Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-26
LOSS OF BATTLESHlP REDUCES
FIGHTING FORCE At LEAST
oNE-TENTH.
JAPAN STILL HOLDS THE SEA
ABOUT $50 MEN persisted IN
THE LOSS OF THE TWO
VESSELS.

London, May 21-Fred T. Lane, the
Chronicles naval expert writes:
"The sinking of the Hatsuse by a
mine is more serious than the loss of
the Petropavlovsk, for she was much
the better ship of the two. The Yo-
shine was merely fast protected
cruiser, little inferior to the Variag,
and her loss will not affect the balance
of power. There is still no question
that Japan holds the sea, despite her
heavy losses"
H. w. Wilson, the Daily Mails ma
val expert, in commenting on the Jap
anese naval disaster. says:
From naval standpoint the loss Of
the Hatsuse is very serious matter
for the Japanese navy, reducing its
fighting force, roughly, one-tenth, or
in terms of land war, by about d.
vision. The loss of the Yoshino is not
of any great Importance, though she
was good, fast scout, but her battle
force was insignificant because she
lacked armor."
Russians Lose Z,UUU Men.
The Standards correspondent at
Tien-tsin cables that while the Japan.
ese fleet was covering the landing of
troops near Kai Chau on Monday q
fierce engagement occurred at Hsin
Yen Cheng. Two thousand Russians
were killed or wounded. The Russians
retreated and the Japanese occupied
both Kaiping and Kai Chau.
Rear Admiral Perishes.
Toxic, May 21. - It is unoficially
stated here that Rear Admiral Nashi-
wa was lost on board the battleship
Hatsuse of Port Arthur. The Hatsuse
was Nashiwa's flagship. He was a
most experienced and valuable officer
Togo Reports Disaster.
Vice Admiral Togo has reported as
follows:
"A report from Rear Admiral Dewa
says that the cruisers Kasuaga and
Yoshino collided during fog off Port
Arthur on May Is. The Yoshino sank,
only ninety of her crew of 800 men be-.
ing saved.
"On the same day the battleship
Hatsuse struck Russian mine and
sank"
Giving details of the disaster, Vice
Admiral Togo says:
AT fourteen minutes past 1 in the
afternoon of May Is, in deep fog off
Port Arthur, the Kasuga rammed the
Yoshino, sinking the latter in few
minutes. Ninety of her crew were
saved.
"The same morning the Hatsuse.
while cruising off Port Arthur, cover
ing the landing Of soldiers, struck a
mine ten knots southeast of the harbor
entrance. She signalled for help and
Instantly struck another mine. She
sank in half an hour. Three hundred
of her crew Of TAI men were saved by
torpedo boats"
Russians Rejoice.
st. Petersburg, May 21.-The loss
of at least two Japanese warships Is
officially confirmed. A message dated
Port Arthur received by carrier pig
con at Mukden, was transmitted to the
.czar early yesterday morning, saying
that two Japanese warships had been
lost off that port. The message fol-
lowed the car to Koursk. and no one
here knew its contents until late last
night, when foreign kilograms brought
full details of the japanese loss. The
people attribute the enemy's disaster
to divine interpretation in Russia
cause.
1T is an offering to Russia upon the
day of Ascension and the cars birth
day, and it is sign that God is with
u.s." was the remark generally heard.
in spite of the fact that the Hatsuse
and Yoshino were sunk four days be-
fore the cars birthday.
In naval circles the Japanese catas.
-trophe is a matter of rejoicing, though
regrets are expressed that brave men
have lost their lives. just as Japan
voiced its sorrow to the world when
brave men went down with the Petro.
pavlOvsk.
Russian FIot1lIa Repulsed.
Washington, May 81. - Advices re-
ceived at the Japanese legation from
Toxic confirming the Associated Press
account of the sinking of the cruiser
Yoshino and the battleship Hatsuse
state that after the Hatsuse had been
struck by Russian mechanical mines
a Russian fotilla of sixteen torpedo