The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-11
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FOR DEFINITE NEWS CONCERNS
ING THE soRTIE OF He
RUSSlANS FLEET- SREctJ
LATl OF S Rt e
1T MAY HAVE BEEN RACE
IN. WHICH y g RusstAM
VESSELS oOTRAN TH
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y LONDON. AUG one
E terested In the progress of the Rus.
{. sian-Japanese war nd men IN
+ particular. is atciiing feverisfii S. To-
day for news OF the result OF the for
lorn hope OF the Russian fleet So long
2 bottled up in Port a. flltl Nc ,Ish Isl hope.
a dash 10 the sea- was made yester-
day, the entire fleet of battleshipss
cruisers and torpedo boats amergtugs
from the port. Official adj ices from
Toxic tell so much. but as To che sre-
Z suit OF the sortie and battle they I'VE
not u single word.
i Chez Foo gives additional news OF
the sortfe. It is reported to-day that
the Russian hospital ship Mongo1ian
/: arrived under convoy of a Russian tor
! pedo boat destroyer. The Russ SLAMS
confirmed the news that a naval
tie occurred off Port Arthur yester
day, but they would not speak Of It's
1 object and could no tell it's result.
A later dispatch from Chez Foo stated
that sixteen Russian warships had
been sighted OF that port Ind for
time this made It look as IL the R1is-
entire fleet. To have done this they
must have been speedier than the
Japanese ships, or must have
pulsed Admiral Togo's stronsa aeet..
Naval men, after title thought
quickly dismissed the first theory
Battered and bruised the Russian
Port Arthur fleet has been, and a lack
of drydocks for cleaning hui Is, made
it plain that the Russian ships coui
not possibly be- speeslfer III an
ships of the Mikado, " hic1. On
opportunity, has been well grpomed
This left only the possibility that the
Russians had defeated Admiral Togo
and naval men hesitated TO accept
this belief.
While they pondereds8 another fis7
patch came from Chez Foo which, Ia
measure, cleared the situat ion.
It was to the effect that three Jan
anese torpedo boat destroyer a2asss Ri
outside Chez Foo harbor. natcfi tile
Russian destroyer Recnite1ni was
ers were there then the Is Russia
ships would not be; as they would
speedily have swallowed up
anese vessels. ssss
naval officer who has WATCHED Sc
the sea movements of the war closely.
said to-day that the atestA de4eIop
ments indicated that the purpose OF
maneuver was to get the 49,
hospital ship Mongolian out of Port
Arthur to some friendI port Tlie
Mongolian is known to have a large
1umber of sick and wounded aboard,
md besides there were women and
children whom the Russians were
anxious to get away. The clossness
IF Japanese forces attacking by land
md the fact that shell fire vas drop
ping into town and harbor. prompted
he Russian admiral to take he des
,erate resort of giving bait
Ter cover Of fighting, he naval sSssa
links. the MongolianE and tn e. Russ
ian stole away.
he Mongolian and her convoy were
yell on their way, it is probable that
g withdrew his fleet again into Port
hat two Russian batueships we're
cen to return to the harbor s;
ne fighting.
What damage the Russian hee9
is not vet; known. Chee8S
90 dispatch reports that duaira
ogo lost the cruiser Kasagi
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