Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-24
JAPANESE LOSSES ARE LARGE.
Capture Of aOJ'Metcr Hill Placed the
Euemys Squadron at Their
Mercy.
GIVES emperor CREDIT FOR ALL.
But Deems It His Duty to Especially
Mention Valuable Sefv ices Rendered
By Officers aud Mcu

TOXIC, Dec. 2ll--Admiral Togo an
nounces the withdrawal Of the majority
OF the fleet from Port Arthur
Admiral Togo, teegraphing under
date OF Dec. %, says
After 2O3-Meter hill was occupied
as the result Of gallant and desperate
attack by the besieging army the bonn
bardment OF the enemy's squadron by
siege and other heavy guns became eff
fectlvc. In consequence the battle
ships Poltava and Retyi2an were sunk
and subsequently the battlships Pobie-
da and Peresyiet, the protected cruiser
Pallada and the armored cruiser Bayan
were sunk.
erhe battleshlp Sevastopol escaped
the land bombardment, left the harbor
Dec. . and anchored near Chantao
mountain She was attacked there
continuously by our torpedo boats and
heavily damaged The main strength
" the enemy Is completely crushed.
only a weak gunboat, the OtyasnY and
several torpedo boat destroyers remain
anoat Under the circumstances our
combined fleet has been removed as
unnecessary from the blockade OF Port
Arthur which had been maintained
since May I. ! have arranged for a
closer watch for ships attempting TO
run the blockade and TO watch the
remnant OF the enemy's squadron,
During the blockade we suffered
from the enemys mines, both laid and
floating on the high seas, and from
dense fogs The cruisers Miyako,
Salyon and Yoshino, Batske, battleship
Kalmon, gungoat aud Heiyen, coast
defense vessel were sunk and many
gallant and loyal officers and men were
Killed but we succeeded IN maintain
Ink the blockade. When the enemy
emerged from the harbor our fleet sue
cossfully engaged. him and finally with
the valuable support Of the besieglng
army. succeeded In crushing nearly all
the enemys squadron. our second
squadron so heavily damaged the Vlad-
iyostok squadron that Il has since been
unable 10 leave port
"All the success is gratefully attrlb-
uted to the brilliant virtue Of our en-
peror.
During the blockade all the ships un-
der my command splendidly accom-
plIshed the work and duty assigned TO
them. Especially 20 be noted are some
Of those who are engaged IN the diff
cult and risky task OF blockading or
who tirelessly accomplished the work
OF laying mines IN the presence Of the
enemy, others who braved all dangers
were engaged in the work Of clearing
Yuinnq ntvnv mud ofhpf-g gttl1 who WarA
posted 10 watch the enemy and guard
against the enemy's ships. Their COM
bned work strongly contributed to the
accomplishment Of the blocka6e.
deem II my duty to especially mention
my recognition OF the valuable services
rendered by officers and men"
EMPEROR APPRECIATES WORK
Toxic, Dec. g. 1915 a. m.-An I'M
perial rescript dispatched TO Vice Ad-
mlral Togo says:
We hear with great satisfaction that
our torpedo hotillas engaged In the
work required OF them at Port Arthur
have g0llantly and successfully accom-
pllshed the duties required OF them and
IN 40 doing had to brave the dangers Of
storms and shells by day and night.
Despite all the difficulties confront
ing them they have succeeded In per-
forming their duties without the least
confusion, rendering one another mu-
tu6l assistance
we especially note their brave and
loyal performance Of the duties required
OF them and express our appreciation OF
their gallant behavior"