Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-21
succeed IN Sinking Several Ships and Blocking the Channel
Destruction Of the petropavlovsk Heavier BLOW
Than Was First Reported
japanese Sink Russian Torpedo boat Destroyer and Another
Batteship Is DAMAGED by Torpedoes- Port Arthur
Fleet Reduced to Strictly Defensive Basis.
Cause OF Destruction Of peropavlovsk With It's Enormous
Loss Of Lille Is in Dispute-Russian Claim an
Accident, But Japs Claim Credit.

F, age, to which he chung. The Grand
Duke was in the water about twenty
minutes before he was picked up by
torpedo boat. Lieut.. Won Kobe was
also found swimming and was picked
up. Capt Jakovleff was thrown
against a stanchion with such force.
that he was killed.
Deny That the Japs Did It.
ST. petersburg, April 16.-Rear Ad..
mlral Uriu's statement that Vice Ad-.
m1ral Togo's fleet was responsible for
the sinking of the battleship Petro-
pavlovsk at Port Arthur is officially
denied at st. Petersburg. A member
OF the general staff informs the Asso.
ciated Press that the advices received
do not show that a naval engagement
took place unless the cornering and
sinking of the destroyer Bezstrashnj
can SO be denominated.
The destroyer and four consorts
were outside scouting during the
night. The Bezstrashni Jagged be-
hind and became lost in the mist
When day broke she tried to creep in
along the coast but was discovered,
cut off, overpowered and sunk, only
five of her crew escaping The fate.
of the other members of the crew is
unknown, although it is believed
some Of them may have been cap.
tured.
That the Petropavlovsk was blown
up by a mine placed at the entrance
to the harbor to prevent the blocking
of the channel is the opinion enter.
tanned by the general staff.
Japanese Torpedoes Dit It,
Paris, April ia st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo de Paris
under this mornings date sends the
following:
Il learn that firm opinion prevails
in naval circles, based on kilograms
from the surviving officers, that the
loss of the Petropavlovsk and the in
juries to the Pobieda were caused by
torpedoes launched by the Japanese
and by submarine vessels. Hitherto
it has not been believed that the
Japanese had any submarine boats,
but it is now admitted that such
boats might have been received with
the cruisers bought from Argentina
and taken out from Genoa by British
crews. 1t is difficult to verify this,
but the admiralty is of the opinion
that the cruisers took two submarine
vessels"
Makaroff Was Enticed Out.
London, April 16.-No further news
from Japanese sources concerning the
Port Arthur disasters has reached
London.
The Nails Chefu correspondent de.
clares that advices from both Russian
that the battleship Petropavlovsk
was torpedoed. BY pretense of an,
attack on the harbor ythe enemy
Admiral Makaroff, says the cores,
pondent, was enticed outside for the
Japanese torpedo boats. which crept
behind him and, awaiting his return,
dealt the blow as he was nearing the
harbor.
Internal Troubles.
Vienna, April ia serious DEM
onstration against the Russo-Japanese
war occurred in Kharkoff, the center
of the densest industrial population
of Russia. All schools and colleges
have been closed pending the return
of tranquility. This news, together
with the naval losses in the Far East
and the Russian admissions concern
ing the enormous cost of the war;.
causes the internal situation in Rus.
STA to be regarded with anxiety.
Perhaps Japs Did It.
Yinkow, April 16.-The train due
here from Port Arthur Wednesday
did not arrive, owing to the destruc-
ton of bridge. There are a num-
Der of bridges between here and Port
Arthur, and in some places the line.
runs close to the shore, where it
would be an easy matter for the Jap,
anese to land and destroy bridges,
though they are all we'll guarded by
the Russians. This, however, is not
believed to be the case, the damage.
probably being due to the heavy rains.
which have flooded the district dur.
ing the past few days.
Rome, April Is. - A telegram has
been received here from Niuchwang
which states that the fall of Port Ar
thur is believed to be imminent. The.
further states that Admiral
Togo, commanding the Japanese fleet.
is preparing to land troops for siege.
of the town