The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-21
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list Of the dead in the destruction of
the battleship, Petropavovsk. shows
that forty-o officers and $50 men
lost their lives.
Toxic, April 14.-According to a
dispatch received from Admiral Uriu
today, the Russian battleship Petro-
pavlopsk was sunk by the Japanese
and not by Russian mine. Uriu's
report says that Admiral Togos fleet
sunk the battleship and one destroyer
There were no Japanese losses. The
officials received the news with salts
faction, though they expressed regret
at the death of the gallant Admiral
Makaroff.
London, April Ia. - Military and
naval experts of London are unani-
mouslv of the opinion that the real
circumstances attending the blowing
up of the PetropavlopsK have not been
revealed as yet and that big story is
behind it all.
st. Petersburg, April 14.-An off,
cial despatch relative to the engage
ment between Russians and japanese
fleets at. Port Arthur yesterday states
that thu. Russian battleship, Pobeida,
was struck and a large hole torn ID
her side. The japanese also surround
ed and sunk the Russian torpedo boat,
Vestrahni Fifty of the boats crew
were saved
St.. Petersburg, yApril 15.-The EN-
peror's choice of a successor to the
late Vice Admiral Makarotf, as com.
mander-i chief of the Russian naval
forces in the Far East, has fallen upon
Vice. Admiral Skrydloff, whom he APP
pointed last evening, telegraphing to
him to go direct from Sebastopol,
where he is in command of the Black
, Sea fleet to Port Arthur, and assume
the command there.
Paris, April 10. Information re-
ceived at the government quarters es.
tabllshed the fact that naval battle
occurred between the japanese feet
and a force under Makaroff.
Toxic, April 17-5 p. m.-The
Japanese are elated over the successes
they have won at Port Arthur. They
are also proud of the achievements OF
Vice Admiral Togo, particularly OF
! his newest strategy of countermining
! the enemy's harbor and decoyirg him
across field of mines to an equally
| do Aopb Tho
OF the system of placing deadly coun-
ter mines is due largely to a series of
careful observations made by the Japa-
nese during their previous attacks on
Port Arthur. The Japanese saw the
Russian feet leave the harbor and re-
turn to it several times, and they dis
covered that the Russian warships fol-
| lowed an identical course, every time
they came out or went in, evidently
for the purpose OF avoiding their own
mines. The japanese took bearings on
this course.
Rome, April 49, "A telegram from
Hardin, Manchuria, says a squadron
Of japanese warships have arrived
near Vladivostok.. The commandment
of the town is preparing to resist the
attack of the squadron and the work
of completing Notifications is pro-
ceeding with feverish energy,
Rome, April 16.-A telegram from
Mukden, Manchuria, says General
Kuropatkin, commander-in- chief of
the Russian army in Far East, has
advised the Czar against the retention
of Port Arthur which now becomes
useless and even source OF danger to
troops quartered there.
| London, April 16,-A st. Peters,
burg despatch just received reports
that the battleship, Sebastopol. and
another Russian vessel have been
blown up at Port Arthur. The Sc
bastopol WAS launched in 1895 and had
displacement of $3.50 tons. She
! carried four twelve inch guns, twelve
six-inoh quick firing guns and thirty
| four smaller quick firing guns. She
was fitted with six torpedo tubes.
Her speed was II. 3 knots. Her ex-
| treme armor was sixteen inches.
St. Petersburg. April 16.-A tele-
gram from Port Arthur states that
three japanese var ships were dam
AGED in the hom bardTnant yasterday