The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-02-11
MikadO's Men Call Attention
to Fact That Russia Com
mitted First Overt Act
THE CAR c EATES OFFICERS
Prom otes the Students Of the
Russian Naval Academy to
Supply Demand

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i. st. Petersburg, Feb. 1o.-The :!
= following official bulletin has !
= just been issued in the form of :.
i. a telegram from Viceroy Alex :!
!. ieff's chief of staff. dated Feb !
4 ruary 8: 4
!. by order of the viceroy l :!
+ beg to report that this day. at i
+ about IL o'clock in the morning, !
+ a Japanese squadron. consisting i
!. of about fifteen battleships and !
+ cruisers, approached Port Ar i
i. thur and opened fire. The ene- j
+ my was received with a cannon i
i. ada from the shore batteries. i
i and the guns of our squadron. :.
= which also participated in the i
!. engagement. 1
!. "At midday the japanese 7
!. squadron ceased its fire and left, i
= proceeding south. =
4. Our losses in the fleet wers 5
!. two officers wounded. nine men :.
!. killed and forty-one men wound i
!. ed The battleship Polada and !.
i. Czarovitch and the cruiser No :.
!. veik each had a hole. knocked IN I;
:. her side below the water line. !!
!. The forts were slightly damag- I:
1. ed a. :.
:. (Slgned) i
+ MAJ.-GEN. FLUEG." I.
:. !.
!. ST. Petersburg. Feb. 10.-A :!
!. second telegram has been receiv- :
= ed from viceroy Alexieff. 1t i
!. says: i
T. "a japanese. squadron of ff- i
= teen battleships and cruisers to- !
r day began to lombard Port Ar :
T. thur. The fortress replied and i.
!. the squadron weighed anchor =
i. IN order to participate in the =
i. battle" +
i. A third telegram from the VII =
!. ceroy says that after bonn 4
!. bardment lasting one hour the =
i. Japanese squadron seasel its II
!. fire and steamed southwark. i.
J. "Our losses" the viceroy con- j.
!. tinues, "afe two naval officers !
i. and fifty-one men wounded and =
!. nine men killed, and on the Il
!. coast batteries, one man killed !.
!. and three wounded. +
!. During the engagement the r
!. battleship Polada and the cruis- +
/. ers Diana, Askold and Noviek +
= i. were each damaged on the wa +
i. ter-line. The damage to the 4
i fortress was not important" x
i. /. !. i. !. i. 1. 4 i. i. i. i. + + + /. Il
Washington, Feb. 1o.--Mr. Takahira
the Japanese minister here. has re-
ceived advlces from the Japanese for
eign office regarding the naval engage
ment off Chemulpo similar to those
made public today by Minister Hay
ashi In London.
Mr. Takahira thinks II is especially
important to note that according TO
these advices the first overt act of hos
tllities was committed by the Russian
gunboat Korietz which fired on the
Japanese torpedo boats Monday even
ing.
CzAR NEEDS MORE OFFICERS.
ST. Petersburg. Feb. 10.-There was
great scene at the naval academy to-
day when the czar personally advanc-
ed the senior class to the rank of Of
fcers.
The czar, who wore an admirals un'-
form, in addressing the cadets, seid;
"You are aware, gentlemen. that two
days ago war was declared upon Us.
TIL: insolent foe came 5, night and a.
tackled our stronghold and fleet. Rus
sia now needs her navy as well as
her army. l have come today to pro-
mote you to the rank of midshipmel.
i am confident that. like your revered
predecessors, Admirals Chicagof, Laz-
aref. NakhimofS karnilof and Istomin,
you will work for the welfare and
glory Of our fatherland and devote all