Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-15
HELINGOF RESENTMENT GROWS
Government Is Urged to Inform Chile
That indemnity win be demand.
ed at Close Of War.
The ATTACK ON THE SEvASTOPOL
Entire Crews cOurtcd Death Ia Their
Efforts to Destroy the Only Floating
Russian Warship at Port Arthur

Toxic, Dec. 10, 4 p. m, The Japan
,e are watching with great interest
te alleged plan OF the Russian govern
ment to purchase warships from the
governments Of Argentina and Chile,
In response to a diplomatic inquiry the
government Of Argentina frankly dis
syows their Intention to sell warshlps
IN Russia but the answer received from
chile Is said TO be eyasIye, Corre-
spondence on the subject is stlll in pro-
pess.
There Is a growing feeling Of resent
ment here against Chile. Discussing
the question with the Associated Press
correspondent today, an official said
ths, IN the event OF Chile selling war
ships to Russia, Japan win unqGestlon-
ably take the first opportunity to set.
de tie SCORE The japanese govern
ment Is being urged to polntedly inform
Chile that Japan will demand indem-
nlly when free to enforce such demand
at the end Of the war with Russia.
1t is thought here that the Chilean
government has been induced to refrain
from telling It's plans with regard to
the sale or otherwise OF its warships
ATTACK ON THE sEVAsToPoL.
Toxic Dec. Is, 4 p, m.--The partially
successful torpedo attack on the Sc
yagopoI was made IN the face Of al
most insurmountable obstacles and
writes another inspiring story OF the
'plsndld bravery ~ a n,meer OF o1l-
GERS.
he,..iire/crews ~ &c torpedoboat
lstuoyers and torpedoboats yolun-
yfs,red for the task, counting death In
their Efforts to destroy the only floating
Russian battleship at Port Arthur,
Facing a driving snowstonn and
heavy seas, the flotillas separated and,
under individual commanders the yes
gls attacked Independently. The decks
Of the destrOyers and torpedo boats
were coated with Ice and the men SUI
ieled acutely from cold.
The Russians resorted to the most
extreme precautions TO protect the
SJyastopol They dropped torpedo
nets which shielded the bows Of the
garshps, and the Seyastopol was fur
her protected by q specially construct
ed wooden boom, the framework OF
which was composed Of iron, logs and
cables and heavy chains interlaced and
entangled From the surface of this
boom hung a deep curtain made OF
torpedo nets taken from the sunken
@lileshIps, the purpose Of which was
70 catch and destroy the torpedoes and
ihelr mechanism.
The japanese probably RETAINED from
attempting to cut or jump the boom,
a plan demonstrated by the British,
blt the tOrpedobOats and destroyers
evidently forced the openings which
We Russians had left SO rs to allow
communication with the harbor
TOXIC Dec, Is, 3 y. m.-The COM
mander OF the japanese third squad
icn' reporting at 1876 o'clock yesterday
morning says,
Commencing Mt llSO o'clock Tuesday
,lgnt and continuing until 3 o'clock
Wednesday morning. six torpedoboats
ava specially fitted torpedo craft con-
sanity attempted attacks against the
russian battleship Seyastopol, the
vasI defense vessel Otyashni and the
military transports.
Details Of the attacks are not yet
MoWh. However, according to reports
received from the watch tower at
Seiock this morning. the Sevastopol
aau commenced lowering 0stem and
ue water was said to reach the tor
P,lo tubes asiGrn"
Inc same commander, telegraphlng
ast midnight says.
n AZ $3.50 o'clock on the morning OF
S T, u wednesday,, Commander Ota-
~ leallng a llotllla Of torpedo boats,
a a,sul Myamot0, leading another flo-
una began attacks against the Sevas-
"pol and the transports.
Il Oakfs il0tilh failed 10 accomplish
storm.
Myamoto's hotllla succeeded in
.vsacnlhs the intended spot by taking
~-'snlage ot the fact that the enemys
wa g,eliehlights were exposing Otak's flo-
y Me- ana were not directed against
Ttgnamolos, In the thick OF the snow,
M, nus Nyamoto's fotilla was search
Ss ioF The enemy's ships. one torpedo
s ky became lost from its comrade
., Al : o'clock Lieut.. Nakamuras tor.
rtit boat Independently attacked
b.,aly transport Another torpedo
s away under Miyamoto discharged and
nj oP0Iel a torpedo against the Sevasto-
ts., nuh returned safely but failed TO
's sy Ihe missing torpedo boat.
h,o. eut Nagata, commanding this
asv,. nHs not returned, and there is
crew. 'u'e'y Oh 'he ooat anu
r,,d dolay the watch tower guarlship
ss go,g mat the stern OF the seveetopol |
''a'eu 10 have lowered three ieet."