Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-15
,IssIAN BATTERIES TAKEN,
,...,,,. Also Secured Positions That
''i Ire Very Close to the Inner
Fortihcations.
ave BEGUN A COMMANDMENT.
+, +, from Lang Mountain Haroor
lor,r pefcnses at Their Mercy
StOesscI Reports a Repulse

,..,l,ston Aug. i5.--'rhe state de-
,a, has received advices from
NV, "a ,he effect that It is reported
w.. maj a general naval battle at
w., Arthur was begun at dawn To-Day
ponpARpING PORT ARTHUR
n.,, Aug ia dispatch TO the 10
:, ,r,oaer from Toxic, dated today
.s,ms ,he reports that heavy hght-
.h,. ocurred at Port Arthur during
.,,t few days. The Japanese cap
.a ,bree Russian batteries and Sc
'.,.d nositions close to the inner forth
s'.,,on, Both sides lost heavily, The
r.,,.so have commenced a lombard
~, rom Lang mountain on the har-
N, and inner defenses.
goEssEL REPORTS A REPuLsE'
:, petersburg, Aug. TO- A:2O y, M
Nh, war office today received a mes
.ys from Port Arthur IN which Gen
soss,el under date Of Aug, II, reports
mccessful repulse Of general as
,pl, on the Russian outer positions
t,ane the night following the depar-
nv, n the Russian squadron lie does
M, mention naval engagement or re-
nm Of the warships.
I'M foreign Office has received a tele-
nam from NJ. Payloff. the former Rus
n, minister. az Seoul Korea, from
a,nghai, reporting the presence there
d Capt Retzensteln's flagship, the
I,sod. and torpedo boat DESTROYER,
kA severely damaged, and In need OF
r,sls. He does not mention the oth-
n three Russian vessels reported to De
II Shanghai
me admiralty has received a tele-
ran from Capt Matouzevltch or the
tnryItoh. now at Using Tau, saying
hk recovering, and that he has re-
slysd a visit on board the CzareVitch
rom Russian prince, who came In be-
hi n the German navy,to salute their
iaW Russian comrades.
The telegram fails TO clear up the
whereabouts Of thre warships reported
hIs to be coallng at Using Tau.
GENERAL ATTACK MADE.
Chstoo Aug, 49, # p. m,--That gen
t'a land and naval attack was made
N Port Arthur Is indicated by infor.
nation from various sources
The statement that the naval attack
vas made at 4 in the morning comes
from an authoritative, but not diplo-
rallc quarter
Junks which arrived here today say
he Japanese recently occupied the
lalti hills and Sushiyen, which Is two
Y three miles north OF the fortress
i've warshlps and seven torpedo boat
'e'Hoyers, according to the junks, re-
Mned to Port Arthur the night Of
Aug. 10
INCIDENTS OF THE SEA FIGHT.
st Petersburg, Aug. IS, 1859 p. M
me Noyoe Nremya's naval expert, re-
'NElng the Incidents OF the sea fight
Aug TO- says:
Admiral Togo's first division sailed
N' from the Elliott islands, or Italian
lsh' and arrested Admiral Withoeft's
yHess' utilizing the enormous SUI
Priority OF the japanese I'm torpedo
9su 70 attack the Russian vanguard
LOO sowing floating mines I'm It's course,
sualagem hitherto unknown. which
Aayzed Wlthoefts movements, as IL
,as almost impossible 10 detect the
s,ng mines without stationing a
sVSuul IN the bows, which necessi-
" exposing the men to almost GER
s Ais uealn This presumably caused
wMoelt and his staff TO leave the con-
w "Wers and stand on the bridge.
a'nce they could better detect the
s,,avnerous obstacles. Thanks to the
nSbe and self-sacriflce OF the adj
sua and the other officers, the SQUAD
W. successfully avoided a danger such
uyyer before encountered. but the
.~aulder OF Admiral Togo's feet
s.. t up compelling a general engage
I,sui winch the japanese again were
~ py the superiority Of their tor
~ ooats-SQ to s. Their artillery.
ny, was stronger by half as many
NV, ana their secondary batteries by
wTl more than their main batteries
Ne, ~ .. mad the advantage, how
N bs W c lne disposition OF the big guns
M ~ N4arevitch, Poltava and seyasto.
Ib,hIiSne srong force of their fire at
ma Ihem to punish the enemy be.
lml,sa ne battle at this stage was
hs iS w long range firing, in which
lss a, ~, 1n guns had a monopoly. 1t
las Ss uls time that the Czarevltch
lropnd ppled and the others gathered
lsl W. W protect her, II was the cru.
h ih p,,I'ou' The Japanese. according
m iba eua'on, concentrated their Are
s,s,a nv negships, the Retvizan and
n.y. which were both crinnled"
Russian az. ADDS that he believes tho
ION h". nuBshlps were put out of ac-
lne.. w. ne Is convinced that tho Ian.
NJ % sustained severe loss and recaits
r,,s o. mat many Japanese vesseis
lain hippied at the naval battle ~ ia
Ha py me Chinese warshIns '''
ha posiiioOU' expect Admiral Togo was
Tsblns 20 follow up the Russian
Ind proho when he claims, escaped
Ros '''Oaoly are heading for Vladiyo-
SINKING OF THE BuR1K
! '1 ,SI Aug, IS, 10 a. ma d,.n,,,,,
sbnsA, admiralty from the psva p'. oa
ssmlm",n az Takeshiki saws Admi,oi
en % nil ''st the Vladlvostok squad
lcloct "s,les from Unlsan. Korea
0ded al iioo M. sdy morning. The battle
M bow ' s, q. m. The Rurlk sank
n. la law standing up pernend,e~iar
10 RS.r,Sn.ese rescued 40 members ~
fe seysrai Ia and the Gromobol caught
anaged "''os and were heavily
one Of the japanese ships was