The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-30
Armies of Japs and Russians
Push Rapidly Forward.
LATEST NAVAL EPISODE
Jap Generals Kuroki and Oku Sending
Forces Northward to Force Rus
sions to Risk Big
Battle.

the advance guard regiments are con-
tinually being received. ------
The battles are indecisive, but they
show that the Japanese are moving
forward regularly On each front. This
is corroborated by official dispatches.
Members Of the Red Cross, together
with non-combatants who are desir-
GUS Of witnessing the fighting, are
leaving southwark daily.
Jap Losses at TeIissu.
This cablegram was received at the
Japanese legation in Washington Sun
day from Toxic:
"General Oku reports that our cas-
ualties at Telissu were 247 killed, in
cluding officers, and 946 wounded, In
cluding 43 officers"
Jap Naval Victory.
A dispatch from Che Foo says: The
Russian Port Arthur squadron is prac-
tically destroyed SO far as its ability
to do anything in the way of offensive
work is concerned.
News which may be regarded as per-
fectly trustworthy states that on
Thursday Admiral Prince Oukhtom-
ski, under orders, made an attempt to
break the Japanese blockade with his
entire force. AS soon as he came out
Of the harbor he was sighted by the
Japanese scout boats and began TO Z
close with his full force.
Early Thursday night he found the
Russian squadron, comprising ten bat
tleships and cruisers and five torpedo
craft, outside the harbor but well with
in the range of shore forts. The tor
pedo flotilla was sent in to attack and
then the attack was made on the Pc
resviet, which flew the flag Of Admi-
raj Oukthtomski. The torpedoes struck
the big battleship almost simultaneous.
ly, and she went down almost imme- Z
dfately.
Reports reaching Che Foo say that !.
hardly any of her crew of 750 men
were saved, and that the Russian adj
miral went down with his ship.
though he might have been saved had
he chosen to make the effort.
Under the. combined fire Of the
fleet and the forts the japanese tor
pedo fleet were driven off, it is report.
ed, with the loss of two destroyers.
Not, however, until they had put
out of action another battleship, be-
lieved to be the Sevastopol, and a big
cruiser, the Disma.
By this time the heavy ships OF !
Togo's squadron came within range
and under their fire the remaining Rus
sian vessels put back into Port Ar
thur, with several others of their ves-
sells injured by Japanese shells.
Information Wanted.
A special from Toxic says: The
failure of the Russians to furnish in
formation concerning Japanese pris-
oners OF war in their possession is
arousing a strong feeling Of resent
ment at the Japanese capital.
Careful reports of the condition OF
the Russian prisoners are prepared
and forwarded weekly to the Russians
through the American government.
The case of Major Togo is attracting
special attention, as the japanese
claim that he was captured before the
outbreak of hostilities and hurried to
Moscow. Numerous efforts have been
made to obtain information regarding
Togo, but so far they have failed.
The Japanese are extremely solici-
tous concerning their countrymen who
are confined in Russia. They fear that
they will be placed in prisons and
there badly treated.
1t is probable that tho American. gov
ernment will be asked to make pointed
inquiries at st. Petersburg concern
ing the present condition Of Japanese
prisoners and to arrange a system OF
regular reports.