New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-17
4 W4RSHIP TORPEDOED.
Daring Russian Exploit Foreigners
IN Forts WcI-Censorship.

Che-Foo, Nov 1G-The Port Arthur 'Novi-
krai" of November II, copies OF which were
brought to Che-Foo this morning by the Ros-
toropny. prfn.s brief details of a daring exploit
which resulted IL the sinking OF a four funnelled
japanese destroyer.
japanese torpedo boats and destroyers were
engaged in removing mines, mostly their own,
from Takhe Bay on November j. Midshipman
Dimitrief conceived the idea that he could tor
pedo the japanese boats under cover of dark
ness. The audacity of the plan. the "Novikrai"
says. made it successful
Getting a steam launch carrying a torpedo
tube from the batteshp Retvizan. and accom-
panied by half dozen volunteers Midshipman
Dimitrieff in the darkness slipped out of the
harbor and succeeded in evading the japanese
searchIights Circlmg around the japanese
boats with the launch moving a top speed, the
milshipman launched his projectile. There was
a sudden explosion and the destroyer sank i'm
mediately- The launch then sped toward the
harbor but was not pursued, the japanese evil
IDENTIFY having not observed the launch. and
thinking that the destroyer had struck one of
their mines.
Midshipman Dmtrieff is the hero of the day
at Port Arthur. according TO the paper.
A private letter received this afternoon from
Port Arthur requests The Associated Press to
publish statement 10 the effect that all the
foreigners there are well and that not one of
them has received any wounds in the fighting.
The ''Novikrai' of November l. contains~
romantic story of Hartena Korotkiewitch who
although woman, served valorously in many
fights at Port Arthur until death closed her
strange career.
The husband Of Haritena Korotkiewitch was
serving at Port Arthur. In endeavoring to join
him she was stopped at Hardin and was not al
10 her doOUad
masculine attire and succeeded in reaching Port
arthur shortly before the landing of the Jap
anese on the Liaotung Peninsula.
Finding her husbands regiment, she enlisted
in it. She took part in numerous sorties and
in the defence of the forts, and although her
sex was soon discovered, her record for bravery.
tirelessness and attention TO the wounded, and
the excellent influence she exerted over the sol
diers who never swore in her presence, won her
permission to remain in the ranks.
While lighting side by side with her husband,
he was wounded. His wife nursed him until the
crisis in his case was passed. when she returned
10 the front and became messenger for Captain
Gouzakohky, Of the 18th Regiment In the per-
Torrance of her duties as messenger she was
often seen riding furiously from one position to
another. unaffected by the bursting of shells.
ON October Is she visited the trenches with
dispatches. when huge shells from the Japanese
guns STRUCK ana destroyed the RUSSIAN posi-
ton, Haritena Korotkiewitch and eight others
were instantly killed They We're buried in one
grave. with the Russian flag wrapped around
Haritena's body.
The 'Novikrat" concludes its story by say
ing: "Haritena Korotkiev-itch had won the
respect and admiration not only of the SOL
diers. but of the higher officers, and had shown
all how to die nobly."
The four issues Of the paper brought by the
Rastoropny show evidence of a merciless cen
sorship. Two of them contain no war news
and not one publishes a single explicit state
ment having reference TO the fighting on land