The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-10-28
BALTIC FLEET
STARTS EAST
Apparently No Longer Room
for Doubt That the Armada
Has Started.
IS TO GO BY TWO ROUTES
Part VIII Sail Around Africa and Par
Through Suez-Russia Expects 1t
Will Complete the Voyage
in Three Months.

Fakke Berg, Denmark, Oct. 21.--The
remainder of the Baltic Russian fleet
sailed Wednesday morning for the
north.
St. Petersburg. Oct. 21.-The Baltic
fleet will divide, part going by way OF
the Suez canal and the remained by
the Cape of Good Hope. 1t is believed
the voyage to the far east will be made
in ninety days.
Korsor Island of Zealand. Denmark.
Oct. 21--The Russian Baltic fleet con-
sisting of fifteen battleships and
cruisers, seven torpedoboats and four
Golfers. has traversed the Great Belt
nort4Nard.
For several days it has seemed like
ly that the Baltic fleet had really sailed
to the east. The statement that it has
been seen, in divisions. passing through
the Great Belt, means that it is on its
way into the German ocean,
The island of Zealand, on which is
the town of korSor, is the chief island
of the Danish archipelago. It lies to
the east of the Danish mainland. On
it's east is the sound, separating it from
Sweden, while on the west is the Great
Belt, more commonly called the Shore
Belt, between the island and the main
land of Denmark. The Great Belt is
the most commonly used route between
the Baltic sea and the Cattegat. which
is simply the continuation of the Baltic
sea north of Zealand. The fleet is now
far outside of Russian waters and
plainly on the way into the Atlantic
Sailing around the Cape Of Good
Hope, one division, which Is eX.
pected to include the lighter craft, vii
have a trip OF $4,000 miles to Port Ar
thur. The other division, through SueZ
will have a much shorter voyage. nc
| y, oir
the fleet.
The sailing of this armament Whicf
on paper is about equal in strength tt
the Japanese fleet so far as concern:
ba,tleships and cruisers. but inferior
in torpedo boats, probably means tina
Russia is determined to have lonf
war; OF course, the fleet might be re
called at any time in case Port Arthu
should fall. and it seems certain TN
will happen before three months. Vlad
ivostok will be frozen tight before tn
fleet can reach it.
Togo's veteran, experienced arma
ment. newly out of the Japanese dock
yards, polished and refurbished, con
fdent of itself and its experience, ough
to take care of itself against even
greatly superior force. The Russia
fleet is VIGOROUSLY unfit. 1t must Goa
at sea. 1t is not we'll Differed 0
manned. 1t has to make voyage un
precedented for a great fleet and I,
fight before cleaning or docking.
may run into Japanese submarine:
torpedo boats. and perhaps NOR
powerful battle line squadron long be
fore it sees Asia. That it should eve
STRIVE intact. in the China seas. Their
to meet Togo. seems impossible.
Should it be Joined en- route by yes
sells runored to have been purchased |
South America, it might overpower To
60 But on this slender chance Russi
seems stalking much. japan will haV
had a year. from the beginning of tn
: was to increase her fleet. There is II
: doubt she will have turned out sever;
new Vessels by that time.