Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-11
RUSSIA MUST HAVE VESSELS.
r,elr Leaving Will Greatly Weaken
Defensive Power of the
Garrison.
GREAT NAVAL BATTLE REPORTED
p,.dt Ilnknown.-S Shells Dropped Ia
10 Fortress--Japs Said to Lack
Enough Big Guns.

vladiyostok Aug l'-frepa'a''V'''
ICING completed here for the recep-
.,,. and protection Of the Port Arthur
'onadron The departure of the squad
son from Port Arthur is generally inter-
.ro,ed 10 Indicate that the siege OF the
,,rtress is entering on its final stage
.s tho program has repeatedly been an
no,cced by the Associated Press Tor
ho squadron to leave as soon as the
srvatlon at Port Arthur became des-
nerate The preservation OF the
souadron is considered to be vital TO
nnssias future plans and while II u
ocknowledged that its departure VIII
greatly weaken the defensive power OF
,he garrison, without the capture OF
the squadron the fall Of the fortress
would be robbed Of much of its stra-
t,qic Importance The smaller snips
rrohably were left behind on account
\, their slow speed and inadequate
gshung power while the torpedo boat
Ssstroyers would constitute a constant
menace to the Japanese fleet OUTSIDE
BIG NAVAL BATTLE.
Deanite news of the result Of the re-
rorteJ battle outside Port Arthur Is
swa,ted here with feverish anxiety
T,en n the SQUADRON succeeded in get
inc through the Japanese ships IL IL
rsnIized that II runs desperate risk
IN irving 10 reach Vladivostok, as Ad-
miral Togos fleet is larger, OF superior
strength, and faster than the Russian
souadrcn. Besides, the straits of Korea
arc understood to be mined, and the
syuadron probably viii be compelled to
take the longer route around Japan
To MEET THE SQUADRON.
Il II believed that the purpose of the
yRsslan torpedo boat destroyer tyeshl-
rlnl Is going to ChefoO was to nouty
admiral Skrydloff Of the sortie OF he
Fort Arthur squadron In order ttat
he may dispatch the Vladivostok
squadron to meet the squadron from
Port Arthur.
Adylcea from Admiral Ayellan indi-
cate that it will consist Of the battle"
SHIPS Rctylzan, P0bieda, Peresviet Sc
yastOpol, Czarevitch and Potava; the
almored cruiser Bayan and tho pro-
,ected cruisers Pallada, Diana ana
ASkuld Satisfaction is expressed at
this indication that the Bayan, which
was slightly damaged, has been sue
cessiully relaired, The protected crris-
er Novlk was probably left at Port Ar.
thur Tho Port Arthur squadron Ia
under the command OF Rear Admiral
Wthoeft The report that Vice Admit
raj Fssag
command Of that squadron Is untrue.
The latter ls now IN at Vladlvostok.
As the speed of squadron is not faster
than that Of the slowest unit, which IN
this case Is the Poltava, which could
not, at he" best. make over l6 knots,
that speed Is the estimated rate OF
tleamng C the Port Arthnr squadron,
whereas the Japanese battleships have
S knot seed, Both squadrons. how
ever have probably greatly deterlor-
aled in srted,
JAP CRUISER SUNK.
Che Foo Aug. II, s a. NIT is re-
ported that the Japanese protected
cruiser Nasagi was sunk off Round
Island IN the recent engagement
Ihe Russian ships before leaving Port
Arlhur took on board heavy stores, ma
ing,
me torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshl-
lelhl mas been dismantled by the re-
moVal Of the breeches of her guns.
RUSSIAN wARsHIPs SIGHTED.
Chefoo Aug 1l.--An official source
mere reports the sighting of 16 Russian
Chefoo.
y IS alleged that the Russian hospi-
Ii snip Mongolia, carrying women and
..nluren, which left Port Arthur with
we SQUADRON, will 20 TO Shanghai,
A. ne RUSSIAN battleship Retv2an was
~! - times during the recent lombard
nnent OF Port Arthur. but was only
slightly damaged,
ne Japanese fleet has been directing
avs gre against the dockyards at Port
Mtnur' One hundred shells dropped
Wv .ue spot from which a powder mag
"Sne nad recently been removed.
a. ne Japanese are reported to be Lack
,I " SUFFICIENT large guns. The pres
'IS upply Is mostly from the fleet,
,.NapI shestakovsky, OF the Russian
W'peoo boat destroyer which arrived
t""rle thls morning, reports that
SSppalese cruiser and gunboat were
INJURED or sunk during the past week.
sank, W.
SQUADRON ORDERED AWAY.
.netoo, Aug. 1.-THE Russian squad.
ion lett Port Arthur I'm response to
ssInpeIial orders from Vice Admiral
a. seml-ofilclal program reports that
Nv russian battleships Pobieda and
Port Arthur.
lnree Japanese torpedo boat destroy
Tss are now outside this harbor watch
pg me Russian torpedo boat destroyer
s sgesnltelni' which still flies the Rus.
ANXIOUS FOR NEWS.
~ Petersburg. Aug. II, 1888 p. M
nm apparent escape OF the Port Ar.
tnnul squadron Is arouslng the mos,
m'ense interest here. No official news
a., Wv we subject had reached the admiral
nneh a correspondent showed the
~ ''poidted Press dispatch from Chefoo
", Aumiral Avellan, chief Of the adj.
sna 'g Dut he expressed no surprise
sat,. gn we contrary did not conceal his
nr ~ explained that Capt. Shestakovsky
"0Oaply had reported direct to Vice.