The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-02
HE MAY BE FATALLY WOUNDED
Official Reports of the Battle Show That the
Russians Were HopeIessIy Beaten From
Time the First Gun Was Fired.

and later proved easy picking Tor the |
big Japanese armorclads.
AS soon as it was daylight the Japa- !
rese main fleet attacked with all their |
right, using their big guns to
TERRIBLE ADVANTAGE
at long range. Shot after shot struck |
the mark, and, although the Russians
iephed manfully, their shells went
w.id, very few striking the marks. For
more than an hour this long range
Contest continued, and then the Japa-
neSe began to close. At the same time
the japanese destroyer fiotilla again
g,t active, and soon the Russians were
I in full retreat. The effort to
ESCAPE WAS VAIN,
however. Every one of Togo's vessels
had been overhauled recently, and
their bottoms were smooth as glass,
while the bis new battleships of the
Russian navy were so foul from ma
rine growth that some of them could
make but six knots the hour. To this
fact is due the magnitude of the Rus
sian defeat, as their best vessels were
well nigh unmanageable and could not
he quickly manouevred. 1t was a
slaughter and not fight, and the Rus
SLAMS were assuredly trapped in much
the manner that the Japanese strateg-
| ISIS had planned.
ROJESTVENSKY A PRISONER.
London, May 31.-The japanese have
| captured Rojestvensky, according to
''Cklo official reports. After the an
nihiliation of his fleet in the great bat
tie of Saturday and Sunday, the Rus
"ian admiral, badly wounded, attempt
ed to escape on a torpedo boat to
Which he had been lowered when his
flagship, the Kniaz Souvaroff. was
sinking.
| The foreign Office has received the
following dispatch from its representa-
i've at Toxic:
1T is officially, announced that all of
the Russian battleships have been
sunk except the Orel and Nichola l.,
itstvensky, Voelkersham and Neboga-
tcff are prisoners"
From st. Petersburg, however, comes
the assertion that the Russian admiral
has reached Vladivostok on the tor
pedo boat destroyer Bruiny, which
picked him up after he had been
washed overheard just before his ship
ioundered. This is not credited here.
BLAME TORPEDO BOATS.
The Russians say that the great
damage done to their feet was the re-
suit of daring torpedo boat attacks.
These little fighters were hurled again
ard again at the enemy by Togo and
met withering fire, half of them
sinking.
st. Petersburg now admits that three
battleshlps were sent to the bottom
the flagship, the Borodino and the Os-
labya-and the Orel was sunk. The
Orel in this case is evidently the
cruiser of that name, for the battleship
Orel was reported as having been cap
tuceu.
PURSUIT CONTINUES.
The pursuit of the remnants of the
cars fleet continues. Hundreds of
wounded men have been swept ashore
on the Japanese coast, clinging to
wreckage
Definite figures on the loss of life ac-
companying the sinking of the four
teen ships are SO far unavailable, but
all the news from Toxic confirms the
belief that Togo's attacking feet es-
capped loss.
The japanese admlral's ability to
keep his boats intact is made clear by
cablegram pointing out his mode OF
attack.
! Evidently the strait was strewn with
mines, and the torpedo boat destroyers
worked fearful havoc on the enemy's
ships.
The Admiral Nakhimo was blown
up by mine, according to her cap
!, tain, Roshinoff, near Tsu island.
The japanese commander, on sight
ing his rivals battle line. ordered
TERRIFIC FIRE
and forced the oncoming squadron
closer and closer to the Japanese coast.
Confusion resulted, and one by one the
, Baltic warships either sank or surren-
dered.
! The cars transports, lying off Woo
| sung hauled down their flags today
and surrendered to the victors. A
warship arriving at Iwami, off the
southwest coast Of Japan. followed
, suit, and 800 men became prisoners.
Most of these were wounded.
TALK OF PEACE.
The annihilation of the Baltic fleet
has renewed talk of peace in all the
main capitals of the world. From ST.
, Petersburg alone comes no official hint
, CT cessation of hostilities. The naval
, loss in money to the Russian govern
> ment is estimated at $l50,00O,0oO