Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-12-16
Reported That They Have
Sunk the Russian
Batt|eship.
LAST Of PORT ARTHUR FIfr,
Was Driven to Sea to Avoid a..
bardment Are Able to Probe ey..
Nook and Corner Of Port Arth,,
From, 2O3 Meter hil.

l'p'.
headquarters Of the Third .JaDapes,
Army, (via Fusan, Dec. lI~-Tb.
Russian battloship Suvas,opol ,ns
only Russian warship that cscapsr
destruction, being locked when t,s
other vessels We're sunk after ~.
Japanese had captured 203 Meter bn
escaped from the dock and harbo,
last night and is now anchored undo,
| protective mountain. Som, ,or
! pedo crafts are also outside Of NE
| harbur.
Inc tremendous pr.ce in life na,r
by the Japanese for the CAPTURE ot
@o' Meter hin. has been redcaus.
ny me utter destruction Of the Rms
sian fleet S''
The Japare5c feet will now 20 into
dock. '''''
Before Port Arthur With the 1hir.
japanese Army.-tVia F'usan no.
lo.)~ The work Of removing the dead
from the slopes and crests of on~
Meter MI has been completed ON N.
north side. The south stones ,rs
SUI covered with bodies, buried unday
lhc debris Q! trenches and homh
proofs. The long ljEea of Japanese
dead. laid out on top OF the hin an.
TIE slopes previous 10 interment n,e
scented an awful Sight. Most Of tht
bodies were partially naked and ho,
f'b'y torn by dynamite bombs
Mnkd"n, Dec. l5.--Late dispatches
received at headquarters from Port
Ar''l'r. by way Of Che Foo. decJara
mat me situation there Is nv M
means as desperate as +, is renr,
scented by foreign newspaper dis
patches. The line Of main defense
as YET Is unbroken and there IA
plenty Of ammunition and food
'okln, Der" l5.-The report OF Vic.
Aom'rat Togo was received tOni,-ht
1t stated as follows:
commander. kasama. command
ing me torpedo hOtilla, on Monday
hi%h' at midnight attacked the Rms,
sian hat1lcship Sevastopol. Iving ont.
side Port Arthur. The res,,jt r,f -b;.
d''d'h Eas not bc"n ascertaine1. Sub.
Seqnfhtiy two torpedo boats under
"inhlahder NasadO. attempted sew
''a' ATTACKS. facing the enemy's yigor
Gus hre' The shock Of the explosions
~ '"rpedo"s was felt but the next
I'd! me SrVastopol remained in the
Same position. None Of our vessels
was injured. On Tuesday at 2:2G
clock in the morning another tor
peuo hotilIa under Commander Ara
ha"a attacked the Scvastopol. bu,
,''e result OF this attack was no,
It'a' ht'o. IN this attacl, A shell from
ne enemy struck The funnel of one
vi our torpedo boats and anotha,
S'inck the engine room, disabling tha
vessel and she lost her freedon ~
motion and was lowed awav NV bsr
comrades. There we're no casua,tiss
AGAIN. at o'clock in the morning
~ "'e same day. torpedo fotj),s
'"'oer commander Seki ATTEMPTED An
a''"ch' DIT was exposed by the enc
~! Searchlights and, being sub
J'c'c' 10 heavy fire, was unable r.
accomplish this purpose
simultaneously, Lieutenant Adach,
commanding two torpedo boats an'
=, odr'ed the enemy's ship and dis
Ky" t"rpfdOeS. which were seen
'H''"n'' but with what effect il
"h'"h' These attackers were
400 exposed 10 heavy fire AMI hnrb
" ere MT once and three men IN.
ureh" ''i'h III
ne r0mmonder OF the navo, o,rz
'~'f'Hok'ng Port Arthur renortina ~
:" nrlock Tuesday night savc. "ro
,;, ''h'''r"Inent was prDcpally
'' against the arsenal and tor
o'"'' house at Tigers Tai
'","Suia' and the vessels anchored
IL '"'' flclnlty. The store house
w. Se' on IRE and burned in abou.
u "'0r. AhoW six shells strrck tha
"''S' and three vessels rsc,, for rsc
purposes We're DESTROYED On,
'''N IRE and sank. The honha,t.
''' or -" buildings caused serious
"" ree"lt cf the HON
ardment OF the Sevastopol has not
zen as'erta'ned. owing to the IN.
1"""nt weather., ~ 'ne III
hefore Port Arthur. With the rnir,
apanese Army. via Fnsan Doc *
n@. ehec' or dynamite used as an OF.
,nS''e weapon in the form of hand
'''''oeS IS lnsfanced in an appalling
;" ''''f nv the condition of the dead
'''eS' winch are torn ana unrecosni7
ne masses OF flesh and bones Frag,
c"'9 ol hundreds Of killed found in
" ih1eE-1n Russian trenches Drn,
me" scene Of awful horror. The,
-''H '''hpeFs and steel plates Of the
'h'p.proo1s were torn to splinters br
e smells and dynamite.
General Oku'S Headuuarters via
itSIn, SlnH9V Nan
IA hsmlsSlon.l THE Russians along
'e 'front.' OF General Ok,'s army are
''''n'lng an artillery and rifle fire
~ ana hIeht. The Japanese are not
p'yihg A Russian move southwark
not anticipated imme liately. Ina
"sslan plan for a, winter campaign
's not developed.
asst night the thermometer reach.
degrees below zero. hich IL IN
'ratly cold for December.
ne japanese nrenara tons FOX the
'h'er are practically COMPLETED.
Carriers Lose Positions.
Washington. Dec. a. Postmaster
eneral Wynne yesterday removed
om once Frank II. Cunningham, the
'nth Omaha. Neb., rural mail carrier.
no Is president Of the National AS.
ciatlon OF Rural Carriers, and James
heiier or Cleveland, O., who is at
mead of the National Association
Letter Carriers.
ne dismissal is the result Of an in.
sugation of charges of insubordina
IN. OF being absent from duty with.
I leave. and OF violation of the
'si'nnts order OF January 81, 1902.
'hlhltin" individual or organized
emntS OF government employees, to
1N'nce legislation or to solicit IN.
vase Of raw.
Pa, what's can:1al punishment?"
INC SIN months Scntaron man