Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-08-18
JAPANESE CLAIM
GREAT VICTORY
Assert That They Have Scat
tered the Russian Port
Arthur Fleet.
logo MAKES HIS REPORT
Claims Russian Squadron Became
Disorganixed-R Russian Ships Turn
ing Up, Several Of Them Showing
Signs Of Desperate Fighting.

Toxic, Aug. 13.-The casualties in
the Japanese navy on Wednesday
August 10. numbered 10.
Che Foo, Aug IA message has
Just been received saying that the
Russian cruiser Novik escaped from
Taingchou at the expiration of the
time limit of twentyrfour hours.
No fighting at sea has yet been re-
ported. .. ,...
Toxic, Aug. 13--Admiral Togo has
reported as follows:
"On August 10, our combined feet
attacked the enemy's fleet near GU
gan rock The Russian vessels were
emerging from Port Arthur, trying to
go south. We pursued the enemy
to the eastward. Severe fighting last.
ed from / o'clock Wednesday after
noon until shutdown. Toward the
close, the enemy's fire weakened re-
markably. His formation became
confused and then his ships scattered.
The Russian cruisers Novik and Ask
troyers fled to the southwark. Other
OF the enemy's ships retreated sepa-
rately toward Port Arthur. We pur-
sued them, and 1t appears that we in
found life buoys and other articles
belonging to the Russian battleship
Czarevitch floating at sea. The Car
evitch probably was sunk. We have
received no reports from the torpedo
boats which were engaged in the at
tack on the ships of the enemy The
Russian vessels, with the exception
of the Askold, the Novik, the Care
vi.ch and the cruiser Pallads. appear
ed to have returned to Port Arthur.
Our damage was slight Our fight.
ing power has not been impaired"
Toxic, Aug. 13.-The navy depart
meot last night issued a brief state
ment Of the engagement with the
Russian Port Arthur squadron on Au-
gust 10. The statement follows:
According to reports received to date
the enemy's fleet which emerged from
Port Arthur was attacked by our feet
south OF Yen Island The Russian
fleet fed during the night. The cruis.
er with one torpedo boat destroyer
'ssAh ''eO MAJ Shou nay VII IU6 even
ing Of August II. On torpedo boat
destroyer went to Che Foo and three
OF the enemys battleships, one cruis-
err. probably the Diana, one hospital
ship, two gunboats and several tor
pedo boat destroyers returned to
Port Arthur between dawn and noon
of August II. Our fleet appears to
have sustained no damage"
Shanghai, Aug. 13-The Russian
protected cruiser Askold arrived at
Woosung yesterday with her fifth fun
mel gone close to the deck, all the
tunnels riddled with shells. one gun
on the port side dsmounted and sew
eral shell holes above the water line.
One lieutenant and eleven men had
been killed and fifty men wounded
Che Foo, Aug. ia late report
from 2Tsingchou says that the Rus
sian warships still there are the bat
tleship Czarevitch, the cruisers Pal
lada and Novik end three torpedo des-
troyers. The CZarevitch which is
badly damaged. Is being repaired with
German assistance, 1t Is alleged
A repcSt has also been received to
the effect that Admiral Without was
killed in the naval battle off Round
island last Wednesday.
A strong detachment Of Japanese
warships is reported to have sailed
south to intercept the Vladivostok
feet which, it is believed, has not yet
effected a junction with the vessels
reported to have been purchased by.
Russia from the Argentine govern
ment
London, Aug. 13-According to the
correspondent Of the Morning Post at
Shanghai, the Russian torpedo boat
destroyer Grozovoi has reached there.