Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-13
Some of the Best of
Cars Ships Are To-
tally Useless.
HUG NEUTRAL PORTS
Togo Apparently at Sea to Pre-
vent Union With VIadiv0s-
tOk Squadron.

Washington, Aug. 13.-Consul Gen
| eral Goodnow cables that the Russian
| cruiser Askold arrived at Shanghai to-
day seriously damaged and wanted to
| dock. TaOti has written the Russian
consul general that the cruiser and
| torpedo boat must not remain more
than "a hours.
The consul raises the point that they
are entitled to remain a reasonable
time to make repairs.
Czarevitch Useless.
London, Aug. ia News agency
ST. Petersburg dispatch says: The
machinery of the CZarevitch was so
knocked about during the fight that it
is worthless. The Czarevitch lost PIC
officers and men killed, and so wound
ed. A Toxic dispatch says the Rye
shitelni is being taken to a Chinese
port.
Reports Five Were Damaged.
Toxic, Aug. 13.-Togo reports five
Aussian battleships appear to have
been heavily damaged.
Flagship suffers.
The Pobieda lost two masts and one
of her heavy guns was disabled. The
flagship Retvizan which was hit seven
times at the distance of $500 yards,
seems TO have sustained the greatest
injury. The damage inflicted on the
Russian cruisers was comparatively
slight. The Bavan has not appeared
hT I.,N
vessels have been temporarily re-
paired.
COrnered nt Saddle Island.
Shanghai, Aug. 13.-The cruiser AS
kold is here in a badly damaged con
dition with one lieutenant and II men
killed and so wounded. The pilots re-
port three Russian cruisers are off
Saddle island awaiting British cOlliers
from Using Chou. The Japanese
squadron is watching outside to inter
cept the colliers.
HammcrInE at Port Arthur.
Berlin. Aug. 13.-A Lokal Anzeiger's
Toxic dispatch says heavy fighting
took place at Port Arthur all night
Tuesday and Wednesday. The Rus
sian losses are reported enormous.
without Is Killed.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 1S.-Rear Ad-
miral Without who commanded the
Russian naval forces at Port Arthur
and several other officers were killed
during the engagement Wednesday.
The captain Of the CZarevitch and sew
eral officers were wounded. The bat
tIeship sustained severe damage.
LII
St Petersburg, Aug. 13.-Ihe en-
peror has received the following dis
patch from Gen. Kuropatkin, dated
Aug. IL:
"A forward movement of Japanese
against the south front of the Man
churian army was observed today
Bands of Chinese bandits led by Jap
anese officers are beginning to appear
in the region of the Lao river, above
New Chwang.'
London, Aug. ia dispatch from
Anshanshan to the Central News re-
lates that the lull in Japanese military
operations arises from the fact that
three divisions of Gen. Kurokis force
have been sent to assist the troops be-
sieging Port Arthur
Russian Admiral Killed.
Cheefoo. Aug. 13.-It is reported that
Admiral Without was killed in the ma
val battle of Round Island Wednes-
day.
\ strong detachment of japanese
war ships is reported 10 have sailed
south for the purpose of intercepting
the VladivostOk fleet.
Germans Help In Repairs.
Cheefoo. Aug. ia late report
| from Using Chou says the Russian war
ships still there are the battleship
lCzarevitch, the cruisers Palada and
the Novik. and three destroyers. The
lCzarevitch. which is badly damaged, is
being repaired with German assistance,
it is alleged.
| Togo Reports.
| Toxic, Aug. 13.-Admiral Togo has
reported as follows:
Aug 10 our combined feet attacked
the enemy's fleet near Gugan Rock
The Russian vessels were emerging
from Port Arthur trying 10 go south
We pursued the enemy To the east.
ward. Severe fighting lasted from /
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon until sun
down Toward the close the enemy
fire wea akeued remarkably His forua.