The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-22
SKYDLOFF'S
FLYING RAID
AdmiraTs Report of His
Dash out Of VIadivostock.
RUSSIANS SUCCESSFUL
Complete Details of the Sinking
Of the Three Japanese
Transports.
RUSSIANS SUCCESSFUL

LONDON, June 22.-Advices from st.
Petersburg say that Emperor Nicholas
has received the following dispatch
from Vice Admiral Skrydloff:
Our squadron, consisting of the
cruiser Rossia, flying the flag of Vice
Admiral Bezobrazoff, and the cruisers
GromobOi and Rurik, left to assume
the offensive against the maritime
communications of the japanese army.
The squadron has returned to Vladi-
vostok, and its commander reports that
the squadron advanced from the north
| toward the strait of Shimonoseki.
| When within twenty miles Of the strait
our ships perceived on the horizon
two steamers, which they chased, but
could not overhaul owing to the great
distance. At the same time third
ship was seen by the cruisers, which
the GromOboi was ordered to capture
The ship proved to be the transport
lznmi. In spite Of repeated orders to
stop she refused to do SO until she
had been struck by several shells. She
then stopped, and men began to jump
overheard. The Gromoboi then sig
nailed for those on board to quite the
ship, which was done the crew leav-
ing in two boats. These, together with
those who had jumped overheard and
who were picked up by boats from the
cruisers, We're received on board the
GromOboi.
THE Izumi, which was of 5000 tons,
was then sunk by our guns.
Among the 105 taken on board the
Gromoboi were seventeen officers.
After the sinking Of the transport
two more steamers were sighted by
the Gromoboi, and they We're chased.
They proved to be the transports Sadc
and Hitachi, each of 5000 tons. On
the former, in addition TO military
stores. were men of the telegraph
corps AMI twelve officers and also pom
toons. On the Hitachi were 1000
troops besides military stores.
'"Fhe ROssia was ordered to capture
the Sado and the Gromoboi the Hita-
Chi, which tried to escape.
After several shots had been fred
warning the Hitachi to stop, without
effect, our guns opened fire. and she
stopped. Those on board, however,
paid no attention to the signal to Aban-
don the ship, and after more shots had
been fired they commenced to lower
boats. The transport settled down
very slowly, an3 consequently the
Gromoboi was ordered TO expedite the
sinking of her, which was soon accom-
plished.
"Our squadron then, considering the
matter ended and in view also of the
growing darkness, proceeded on its
cruise, a japanese cruiser watching all
the time.
"On the following day in the Tsu-
garu strait our squadron stopped the
British steamer Allanton.
mo other ships were seen during the
cruise.
"0n board the Allanton was found a
Japanese subject of the educated class.
He was apparently one of the crew."
A Chefu report says:
Officers of the United States col
lier Brutus, while passing eighty miles
north of Shanghai, state that they saw
four Japanese torpedo boats and one
cruiser in action. In the morning
the Japanese vessels were still visi- |
BILE, but there was no sign of the enc
my"
Lieutenant Albert S. Fuger, an Amer
lean artillery officer who was travel |
ing on leave, attempted to visit head
quarters of the japanese army for the
purpose of observation. Not having |
his credentials he was escorted back
to Antung from q halfway station.
A St Petersburg report says that
the utmost interest is taken in the Sc
we're fighting about Kaichau, whence
great numbers Of wounded have been
at Liaoyang and Haicheng.
1t is also known there is great danger
from the advancing Japanese force at
Kaicheu.
General Stakelberg found himself
confronted with terrible difficulties in
effeoting his retreat owing to torren-
tial rains rendering the roads well nigh
Latest figures of the Vafankow battle
are that 40 officers were - ~