The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-08-20
JAPANESE GAIN
CONTROL or SEA.
kamimura Crushes Vladivostok Squadron In
Open Fight-Togo Administers Defeat
to Port Arthur Fleet

at full speed, caught up with us slowly,
and at i've o'clock fighting again be-
gan and continued for some hours with
out either side obtaining any advantage.
Admiral Without Killed.
Tn the battle the commander Of our
squadron was killed and the captain OF
the battleship Czarevitch was wounded
and lost consciousness. Almost 1t the
same time the engines and steering gear
Of the Czarevitch were damaged. and It
was obliged to stop 40 minutes. This
forced the other ships to maneuver
around 1t. The command Of the squad
ron devolved upon Rear Admiral Prince
Ouktomsky, and the command Of the
Csarevitch upon the second in COM
mand.
Loses Sight Of Squadron.
After nightfall the Czarevitch. being
unable to follow tho squadron and los
ing sight Of It, took southerly direction
In order to attempt to reach vladivostok
under its own steam. It was attacked by
torpedo boats during the night. and at
dawn was in the vicinity of Shantung.
The oficer commanding the squadron,
having examined and determined the
extent Of the damage to the ship. con-
cluded that 1t could not make vladiyo-
stok and allowed its captain to proceed
to Kiauchau for repairs.
In q Pitiabls Plight.
Chefoo, Aug. 15.-With Admiral
Withoft's death, ave battleships dam
aged, one torpedo boat destroyer
stranded, another blown up near We'll
haiwei, other damaged cruisers and tor
pedo boats warned to leave ports In
which they took refuge and with still
others somewhere on the high seas, the
Russian squadron from Port Arthur is In
pitiable plight after the battle with
the Japanese fleet. Now, however,
new feature has been injected into the
situation by Germany, whose warships
at Tsingchou have cleared for action and
announced that they will not allow the
departure Of the disabled Russian ves-
sells at Tsingchou into the teeth of the
Japanese fighting machines that lie out
side the harbor ready to pounce on them
when they emerge.
Lowered Their Colors.
Chefoo, Aug. 15.-The Russian bat
tleship Czarevitch, the cruiser Askold
and the torpedo boat destroyer. aSSzo-
vol lowered their flags in the harbor OF
Tsingchou, thus Withdrawing from the
war. The ceremony was performed In
the presence Of the German governor.
and the three warships now are under
the protection of Germany. Both the
and the cruiser are almost
total wrecks as a result Of the havoc
played by the Japanese shells
Attack on Port Arthur.
Chefoo, Aug. ia telegram Just
received here from reliable source
states that general attack on Port
Arthur began at o'clock this morn
ing.
Must Be Taken at Any Cost.
st. Petersburg. Aug. 1.-THE Bourss
Gazette has received the following
from = its Liaoyang correspondent:
Twelve Japanese regiments have left
in the direction of Port Arthur. It Is
stated on trustworthy authority that
the mikado has ordered that Port Ar
thur must be taken at any cost, even
II 1t necessitates the suspension Of OPP
erations in Manchuria, and It is quite
possible that the main japanese force
will proceed to Port Arthur within q
few days. Rain has stopped all opera
tions."
Russia Protests.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 13.-Russia has
already formally protested to Japan.
France, against the action Of the
Japanese torpedo boat destroyers In at
lacking the Russian torpedo boat de-
stroyer Ryeshitelni at Chefoo and tow
ing her away from that port, and the
protest has been communicated to
the powers. This prompt action is based
upon the oficial report Of the Russian
consul at Chefoo. which Is very explicit
on the subject of the dismantling Of
the Ryeshitelni, saying that not only
were the breach blocks of her guns and
all her small arms removed. but her en-
gines were rendered useless. The yes
sci, therefore. was reduced to the condi-
ton Of hulk. The consul also reported
that the Japanese fred upon the Russian
sailors while they were in the water.