the end Of the war.
While ordinary ship repairs may be al
loved by Germany within the harbur,
Do renewal or repair Of their arma-
scat on guns viii be permitted. The
Hporis thai the Limited. states and
Great Britain have taken exception to
GImany's decision in this matter do
MOI receive credencc.
Nothing definite has been decided re-
gafdng the dlsarming Of the Askold at
Shanghai ON account OF the inability OF
yn'ha to protect her against a repeti-
uon Of the Ryeshtcni incident
the iotpedOboat destroyer SkorI Is
ue only Russian destroyer sunk or
Wei Hal Wei.
ALENlEFF VISITS VLADIVOSToK.
Vceroy Alexieff has arrived AT Vlad-
HV'o@ His army organ believes the
ssspanese armies may move against
LAO Yang any day and does not be-
,t" 'he reports that three additional
japanese divisions have been drafted
@rorl Arthur II thinks the japanese
Ie nhely TO spread such reports in or
yer 70 mlslead Gen. Kuropatkin.
lhe russian press praises the hero
en OF The late Admiral Withoefts des-
sIee sortie against overwhelming
Vlls as preferable TO remaining i'm port.
B., Az the same time the papers continue
EXPRESS the most bitter Indignation
wy lne kyeshitelni incident and are
gmoS unanimous expressing the
vP'uon mat 1t viii lead to internation-
al complications.
THE PALLADA ToRPEDoED.
Toxic Aug. l6. noon.-It seems Ger.
p p,n. lnal the Russian protected cruiser
n %''ua was torpedoed and sunk dur
t' we naval battle Of Aug. 10. She
,1"Va 10 return TO Port Arthur and has
eO' Vseh reported since Admiral Togo's
XIV XIV departed on various missions the
,,s s. o. Aug 10, when the Russians re-
,o nslated reports from various vessels
lVnulue to reach Admiral Togo. The
rsSe deslroyers and torpedo boats
myso. d series Of attacks during the
ss ssoN OF the Russian warships. One
efm3et reports that she hit a vessel
IA, We Fallada type, and Il is thought
IN ,essel foundered and II Is believed
way, w probable that the entire crew
eilher Killed or drowned.
adm,saI,al Togo, I'm reporting TO the
lbs lazy says II appears certain that
4, a.. a'Iada was sunk II was thought
VA sl mat the Pallada escaped south
sdr,.Nilh the N)vik and Askold. the
h IN. Wy believing she was concealed
Wba,e vicinity Of the Yang-Tse river
ts,rFNer her fate Il soon win he de-
Msosneu II she Is afloat she win
De reported and II DESTROYED
ses , p,go9ble that some OF her wreck
RUSSIAN SHIPS pIsMANTtrp.
a. ssas Tau Aug l6, noon)-A Japan-
Aar, u..suoyer entered the harbor
Jqna,,n le ago, having on board the
g,S 1890 Admiral lkadzuN and his
poye. tur me purpose OF calling on the
t,pa.'lor OF kiao chou. AT the pov.
tho =, mansion Gov. Truppel assured
AIN panese admiral that an the Rus
nrs Snlps We're dlsmantled. that their
nm,,nIsaUu been disabled and their am
dsner,en removed. The admiral then
M NV ~ ana as the Japanese DESTROYER
Os,r,"o imrbor she was sAluted bv the
corrsss SHpahese officers assured the
mn ponaent Of the Associated Press
INA chhe Hermans had promised that
paa,, OdneloQ incident would not he re-
hSeu az Using Tau. " "
sIt, :, Japanese ships on this mort con-
Tbs Gne cruiser and four destroyers.
ansss ,Etsrinans have notified tho jan
tnterina they VIII FIRE on any ship
lshts 'ne harbor at night without
rsrd , pfeoautlon Is being taken 10
Ia ~ 9salnst repetition OF tho che
ns,rs uelN' one German cruiser re-
blbsrs on guard outside the harbor. Tho
are inside. 'N'' ''O
frn A. .oIrespondent Ia unable 10 con.
srNo.n report that the protected criils-
Tan o, w was sunk 90 miles from Tslna
wv utter the battle OF Aug 10 s
JAPAN is SATISFIED.
lisrmOsason' Aug, ls,--Japan has notified