Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-20
The vladivostok Fleet Has
Suddenly Disappeared.
kamimura May Be After II With
Part Of His Fleet.
Russians Have Sunk Two Transports
"Details Of Battle Of TeIissu-At4savy
Loss, Russians Being the Heaviest
--latest from the Front. l4-l

Toxic, June 1916 p. M.-The re-
markable raid Of the Russian Vladivos-
tok squadron evidently is over. The
squadron disappeared. yesterday. on
Cape Hanashi steering to the north
and it has not been reported since. 1t
Is assumed to be returning to Vladivos-
tex.
Whether or not a portion of Vice Ad-
miral Kamimura's. squadron is await
ing the Russians off Vladiyostok Is a
carefully guarded secret. Assuming
that Vice Admiral kamimura dispatch
ed some of his vessels to Vladivostok,
when he learned that the Russian
squadron was off Xxi Island those ships
would have had ample time to arrive
there ahead Of the Russians and will
he ready to give battle.
The weather has been foggy and thus
conditions have been against the Japat
nese.
1t is reported that the raiding Russ
slams captured a British steamer
laden with coal, bound south from the
island Of Yezzo. and sent her to Valdik1
vostok with prize crew, but the re-
port is not confirmed by the Japanese
DflNy department..
The transports Sado, Hitachf and
Izumi We're the only ones overhaul-i
by the Russians. japan had Is trans
ports in and near the Straits of Korea
the morning the Sado and the HItachi
were caught and she was fortunate
that only the three ships mentioned
were overtaken by the enemy. 1t Is
impossible to get complete facts con-
corning the sinking of the Hitachi. She
evidently failed to stop when signaIled
to do so by the Russian. The claim Is
made that Capt. Campbell, the English
master of the Hitachi, refused to stop
and planned to ram the Russian but
this is denied. 1t is said that the
japanese officers on board the Hitachf
declined to surrender and required
Capt Campbell to keep his ship going
The assertion that the Russians fired
upon the life boats In which men were
escaping from the Japanese trans-r
ports has been fully substantiated.
The raid of the Valdiyostok squadron
has brought an unwarranted amount OF
criticism upon Vice Admiral Kamimura
from the Japanese and his failure to
Gensan on the coast of Corea when the
Japanese transport Kihshiu was sunk
on April Goth, with loss of about zoe,
has been recalled.
Some of these even declare that II
Vice Admiral Kamimura fails to catch
the Russian vessels before they reach
NladlvOstok he should either resign
from the navy Or commit suicide.
The popular demand for his replace
ment is growing but the public is with
out information as to the nature Of
his orders or the plans OF the naval
c;fmDaign and fails to make allowance )
tor the limitation of conditions.
Vice Admiral Kamimura's squadron
was lying off Tsu island when the
raiding Russians reached Okino is
land. He Immediately started In pur-
suit Of the enemy but rains obscured
the sea and an electrical storm inter-
terred with his system of wireless
biography. Vice Admiral kamimura
is a splendid officer and the only pos, !,
sible Indictment against him is one Of
lack Of good luck. The Japanese gen
orally magnify the Importance Of this
Russian raid which has no material ef-
feet upon the war. .-.t
1t was n desperate raid and 1t Is be-.
lieved here to have succeeded only
through blind luck. ..a
The Yawata and the AnseI, two SAIL
ing ships were sunk by the Russian.
on Thursday between 10 island and
Okushio island off .inc west coast Of
Yezzo and north Of Tsugaru strait.
Thiray survivors reached Esasht
on Thursday afternoon. This make a y
total Of five Japanese slips sunk or de-
stroyed by the Russian raiders.
General Oku. the victor OF the bat
tie OF Nanshan Hill en- May 26th,
fought and won the battle OF Teiissu
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